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Big 12 Championship
No. 2 Women’s Swim & Dive preview: Big 12 Championship
02.26.2024 | Women's Swimming and Diving
Texas is seeking a 12th consecutive Big 12 Conference crown and 22nd overall.
No. 2 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: Carol Capitani
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 has won 11 consecutive Big 12 Conference Championships, all since the arrival of head coach Carol Capitani.
The Longhorns will square off against BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, TCU and West Virginia.
At last year's championship, Texas won 20 of 21 events, scoring 1,105 points. Iowa State was the runner-up with 564.5 points, while TCU placed third with 555.5 points. BYU, Cincinnati and Houston are making their first appearances in the Big 12 Conference Championship.
The Longhorns return two-time Swimmer of the Meet Kelly Pash, who in 2023 won the 100 free, 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 800 free relay and 400 medley relay, as well as two-time defending Diver of the Meet Hailey Hernandez, who captured the 1-meter title last season. The 2023 Swimming Newcomer of the Meet Lydia Jacoby, who won the 100 breast and 200 breast, and Diving Newcomer of the Meet Sarah Carruthers are also back for the Longhorns.
Other returning event champions include:
Olivia Bray: 200 back, 100 fly
Grace Cooper: 50 free
Bridget O'Neil: 398.55
Emma Sticklen: 200 fly
Erica Sullivan: 500 free, 1650 free
NCAA Top-16 times this season by Longhorns
50 free: Grace Cooper (No. 6 – 21.66)
100 free: Kelly Pash (No. 9 – 47.44), Grace Cooper (No. 16 – 47.79)
200 free: Kelly Pash (No. 6 – 1:42.64*), Erin Gemmell (No. 12 – 1:43.09)
1650 free: Erica Sullivan (No. 14 – 16:02.42)
100 back: Berit Berglund (No. 6 – 50.77*), Emma Kern (No. 15 – 51.52)
200 back: Olivia Bray (No. 14 – 1:52.68), Berit Berglund (No. 15 – 1:52.80)
100 breast: Anna Elendt (No. 4 – 57.51*), Lydia Jacoby (No. 7 – 58.15)
200 breast: Anna Elendt (No. 3 – 2:06.19)
100 fly: Emma Sticklen (No. 2 – 50.36*), Kelly Pash (No. 3 – 50.37*), Olivia Bray (No. 4 – 50.47*), Ava Longi (No. 14 – 51.39)
200 fly: Emma Sticklen (No. 2 – 1:50.31*), Kelly Pash (No. 3 – 1:51.22*), Olivia Bray (No. 4 – 1:51.81*)
200 IM: Kelly Pash (No. 4 – 1:53.18*), Emma Sticklen (No. 9 – 1:54.94)
400 IM: Angie Coe (No. 13 – 4:07.45)
200 free relay: Grace Cooper, Ava Longi, Emma Sticklen, Kelly Pash (No. 4 – 1:26.31*)
400 free relay: Kelly Pash, Erin Gemmell, Ava Longi, Grace Cooper (No. 5 – 3:10.46*)
800 free relay: Kelly Pash, Erin Gemmell, Olivia Bray, Angie Coe (No. 5 – 6:56.37*)
200 medley relay: Emma Kern, Anna Elendt, Emma Sticklen, Grace Cooper (No. 4 – 1:34.14*)
400 medley relay: Berit Berglund, Anna Elendt, Emma Sticklen, Kelly Pash (No. 2 – 3:25.25*)
*Denotes A-Standard cut
Team Rankings
The Longhorns are ranked second in the latest College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association (CSCAA) Division I poll (February 8), trailing only Virginia. The top 10 includes Virginia (375), TEXAS (360), Florida (345), Southern California (330), Stanford (313), Indiana (293), California (288), Ohio State (274), Louisville (25) and NC State (244).
Storied Program
Texas finished as the runner-up at the 2022 and 2023 national meets after placing third in 2021. Overall, Texas has claimed a total of nine national titles in its proud history. The Longhorns won AIAW national championships in 1981 and 1982. UT added NCAA team titles in 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990 and 1991.
Conference Dominance
The Longhorns have captured 11 consecutive Big 12 Conference crowns (2013-23) and 21 overall Big 12 team titles. UT has won a total of 35 conference championships (14 Southwest Conference, 21 Big 12 Conference).
Head Coach Carol Capitani
Carol Capitani is in her 12th season at the helm of the Texas program. She has led the Longhorns to 11-straight Big 12 Conference crowns (2013-23) and top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships in nine of the last 10 meets held. Capitani has guided UT to back-to-back national runner-up finishes and placed among the top three each of the last three seasons. The stretch of three consecutive top-three results is the longest for Texas since 1993-95, and the back-to-back top-two finishes is the best stretch since 1991-92.
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 Athens, Ga. on Mar. 20-23.
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