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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Swimming & Diving

Freshman Tanner Braunton flips as he dives off the platform on Nov. 3, 2023, at Texas meet against TCU.

From gymnast to diver: freshman Tanner Braunton reflects on successful switch

Meaghan English, General News Reporter April 17, 2024

Freshman diver Tanner Braunton has recently enjoyed a season of success that culminated at the Big 12 Championship meet. A bronze medalist in the three-meter and a gold medalist in the platform and team...

Former ASU head coach Bob Bowman announced as Texas’ next swimming and diving director, men’s head coach

Former ASU head coach Bob Bowman announced as Texas’ next swimming and diving director, men’s head coach

Meaghan English, General Sports Reporter April 8, 2024

The swimming world has held its breath all season long in anticipation of the successor to Texas head coach Eddie Reese. In a press conference on April 2, that successor was officially announced as...

Senior Emma Sticklen smiles as she gets recognized at the Senior Day meet against TCU on Feb 2, 2024.

Texas women’s swimming & diving finish as runner-up in 2024 NCAA Championships

Ariel Doss, General Sports Reporter April 3, 2024

For the third consecutive year, Texas women’s swimming and diving finished second at the 2024 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships at the University of Georgia in Athens. Texas finished the meet...

Longhorn men’s swim & dive place seventh in NCAA Championships, Luke Hobson sets American record

Longhorn men’s swim & dive place seventh in NCAA Championships, Luke Hobson sets American record

Meaghan English, General Sports Reporter April 3, 2024

The Texas men’s swim and dive team finished the 2024 NCAA Championships in seventh place, closing out its last season in the Big 12 conference and its last meet under head coach Eddie Reese.  The...

A Texas swimmer competes in the 200m butterfly on Feb. 2, 2024 at a meet against TCU.

Texas men’s swim and dive looks back on season before new chapter in SEC

Meaghan English and Kyle Kamanu March 21, 2024

With the retirement of head coach Eddie Reese and the transition into the SEC, it’s important for Texas swim and dive to leave their mark in the Big 12 conference. Their place at the top set itself in...

Sophomore Alex Enyeart takes a breath during the 400 meter individual medley on Feb. 2, 2024. Enyeart placed first in this event as well as in the 400 meter freestyle, with times of 4:31.64 and 3:59.74, respectively.

Longhorns exit Big 12 with a bang, sweeping swim and dive championships for 28th consecutive title

Meaghan English, General Sports Reporter March 6, 2024

From Feb. 27 to Mar. 2, the swimming and diving team competed in Morgantown, West Virginia, at the last of the Big 12 Championships before Texas moves to the SEC. The Longhorns made a memorable exit, sweeping...

Fifth-year Kelly Pash laughs with her teammates as they watch the ongoing races on Oct. 6, 2023. At this meet against the University of Houston, Pash competed in the 400-yard freestyle relay.

No. 2 Texas women’s swimming and diving: Big 12 Championship preview

Ariel Doss, General Sports Reporter February 28, 2024

After achieving the No. 2 ranking, Texas women’s swimming and diving is seeking its 12th consecutive Big 12 Championship win this next week. If Texas wins this week, it will be the 22nd Big 12 title...

Fifth-year Jake Foster smiles after receiving a bouquet at the Senior Day swim meet vs. Texas Christian University on Feb. 2, 2024. Foster is a four time Honorable Mention All-American and during the week of this meet, was awarded Big 12 swimmer of the week.

Recap of World Aquatics Championship

Meaghan English, General Sports Reporter February 27, 2024

Several Longhorns of the past, present and future competed at the World Aquatics Championships which ran from Feb. 2 to 18. Texas men’s and women’s swimming teams represented the United States, as...

Junior Hailey Hernandez pushes up out of the pool after a dive on October 6, 2023. At this meet against The University of Houston, Hernandez got first in the 1-meter and 3-meter dive with 347.48 and 401.33 points respectively.

Hailey Hernandez represents the US at the World Aquatics Championship

David Cervantes, General Sports Reporter February 23, 2024

Junior diver Hailey Hernandez placed sixth globally in the 1-meter springboard at the World Aquatics Championships in Qatar on Feb. 2. The international competition is one of many for Hernandez who...

The mens and womens swim & dive teams cheer as their teammates compete against the University of Houston on Oct. 6, 2023.

Freshman swimmer’s international competing helps embrace adaptation in collegiate career

Meaghan English, General Sports Reporter February 23, 2024

It was an early April meet in Toronto, Canada, and swimmer Brayden Taivassalo trailed the leader of the 200-meter breaststroke. At the Canadian Swimming Trials, Taivassalo had everything to prove. When...

Swimmers compete in the Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championship at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center on Feb. 25, 2022. The University of Texas was named Big 12 Champions for mens and womens events.

What to know about Texas men’s swim and dive’s 11 new recruits

Meaghan English, General Sports Reporter November 30, 2023

Following National Signing Day, 11 new athletes committed to Texas’ men’s swim and dive team. Eight swimmers and three divers make up the first round of high school recruits on their way to the Forty...

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Longhorns bring home the gold while representing the United States in the Pan American Games

Meaghan English, General Sports Reporter November 15, 2023

Three Longhorns represented the United States in Men’s Swimming and Diving in the Pan American Games, which took place in Santiago, Chile. Seniors Coby Carrozza, Chris O’Connor and Jake Foster were...

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