The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Saturday, February 29
Morgantown, W. Va.
10 a.m./6 p.m
University of Texas
at
Big 12 Championships
Photo by: Angela Wang
No. 10 Women’s Swimming and Diving wins eighth straight Big 12 title
02.29.2020 | Women's Swimming and Diving
Longhorns finish 2020 Big 12 Championships in style to take home crown.
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – The No. 10 Texas women's swimming and diving team picked up its eighth straight Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championship after claiming the title at the Aquatic Center at Mylan Park, in Morgantown, West Virginia on Saturday evening.
TEAM SCORES
Texas: 1012
Kansas: 831
TCU: 534
ISU: 459
WVU: 448
NOTES
2020 Big 12 Coach of the Meet: Carol Capitani
2020 Big 12 Diving Coach of the Meet: Matt Scoggin
2020 Big 12 Co-Diver of the Meet: Alison Gibson
2020 Big 12 Swimmer of the Meet: Claire Adams
2020 Big 12 Newcomer of the Meet: Kelly Pash
- Julia Cook opened up the final day of competition with a victory in the 200 back with a time of 1:51.62, good for a b-cut. Evie Pfeifer followed in third with a time of 1:54.80.
- Claire Adams picked up her second individual title of the meet by taking home the title of the 100 free with a time of 48.03. Bridget Semenuk went 49.28 for second, and Miranda Heckman came in third at 49.57. Kyla Leibel finished in fourth at 49.99.
- Mary Smutny won her first Big 12 title, taking home the mile race with a time of 16:52.73, three seconds faster than the second-place finisher.
- In the 200 breast, Holly Jansen and Kennedy Lohman finished fifth and sixth at 2:14.95 and 2:16.77, respectively.
- Kelly Pash won the 200 fly at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 1:54.56. Lauren Case finished the 200 fly in a time of 2:00.03 for third.
- In the platform competition, Jordan Skilken won with a score of 304.05. Paola Pineda took second with a score of 295.25, while Janie Boyle finished in third with a score of 288.80.
- The Longhorns won the 400 free relay with a time of 3:14.24 with the combination of Adams, Cook, Semenuk and Pash.
- Texas finished with 18 event wins on the week.
FULL LIST OF EVENT WINNERS
- 1m Diving: Alison Gibson; 323.35
- Platform Diving: Jordan Skilkin; 304.05
- 200 Medley Relay: Claire Adams, Evie Pfeifer, Kelly Pash, Julia Cook; 1:36.72
- 400 Medley Relay: Claire Adams, Evie Pfeifer, Kelly Pash, Julia Cook; 3:31.40
- 200 Free Relay: Bridget Semenuk, Julia Cook, Claire Adams, Kyla Leibel; 1:28.92
- 400 Free Relay: Claire Adams, Julia Cook, Bridget Semenuk, Kelly Pash; 3:14.24
- 800 Free Relay: Kelly Pash, Julia Cook, Evie Pfeifer, Claire Adams; 6:59.69
- 50 Free: Bridget Semenuk; 22.33
- 100 Free: Claire Adams; 48.03
- 200 Free: Bridget Semenuk; 1:45.66
- 500 Free: Evie Pfeifer; 4:38.48
- 1650 Free: Mary Smutny; 16:52.73
- 200 IM: Kelly Pash; 1:55.91
- 400 IM: Evie Pfeifer; 4:06.47
- 100 Fly: Emily Reese; 53.49
- 200 Fly: Kelly Pash; 1:54.56
- 100 Back: Claire Adams; 51.10
- 200 Back: Julia Cook; 1:51.62
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