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Erin Gemmell Remains 5th in US with 200 FR Season Best of 1:57.51 at Longhorn Elite Invite

Erin Gemmell put up a season best of 1:57.51 in the 200 free in Austin to remain 5th in the US this season. Shaine Casas also went 51.48 to win the 100 fly.

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Men’s Recruiting Class Rankings Revisited: Top 16 Schools For 2020-2024

Destin Lasco led Cal to the top of the charts in the class re-ranking, outscoring all but three other teams on his own over four seasons.

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Texas Men Remain Undefeated With 28th and Final Big 12 Title In Eddie Reese’s Last Season

The Longhorn men closed out their Big 12 run with 28-straight titles under longtime head coach Eddie Reese, including this year’s win.

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2024 Big 12 Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

The Longhorns will wave farewell to the Big 12 Conference, and legendary coach Eddie Reese will coach his final conference championships sessions tonight.

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2024 Big 12 Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Texas freshman Will Modglin could take down the Big 12 100 back record of 44.35 after going 44.56 last night leading off the Longhorn 400 medley relay.

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2024 Big 12 Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Reigning national champion Lydia Jacoby enters the penultimate day of Big 12s with a chance to defend her conference title in the women’s 100 breast.

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2024 Men’s Big 12 Fan Guide: Texas Set To Make It 28 Straight Before Leaving For The SEC

Texas’ long run of dominance in the Big 12 will come to a close this season as the Longhorns shift to the SEC beginning in 2024-25.

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2023 Texas Invitational: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Texas freshmen Erin Gemmell is slated to face off against USC graduate student Vasilissa Buinaia and USC freshman Minna Abraham in the 100 free on Saturday.

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2023 Texas Invitational: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

USC’s Kaitlyn Dobler will take on Texas’ Anna Elendt in the women’s 100 breaststroke on the third day of the 2023 Texas Invitational in Austin.

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Three Longhorn Freshmen Clock Personal Bests in Wins at Orange White Intrasquad

Four Texas freshmen won individual events, three in best times, at the annual Sam Kendricks Memorial Orange-White Intrasquad meet today in Austin.

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Longhorns Improve NCAA Chances, SMU Record Falls, at American Short Course Champs Day 1

Three Texas swimmers likely secured NCAA invites, while SMU’s Colin Feehery set a new Mustang record in the 200 breast, tonight in Austin.

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Will Modglin Snags 100 Back National HS Record From Ryan Murphy With 45.08

Will Modglin downed Ryan Murphy’s national high school record with a 45.08 prelims swim at the 2023 IHSAA championships.

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NC State Men Rip 1:22.73 Medley Relay, But Texas Men Win By Ten On Day One

National age group records, nation-leading times, personal bests from elite swimmers…tonight’s session in Austin had it all.

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2022 Minnesota Invite: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Cal is clinging to its lead atop the men’s and women’s standings of the 2022 Minnesota Invite as the meet wraps up tonight in Minneapolis. 

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2022 Minnesota Invite: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

The 2022 Minnesota Invite keeps chugging along this morning with heats of the 200 fly, 100 free, 200 breast, and 200 back.

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