Clark Smith

Clark Smith Downs Big 12 Meet Record with 4:11.1 500 Free

Shortly after the home crowd saw a Big 12 Record go down on the women’s side, Longhorn fans were in for another record-breaking swim in the men’s 500 free.

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2017 Big 12 Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Texas teammates Joseph Schooling (19.18) and Jack Conger (19.20) each turned in a best time to lead prelims of the 50 free.

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2017 Big 12 Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Tonight marks the first night of the Men’s and Women’s Big 12 Swimming Championships, where women’s head coach Carol Capitani (pictured) will likely lead her revamped squad to a team title.

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Zane Grothe Posts Top 10 All-Time 1000 Free at Metropolitan Champs

U.S. National Teamer and Olympic Trials finalist Zane Grothe clocked a fast 1000 freestyle on Friday of the 2017 Metropolitan Winter Championships

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Clark Smith Rocks 17:42 2000 Free; Longhorns Beat Arizona

Smith’s 8:51.60 split at the 1000 yard mark and his 14:37.95 split at the 1650 mark rank among the top 5 times in the nation this season. That split at the 1650 is also just 6 seconds shy of his personal best 14:31.29.

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2016-2017 Men’s NCAA Power Rankings – January Edition

It’s still a dogfight at the top, with defending champs Texas playing their cards closer to the vest, California exploding at the Georgia Invite and NC State continuing to swim good opponents very tough.

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Jack Conger Blasts 1:44.8 200 Fly as Texas Men Defeat Georgia

Despite missing out on the dual meet with Auburn earlier this week, Jack Conger was back in action to help the Longhorns go up against the Bulldogs.

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Licon Throws Down Winning Triple as Texas Beats Auburn on the Road

Senior Will Licon won all 3 of his individual events to help power the Longhorns to victory.

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2016 Swammy Awards: NCAA Men’s Coach Of The Year

The Longhorns won another national championship by a 190.5 point margin, giving Reese his 12th NCAA victory. That victory for Reese puts him into unchartered territory as the winningest coach in NCAA swimming history.

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The Top 16 Men in Each Event through the NCAA Midseason Break

There are 4 swimmers ranked #1 in multiple individual events: Chase Kalisz, Clark Smith, Caeleb Dressel, and Ryan Murphy.

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2016 Texas Invite: Longhorn Seniors Post Nation Leading Times on Day 4

Texas seniors Clark Smith, Will Licon, and Jack Conger all posted nation-leading times on the final night of the 2016 Texas Invite.

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2016 Texas Invite: Townley Haas Outside Smokes 200 Free in Day 3 Finals

It was all outside smoke in the men’s 200 free final. Texas’ Townley Haas, who squeaked into the top 8 this morning, and Stanford’s Grant Shoults, who got scratched in after taking 9th in prelims, were the fastest 2 swimmers tonight.

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2016 Texas Invite Day 3 Prelims: Clark Smith’s 1:34.2 Leads 200 Free

Olympic gold medalist Clark Smith followed up his fast 500 free victory last night with the top 200 free time in this morning’s prelims at the 2016 Texas Invite.

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Clark Smith Wins 500 Free in 4:11 with Essentially No Rest

Texas senior Clark Smith stayed in control of the 500 free, following up on his fast morning performance with an even faster 4:11.30 at final.

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2016 Texas Invite Day 2 Finals: Cox Downs School Record with 1:52 200 IM

Texas standout Madisyn Cox was on fire tonight, breaking Kathleen Hersey’s former school record in the 200 IM with a 1:52.83. That also makes her the 10th fastest performer of all time.

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