The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
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No. 1 Men’s Swimming and Diving preview: SMU
02.04.2021 | Men's Swimming and Diving
The Longhorns celebrate ‘Senior Day’ in their final home dual meet of the season.
No. 1 Texas (1-0) vs. SMU (3-1)
When: Friday, Feb. 5, 12 p.m. CT (Diving starts at 1 p.m. CT) – Closed to public
Where: Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center (Austin, Texas)
Live Stream: none
Meet Notes
Team Rankings: Texas is No. 1 in the latest CSCAA Division I poll (Jan. 12) with 350 points. The Longhorns are followed in the top-five of the rankings by Georgia (327), California (325), Texas A&M (309) and Florida (296).
Storied Program: Texas has claimed 14 NCAA Championships, finished runner-up 12 times and has a total of 33 top-3 finishes at the NCAA Championship meet. The Longhorns have won all 24 Big 12 Conference titles and have claimed 41 consecutive conference crowns.
Senior Day Festivities: The Longhorns will recognize nine senior student-athletes at approximately 11:45 a.m. prior to the start of the swimming competition. The senior class of Luke Bowman, Alvin Jiang, Austin Katz, JohnThomas Larson, Parker Neri, Sam Pomajevich, Jake Sannem, Chris Staka and Jordan Windle have produced one NCAA Championship, a runner-up finish at the NCAA Championship and three-consecutive Big 12 titles. They have combined to garner 31 All-America honors, four honorable mention All-America honors and 19 Big 12 individual or relay titles.
Head Coach Eddie Reese: Eddie Reese is in his 43rd season at the helm of the Texas program. A three-time U.S. Men's Olympic Team head coach (1992, 2004, 2008), Reese is the winningest coach in the sport's history with 14 NCAA titles. He has coached 29 Olympians who have amassed 39 gold, 16 silver and eight bronze medals. Reese is the only collegiate swimming coach to win an NCAA team title in four separate decades.
Top 10 Times in the National Rankings (Short-Course Yards)
|
Event |
Rank |
Name(s) |
Time |
Date |
|
50 Free |
3rd |
19.14 |
Dec. 3, 2020 |
|
|
50 Free |
5th |
19.16 |
Dec. 4, 2020 |
|
|
100 Free |
1st |
41.48 |
Dec. 5, 2020 |
|
|
100 Free |
2nd |
41.92 |
Dec. 5, 2020 |
|
|
200 Free |
1st |
1:30.57 |
Dec. 2, 2020 |
|
|
200 Free |
3rd |
1:32.98 |
Dec. 4, 2020 |
|
|
200 Free |
6th |
1:33.41 |
Oct. 17, 2020 |
|
|
200 Free |
8th |
1:33.55 |
Dec. 2, 2020 |
|
|
200 Free |
9th |
1:33.67 |
Dec. 4, 2020 |
|
|
500 Free |
1st |
4:08.26 |
Oct. 16, 2020 |
|
|
500 Free |
8th |
4:14.31 |
Dec. 3, 2020 |
|
|
500 Free |
9th |
4:14.38 |
Dec. 3, 2020 |
|
|
500 Free |
10th |
4:14.39 |
Dec. 3, 2020 |
|
|
1650 Free |
3rd |
14:41.46 |
Dec. 5, 2020 |
|
|
1650 Free |
5th |
14:45.56 |
Dec. 5, 2020 |
|
|
1650 Free |
7th |
14:48.10 |
Dec. 5, 2020 |
|
|
1650 Free |
10th |
14:54.80 |
Dec. 5, 2020 |
|
|
100 Back |
2nd |
45.12 |
Dec. 4, 2020 |
|
|
100 Back |
7th |
45.71 |
Dec. 5, 2020 |
|
|
200 Back |
5th |
1:40.39 |
Dec. 5, 2020 |
|
|
200 Back |
9th |
1:41.68 |
Dec. 5, 2020 |
|
|
100 Breast |
4th |
51.57 |
Dec. 3, 2020 |
|
|
200 Breast |
2nd |
1:51.59 |
Dec. 3, 2020 |
|
|
100 Fly |
2nd |
44.97 |
Dec. 4, 2020 |
|
|
100 Fly |
8th |
45.65 |
Dec. 4, 2020 |
|
|
100 Fly |
10th |
45.84 |
Dec. 4, 2020 |
|
|
200 Fly |
1st |
1:39.19 |
Dec. 5, 2020 |
|
|
200 Fly |
8th |
1:42.18 |
Dec. 2, 2020 |
|
|
200 IM |
5th |
1:41.98 |
Dec. 3, 2020 |
|
|
200 IM |
6th |
1:42.59 |
Dec. 3, 2020 |
|
|
400 IM |
1st |
3:35.27 |
Oct. 16, 2020 |
|
|
400 IM |
4th |
3:41.49 |
Dec. 4, 2020 |
|
|
400 IM |
8th |
3:43.35 |
Dec. 4, 2020 |
|
|
200 Free Relay |
4th |
1:16.99 |
Dec. 4, 2020 |
|
|
800 Free Relay |
1st |
6:07.34 |
Dec. 2, 2020 |
|
|
200 Medley Relay |
1st |
Chris Staka, Charlie Scheinfeld, Alvin Jiang, Daniel Krueger |
1:23.58 |
Dec. 2, 2020 |
|
400 Medley Relay |
1st |
Chris Staka, Charlie Scheinfeld, Alvin Jiang, Daniel Krueger |
3:04.64 |
Dec. 3, 2020 |
Players Mentioned
