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No. 5 Men’s Swimming and Diving preview: 2023 NCAA Championships
03.22.2023 | Men's Swimming and Diving
The Longhorns will compete in Minneapolis on March 22-25.
No. 5 Texas at 2023 NCAA Championships
When: Wednesday, March 22 – Saturday, March 25
Where: Minneapolis, Minn.
Facility: Jean K. Freeman Aquatics Center
Watch: ESPN+
Results: Live Stats | Meet Mobile | DiveMeets
Texas' Top Times: 2022-23 | All-Time Top 10 | UT Record Holders
Schedule of Events
Wednesday, Mar. 22, 2023 (Finals: 6 p.m. CT)
Broadcast Links: 200 medley relay; 800 free relay
200-yard Medley Relay: Texas
800-yard Freestyle Relay: Texas
Thursday, Mar. 23, 2023 (Prelims: 10 a.m. CT; Finals: 6 p.m. CT)
Broadcast Links: Prelims; 1-meter trials (12:15 p.m. CT); Finals
500-yard Freestyle: David Johnston, Luke Hobson, Coby Carrozza, Alec Enyeart, Alex Zettle
200-yard Individual Medley: Carson Foster, Jake Foster, Braden Vines (Invited), Caspar Corbeau (Invited)
50-yard Freestyle: Daniel Krueger (Invited), Peter Larson (Invited), Will Chan (Invited)
1-meter springboard: Noah Duperre, Nick Harris, Brendan McCourt
200-yard Freestyle Relay: Texas
Friday, Mar. 24, 2023 (Prelims: 10 a.m. CT; Finals: 6 p.m. CT)
Broadcast Links: Prelims; 3-meter trials (12:15 p.m. CT); Finals
400-yard Individual Medley: Carson Foster, David Johnston, Jake Foster, Braden Vines, Alec Enyeart
100-yard Butterfly: Cole Crane (Invited), Sam Artmann (Invited)
200-yard Freestyle: Luke Hobson, Peter Larson, Coby Carrozza
100-yard Breaststroke: Caspar Corbeau, Will Chan
100-yard Backstroke: Chris O'Connor (Invited)
3-meter springboard: Noah Duperre, Nick Harris, Brendan McCourt
400-yard Medley Relay: Texas
Saturday, Mar. 25, 2023 (Prelims: 10 a.m. CT; Finals: 6 p.m. CT)
Broadcast Links: Prelims; Platform trials (12:00 p.m. CT); 1650 free prelims (3:45 p.m. CT); Finals
1,650-yard Freestyle: David Johnston, Alec Enyeart, Alex Zettle (Invited)
200-yard Backstroke: Carson Foster, Chris O'Connor
100-yard Freestyle: Daniel Krueger, Peter Larson (Invited), Luke Hobson (Invited)
200-yard Breaststroke: Caspar Corbeau, Jake Foster, Braden Vines (Invited), Will Chan (Invited)
200-yard Butterfly: Sam Artmann, Cole Crane, Coby Carrozza (Invited)
Platform: Noah Duperre
400-yard Freestyle Relay: Texas
Meet Notes
Television/Streaming Coverage
ESPN+ will provide live digital broadcast coverage for preliminary and finals sessions Wednesday through Saturday. Additionally, ESPNU will air a two-hour show at 12:30 p.m. Eastern time, Wednesday, April 4.
Individual Swimming Event Seedings
- Sam Artmann is seeded 18th in the 200 fly (1:42.16)
- Coby Carrozza is 23rd in the 500 free (4:14.92) and 24th in the 200 free (1:32.65)
- Will Chan is 19th in the 100 breast (51.65)
- Caspar Corbeau is 10th in the 100 breast (51.30) and 13th in the 200 breast (1:51.92)
- Cole Crane is 21st in the 200 fly (1:42.25)
- Alec Enyeart is 11th in the 1650 free (14:43.39) and 24th in the 500 free (4:14.21)
- Carson Foster is second in the 400 IM (3:35.49), fourth in the 200 IM (1:40.42) and fifth in the 200 back (1:38.87)
- Jake Foster is ninth in the 400 IM (3:39.71), 16th in the 200 breast (1:52.08) and 19th in the 200 IM (1:42.50)
- Luke Hobson is eighth in the 200 free (1:31.89), 20th in the 500 free (4:13.82)
- David Johnston is third in the 1650 free (14:37.30), sixth in the 500 free (4:10.95) and eighth in the 400 IM (3:39.36)
- Daniel Krueger is 23rd in the 100 free (42.12)
- Peter Larson is 23rd in the 200 free (1:32.50)
- Chris O'Connor is 22nd in the 200 back (1:40.21)
- Braden Vines is 22nd in the 400 IM (3:41.86)
- Alex Zettle is 26th in the 500 free (4:14.29)
In the Diving Well
Texas qualified three divers during the three-day NCAA Zone D Diving Championships in Minneapolis two weeks ago. Noah Duperre, the Big 12 champion on platform and 2023 Big 12 Championship Diver of the Meet, qualified on all three disciplines – 1-meter, 3-meter and platform. Nick Harris, Big 12 3-meter champion, is qualified on 1-meter and 3-meter, as is Brendan McCourt. All told, the Longhorns will have fthreeNCAA Championship competitors on 1-meter and 3-meter and one on platform.
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 at the 2022 FINA Short Course Championships in Melbourne last December. Swimming the second leg in the 4x200m free relay, he helped the United States post a time of 6:44.12, shedding over four seconds off the previous record. Foster won silver in the 200 IM and 400 IM and bronze swimming the third leg of the 4x100m free relay. He was joined in the 400 IM 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 the 200m breaststroke preliminary heats at 2:05.14.
Diving honored with 2020 USA Diving Collegiate Impact Award
Texas Diving was honored last December with the 2020 USA Diving Collegiate Impact Award, presented to the top-contributing school on the 2020 U.S. Olympic Diving Team in Tokyo. The Longhorns were recognized during the Team USA Collegiate Recognition Awards that ran in conjunction with the National Football Foundation's 64th Annual Awards celebration in December.
At the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, 100% of the U.S. Olympic Diving Team competed collegiately. Texas had three divers competing in the Games, the largest representation of any program on Team USA in Tokyo, which earned the Longhorns the 2020 USA Diving Collegiate Impact Award.
2022 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.
Big 12 Championship Honors
Following standout performances at the Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships, the Longhorns swept all four individual meet honors. Carson Foster earned Swimmer of the Meet honors for the second-straight year and Noah Duperre was tabbed Diver of the Meet for the first time in his career. Will Chan was named the Swimming Newcomer of the Meet and Nick Harris garnered Diving Newcomer of the Meet accolades.
Team Rankings
The Longhorns are ranked fifth in the latest College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association (CSCAA) Division I poll (March 9). The top 10 includes Arizona State (448), California (424), Florida (421), NC State (391), TEXAS (375), Indiana (368), Tennessee (340), Auburn (323), Stanford (302) and Ohio State (285).
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 44 consecutive crowns. This current streak dates to the 1980 Southwest Conference championship. Texas has earned a total of 65 conference titles (38 Southwest Conference, 27 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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