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Longhorn Wrangler Eddie Reese Named 2016 CSCAA Coach of the Year

To little surprise, Texas coach Eddie Reese was named the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Men’s Coach of the Year for 2016 after a historic effort by his Longhorns.

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Congratulations to the Texas Longhorns, the 2016 NCAA Men’s Champions

At the meet’s conclusion, the Texas men walked away with 9 event titles out of 21 events, scoring 541.5 points total. The only team in history with more event titles were the 2001 Longhorns.

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WATCH Will Licon Go 1:48.12 in the 200 Breast (RACE VIDEO)

2016 MEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, March 23 – Saturday, March 26 McAuley Aquatic Center – Atlanta, GA Prelims 10AM/Finals 6PM…

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Will Licon Downs NCAA, American, U.S. Open Records in 200 Yard Breaststroke

Will Licon took down Kevin Cordes’ NCAA, U.S. Open, and American records in the 200 yard breaststroke with a final time of 1:48.12

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2016 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 4 Prelims Photo Vault

Tim Binning, SwimSwam’s chief photographer for Men’s NCAAs, snapped some quality shots from this morning’s prelims session. The photo vault contains the usual suspects, plus, some fresh Division I mid-major faces.

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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 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Will Licon (above) and Cal’s Josh Prenot have each won one of their two head-to-head matchups this week in Atlanta. On Saturday, they’ll have one last battle in the 200 breast, where Licon is the defending champion.

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2016 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Cal’s Ryan Murphy has a shot at two historic backstroke marks tonight: bettering his 43.51 American record in the 100 and challenging the fastest 50 back split in history leading off the 200 medley relay.

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2016 M. NCAA Championships: Cal Gets Most Ups, Texas Gets Highest Total for Day 3 Ups/Downs

Following day 2, the Longhorns have the lead, followed by Florida, Cal, NC State, and Michigan. We could see a few shifts in the team placing tonight. Cal will bring back the most A-finalists, with 5 ups and 3 downs.

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2016 Men’s NCAA’s: Cal, Georgia, Texas All +30-35 Points on Friday AM

2016 MEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, March 23 – Saturday, March 26 McAuley Aquatic Center – Atlanta, GA Prelims 10AM/Finals 6PM…

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2016 Men’s NCAA DI Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Follow along for live updates from the second day of the 2016 Men’s NCAA DI Championships in Atlanta, GA.

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Schooling Splits 43.3 Fly En Route To Texas NCAA Relay Record

Schooling made up a full second on the first 50 alone, taking his swim out in 19.83 and then brought it home in 23.51.

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Will Licon: I don’t do any of this for myself (Video)

Licon’s 200 IM was Texas’ fourth NCAA title in as many events

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2016 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 2 Finals Photo Vault

Tim Binning, SwimSwam’s chief photographer for Men’s NCAAs, got all the action of tonight’s unbelievable racing on camera. See the photo vault for a first-person perspective of what it’s like to be on deck at Georgia Tech.

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Will Licon Wins With 2nd Fastest 200 IM in History, Breaks Pool Record

Licon, a junior, reeled in California’s Josh Prenot and Ryan Murphy to claim the NCAA title, breaking Ryan Lochte’s pool record.

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