As senior Sarah Carruthers sat for around 20 seconds atop the platform, the crowd braced for another daring dive.  It was day three of the Texas Diving Invitational at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas...

Three days, three events and numerous rounds of diving wrapped up on Saturday as the Texas men’s diving team closed out the Texas Diving Invitational.  The Longhorns accumulated 89 points, with top-8...

Calm confidence carried the No. 2 Texas women’s diving team through the opening day of the Texas Diving Invitational, where junior Bayleigh Cranford set the tone early and never looked back.  From...

The Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center was split in two: one side filled with laughter and lessons, the other with silence and stakes.  As kids splashed through drills on the learning boards,...

When senior Baylor Nelson first dipped his toes into the water, it wasn’t because he had aspirations of becoming an Olympian. He never expected to go Division I or have his neck draped in glistening...

Cheers echoed through the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center on Friday as fans of all ages watched the top-ranked Texas men’s and women’s swim and dive programs compete in their first home dual...

The national championship banner was unveiled, the seniors were celebrated and bit by bit, the fastest are getting faster. The No. 1 Texas men’s swimming and diving team moved to 2-0 on Friday after...

The No. 2 Texas women’s swim and dive team entered this season with considerable unknowns. With the loss of fifth-year eligibility and NCAA standouts like Emma Sticklen and Abby Arens, this team was...

Swimming is a non-stop sport.  It demands the body to perfect the most minute movements, stroke after stroke, lap after lap and meet after meet. It demands the mind to stay disciplined in the face...

Olympic swimmer and Texas junior Erin Gemmell learned how to swim before she learned how to walk. When she was growing up, Gemmell followed her father, longtime swim coach Bruce Gemmell, around on the...

Reed Merritt remembers his last dive at Texas as his fondest memory. Coming off of neck surgery and having a down year, doubt lingered in his mind about his performance. He couldn't live with a balk...

Along the edge of the pool at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center stood two seasoned sophomores, Jillian Cox and Kate Hurst, preparing to swim the 1000-yard freestyle alongside three other men’s...