2016 MEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Wednesday, March 23 – Saturday, March 26
- McAuley Aquatic Center – Atlanta, GA
- Prelims 10AM/Finals 6PM (Eastern Time)
- Defending Champion: Texas (results)
- Championship Central
- Live stream: Wednesday/Thursday prelins & finals, Friday/Saturday prelims / Friday/Saturday finals on ESPN3
- Live Results From Commit Swimming – Live Results from Hy-Tek
To little surprise, Texas coach Eddie Reese was named the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Men’s Coach of the Year for 2016 after a historic effort by his Longhorns.
He also now leads all coaches in history with 12 NCAA swimming & diving titles to his name.
Reese’s Longhorns weren’t just the best team in college swimming this year, they were one of the best teams in the history of the NCAA Championships. Winning 9 of 18 swimming events and breaking national records in 6 of them, Texas steamrolled the meet, ultimately winning by almost 200 points.
Reese, who has now won this award two years running, helped his team weather a down meet by 2015 NCAA 500 free champ Clark Smith, guiding freshman Townley Haas to win that event instead. The next day, Haas broke the American record in the 200 free, one of a whole truckload of major records heading back to Austin. Among them:
- U.S. Open, NCAA record – 800 free relay (6:08.03 – Conger/Haas/Smith/Schooling)
- U.S. Open, NCAA record – 400 medley relay (3:00.68 – Shebat/Licon/Schooling/Conger)
- U.S. Open, NCAA record – 100 fly (44.01 – Joseph Schooling)
- American, U.S. Open, NCAA record – 200 free (1:30.46 – Townley Haas)
- American, U.S. Open, NCAA record – 200 breast (1:48.12 – Will Licon)
- U.S. Open, NCAA record – 200 fly (1:37.97 – Joseph Schooling)
- American record – 200 fly (1:38.06 – Jack Conger)
- Fastest 200 free split in history (1:30.52 – Townley Haas)
- Fastest 50 fly split in history (19.36 – Joseph Schooling)
- Fastest 100 fly split in history (43.34 – Joseph Schooling)
Congrats to Coach Reese!! However, there should be clarification that Eddie Reese and Richard Quick perhaps have the most in history by a single head coach across genders for NCAA Division I swimming, but not in the most ever swimming history.
Coach Jim Steen (Kenyon College) retired with 50 NCAA championship titles (29 for men, 21 for women).
http://athletics.kenyon.edu/news/2015/5/5/MSWIM_0505152747.aspx
Congrats to Coach Reese! However, there should be clarification on how Reese “leads all coaches in history with 12 NCAA swimming & diving titles”.
Jim Steen (Kenyon College) retired with 50 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championship titles to his name, 29 for men and 21 for women. So Coach Reese might be the highest number of NCAA Division I Men’s titles, but he is not the all-time leader in the NCAA.
https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/kenyon-head-coach-jim-steen-retiring/
Eddie Reese and Gino Auriemma have no peers in any other college sports. What those two have done will never be matched.
His big job in the coming months?
Working very hard with Clark Smith psychologically.
The problem with him, if I’ve well understood, is in his head.
Crazy physical potential but a tendency to think too much and to worry too quickly.
Hopefully Mr Eddie Reese can find the solution before olympic trials.
I hope so too for Clark . Such a talent
Maybe Sergio Lopez could take over when Eddie decides he wants to retire!
Sergio is amazing, no doubt but pretty sure Kris will get the job. He is a great partner for Eddie and would continue the Eddie era.
The rumours have been that Kris will retire once Eddie decides to retire, as they are so loyal to eachother
Congrats to Eddie Reese. Ok he has some of the biggest names coming from high school. But most of the time he gets the best from every guy. And most of these young guys improve in a great way year after year.
I don’t understand all English words I hear in the interviews but what I understand in the interviews with Mr Reese is always a pleasure to hear. He’s so funny! And tells us details about training and tactics most of the time. We are never disappointed with his interviews.
Eddie has told folks on recruiting trips the past two years that he’ll be on the deck until he can’t walk any more. And that he’s good for at least two more Olympics. Guess that’s why he gets up at 4 in the morning to work out before the guys practice each day.
Coach Reese is unique. Most older men do not want to change, and are overwhelmed by others in their field as innovations and improvements come along. But Eddie and kris kubik continue to adapt and remain at the top of their field.