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No. 1 Men’s Swimming and Diving preview: NCAA Championships
03.22.2022 | Men's Swimming and Diving
The Longhorns will compete in Atlanta on March 23-26.
No. 1 Texas at 2022 NCAA Championships
When: Wednesday, March 23 – Saturday, March 26
Where: Atlanta, Georgia
Facility: McAuley Aquatic Center
Watch: ESPN3
Results: Live Stats | Meet Mobile | DiveMeets
Texas' Top Times: 2021-22 | All-Time Top 10 | UT Record Holders
Schedule of Events
Wednesday, Mar. 23, 2022 (Finals: 5 p.m. CT/6 p.m. ET)
Broadcast Links: 200 medley relay; 800 free relay
200-yard Medley Relay: Texas
800-yard Freestyle Relay: Texas
Thursday, Mar. 24, 2022 (Prelims: 9 a.m. CT/10 a.m. ET; Finals: 5 p.m. CT/6 p.m. ET)
Broadcast Links: Prelims; 1-meter trials (11:15 a.m. CT); Finals
500-yard Freestyle: Coby Carrozza, Luke Hobson, David Johnston, Peter Larson, Alex Zettle
200-yard Individual Medley: Tim Connery, Caspar Corbeau, Carson Foster, Jake Foster, Braden Vines
50-yard Freestyle: Cameron Auchinachie, Anthony Grimm, Alvin Jiang, Drew Kibler, Daniel Krueger, Zac Van Zandt
1-meter springboard: Noah Duperre, Andrew Harness
200-yard Freestyle Relay: Texas
Friday, Mar. 25, 2022 (Prelims: 9 a.m. CT/10 a.m. ET; Finals: 5 p.m. CT/6 p.m. ET)
Broadcast Links: Prelims; 3-meter trials (11:15 a.m. CT); Finals
400-yard Individual Medley: Carson Foster, Jake Foster, David Johnston, Braden Vines
100-yard Butterfly: Alvin Jiang, Zac Van Zandt
200-yard Freestyle: Coby Carrozza, Tim Connery, Anthony Grimm, Luke Hobson, Drew Kibler, Daniel Krueger, Peter Larson, Alex Zettle
100-yard Breaststroke: Caspar Corbeau
100-yard Backstroke: Cameron Auchinachie, Chris O'Connor
3-meter springboard: Noah Duperre
400-yard Medley Relay: Texas
Saturday, Mar. 26, 2022 (Prelims: 9 a.m. CT/10 a.m. ET; Finals: 5 p.m. CT/6 p.m. ET)
Broadcast Links: Prelims; Platform trials (11:00 a.m. CT); 1650 free (3:10 p.m. CT); Finals
1,650-yard Freestyle: Luke Hobson, David Johnston, Alex Zettle
200-yard Backstroke: Carson Foster, Peter Larson, Chris O'Connor
100-yard Freestyle: Cameron Auchinachie, Tim Connery, Drew Kibler, Daniel Krueger, Zac Van Zandt
200-yard Breaststroke: Caspar Corbeau, Jake Foster, Braden Vines
200-yard Butterfly: Coby Carrozza, Alvin Jiang
Platform: Noah Duperre, Andrew Harness
400-yard Freestyle Relay: Texas
Meet Notes
Television/Streaming Coverage
ESPN3 will provide digital broadcast coverage for preliminary and finals sessions Wednesday through Saturday. Additionally, ESPNU will air a two-hour show at 6 p.m. Eastern time, Tuesday, April 5.
Individual Swimming Event Seedings
Cameron Auchinachie is seeded fifth in the 50 free (18.80), seventh in the 100 back (45.01) and 13th in the 100 free (41.92).
Coby Carrozza is 15th in the 500 free (4:13.31) and 30th in the 200 free (1:33.06).
Tim Connery is 25th in the 200 IM (1:43.16).
Caspar Corbeau is third in the 100 breast (50.79), seventh in the 200 breast (1:50.81) and ninth in the 200 IM (1:41.62).
Carson Foster is second in the 400 IM (3:35.61), fifth in the 200 IM (1:40.88) and fifth in the 200 back (1:39.25).
Jake Foster is sixth in the 400 IM (3:40.42), 16th in the 200 IM (1:42.56) and 27th in the 200 breast (1:53.13).
Anthony Grimm is 21st in the 100 back (45.67).
Luke Hobson is second in the 500 free (4:09.72) and seventh in the 1650 free (14:40.15).
Alvin Jiang is 10th in the 100 back (45.11) and 30th in the 100 fly (45.56).
David Johnston is second in the 1650 (14:32.40), 24th in the 500 free (4:14.09) and 29th in the 400 IM (3:43.50).
Drew Kibler is seventh in the 200 free (1:32.20) and 26th in the 50 free (19.19).
Daniel Krueger is third in the 100 free (41.45) and 21st in the 50 free (19.17).
Peter Larson is 21st in the 200 free (1:32.80).
Chris O'Connor is 18th in the 200 back (1:40.47).
Braden Vines is 22nd in the 400 IM (3:42.92) and 30th in the 200 IM (1:43.36).
Zac Van Zandt is 24th in the 100 fly (45.48).
Alex Zettle is 12th in the 1650 free (14:41.04).
In the Diving Well
Texas qualified four divers during the three-day NCAA Zone D Diving Championships in Madison, Wis. Noah Duperre qualified on the 1-meter and 3-meter springboards, as well as the platform, while Andrew Harness, the Big 12 Champion on the platform and 3-meter, qualified for the platform and 1-meter.
Team Rankings
Texas is No. 1 in the latest College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association (CSCAA) Division I poll (March 9) with 350 points. The top 10 in the rankings include TEXAS (350), NC State (336), California (322), Indiana (301), Stanford (294), Florida (287), Arizona State (265), Virginia Tech (250), Ohio State (238) and Louisville (227).
Storied Program
Texas is the defending NCAA champion and has claimed 15 NCAA Championships, finished runner-up 12 times and has a total of 34 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, 2018 and 2021.
Conference Dominance
The Longhorns have won all 26 Big 12 Conference titles and have claimed 43 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, 26 Big 12 Conference).
Head Coach Eddie Reese
Eddie Reese is in his 44th 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 15 NCAA titles. He is the only collegiate swimming coach to win an NCAA team title in five separate decades.
Big 12 Honors
With stellar performances at the Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championship, the Longhorns swept all three individual meet honors. Carson Foster was named Swimmer of the Meet, while Tim Connery was named Newcomer of the Meet and Andrew Harness was tabbed Diver of the Meet.
Eight Longhorn Greats named to CSCAA 100 Greatest Men's Swimmers & Divers
Seven former University of Texas swimming and diving athletes were selected into the CSCAA 100 Greatest Men's Swimmers & Divers of the past century.
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 accolades 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.
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.
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.
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 Ryan Murphy. He became Singapore's first-ever Olympic gold medalist when we won the 100 butterfly with the Olympic record.
Three Texas Men's Swimming and Diving coaches named among CSCAA 100 Greatest Coaches
Three University of Texas Men's swimming and diving coaches, past and present, were selected into the CSCAA 100 Greatest College Swimming & Diving Coaches of the past 100 years.
Kris Kubik: A great associate head coach who stood alongside Eddie Reese for 34 seasons (1979-81, 1986-2016), Kubik helped Texas capture 12 NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships, including four consecutive titles from 1988-1991, three-straight championships from 2000-02 and back-to-back crowns in 2015 and 2016. A 2011 inductee into the Texas Athletics Hall of Honor, the Longhorns also registered nine NCAA runner-up finishes, 26 top-three finishes and 32 NCAA top-five team showings with 54 NCAA individual titles during his two stints with the program.
Eddie Reese: With 15 NCAA team titles under his belt in 43 seasons at Texas, the most decorated and winningest coach in NCAA history resides in Austin, Texas. In addition to the 15 national championships, the 3-time CSCAA National Coach of the Year and eight-time NCAA Coach of the Year has led the Longhorns to 12 runner-up finishes, 33 top-three finishes and 41 consecutive top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships, as well as 42-straight Big 12 titles.
Matt Scoggin: Now in his 27th season with the Longhorns, two-time U.S. Olympic Committee National Diving Coach of the Year and 29 Big 12 Diving Coach of the Year award-winner Matt Scoggin shows no signs of slowing down. Scoggin has coached 21 individual NCAA champions, 39 Big 12 title-winners, 14 Big 12 Women's Diver of the Year and 15 Big 12 Men's Diver of the Year honorees, including two 4-time divers of the year awardees. More recently, he served as the U.S. Olympic Diving Team Assistant Coach for the 2020 Olympic Games, where three divers with Texas backgrounds competed.
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