American Short Course Championships Relocated to San Antonio
A plumbing leak at the Texas Swimming Center in Austin has forced the American Short Course Championships March 2nd-4th to relocate to Austin. Amanda Weir (pictured) is one of the top-flight swimmers slated to swim there.
SwimSwam Discussion: Why is College Swimming Exploding?
Welcome to SwimSwam’s feature, called simply SwimSwam Discussion. We might rename it at a later point in time (Hospitality Room,…
NCAA Releases Division I Women’s Pre-Selection Psych Sheets
The pre-selection psych sheets for the 2017 NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships have been released. While these do not…
2016-2017 Women’s NCAA Power Rankings – Final Edition
Women’s NCAA conference championships have wrapped up, meaning it’s time for our last Power Rankings of the season. Stanford is still the runaway #1 team in the land, but the rest of the top 20 has shuffled up pretty considerably as more teams start to show their cards in the hunt for NCAA invites.
No New NCAA Qualifiers Out of Texas Women’s Last Chance Meet
3-time All-American Tara-Lynn Nicholas came up short in her last-chance bid to qualify for the 2017 NCAA Championships.
National Age Group Record Holder Drew Kibler Commits to Texas
Carmel Swim Club’s Drew Kibler, a multi-NAG Record holder, has given his verbal commitment to swim for the University of Texas. Kibler will begin his NCAA swimming career in the fall of 2018.
Conger Posts 3rd Fastest 200 Fly Ever in Big 12 Meet Record of 1:39.1
On the final night of competition at the 2017 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships, Texas’ Jack Conger defended his 200 fly title in Meet Record fashion.
2017 Big 12 Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap
Texas’ Joseph Schooling, the NCAA Record holder, may have scratched tonight’s 200 fly final, but we’ll get to see him go for the Big 12 100 free record on the leadoff leg of the 400 free relay.
Will Licon Rips 1:49.8 200 Breast for New Big 12 Meet Record
Licon threw down a 1:49.89 in front of the home crowd, successfully defending his Big 12 title and topping the field by 5 seconds with a new Big 12 Meet Record.
Tasija Karosas Clips Big 12 Meet Record; Wins 200 Back in 1:51.1
Texas’ Tasija Karosas completed a successful sweep of the backstroke titles at the 2017 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships, winning gold in a Big 12 Meet Record time of 1:51.11.
2017 Big 12 Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap
Townley Haas, last year’s NCAA champion in the 500 and 200 free, will be tackling some tough teammates in the 100 free today, the final day of the 2017 Big 12 championships.
Joseph Schooling Scratches 200 Fly Final at Big 12 Championships
Swimming fans will miss out on a Joseph Schooling vs. Jack Conger battle in the 200 fly in tonight’s finals session at the 2017 Big 12 Championships, as Schooling has scratched out of finals.
2017 Big 12 Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap — Schooling Blasts 44.06
One of the big races to watch is the men’s 100 fly, where Texas All-Americans Joseph Schooling and Jack Conger will go head-to-head.
Madisyn Cox Goes 4:01,Takes Down Kathleen Hershey’s 2009 400 IM
Madisyn Cox knocked out Kathleen Hersey’s supersuit-era record in the 400 IM tonight at the Big 12 Championships.
Schooling Blasts 44.06 100 Fly, 3rd Fastest Swim Ever
Joseph Schooling dropped the 3rd fastest 100 yard fly swim of all-time tonight at the Big 12 Conference championships.