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Big 12 Championships
No. 3 Men’s Swimming and Diving preview: Big 12 Championships
02.21.2023 | Men's Swimming and Diving
Texas is seeking a 27th consecutive Big 12 Championship and 44th-straight conference crown.
No. 3 Texas at 2023 Big 12 Championships
When: Wednesday, Feb. 22 – Saturday, Feb. 25
Where: Austin, Texas
Facility: Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center
Watch: Big 12 Now on ESPN+ (Host: Kyle Sockwell; Analyst: Natalie Kalibat)
Ticket info: Admission will be charged for all finals rounds. Single-session ticket prices for this event are:
Adults: Prelims $6.00 / Finals $10.00
Youth (under 18) and Seniors: Prelims $4.00 / Finals $5.00
Doors will open and tickets will be available one hour prior to the start of each session. Everyone must have a ticket. Tickets can only be purchased on-site.
Top Times: 2022-23 | All-Time Top 10 | UT Record Holders
Big 12 Championship Media Availability: Eddie Reese
Schedule of Events
Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 (Diving Prelims – 11:00 a.m. | Finals – 5:00 p.m.)
1-meter Springboard
200-yard Medley Relay
800-yard Freestyle Relay
Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023 (Swimming Prelims – 10:00 a.m. | Diving Prelims – 3:30 p.m. | Finals – 6:00 p.m.)
500-yard Freestyle
200-yard Individual Medley
50-yard Freestyle
3-meter Springboard
400-yard Medley Relay
Friday, Feb. 24, 2023 (Swimming Prelims – 10:00 a.m. | Team Diving Exhibition – 11:15 a.m. | Finals – 6:00 p.m.)
100-yard Butterfly
400-yard Individual Medley
200-yard Freestyle
100-yard Breaststroke
100-yard Backstroke
200-yard Freestyle Relay
Saturday, Feb. 24, 2023 (Swimming Prelims – 10:00 a.m. | Diving Prelims –10:15 a.m. | Finals – 5:00 p.m.)
200-yard Backstroke
100-yard Freestyle
200-yard Breaststroke
200-yard Butterfly
1,650-yard Freestyle
Platform Diving
400-yard Freestyle Relay
MEET NOTES
The Matchup
Texas heads into the Big 12 Championships having won each of the previous 26 conference meets and 43-straight conference titles overall, dating 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).
Texas will square off against TCU and West Virginia.
At last year's meet, Texas won 18 of 21 events, scoring 1,033 points. TCU placed second with 828 points, followed closely by West Virginia with 788 points.
The Longhorns return Swimmer of the Meet Carson Foster, who won the 200 IM, 400 IM and 200 back and 800 free relay, as well as Diver of the Meet Andrew Harness, who won on the 3-meter springboard and platform.
Other returning event champions include:
Coby Carrozza: 500 free, 800 free relay
Caspar Corbeau: 100 breast, 200 breast, 400 free relay, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay
David Johnston: 1650 free
Daniel Krueger: 50 free, 100 free, 400 free relay, 400 medley relay
Luke Hobson: 800 free relay
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
200 free:
5. Luke Hobson (1:31.89*)
8. Carson Foster (1:32.29)
500 free:
5. Carson Foster (4:10.31*)
6. David Johnston (4:10.95*)
15. Luke Hobson (4:13.82)
1650 free:
8. Alec Enyeart (14:43.39)
100 breast:
7. Caspar Corbeau (51.30*)
16. Jake Foster (51.85)
200 breast:
12. Jake Foster (1:52.08*)
200 fly:
4. Carson Foster (1:40.83)
15. Cole Crane (1:42.25)
200 IM:
13. Carson Foster (1:42.68)
400 IM:
3. Carson Foster (3:38.79*)
5. David Johnston (3:39.36)
14. Jake Foster (3:41.97)
200 free relay:
15. Texas (1:17.06* –Peter Larson, Caspar Corbeau, Will Chan, Daniel Krueger)
400 free relay:
9. Texas (2:49.15* – Peter Larson, Caspar Corbeau, Luke Hobson, Daniel Krueger)
800 free relay:
2. Texas (6:08.79* – Luke Hobson, Peter Larson, Coby Carrozza, Carson Foster)
200 medley relay:
14. Texas (1:23.77* – Carson Foster, Will Chan, Caspar Corbeau, Daniel Krueger)
400 medley relay:
14. Texas (3:05.89 – Carson Foster, Caspar Corbeau, Cole Crane, Daniel Krueger)
* 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)
Feb. 1
Carson Foster (Swimmer)
Nick Harris (Diver)
Spencer Aurnou-Rhees (Newcomer)
Feb. 8
Luke Hobson (Swimmer)
Nick Harris (Diver)
Spencer Aurnou-Rhees (Newcomer)
Team Rankings
Texas is No. 3 in the latest College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association (CSCAA) Division I poll (January 19) with 415 points. The top 10 in the rankings include Arizona State (450), California (422), TEXAS (415), NC State (394), Florida (389), Indiana (351), Tennessee (343), Ohio State (317), Auburn (313) and Stanford (284).
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.
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