Courtesy: TCU Athletics
FORT WORTH — TCU swimming and diving travels to College Station for a dual meet against Texas A&M on Friday.
Meet Day Information
Date: Friday, Nov. 6, 2020
Time: Women’s swimming at 2 p.m., men’s swimming at 5 p.m.
Location: College Station, Texas
Venue: Rec Center Natatorium
Admission: Closed to the public.
Live Results: Available on 12thman.com
Live Stream: None
NCAA B Cuts
Sophomore Janis Silins earned an NCAA B cut in the 100 breast after clocking a 54.10 en route to a first-place finish at Missouri. The Valmiera, Latvia native owns both breaststroke school records. Last season, Silins’ 100 breast time (52.83) at the conference meet broke Ford Story’s Big 12 Championship time from 2016. Silins’ 200 breast mark (1:54.63) bested former TCU great and Olympian Edgar Crespo’s record from 2012 that won a Conference USA title.
Fellow sophomore Piotr Sadlowski also notched an NCAA B cut against the Tigers. The Polish pistol finished the 100 fly in 47.34. During the 2019-20 season, Sadlowski collected two B cuts in the 100 and 200 fly en route to setting the 100 fly school record.
NCAA Zone Cut
Izzy Ashdown collected her first NCAA Zone cut of the season on 1-meter in Dallas with a score of 268.35. The senior placed second on both boards.
Last Time Out
TCU’s women’s swimming and diving team notched its first win over SMU in program history on Friday with a 175-120 victory at the Robson and Lindley Aquatics Center.
The Horned Frog women took first, second and third in four different events (100 + 200 back, 100 + 200 breast).
Ashleen O’Brien won both the 100 back and 100 fly. The UC Davis transfer swam a collegiate-best 54.52 and now sits at second on TCU’s all-time records in the 100 back.
Freshman Mary Jania took both the 100 and 200 breast, cracking TCU’s top-10 in both. Jania’s 1:03.57 in the 100 breast places her fourth all-time while her 2:16.41 puts her at eighth.
Dusan Babic swam away with the 500 free (4:30.46) with the next closest swimmer finishing over three second behind him. The sophomore also won the 200 free (1:39.23).
Sadlowski recorded three wins in individual events between the 100 fly (48.12) and 50 (20.52) and 100 free (44.87).
Back-To-Back
Emma Hultquist has won the 100 and 200 free in back-to-back meets. So far this season, she has registered four wins in three meets. In the 2020-21 season opener at Missouri, the sophomore nearly took the women’s 200 free, placing second by just 0.09 seconds. Her mark (1:48.88) placed her fifth in TCU’s record book.
Silins placed first in the 100 breast for the second time in as many meets. The Valmiera, Latvia native earned an NCAA B cut after clocking a 54.10 at Missouri.
Record Watch
Charlie Brennig was less than a second away from breaking TCU’s school record in the 1000 free at SMU, clocking a 9:16.22. The freshman looks to break Michael Franz’s time of 9:15.77 from 2012.
The Series
The Aggies and Frogs last met in 2017 with Texas A&M claiming victory on both sides. TCU’s men’s all-time record versus TAMU is 3-15, with their last win coming in 1991. The women are 2-17, with their last win coming in 1982.
