15 Longhorn Greats Named to CSCAA Top 100 List

AUSTIN, Texas – 15 former University of Texas swim and dive athletes were selected into the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association's (CSCAA) 100 Greatest Men's and Women's Swimmers & Divers of the past century. The selection were made as a part of the CSCAA's 100^th year.

The 15 Longhorns earned 92 National Titles in their time in burnt orange and went on to post historic careers in the Olympics and World Championships.

The Longhorns list of honorees:

• Skippy Browning

• Rick Carey

• Ian Crocker

• Troy Dumais

• Leigh Ann Fetter

• Townley Haas

• Brendan Hansen

• Vera Ilyina

• Will Licon

• Kim Linehan

• Betsy Mitchell

• Joan Pennington

• Joseph Schooling

• Jill Sterkel

• Laura Wilkinson

Skippy Browning | Diving | 1950-1952

The six-time diving All-American posted a three-year unbeaten streak in dual meet competitions while competing for the Longhorns. Browning won two NCAA and Southwest Conference titles while helping Texas win three-straight SWC titles and earned Diver of the Year accoladed in 1951 and 1952. He was a gold medalist in the 3-meter springboard in the 1952 Olympics and was the first of the long list of Longhorns to be inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

Rick Carey | Swimming | 1982-1984

The five-time NCAA champion won three-straight titles in the 200 backstroke, while setting NCAA records each time. He helped Texas win SWC Championships from 1982-84. His Olympic career was highlighted by a pair of gold medals in the 1984 games with American records in both events. A decade letter, Carey was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

Ian Crocker | Swimming | 2000-2004

Crocker was known as one of the most dominant butterfly swimmers leading Texas to a pair of NCAA team titles, 10 NCAA Individual titles, 24 All-America honors, 21 Big 12 titles and was tabbed as the 2004 CSCAA Swimmer of the Year. Crocker was also a three-time Olympic gold medalist and held the 100m butterfly world record for six years.

Troy Dumais | Diving. | 1999-2002

Dumais is the lone Longhorn to be a four-time Olympian for the United States, bring home a bronze medal in the 3-meter synchronized springboard at the 2012 London Games. While in Austin, he was a seven-time NCAA Champion and earned All-America honors four-straight seasons and was the first diver in NCAA history to claim four consecutive titles on the 3-meter springboard.

Leigh Ann Fetter | Swimming | 1987-1991

During her time at Texas, she became the first woman to swim the 50 freestyle under 22 seconds on her way to her fourth of seven NCAA individual titles. Her time of 21.92 seconds was a Texas record for over 25 years. She was undefeated in her 50 freestyle races and helped Texas to three team titles and later went on to compete at the 1998 Olympics and was named the 1991 Honda Sports Award.

Townley Haas | Swimming | 2016-2019

Among his 10 NCAA titles, six of them were in individual events while helping Texas win four relays at the NCAA Championships. During his time, no one could stop Haas in the 200 freestyles, winning three-straight titles in the event. The 17-time All-American was the first man under 1:31 in the 200 free and two years later, established the NCAA, American and US Open records at 1:39.50. To add to the list, Haas is an Olympic gold medalist in the 800 freestyle relay team.

Brendan Hansen | Swimming | 2001-2004

There was no beating Hansen in the breaststroke during his collegiate tenure. Hansen was the first, and is still the only, to go eight-for-eight in NCAA breaststroke events. He helped Texas to five relay titles and three team titles, before being named the CSCAA Swimmer of the Year in 2003 with NCAA records in the 100 and 200 backstroke. He was also a three-time Olympic gold medalist .

Vera Ilyina | Diving | 1996-1998

Ilyina was tabbed with the CSCAA Diver of the Year award twice in her illustrious career after winning four NCAA Championships, sweeping the 1-meter and 3-meter in 1997 and 1998. She dominated conference awards, being named the Big 12 Diver of the Year in 1997 and 1998 and was the Big 12 Female Athlete of the Year in 1998. The four-time Olympian won two medals in the 3-meter springboard synchronized event.

Will Licon | Swimming| 2014-2017

With 11 national titles under his belt, seven individual and four relay, Licon left the Longhorns with a lasting legacy. He earned 15 All-American honors and captured 12 Big 12 titles, held six Big 12 records and set NCAA, American and US Open records in the breaststroke in the 200 breaststroke at the 2016 NCAA Championships.

Kim Linehan | Swimming | 1980-1983

Linehan was a dominant freestyler for the Longhorns, winning six individual AIAW event titles and earning 20 All-American honors along the way. Linehan helped Texas to the 1981 and 1982 AIAW National titles and was a two-time Olympian. She held the world record in the 1,500 freestyle from 1979-1987 and was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame inn 1997.

Betsy Mitchell | Swimming | 1986-1988

Mitchell was a seven-time individual NCAA Champion and a 20-time All-American who helped guide Texas to three NCAA team titles. The two-time Honda Sport Award finalist was named the 1980's Southwest Conference Swimmer of the Decade and twice represented the United States in the Olympics. She went on to be inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1998.

Joan Pennington | Swimming | 1978-80 & 1982-1984

Pennington was Texas' first legendary swimmer, winning six individual NCAA and AIAW event titles, 28 All-America awards and helped the Longhorns to its first-ever NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championship. The two-time World Championship medalist was also the 1978 Honda Sport Award for swimming and diving.

Joseph Schooling | Swimming | 2015-2018

In his time with the Longhorns, Schooling won four individual NNCAA titles in the butterfly and seven All-American honors. In his sophomore season, he set NCAA and US Open records in both butterfly events and shared CSCAA Swimmer of the Year honors with his teammates Caeleb Dressell and Ryann Murphy. He became Singapore's first-ever Olympic gold medalist when we won the 100 butterfly with the Olympic record.

Jill Sterkel | Swimming | 1979-83

To date, Sterkel is one of the most-winningest swimmers in the history of college swimming with 16 individual national championships, 27 All-America honors and two Honda Swimmer of the Year accolades. She was aa four-time Olympian, earning two gold medals and two bronze. She later returned home and coached the Longhorns from 1992-2006.

Laura Wilkinson | Diving | 1996-2000

Wilkinson was a two-time NCAA Champion in platform for Texas, winning her freshman and junior campaigns. She was a six-time All-American during her three collegiate seasons and later won gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and the 2005 FINA World Championships, becoming the only woman to win platform titles at each of the major world championships.

A complete list and full release of the greatest swimmer and divers can be found here.

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