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Men’s Swimming and Diving places second at NCAA Championships
03.26.2022 | Men's Swimming and Diving
Texas won the 400 free relay National Championship to close out the meet.
ATLANTA – Texas Men's Swimming and Diving finished as the national runner-up at the 2022 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships at the McAuley Aquatic Center on Saturday. The Longhorns have finished in the top-two at each of the last eight NCAA Championships. Now in his 44th season as head coach, Eddie Reese recorded his 13th NCAA runner-up finish, his 28th top-two national showing and 35th top-three result.
The Longhorns concluded the four-day national meet with 436.5 points, trailing only NCAA Champion California (487.5), while posting a 62.5-point margin over third-place Florida (374).
Texas' evening was highlighted by the 400 free relay squad of seniors Drew Kibler and Cameron Auchinachie, junior Caspar Corbeau and senior Daniel Krueger who closed out the national meet winning the title with a pool-record time of 2:46.03. It marked the third national title of the week for Kibler, who was also a part of the championship 800 free relay and the winner of the 200 free.
Prior to that, sophomore David Johnston opened the evening session earning All-America honors in the 1650 free, finishing fifth with a time of 15:33.61, while freshman Luke Hobson placed 16th in the event with a time of 14:52.40.
Carson Foster followed with a silver-medal performance in the 200 back, taking second with a time of 1:38.77 for the sophomore's third individual All-American performance of the week.
In the 100 free, Kibler paced the Longhorns with a sixth-place finish with a personal-best time of 41.33. Krueger finished eighth with a time of 41.62, collecting his fourth All-American honor in the event, while Auchinachie tied for 11th after touching the wall at 41.72.
Corbeau earned All-American honors in the 200 breast for the third time, placing sixth in 1:50.79, and junior Jake Foster posted a 200 breast time of 1:51.82 and placed 12th.
On the platform, junior Andrew Harness finished 13th overall after taking fifth in the consolation final with 376.20 points.
2022 NCAA Championships – Final Team Standings (Top 10 teams listed)
1. California – 487.5
2. TEXAS – 436.5
3. Florida – 374
4. NC State – 291
5. Indiana – 265
6. Arizona State – 236
7. Stanford – 231
8. Georgia – 194
9. Ohio State – 165
10. Virginia– 154.5
Texas Longhorns Individual Event/Relay National Champions
200 free: Drew Kibler
400 free relay: Drew Kibler, Cameron Auchinachie, Caspar Corbeau, Daniel Krueger
800 free relay: Drew Kibler, Coby Carrozza, Luke Hobson, Carson Foster (AR)
Texas Longhorns 2022 All-Americans
Cameron Auchinachie: 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay
Coby Carrozza: 800 free relay (AR)
Caspar Corbeau: 100 breast, 200 breast, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay
Carson Foster: 200 back, 200 IM, 400 IM, 800 free relay (AR)
Jake Foster: 200 IM, 400 IM
Anthony Grimm: 200 medley relay
Luke Hobson: 500 free, 800 free relay (AR)
Alvin Jiang: 200 medley relay
David Johnston: 500 free, 1650 free, 400 IM
Drew Kibler: 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 800 free relay (AR)
Daniel Krueger: 100 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 400 medley relay
Zac Van Zandt: 400 medley relay
Texas Longhorns 2022 Honorable Mention All-Americans
Cameron Auchinachie: 100 free, 100 back
Coby Carrozza: 200 free, 500 free
Caspar Corbeau: 200 IM
Noah Duperre: 3-meter
Jake Foster: 200 breast
Andrew Harness: platform
Luke Hobson: 200 free, 1650 free
Alvin Jiang: 100 back, 100 fly
Zac Van Zandt: 100 fly
Braden Vines: 200 IM
American Records set at 2022 NCAA Championships
800 free relay: Drew Kibler (1:30.54), Coby Carrozza (1:31.46), Luke Hobson (1:30.84), Carson Foster (1:31.05) – 6:03.89
Texas Program Records set at 2022 NCAA Championships
50 free: Drew Kibler – 18.60
100 breast: Caspar Corbeau – 50.49
400 IM: Carson Foster – 3:33.79
200 free relay: Drew Kibler (18.83), Daniel Krueger (18.77), Caspar Corbeau (18.67), Cameron Auchinachie (18.14) – 1:14.41
800 free relay: Drew Kibler (1:30.54), Coby Carrozza (1:31.46), Luke Hobson (1:30.84), Carson Foster (1:31.05) – 6:03.89 (AR)
200 medley relay: Anthony Grimm (20.65), Caspar Corbeau (22.55), Alvin Jiang (20.08), Cameron Auchinachie (18.08) – 1:21.36
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