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NCAA Championships
No. 1 Men’s Swimming and Diving preview: NCAA Championships
03.22.2021 | Men's Swimming and Diving
The Longhorns attempt to capture their 15th NCAA team title in Greensboro, N.C. on March 24-27.
When: Wednesday, March 24 – Saturday, March 27
Where: Greensboro Aquatic Center (Greensboro, N.C.)
Live Results
Broadcast/Stream Information
Wednesday, March 24 – Day 1 Finals
Thursday, March 25 – Day 2 Prelims
Thursday, March 25 – Day 2 Finals
Friday, March 26 – Day 3 Prelims
Friday, March 26 – Day 3 Finals
Saturday, March 27 – Day 4 Prelims
Saturday, March 27 – Day 4 Finals
Saturday, March 27 – Trophy Ceremony
Schedule of Events
Wednesday, March 24 (5 p.m. CT Finals)
800-yard Freestyle Relay
Thursday, March 25 (9 a.m. CT Prelims/5 p.m. CT Finals)
200-yard Freestyle Relay
500-yard Freestyle (Coby Carrozza, David Johnston Jr., Drew Kibler, JohnThomas Larson, Peter Larson, Alex Zettle)
200-yard Individual Medley (Caspar Corbeau, Carson Foster, Jake Foster, Chris Staka, Braden Vines)
50-yard Freestyle (Daniel Krueger, Jake Sannem)
1-meter Diving (Noah Duperre, Andrew Harness, Brendan McCourt, Jordan Windle)
400-yard Medley Relay
Friday, March 26 (9 a.m. CT Prelims/5 p.m. CT Finals)
400-yard Individual Medley (Carson Foster, Jake Foster, David Johnston Jr., Braden Vines)
100-yard Butterfly (Alvin Jiang, Sam Pomajevich)
200-yard Freestyle (Coby Carrozza, Drew Kibler, Daniel Krueger, JohnThomas Larson, Peter Larson, Jake Sannem, Alex Zettle)
100-yard Breaststroke (Caspar Corbeau)
100-yard Backstroke (Alvin Jiang, Austin Katz, Chris Staka)
3-meter Diving (Noah Duperre, Andrew Harness, Brendan McCourt, Jordan Windle)
200-yard Medley Relay
Saturday, March 27 (9 a.m. CT Prelims/5 p.m. CT Finals)
1,650-yard Freestyle (David Johnston Jr., JohnThomas Larson, Alex Zettle)
200-yard Backstroke (Carson Foster, Austin Katz, Peter Larson)
100-yard Freestyle (Drew Kibler, Daniel Krueger, Jake Sannem, Chris Staka)
200-yard Breaststroke (Caspar Corbeau, Jake Foster, Braden Vines)
200-yard Butterfly (Coby Carrozza, Alvin Jiang, Sam Pomajevich)
Platform Diving (Noah Duperre, Andrew Harness, Brendan McCourt, Jordan Windle)
400-yard Freestyle Relay
Meet Notes
Television/Streaming Coverage: Live championship coverage will air on ESPN3 for preliminary and finals sessions for all four days (Wednesday through Saturday). ESPNU will air a two-hour show at 6 p.m. CT on Tuesday, April 13.
Team Rankings: Texas is No. 1 in the latest CSCAA Division I poll (March 11) with 299 points. The Longhorns are followed in the top-10 of the rankings by California (289), Florida (276), Georgia (263), Louisville (245), North Carolina State (232), Texas A&M (228), Michigan (223), Indiana (191) and Virginia Tech (187).
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. UT earned NCAA team titles in 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Conference Dominance: The Longhorns have won all 25 Big 12 Conference titles and have claimed 42 consecutive crowns. This current streak dates back to the 1980 Southwest Conference championship. Texas has earned a total of 63 conference titles (38 Southwest Conference, 25 Big 12 Conference). At this year's Big 12 Championship, the Longhorns swept all 21 events and set seven Big 12 Championship meet records.
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.
Big 12 Honors: Following an impressive performance at the Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships, the Longhorns swept the five meet individual honors. Senior Alvin Jiang was named Swimmer of the Meet, Carson Foster claimed Newcomer of the Meet and Eddie Reese was tabbed Swimming Coach of the Meet. Jordan Windle earned Diver of the Meet, and Matt Scoggin was selected as Diving Coach of the Meet.
Individual Swimming Event Rankings:
Coby Carrozza is seeded 21st in the 500 free (4:14.31), 21st in the 200 free (1:33.67) and 31st in the 200 fly (1:43.37)
Caspar Corbeau is seeded seventh in the 200 breast (1:52.52), 13th in the 100 breast (51.62) and 41st in the 200 IM (1:44.66)
Carson Foster is first in the 400 IM (3:35.27), fourth in the 200 IM (1:41.46) and seventh in the 200 back (1:40.34)
Jake Foster is fifth in the 400 IM (3:40.35), 10th in the 200 IM (1:42.59) and 37th in the 200 breast (1:54.83)
Alvin Jiang is tied for fifth in the 100 fly (44.91), seventh in the 100 back (45.09) and 11th in the 200 fly (1:41.60)
David Johnston Jr. is seventh in the 1650 free (14:41.46), 19th in the 400 IM (3:43.91) and 22nd in the 500 free (4:14.38)
Austin Katz is 14th in the 200 back (1:40.83) and 33rd in the 100 back (46.39)
Drew Kibler is second in the 200 free (1:30.57), third in the 500 free (4:08.26) and sixth in the 100 free (41.92)
Daniel Krueger is first in the 100 free (41.33), 10th in the 50 free (19.10) and 32nd in the 200 free (1:33.98)
JohnThomas Larson is 20th in the 1650 free (14:52.28), 26th in the 500 free (4:15.04) and 30th in the 200 free (1:33.91)
Peter Larson is 14th in the 200 free (1:32.89), 19th in the 200 back (1:41.14) and 27th in the 500 free (4:15.26)
Sam Pomajevich is third in the 200 fly (1:39.19) and 17th in the 100 fly (45.65)
Jake Sannem is 15th in the 200 free (1:32.98), 48th in the 100 free (43.38) and 51st in the 50 free (19.87)
Chris Staka is eighth in the 100 back (45.12), 15th in the 100 free (42.36) and 25th in the 200 IM (1:43.91)
Braden Vines is 12th in the 400 IM (3:42.57), 13th in the 200 IM (1:43.18) and 24th in the 200 breast (1:53.74)
Alex Zettle is 12th in the 1650 free (14:45.56), 23rd in the 500 free (4:14.39) and 47th in the 200 free (1:35.47)
In the Diving Well: Over the three-day NCAA Zone D meet, the UT men qualified four divers in 12 total events for the NCAA Championships. Senior Jordan Windle won the 3-meter and platform events and finished second on 1-meter at Zone D after sweeping all three boards at the Big 12 Championship meet. Windle was joined in qualifying for all three events along with freshman Noah Duperre, sophomore Andrew Harness and freshman Brendan McCourt.
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