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Big 12 Championship
No. 9 Swim & Dive preview: Big 12 Championship
02.26.2024 | Men's Swimming and Diving
Texas is seeking a 28th consecutive Big 12 Championship and 45th-straight conference crown.
No. 9 Texas at 2024 Big 12 Conference Championship
When: Tuesday, Feb. 27 – Saturday, Mar. 2
Where: Morgantown, W.Va.
Facility: The Aquatic Center at Mylan Park
Watch: Finals – Big 12 Now on ESPN+ (Host: Kyle Sockwell; Analyst: Natalie Kalibat)
Big 12 Championship Media Availability: Eddie Reese
Texas Top Times: 2023-24 | All-Time Top 10 | UT Record Holders
Schedule of Events
Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024 (Time Trials – 9:00 a.m. CT | Finals – 4:00 p.m. CT)
200-yard Medley Relay
Men's Team Diving
800-yard Freestyle Relay
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 (Swimming Prelims – 9:00 a.m. CT | Diving Prelims – 10:30 a.m. CT | Finals – 4:15 p.m. CT)
Men's 1-meter Springboard
500-yard Freestyle
200-yard Individual Medley
50-yard Freestyle
Women's Team Diving
Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 (Diving Prelims – 8:15 a.m. CT | Swimming Prelims – 9:00 a.m. CT | Finals – 4:15 p.m. CT)
Women's 1-meter Springboard
100-yard Butterfly
400-yard Individual Medley
200-yard Freestyle
Men's 3-meter springboard
400-yard Medley Relay
Friday, Mar. 1, 2024 (Swimming Prelims – 9:00 a.m. CT | Diving Prelims – 11:00 a.m. CT | Finals – 5:00 p.m. CT)
200-yard Butterfly
100-yard Breaststroke
100-yard Backstroke
Women's Platform
200-yard Freestyle Relay
Saturday, Mar. 2, 2023 (Diving Prelims –8:15 a.m. CT | Swimming Prelims – 9:00 a.m. CT | Finals – 4:15 p.m. CT)
Women's 3-meter Springboard
200-yard Backstroke
100-yard Freestyle
1,650-yard Freestyle
200-yard Breaststroke
Men's Platform Diving
400-yard Freestyle Relay
MEET NOTES
Texas heads into the Big 12 Championship having won all the previous 27 conference meets and 44-straight conference titles overall, dating back to the 1980 Southwest Conference Championship. All told, the Longhorns have recorded a total of 65 conference titles (38 Southwest Conference, 27 Big 12 Conference).
Texas will square off against BYU, Cincinnati, TCU and West Virginia.
At last year's meet, Texas won 20 of 21 events, scoring 1,066 points. TCU placed second with 847 points, followed closely by West Virginia with 755 points. BYU and Cincinnati will be making their first appearance in the Big 12 Championship.
The Longhorns return Diver of the Meet Noah Duperre, who won on platform, and Diving Newcomer of the Meet Nick Harris, who won on 3-meter springboard.
NCAA Top-16 times this season by Longhorns
200 free: Luke Hobson (No. 4 – 1:31.88)
100 back: Will Modglin (No. 4 – 44.49*)
200 back: Will Modglin (No. 7 – 1:38.99*)
100 breast: Jake Foster (No. 5 – 51.22)
200 breast: Jake Foster (No. 15 – 1:53.05)
200 IM: Will Modglin (No. 8 – 1:41.84)
400 free relay: Will Modglin, Luke Hobson, Coby Carrozza, Nate Germonprez (No. 14 – 2:49.98*)
800 free relay: Nate Germonprez, Coby Carrozza, Will Modglin, Luke Hobson (No. 3 – 6:11.66*)
*Denotes A-Standard cut
Team Rankings
The Longhorns are ranked ninth in the latest College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association (CSCAA) Division I poll (February 8). The top 10 includes Arizona State (350), California (326), NC State (322), Florida (311), Indiana (297), Stanford (283), Georgia (258), Texas A&M (244), TEXAS (242) and Auburn (218).
Storied Program
Texas placed third at the 2023 NCAA Championships and has claimed 15 NCAA Championships, finished runner-up 13 times and has a total of 36 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.
Up Next
Texas Divers will head to Houston on Mar. 11-13 for the Zone D Diving Championships. The NCAA Championships will take place in Indianapolis on Mar. 27-30.
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