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Women’s Swim and Dive in second after record-setting opening night at NCAA Championships
03.15.2023 | Women's Swimming and Diving
The Longhorns began the 2023 NCAA Championships with a program record in the 200 medley relay and pair of bronze-medal relay performances.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Women's Swimming and Diving is in second place at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships following Wednesday's opening day of the four-day meet at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center, highlighted by a program record in the 200 medley relay.
The Longhorns tallied 64 points, trailing only Virginia (80) and holding a slight lead over California (56) and Stanford (52).
Texas opened the meet with a program record in the 200-yard medley relay of 1:33.22 from the squad of Olivia Bray, Anna Elendt, Emma Sticklen and Grace Cooper, breaking their own mark established against NC State in January. Tonight's final was highlighted by Elendt's second-leg breaststroke time of 25.54, the fastest 50 breast of the evening. The quartet now owns four of the top-six 200 medley relay marks in program history with all four marks established over the last four months.
fastest 200 medley relay in Texas history 🤘 pic.twitter.com/6XsrqtA0KB
— Texas Women's Swimming & Diving (@TexasWSD) March 16, 2023
UT followed that swim with a bronze-medal performance in the 800 free relay, as the group of Kelly Pash, Bray, Kyla Leibel and Erica Sullivan combined for a mark of 6:55.55, the third-fastest time in program history. The third-place performance for Texas was the best in the event since the Longhorns finished third at the 2009 NCAA Championships.
Last night's 800 free relay was ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️
— Texas Women's Swimming & Diving (@TexasWSD) March 16, 2023
🤘 #HookEm pic.twitter.com/Jy0QmCSe5A
The Longhorns continue competition at the NCAA Championships on Thursday, March 16 through Saturday, March 18 at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center. Thursday will feature the 500-yard freestyle, 200-yard individual medley, 50-yard freestyle, 1-meter springboard diving and 200-yard freestyle relay. Prelims start at 9 a.m. CT with the finals sessions scheduled to get underway each day at 5 p.m. CT. All prelim and finals sessions will be streamed live on ESPN+.
2023 NCAA Championships – Team Standings after Day 1 (Top 10 teams listed)
1. Virginia – 80
2. TEXAS – 64
3. California – 56
4. Stanford – 52
5. NC State – 44
6. Tennessee – 40
6. Louisville – 40
8. Ohio State – 38
9. Indiana – 34
10. Georgia – 30
Texas Longhorns 2023 All-Americans
Olivia Bray: 200 medley relay, 800 free relay
Grace Cooper: 200 medley relay
Anna Elendt: 200 medley relay
Kyla Leibel: 800 fere relay
Kelly Pash: 800 free relay
Emma Sticklen: 200 medley relay
Erica Sullivan: 800 free relay
Texas Program Records set at 2023 NCAA Championships
200 medley relay: Olivia Bray, Anna Elendt, Emma Sticklen, Grace Cooper – 1:33.22
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