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44.81 Doesn’t Qualify for ‘A’ Final in Prelims of the 100 Fly

Joseph Schooling led prelims that year with a 45.04. That time would have place Schooling 14th in this morning’s prelims, putting him solidly in the ‘B’.

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2018 W. NCAAs: Texas A&M Qualifies 4 for 200 Breast A-Final

The Aggies have four women in the 200 breast A-final Saturday night.

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Revisiting NCAA Recruiting Class Rankings: Men’s Class of 2014-2017

Retroactively, it’s Will Licon and the Texas Longhorns who had the best recruiting class back in 2013. Where did they rank and how did the other classes in the top 12 fare over four years?

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Will Licon Swims 400 Breaststroke at “10 & Over Long Course Kick Off”

Defending NCAA 200 yard breaststroke champion Will Licon swam a more unique distance of the stroke last weekend in a local club meet.

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2016 M. NCAA Championships: Texas Leads Day 4 Ups/Downs, Close Battles for Top 5 Spots

The Texas men are in position to defend their NCAA title, but the battle for the rest of the top 5 spots could get interesting. Cal and Florida are separated by 16 points right now, with the Golden Bears sitting in 2nd.

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2016 M. NCAA Picks: Schooling, Conger Face Off With Dressel In 100 Fly

Texas sophomore Joseph Schooling will look to defend the NCAA title in the 100 fly.

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2016 Men’s Big 12 Championships Fan Guide: The Race Is For Second

Jack Conger and his Texas teammates will have no problem winning the Big 12 conference title once again.

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2015 Texas Invite: Day 1 Finals Recap

Madisyn Cox of Texas won the 200 IM at tonight’s Texas Invite, hitting the fastest time in the NCAA this season and leading the way for many strong swims.

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College Swimming Previews: #1 Texas Looks To Go Back-To-Back

Jack Conger was clutch last season for Texas, and will be once again.

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Evgeny Koptelov Swims Dominant 51.5 100 Fly In Gwanju (Race Video)

Evgeny Koptelov followed his impressive 200 butterfly earlier this week with a dominant 100 butterfly today.

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USA WUG Preview — Four Events with 2016 Implications

Cal Bear Elizabeth Pelton will be one of many Team USA swimmers competing at the World University Games next week who will also be in contention for spots on the USA Olympic Team next summer.

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VIDEO: Watch Texas and NC State battle 200 meter free relay after practice

Several NC State swimmers spent the week training with the NCAA champion Texas Longhorns, and the two programs slated a rematch of the NCAA final with a long course 4×50 free relay after practice.

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Longhorns Test Meters Times 3 Days After NCAA Champsionship in Low-Key Speed Practice

SwimSwam was a fly-on-the-wall for a University of Texas Longhorns “meters test practice” Wednesday, April 1st.

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2015 Men’s NCAA Championships Day 2 Prelims: Cal breaks American record, but Texas powering away

Cal broke an American record to open the prelims session, but Texas is powering away with the team title, courtesy of Jack Conger and the team’s absurdly loaded butterfly group.

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Texas Relay Conundrum

Texas coach Eddie Reese has plenty of options for his relays this week, as the Longhorns go after their first team championship since 2010.

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