Mark Theall

2021 Men’s SEC Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Florida’s hopes of defending its title in the 800 free relay hinge on Kieran Smith, who swam one of the fastest 200s ever leading off at the 2020 SECs.

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2021 SEC Men’s Championships Fan Guide: AR-Holders Smith and Finke to Propel UF

Georgia is having a ridiculously impressive season, though, and a very strong A&M team could also make things interesting at the 2021 SEC Champs.

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Texas A&M Sweeps LSU, Shaine Casas Posts Lifetime Best in the 100 FL with 44.98

Casas swam a lifetime best in the 100 fly with a 44.98, cracking 45 seconds for the first time in his career.

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Grothe Swaps 200 FL for 400 FR in San Antonio, Bumps Shields Into A-Final

Boulder City’s Zane Grothe has dropped the 200 fly for the 400 free, bumping Olympian Tom Shields into the A-final after a slower morning swim.

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Texas A&M Men Win First Dual Meet of 2021 Against SMU With 10 Event Wins

The Texas A&M men won 10 events against the SMU men on Friday, with Kaloyan Bratanov, Ethan Gogulski, and Jace Brown all nabbing two event wins each.

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NCAA A Cut Roundup: Texas Leads Both Women’s & Men’s Qualifiers

The Texas men lead all teams with six swimmers hitting automatic qualifying times so far this year, and the Texas women have four swimmers locked in.

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2020 Art Adamson Invite Day 3 Finals: Casas Posts 1:36.62 From 200 Back B Final

Despite a possible injury, and placing 10th in prelims, Texas A&M junior Shaine Casas set a new pool record from the 200 back ‘B’ final at 1:36.62.

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2020 Art Adamson Invite Day 2 Finals: Casas, Olson, Stepanek Shine for A&M

Shane Casas produced another historic swim while Tanner Olson and Chloe Stepanek kept their momentum going on night 2 of the Art Adamson Invite.

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2020 Art Adamson Invite Day 2 Prelims: Tanner Olson Pops 51.85 100 Breast

This morning, Olson popped a 51.85 in the 100 breaststroke, lowering the Texas A&M school record of 52.00 and nearly hitting the NCAA ‘A’ cut time of 51.67.

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2020 Art Adamson Invite Day 1 Finals: Casas Dominates 3 Disciplines on Night 1

Texas A&M junior Shaine Casas dominated in freestyle, backstroke, and IM in the first finals session of the 2020 Art Adamson Invite in College Station.

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2020 Art Adamson Invite Day 1 Prelims: Casas Cruises 1:42 200 IM to Lead Field

Texas A&M’s Shaine Casas cruised in as the top-qualifier for tonight’s final in the men’s 200 IM with a 1:42.24 to take the top seed by over three seconds.

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Casas, Quah Help Texas A&M to Decisive Victories over TCU

The headline swim of the night was A&M junior Shaine Casas’ 1:39.23 200 fly, which was both an Aggie school record and pool record.

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NCAA Swimming & Diving Dual Meet Season Heats Up with Record Chases in Austin

This weekend will mark the biggest weekend in college swimming since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, with several teams competing in dual meets.

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Ranking the Most Highly Anticipated 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Races: #10-1

In the men’s 100 free, several 48’s might not make it to the semifinals. And a 47 might not even make the final!

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Texas A&M’s Casas Drops 1:40.3 200 Fly on Night 3 of American SC Championships

Texas A&M’s Shaine Casas put up another best time tonight, winning the 200 fly in 1:40.33. That’s a second faster than his lifetime best from 2019 NCAAs.

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