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No. 3 Women’s Swim & Dive preview: 2024 NCAA Championships
03.19.2024 | Women's Swimming and Diving
The Longhorns will compete in Athens, Ga. on March 20-23.
No. 3 Texas at 2024 NCAA Championships
When: Wednesday, March 20 – Saturday, March 23
Where: Athens, Ga.
Facility: Gabrielsen Natatorium
Watch: ESPN+
Results: Live Stats | Meet Mobile | DiveMeets
Texas Top Times: 2023-24 | All-Time Top 10 | UT Record Holders
Schedule of Events
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 (Finals: 5 p.m. CT/6 p.m. ET)
Broadcast Links: 200 medley relay; 800 free relay
200-yard Medley Relay: Texas
800-yard Freestyle Relay: Texas
Thursday, March 21, 2024 (Prelims: 9 a.m. CT/10 a.m. ET; Finals: 5 p.m. CT/6 p.m. ET)
Broadcast Links: Prelims; 1-meter prelims (11 a.m. CT); 1-meter consolation final; Finals
500-yard Freestyle: Erica Sullivan, Erin Gemmell
200-yard Individual Medley: Kelly Pash, Emma Sticklen, Angie Coe, Campbell Stoll
50-yard Freestyle: Grace Cooper, Ava Longi, Emma Davidson (invited), Emma Kern (invited)
1-meter springboard: Hailey Hernandez, Bridget O'Neil
200-yard Freestyle Relay: Texas
Friday, March 22, 2024 (Prelims: 9 a.m. CT/10 a.m. ET; Finals: 5 p.m. CT/6 p.m. ET)
Broadcast Links: Prelims; 3-meter prelims(11 a.m. CT); 3-meter consolation final; Finals
400-yard Individual Medley: Campbell Stoll, Angie Coe
100-yard Butterfly: Emma Sticklen, Kelly Pash, Olivia Bray, Ava Longi
200-yard Freestyle: Erin Gemmell, Emma Davidson (invited)
100-yard Breaststroke: Lydia Jacoby, Anna Elendt, Channing Hanley
100-yard Backstroke: Berit Berglund, Emma Kern, Olivia Bray
3-meter springboard: Hailey Hernandez, Bridget O'Neil, Sarah Carruthers
400-yard Medley Relay: Texas
Saturday, March 23, 2024 (Prelims: 9 a.m. CT/10 a.m. ET; Finals: 5 p.m. CT/6 p.m. ET)
Broadcast Links: Prelims; Platform prelims (11 a.m. CT); 1650 early heats (2:45 p.m. CT); Platform consolation final; Finals
1,650-yard Freestyle: Erica Sullivan
200-yard Backstroke: Berit Berglund, Emma Kern (invited)
100-yard Freestyle: Grace Cooper, Erin Gemmell, Ava Longi, Emma Davidson
200-yard Breaststroke: Lydia Jacoby, Anna Elendt, Channing Hanley (invited)
200-yard Butterfly: Emma Sticklen, Kelly Pash, Olivia Bray, Angie Coe (invited), Campbell Stoll (invited)
Platform: Jordan Skilken, Sarah Carruthers
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 8:30 p.m. Eastern time, Wednesday, March 29.
Individual Swimming Event Seedings
Berit Berglund is sixth in the 100 back (50.77) and 15th in the 200 back (1:52.80).
Olivia Bray is fourth in the 100 fly (50.47) and 200 fly (1:51.81) and 16th in the 100 back (51.70).
Angie Coe is 16th in the 400 IM (4:07.45) and 19th in the 200 IM (1:55.91).
Grace Cooper is sixth in the 50 free (21.66) and 18th in the 100 free (47.79).
Emma Davidson is 37th in the 100 free (48.34).
Anna Elendt is fifth in the 100 breast (57.51) and 200 breast (2:06.19).
Erin Gemmell is 12th in the 200 free (1:43.09), 25th in the 100 free (48.08) and 28th in the 500 free (4:40.09).
Channing Hanley is 32nd in the 100 breast (59.64).
Lydia Jacoby is fourth in the 100 breast (57.27) and 200 breast (2:05.58).
Emma Kern is 14th in the 100 back (51.52).
Ava Longi is 18th in the 100 fly (51.39), 24th in the 50 free (22.01) and 32nd in the 100 free (48.25).
Kelly Pash is second on the 200 fly (1:51.22), third in the 100 fly (50.37) and fourth in the 200 IM (1:53.18).
Emma Sticklen is first in the 200 fly (1:50.31), second in the 100 fly (50.36) and 12th in the 200 IM (1:54.94).
Campbell Stoll is 14th in the 400 IM (4:07.14) and 29th in the 200 IM (1:56.76).
Erica Sullivan is fourth in the 1650 free (15:52.90) and 23rd in the 500 free (4:39.17).
In the Diving Well
Texas qualified four divers during the three-day NCAA Zone D Diving Championships in Houston last week. Three of the four qualified in two events, with Hailey Hernandez and Bridget O'Neil both competing on 1-meter and 3-meter, and Sarah Carruthers competing on 3-meter and platform. Jordan Skilken, the Big 12 Champion on platform, will compete in the event at the national meet.
Big 12 Championship Meet Honors
Following standout performances at the Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships, the Longhorns earned three of the four individual meet honors. Kelly Pash earned Swimmer of the Meet honors for the fourth-straight year, Hailey Hernandez was tabbed Diver of the Meet for the third year in a row and Erin Gemmell was named the Swimming Newcomer of the Meet.
Team Rankings
The Longhorns are ranked third in the final College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association (CSCAA) Division I regular-season poll (March 7), trailing Virginia and Florida. The top 10 includes Virginia (375), Florida (356), TEXAS (349), California (328), Southern California (309), Tennessee (295), Stanford (283), Indiana (276), Ohio State (258) and Louisville (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 12 consecutive Big 12 Conference crowns (2013-24) and 22 overall Big 12 team titles. UT has won a total of 36 conference championships (14 Southwest Conference, 22 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 12-straight Big 12 Conference crowns (2013-24) 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.
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