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Texas Hall of Fame Swimming Invitational
No. 1 Men’s Swimming sweeps pair of relays on night one at Hall of Fame Invite
12.02.2020 | Men's Swimming and Diving
The Longhorns claimed wins in the 200-yard medley relay and 800-yard free relay on Wednesday.
AUSTIN, Texas — The No. 1 University of Texas Men's Swimming team swept a pair of relays on Wednesday evening during the first night of the Texas Hall of Fame Swimming Invitational at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center. The Longhorns earned wins in the 200-yard medley relay and the 800-yard freestyle relay.
Texas opened the night by claiming the top two spots in the 200-yard medley relay. The Texas 'A' squad of senior Chris Staka, junior Charles Scheinfeld, senior Alvin Jiang and junior Daniel Krueger won the event with a NCAA "A" cut time of 1:23.58. The quartet of junior Colter Carman, junior Andrew Couchon, freshman Zac Van Zandt and senior Luke Bowman placed second (1:25.60).
The Longhorns concluded action Wednesday with a 1-2-3 finish in the 800-yard freestyle relay. The Texas 'A' squad of junior Drew Kibler, freshman Coby Carrozza, senior Jake Sannem and freshman Carson Foster won the event in a NCAA 'A' cut time of 6:07.34. The quartet of sophomore Peter Larson, sophomore Jake Foster, senior JohnThomas Larson and Bowman took second in a NCAA 'B' cut time of 6:18.17, while the lineup of Scheinfeld, freshman David Johnston, freshman Armando Vegas and freshman Ethan Heasley placed third (6:26.49).
The Texas Hall of Fame Swimming Invitational continues on Thursday, Dec. 3 with prelims at 10 a.m. CT and finals at 6 p.m. CT. Due to health and safety
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