Emma Sticklen Rips Personal-Best 100 Fly (57.74) to Highlight Day 3 of Austin Sectionals
Recent Texas graduate Emma Sticklen shaved a few hundredths off her previous-best 57.77 that she clocked to qualify for the Olympic Trials final.
Longhorn Women Win 22nd, and Final, Big 12 Championship
The Longhorn women closed out their Big 12 era with their 22nd team title in the 28 years the conference has hosted a swimming & diving championship meet.
Texas’ Luke Hobson, Abby Pfeifer Headline Big 12 Swim & Dive Weekly Awards
Hobson established personal bests in both the 100 free (42.58) and 100 fly (47.74) in the Longhorns’ victory over SMU.
Carson Foster Goes 1:53.7 in the 200 Breast, Lifetime Bests Abound, as Texas Sweeps SMU
Foster, and several other Texas stars, hit lifetime bests in some “off” events as the Longhorns largely swam altered lineups against the Mustangs.
Texas Adds Canadian Diver Sarah Carruthers to Class of 2022 Commits
Sarah Carruthers placed 5th in the platform event at the 2022 Canadian Senior Nationals. She also made finals on 3-meter where she placed 7th.
Lubbock Wins Girls Texas 5A HS Championships, Defends Title In Tight Race
Lubbock narrowly defended its title over the weekend, winning the girls state championship by just 18.5 points. In contrast, the school won last year by 48.
Texas 5A Swimming and Diving State Championships – Preview
The meet is headlined by numerous college commits and has multiple athletes seeded to win both of their events at the meet.
Versatile Ella Myers (2022) Signs NLI to Swim at Texas
IM, back, fly, and free specialist Ella Myers from Nation’s Capital has committed to swim at Texas beginning in the fall of 2022.
Anna Elendt Breaks Texas School Record in 100 Breast Ahead of Jacoby’s Arrival
Olympic gold medalist Lydia Jacoby will arrive in Texas next fall, but Longhorn sophomore Anna Elendt is doing her own work to establish the program’s breaststroke group.
Texas Picks Up Verbal Commitment from TAC Titans’ Emily Carpenter (2022)
Winter Juniors qualifier Emily Carpenter has announced her verbal commitment to the University of Texas for the 2022-23 school year.
Lubbock Girls Win Texas 5A Title, Hosch and Owens Rattle 5A Records
Kaitlyn Owens was 53.90 to win the 100 back, hundredths away from her own 5A record. She was also the 50 free champion (23.01).
Junior Sienna Schellenger Posts Breakout 49.9 100 FR: Texas HS 5A Regionals
The University Interscholastic League (UIL) had its boys & girls swimming & diving regional meets this past weekend.
Texas Scores Verbal Commitment from 3x PIAA State Champ Meghan DiMartile (2022)
53.7/1:58.7 backstroker Meghan DiMartile from Upper Dublin Aquatic Club has announced her verbal commitment to Texas for the 2022-23 school year.
Malia Rausch Hits 4:40.2 500 Free, Dropping Six Seconds, in Lewisville
She was out in 1:48.67 at the 200 flip, then only went over 29 once with a 29.13 penultimate 50, before careening home with a 27.74 final 50.
Chase Davison Joins Another Breaststroke-Heavy Class for the Texas Women (2022)
The Texas women struggled in the breaststrokes last season, but have gone hard after that discipline in their recruiting classes of 2020, 2021, and 2022.