Jack Conger

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“It was my goal from the start to come in and lead by example day-in, day-out, and I feel like I’ve done that.

Texas Longhorns Send 16 to 2014 Men’s NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships

Texas has qualified 16 swimmers and four divers to compete at the NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships set for March…

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2014 Men’s NCAA Championship Pre-Selection Entry Lists Released; Murphy Skips 100 Fly

Cal’s Ryan Murphy (right) has swapped his 100 fly from Pac 12’s for the more expected 200 IM at NCAA’s.

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Conger Wins 200 Back as Texas Men Win 35th-Straight Conference Championship

Texas’ Jack Conger had a strong 200 backstroke on Saturday night to close the Big 12 Championships, though it’s still hard to get a good gauge of where the Longhorns are going into NCAA’s.

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2014 Big 12 Championships: Texas freshmen impress on day 4 prelims

Longhorn freshmen took the top spots in 4 of the 8 total events this morning, with Tasija Karosas and Jack Conger in the 200 back and Madisyn Cox and Will Licon in the 200 breast.

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2014 Big 12 Championships: Day 3 Finals Real-Time Recaps

Texas Lily Moldenhauer has a huge advantage on the field in the 100 back, and will look to re-break her Big 12 Record in finals.

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Big 12 Prelims Full Recap: Moldenhauer Brings Life to Day 3

Moldenhauer goes off in the 100 back, setting numerous records and punching her ticket to NCAAs.

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2014 Big 12 Championships Night 1: Conger makes big splash in Big 12 debut

Jack Conger put up two impressive splits swimming both events on night 1 for Texas, including a lifetime-best 1:33.6 leading off the 800 free relay.

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Big Ten Senior Spotlight: Eric Ress of Indiana University

If there had to be a village elder in the Big Ten, Indiana senior Eric Ress is probably the best man for…

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Texas Men Dominating Arizona Early; Arizona Women’s Swimmers Fast, But Texas Divers Soaring

Arizona’s Bonnie Brandon already has two individual event wins after the first day of competition against Texas.

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Texas Sweeps Auburn in Austin; Youngquist and Cox Lead Longhorns

Texas’ Clay Youngquist was an impressive in the 200 free as Texas swept Auburn on Thursday.

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2013 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year – 17 to 18

Missy Franklin and Caeleb Dressel were the hands-down favorites for 17-18 Swimmer of the Year. Read the full story below.

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14 Questions for 2014

2013 was our first Phelps-less year in a long while. Will the New Year bring a return of the iconic pre-race body-slaps?

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Up in the Air: Most unbelievable yards swim by a high school boy?

Dressel’s 18.94 in the 50 free is mind-numbing. But is it the greatest yards swim by a high school boy in the past decade?

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Texas Invite closes with big Brandon 200 back, Cordes sub-1:50 for Zona

Kasey Carlson won an extremely tight race over Arizona’s Margo Geer in the 100 free.

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Brandon, Meyer in line for third wins on day 3 of Texas Invite

Bonnie Brandon closes in on three titles for Arizona in what’s been a banner weekend for the sophomore.

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