Austin Katz

2020 Big 12 Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Tonight we’ll see Texas, West Virginia, TCU, Kansas, and Iowa State face off for the first individual titles of the 2020 championships.

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2020 Big 12 Championships: Day 1 Relays Live Recap

The 2020 Big 12 Swimming & Diving Championships get underway today in Morgantown, WV, with the 200 medley relay, 800 free relay, and men’s 1m diving.

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2020 Men’s Big 12 Championships Fan Guide: Texas Eyeing 41st-Consecutive Title

Texas’ top-end strength and depth, combined with its 40-year win streak, all but guarantees a 41st Longhorn victory at the Big 12 Championships.

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Shaine Casas Breaks Lochte’s Meet Record, Swims 1:37.2 200 BK for #5 All-Time

With that, he took down Florida Olympic Champion Ryan Lochte’s SEC Meet Record, which stood as a 1:38.29 set back in 2005.

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Back/Free Specialist Kayde Cross (2021) Verbally Commits to Texas Longhorns

Parkway Swim Club’s Kayde Cross has announced his intention to swim for the University of Texas beginning in the fall of 2021.

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Texas Men Smash 12 Pool Records, Post Multiple 45s in 100 Back vs. SMU

Overall, 12 Pool Records were broken by the Longhorns: the 200 medley relay, 50/100/200/500/1000 free 100/200 back, 100 breast,100/200 fly, and 200 free relay

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Rooney Anchors in 42.2 100 Free as Texas Takes Down Arizona

Just as he did against ASU on Friday, Rooney had the fastest splits of the field in the 200 medley relay (fly- 20.38) and 400 free relay (anchor- 42.20).

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Practice + Pancakes: The 2020 Eddie Reese Invite

the Eddie Reese Invite is an infamous event for the Texas men’s swimming team where the men suit up during a practice and race odd distances off the blocks

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Jack Spitser’s Top Swimming Photos of 2019

2019 is a year that I will always remember, starting with getting hired with SwimSwam and my photographic career taking off.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Eddie Reese, Texas

Coach Eddie Reese’s Texas men couldn’t have swum much better at the Minnesota Invite, and they now lead our NCAA Power Ranks.

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Austin Katz & Drew Kibler Explain The Texas X Factor (Video)

When asked about the week the horns have had in Minnesota, Katz admitted that this Texas team is “weirder than we’ve ever been”

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2019 Minnesota Invitational: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

After punching a nation #1 time of 41.82 this morning in the 100 free, Texas’s Daniel Krueger is the favorite for the win tonight.

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Austin Katz Dips Under 1:40 in 200 Back at Minnesota Invite Day 4 Prelims

His time of 1:39.15 in the 200 back ranks second in the nation this year, behind only Texas A&M’s Shaine Casas (1:38.21).

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2019 Minnesota Invitational: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Texas Sophomore Drew Kibler put up the fastest prelims time in the 200 free, and will swim for a second event title after winning the 500 free last night.

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Jiang’s 44.9 and McHugh’s 50.7 Headline Minnesota Invite Day 3 Prelims

Swimmers like Alvin Jiang and Max McHugh continue to impress with nation-leading times during day 3 prelims at the 2019 Minnesota Invite.

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