Eddie Reese Shares Thoughts on Orange & White, Flutter Kicking with Snorkels
Reese also commented one of his focuses during September: flutter kicking with snorkels and kickboards. Lots of flutter kicking with snorkels and boards
Three-Time NCAA Champion Shaine Casas Reveals Plans To Turn Pro
After entering the NCAA transfer portal in August, Casas has his sights set on turning professional rather than return to college swimming.
No Texas Hall of Fame Invite This Year; Longhorns to Swim at Minnesota Invite
The Texas Longhorns will swim mostly on the road this season, including the Minnesota Invite instead of the Texas Hall of Fame Invite.
Texas Men’s Swimming & Diving Team Hangs 15th National Championship Banner
The Texas men’s swim team won their 15th NCAA Team Championship in 2021, and celebrated by hanging their new banner in the Lee and Joe Jamail Swimming Center.
Eddie Reese Un-Retiring, Returning To Texas For 44th Season
Swim coaching legend Eddie Reese announced his retirement this spring. But University of Texas officials are suggesting things might not be so final.
Who Will Be Team USA’s Assistant Swimming Coaches In Tokyo?
With three of his swimmers already on the Olympic team, Todd DeSorbo has all but locked up a spot as a women’s team assistant in Tokyo.
Texas Longhorns’ 4×100 Free Streak Likely At An End, 4×200 Streak Lives On
The Longhorn men have put someone on each US Olympic free relay since 1988, and while that streak is probably done for the 4×100, the 4×200 legacy endures.
Shouts From The Stands: The Primitive Brain and Swimming
It’s important to teach swimmers that the aquatic environment is a place of comfort and peace where you are supported and held up.
SwimSwam’s Guide To The 2021 NFL Draft
After going 7-for-10 at the top of last year’s draft, SwimSwam is back with a swimming-centric look at tonight’s 2021 NFL Draft.
Texas Sweeps Annual Big 12 Swimming & Diving Awards
The Longhorn men swept the awards for a seventh consecutive year, while the women accomplished the feat for the fifth straight year.
SwimSwam Pulse: 59% Think Texas Can Repeat As NCAA Champs With New Coach
Nearly 60% of voters believe the Texas Longhorns can repeat as men’s NCAA swimming & diving champions, even with a coaching change.
SwimSwam Pulse: 48% Liked Timed Final Relays Better At 2021 NCAAs
In a narrow 48.9%-to-40.4% decision, SwimSwam voters said they liked the 2021 format better than the typical prelims/finals format.
Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Kregor Zirk Saves The World
We’re back this week with swimming’s TopTenTweets presented by Arena, where we round up the best of the swimming Twitterverse.
2021 Men’s NCAA Championships: SwimSwam’s Awards
With a couple days to reflect, here’s what stood out to us at the 2021 Men’s NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving Championships last week.
Competitor Coach of the Month: Eddie Reese, Texas Legend
Coach of the Month, Coach of the Year, Coach of the Decade. Even those don’t go far enough back for retiring Texas coaching legend Eddie Reese.