The University of Texas men concluded the 2024-25 regular season with an undefeated record on Saturday, cruising to a 218.5-80.5 victory over in-state rival Texas A&M at home.
Though the meet was largely dominated by the Longhorns, there were still some exciting races in Austin, perhaps none more so than in the 200 butterfly.
The Texas trio of junior Ryan Branon, sophomore Logan Walker and freshman Cooper Lucas locked horns in the event, turning within four-tenths of one another at the halfway mark, with Lucas leading the way in 48.86.
On the third 50, Walker began to fade, and Lucas assumed a half-second lead on Branon at the 150-yard mark.
Coming home, Branon ran down Lucas, out-splitting him 26.70 to 27.23 on the last 50, to eke out the victory in a time of 1:42.46, just two one-hundredths of a second ahead of Lucas (1:42.48).
Walker touched 3rd in 1:44.41.
Split Comparison
| Branon | Lucas | Walker |
| 22.70 | 22.87 | 22.77 |
| 49.26 (26.56) | 48.86 (25.99) | 48.99 (26.22) |
| 1:15.76 (26.50) | 1:15.25 (26.39) | 1:16.38 (27.39) |
| 1:42.46 (26.70) | 1:42.48 (27.23) | 1:44.41 (28.03) |
RACE VIDEO
Courtesy: tamuswim on YouTube
The swim for Lucas marked a new personal best, improving on his previous mark of 1:42.72 set at the Texas Hall of Fame Invite in November.
Branon owns a lifetime best of 1:41.52, while Walker is the fastest Longhorn in the event so far this season at 1:41.01, both having set those marks at the Texas Hall of Fame Invite as well.
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