Texas 400 Free Relay Asked Themselves “How do you want to be remembered?”

2022 NCAA DIVISION I MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Reported by Michael Hamann.

400 free relay

  • NCAA Record: NC State (2018): 2:44.31
  • NCAA Meet Record: NC State (2018): 2:44.31
  • American Record: NC State (2018): 2:44.31
  • US Open Record: NC State (2018): 2:44.31
  • Pool Record: NC State (2022): 2:46.18

Top 8 finishers:

  1. Texas: 2:46.03
  2. Arizona State: 2:46.40
  3. Cal: 2:46.42
  4. Virginia: 2:46.80
  5. NC State: 2:47.29
  6. Florida: 2:47.39
  7. Indiana: 2:48.12
  8. Stanford: 2:48.21

The Texas Longhorns walk away with the final event title of the meet, winning in 2:46.03. Arizona State put up a tough battle, but Texas anchor Danny Krueger overtook ASU’s Cody Bybee on the last 25.

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SC3
2 years ago

It’s crazy at one point we thought they were going to have Shaine Casas

Texas A&M Swim Fan
Reply to  SC3
2 years ago

You (& others) thought wrong! Once an Aggie, always an Aggie👍👍

swimmer
2 years ago

Is Drew Kibler retiring from swimming?

PFA
Reply to  swimmer
2 years ago

Not likely now

96Swim
Reply to  swimmer
2 years ago

I read earlier that he said he was committed to swimming through Paris.

BearlyBreathing
2 years ago

ASU with that 2 hundredths revenge over Cal for Pac 12s.

Horninco
2 years ago

Shades of 2019

Stewie
Reply to  Horninco
2 years ago

Texas were good. Cal were great. A few swims here or there, a few relay exchanges here or there, and the meet might have swung the other way. Well deserved win for the Bears. Rivalries like this bring out the best in both. 🤘

yardfan
Reply to  Stewie
2 years ago

Texas will get it back next year.

Swimmer
Reply to  yardfan
2 years ago

Only if the divers show up

Swimm
Reply to  Swimmer
2 years ago

If Windle was there (which he shouldn’t have been), this thing likely comes down to the final relay

Texas A&M Swim Fan
Reply to  Swimmer
2 years ago

That’s right! Diving has put them “over the top” in previous years but not this one. Goes to show how much Texas relies on the diving at NCAA!

Stewie
Reply to  Texas A&M Swim Fan
2 years ago

What percentage of TA&M’s points this year came from diving?

Johnny
Reply to  Texas A&M Swim Fan
2 years ago

Dumb comment. Ed would just give those extra scholarships to more swimmers and win if there wasn’t diving.

swimmer
Reply to  Johnny
2 years ago

Texas has not won NCAAs on swimming points since 2017. There were seveal swimmers that did not score points so adding more swimmers would not make a difference. If there are recruitable swimmers out there who could score why not recruit them and leave your present non scorers at home? Part of Eddie’s winning stratagey is tryihg to have a 100 points in diving. If anything Eddie should give more diving scholarships.

JeahBrah
Reply to  swimmer
2 years ago

You’re arguing more scholarships wouldn’t lead to better recruiting? No way. Eddie could take the 2 extra scholarships he traditionally gives to divers, and use them to attract scoring swimmers that would otherwise go elsewhere due to being offered more money there. Imagine you’re an undecided top 10 recruit and Cal offers you a full scholly but Texas says sorry we’re out of money…

Swimmer
Reply to  JeahBrah
2 years ago

Tip notch swimmers don’t go to the school that is the highest bidder.

Michael Andrew Wilson
Reply to  Stewie
2 years ago

Yep. Texas had at least half their guys going lifetime bests, but 1) had to go so hard in prelims that it was tough to do again at night, and 2) Cal had even more guys reaching new peak performance.

Bravo to Cal for a great meet. Hook ’em.🤘🤠

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