The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Friday, October 25
Austin, Texas
4 p.m.
University of Texas
179
vs
109
Kentucky
No. 2 Men’s Swimming and Diving defeats No. 17 Kentucky on Senior Night
10.25.2019 | Men's Swimming and Diving
Texas finishes with 12 first-place finishes
AUSTIN, Texas - The No. 2 Texas Men's Swimming and Diving defeated No. 17 Kentucky, 179.0 to 109.0, to open the season at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center on Friday night.
The meet marks the sole home meet for the Longhorns this season. The men finished with 12 first places finishes, winning both the 400 freestyle relay and the 200 medley relay (1:27.10). The team also honored 10 seniors on their annual senior night.
Up next, the Longhorns will face Texas A&M in College Station on Friday, Nov. 1 at 6 p.m.
MEET NOTES
- Jordan Windle won both the 3 meter and the 1-meter diving contests.
- The men went 1-4 in the 1-meter diving contest, with Windle in first, followed by Campbell, Cornish, and Harness.
- In his first swim as a Longhorn, Chris Stake won two events with the 100 butterfly and the 100 backstroke (47.30).
- Maxime Rooney (1:36.19) and Austin Katz (1:38.14) went 1-2 in the 200 freestyle
- Texas went 1-3 in the 1000 freestyle with Jake Foster in first, followed by Chris Yeager and Jack Collins
FINAL STANDINGS
- Texas - 179
- Kentucky - 109
Players Mentioned
Freestyle
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IM
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Backstroke
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Fly/Free
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Diving
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Freestyle
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