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No. 5 Men’s Swimming and Diving preview: No. 4 NC State
01.26.2023 | Men's Swimming and Diving
The Longhorns square off with the Wolfpack in Austin, Jan. 27-28.
No. 5 Texas vs. No. 4 NC State
When: Friday, Jan. 27 – Saturday, Jan. 28
Where: Austin, Texas
Facility: Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center (FREE ADMISSION)
Live Stream: Available here.
The stream will begin without commentary at 3:15 p.m. for the diving events. Commentary will be available for swimming events beginning at 5:30 p.m. with Kyle Sockwell and Jill Sterkel on the call.
Results: Live Stats | Meet Mobile | DiveMeets
Top Times: 2022-23 | All-Time Top 10 | UT Record Holders
Start your weekend with us and a Top-5️⃣ matchup on Senior Day! 🤘
— Texas Men's Swimming & Diving (@TexasMSD) January 25, 2023
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Meet Notes
Texas and NC State will square off in a pair of dual meets on Friday and Saturday.
Friday's action will feature the return of the International Swimming League-style meet.
In-meet highlights include:
- Music
- DJ and hype man
- Light show
- Walk-up music for athlete introductions
Between diving and the start of the swimming, Bevo will be on site beginning at 4:30 p.m. for photo opportunities with fans. Beginning at 5 p.m., the first 250 fans will receive a limited-edition Texas Swimming & Diving retro Hook 'Em koozie, while the first 100 UT students will receive a Whataburger Honey Butter Chicken Biscuit.
Friday will also be Senior Day for the men's squad, celebrating 13 Longhorns for their contributions to Texas Swimming and Diving.
Saturday's action will consist of a traditional dual meet schedule and events.
Event Schedule
Friday, January 27 (3:15 p.m.)
1-meter Springboard (Women)
3-meter Springboard (Men)
*Men's Senior Day Recognition*
200 Medley Relay
Diving Exhibition (3m / Platform)
200 Freestyle
100 Butterfly
500 Freestyle (Women)
200 Individual Medley (Men)
50 Freestyle
200 Individual Medley (Women)
500 Freestyle (Men)
200 Backstroke
400 Freestyle Relay
Saturday, January 28 (10:00 a.m. CT)
1-meter Springboard (Men)
200 Freestyle Relay
1000 Freestyle (Men)
100 Backstroke
-Break-
3-meter Springboard (Women)
100 Freestyle
200 Breaststroke
-Break-
200 Butterfly
1000 Freestyle (Women)
400 Medley Relay
The Matchup
The last time Texas faced NC State was at the 2022 NCAA Championships, where the Longhorns picked up a runner-up finish and the Wolfpack finished fourth.
A Look at the Longhorns
Last time out, the Longhorns split a pair of dual meets in Tuscaloosa, Ala., defeating host Alabama, 220.50-132.50, but falling to Ohio State, 189-164.
Jake Foster earned a pair of victories on the trip, winning the 100 breast and 200 breast. Nick Harris collected the victory on the 1-meter and added a runner-up result on the 3-meter, while Carson Foster tallied a win in the 200 IM, Cole Crane won the 200 fly and David Johnston picked up the victory in the 500 free.
National Team
A total of eight current and former Longhorns were selected to the 2022-23 USA Swimming National Team. Chosen by their ranking among the six fastest swimmers in their respective event(s) from the past calendar year, the list of current Longhorns includes Alec Enyeart (1500 free), Carson Foster (200 free, 200 back, 200 fly, 200 IM, 400 IM), Jake Foster (200 breast, 400 IM), Luke Hobson (200 free) and David Johnston (800 free, 1500 free). The list of Texas Exes is made up of Drew Kibler (100 free, 200 free), Will Licon (300 breast) and Sam Stewart (200 IM). Additionally, Caspar Corbeau competes as a member of the Dutch national team.
FINA Short Course World Championships
- Carson Foster collected five medals and helped the United States take down the 4x200m freestyle relay world record this week. He earned a second silver on Friday, finishing runner-up in the 400m IM with a personal-best 3:57.63. He was joined in the final by his brother Jake Foster, who took sixth with a time of 4:02.51.
- The Fosters also collected medals for competing in relay preliminary races, with Carson collecting his fifth medal with a gold in the 4x100m medley relay and Jake receiving a gold in the 4x200m free relay.
- David Johnston advanced to two championship finals for the United States, taking fifth in the 800m freestyle with a time of 7:34.33 on Saturday and eighth in Tuesday's 1500m free final in 14:35.27.
- Caspar Corbeau competed for The Netherlands, advancing to the 100m breaststroke semifinals and placing sixth in his heat in 57.73, while clocking the 11th-fastest time in 200m breaststroke preliminary heats at 2:05.14.
USA Diving Winter Nationals
- Nick Harris earned a pair of medals, winning the national title on the 1-meter springboard and earning a bronze in the synchronized 3-meter with partner Max Fowler.
- On the 1-meter, Harris scored 699 points to top runner-up Jack Ryan by 2.6 points. He tallied at least 58.5 points on five of his six dives in the final round, highlighted by a 69.75-point inward 2 1/2 somersault tuck on his second-round dive.
- Harris and diving partner Max Fowler scored 650.25 points to earn the third-place result. In sixth place following the third round of the final, Harris and Fowler scored 63.24 points on an inward 3 1/2 somersault tuck to move into third. They closed out the competition with a pair of 60-plus point dives to clinch the bronze.
- Texas Divers won the women's team title with 130 points and earned a third-place finish on the men's side with 66 points. Collectively, Texas divers scored a combined 196 points to win the overall team competition.
NCAA Top-16 Marks
100 free:
13. Daniel Krueger (42.23)
200 free:
9. Luke Hobson (1:32.73)
11. Peter Larson (1:32.81)
14. Coby Carrozza (1:33.09)
500 free:
2. Carson Foster (4:10.31*)
3. David Johnston (4:10.95*)
9. Alec Enyeart (4:14.21)
16. Coby Carrozza (4:14.90)
1650 free:
2. Alec Enyeart (14:43.39)
200 back:
9. Chris O'Connor (1:40.65)
12. Carson Foster (1:40.79)
100 breast:
2. Caspar Corbeau (51.30*)
200 breast:
7. Jake Foster (1:52.08*)
11. Caspar Corbeau (1:52.77)
100 fly:
13. Cole Crane (45.61)
200 fly:
8. Cole Crane (1:42.25)
200 IM:
6. Carson Foster (1:42.68)
400 IM:
3. Carson Foster (3:38.79*)
5. David Johnston (3:39.36)
10. Jake Foster (3:41.97)
200 free relay:
12. Texas (1:17.32 – Charlie Crosby, Daniel Krueger, Peter Larson, Peter Paulus IV)
400 free relay:
5. Texas (2:49.32* – Peter Larson, Luke Hobson, Kobe Ndebele, Daniel Krueger)
800 free relay:
1. Texas (6:08.79* – Luke Hobson, Peter Larson, Coby Carrozza, Carson Foster)
200 medley relay:
7. Texas (1:23.83* – Carson Foster, Will Chan, Caspar Corbeau, Daniel Krueger)
400 medley relay:
10. Texas (3:05.89 – Carson Foster, Caspar Corbeau, Cole Crane, Daniel Krueger)
1-meter Diving:
14. Nick Harris (379.95)
* Denotes A Standard
Texas' 2022-23 Big 12 Conference Weekly Honors
Oct. 12
Carson Foster (Swimmer)
Noah Duperre (Diver)
Alec Enyeart (Newcomer)
Oct. 26
Daniel Krueger (Swimmer)
Nick Harris (Diver)
Alec Enyeart (Newcomer)
Nov. 9
Caspar Corbeau (Swimmer)
Alec Enyeart (Newcomer)
Jan. 18
Jake Foster (Swimmer)
Nick Harris (Diver)
Will Chan (Newcomer)
Team Rankings
Texas is No. 5 in the latest College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association (CSCAA) Division I poll (January 19) with 363 points. The top 10 in the rankings include Arizona State (449), California (432), Florida (411), NC State (386), TEXAS (363), Ohio State (363), Indiana (346), Tennessee (342), Auburn (301) and Texas A&M (272).
Storied Program
Texas placed second at the 2022 NCAA Championships and has claimed 15 NCAA Championships, finished runner-up 13 times and has a total of 35 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 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 46th 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.
Up Next
Both Texas squads will be back in action on Friday, Feb. 3 when the Longhorns host SMU and celebrate the Senior Day for the women's team and the men close out the regular season slate of the schedule. The women wrap up the regular season on Saturday, Feb. 4 at home with the Sterkel Classic.
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