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No. 2 Women's Swimming and Diving knocks off TCU, 122-91
02.03.2017 | Women's Swimming and Diving
Longhorns await Big 12 Championships in three weeks.
FORT WORTH, Texas – No. 2 Texas (11-1) swept a second straight meet and posted a 122-91 victory over host TCU Friday afternoon at the Horned Frogs' University Recreation Center.
Texas opened the meet with a victory in the 200-yard medley relay, as freshman Claire Adams, joined sophomores Olivia Anderson, senior Brynne Wong and sophomore Anelise Diener to win in 1 minute, 43.02 seconds.
Junior Sammie Hashbarger followed with a tight win in the 200 freestyle at 1:54.31. Sophomore Joanna Evans led a one-two Texas showing in the 200 IM at 2:02.02 while Adams followed closely behind at 2:02.49.
Freshman Jordan Wheeler claimed the 50 freestyle at 23.83, where Diener followed a tenth of a second behind at 23.93. Senior Madisyn Cox took the 100 butterfly in 54.23 while her classmate Rebecca Baxley took second at 57.01. Freshman Lauren Case won the 100 freestyle at 51.98 while sophomore Remedy Rule followed closely behind at 52.34.
Senior Tasija Karosas won the 500 freestyle with room to spare at 4:57.90 while Cox claimed the 100 backstroke at 54.88. Sophomore Nora McCullagh took the 100 breaststroke in 1:06.03.
Sophomore Meghan O'Brien led a one-two Texas finish on the one-meter event with 306.82 points while freshmab Alison Gibson took second at 294.97. O'Brien completed a sweep of the diving events with a win on three-meter at 375.75.
The Horns wrapped the meet with a win in the 200 freestyle relay where Rule, Diener, Evans and McCullagh were victorious in 1:33.33.
Texas begins postseason competition on Feb. 22 when it hosts the four-day Big 12 Championship meet.
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