The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Women’s Swimming and Diving qualifies 13 for NCAA Championships
03.09.2022 | Women's Swimming and Diving
The Longhorns had seven swimmers and six divers earn qualifying marks for the championship meet in Atlanta.
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Women's Swimming and Diving had 13 student-athletes qualify for the upcoming 2022 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships to be held at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta from March 16-19. Additionally, the Longhorns have qualified all five of its swimming relays for the national meet.
Texas touts numerous top-10 rankings across multiple disciplines heading into Atlanta.
In the butterfly, a trio of Longhorns hold top-10 seeds in the 200, with sophomore Olivia Bray as the sixth-seed and sophomore Emma Sticklen and junior Kelly Pash seeded seventh and eighth, respectively. Sticklen also holds the fifth-seed in the 100 fly, while Bray is the eighth-seed in the event. Bray will also race as the sixth-seed in the 100 back.
Sophomore Anna Elendt qualified for the championships in the100 and 200 breaststrokes. The school-record holder in both events, Elendt will compete as the third-seed in the 100 and fourth-seed in the 200. Additionally, Pash will swim as the eighth-seed in the 200 fly and freshman Erica Sullivan is the ninth-seed in the 1650 free.
Freshman Hailey Hernandez, the 2022 Big 12 Championship Diver of the Meet, will compete on the 1-meter and 3-meter, while junior Jordan Skilken, the Big 12 Platform Champion, and senior Paola Pineda qualified in all three diving events.
Longhorn Qualifiers
- Janie Boyle – Platform
- Olivia Bray – 100 fly, 200 fly, 100 back
- Julia Cook – 100 back, 200 back, 100 free
- Anna Elendt – 100 breast, 200 breast
- Hailey Hernandez – 1-meter, 3-meter
- Morgan Menninger – 3-meter
- Bridget O'Neil – 1-meter, 3-meter
- Kelly Pash – 200 free, 200 fly, 200 IM
- Evie Pfeifer – 500 free, 1650 free, 400 IM
- Paola Pineda – 1-meter, 3-meter, Platform
- Jordan Skilken – 1-meter, 3-meter, Platform
- Emma Sticklen – 100 fly, 200 fly, 50 free
- Erica Sullivan – 500 free, 1650 free
Longhorn Relay Swimmers
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