No. 1 Men’s Swimming and Diving wins Big 12 Championship

Saturday, February 26

Morgantown, W.Va.

Prelims: 9 a.m. CT | Finals: 10 a.m. CT

University of Texas

Big 12 Championships

No. 1 Men’s Swimming and Diving wins Big 12 Championship

02.27.2022 | Men's Swimming and Diving

Day 4 Results Complete Meet Results

The Longhorns won 18 of 21 events to win its 43rd consecutive conference title.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – No. 1 Texas Men's Swimming and Diving won the 2022 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championship on Saturday at The Aquatic Center at Mylan Park. Texas won 18 of 21 events to claim the Big 12 Conference title for the 26th-straight year and extended its streak of consecutive league titles to 43, all under legendary coach Eddie Reese.

The current streak dates back to the 1980 Southwest Conference championship. All told, the Longhorns have recorded a total of 64 conference titles (38 Southwest Conference, 26 Big 12 Conference).

Andrew Harness kicked things off for Texas with a win on the Platform, scoring 453.05 points to earn his second title of the meet after winning yesterday's 3-meter springboard competition. The junior's Platform victory marked the 15th-straight year in which a Longhorn has won the event.

Sophomore Carson Foster followed with a win in the 200 backstroke, defending his conference title with a time of 1:39.42. He is the first person to win the event in back-to-back years since Longhorn Jack Conger in 2014-15.

For the fourth-straight year, senior Daniel Krueger won the 100 free, clocking 41.49 to join former Longhorn Jimmy Feigen (2009-12) as the only swimmers to win four Big 12 titles in the 50 free and 100 free.

David Johnston defended his conference title in the 1650 free, with the sophomore posting a season-best time of 14:45.84 for the win.
Caspar Corbeau collected his third-straight championship in the 200 breaststroke, collecting an a-cut of 1:51.81, then the junior swam the third leg of the 400 free relay, joining seniors Cameron Auchinachie and Drew Kibler, and Kreuger to win with meet record time of 2:47.59.

TEAM STANDINGS
1. TEXAS – 1,033
2. TCU – 828
3. West Virginia – 788

2022 Big 12 Championship Meet Individual Awards
Men's Swimmer of the Meet: Carson Foster
Men's Diver of the Meet: Andrew Harness
Men's Newcomer of the Meet: Tim Connery

HIGHLIGHTS

Harness' double in the 3-meter springboard and platform earned him Diver of the Meet honors.
Foster's victory in the 200 backstroke was his third of the week, having also won the 200 IM and 400 IM. His trio of wins netted him Swimmer of the Meet accolades.
Tim Connery posted a 42.69 in the 100 free to place fourth, his third top-four result of the meet. The freshman had a successful meet, winning the 100 fly and taking third in the 200 IM to earn Newcomer of the Meet honors.
Junior Peter Larson placed second in the 200 back with a b-cut time of 1:41.64.
Texas took the top-four spots in the 100 free with Auchinachie (42.08) winning silver and Kibler (42.38) taking third.
Freshman Luke Hobson posted a time of 15:00.60 in the 1650 free to place second.
Sophomore Jake Foster picked up a second-place result in the 200 breast with a time of 1:53.13, while senior Braden Vines placed third in 1:56.14.
In the 200 fly, sophomore Coby Carrozza won silver with a time of 1:44.15.