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Swimming & Diving

Texas’ Bob Bowman named in Sports Illustrated’s Top 50 Most Influential People in Sports

Texas’ Bob Bowman named in Sports Illustrated’s Top 50 Most Influential People in Sports

Liv Elizondo, General Sports Reporter October 3, 2024

Bob Bowman, Texas’ new men’s swimming head coach, was named one of the “Top 50 Most Influential People in Sports” by Sports Illustrated. Bowman was mentioned alongside household names such...

Texas swimmers cheer as their teammates 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 men's and women's events.

Texas men’s swimming hosts the Sam Kendrick’s Classic before a ranked matchup with LSU

Jacob Shaw, General Sports Reporter October 2, 2024

Texas men’s swim and dive is kicking off its first season in the SEC with two big meets. On Thursday, Oct. 3, Texas will host the Sam Kendrick’s Classic before going to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Oct....

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

Texas swimmer Emma Sticklen is hungrier than ever ahead of her farewell season

Sophia Sandoval, General Sports Reporter September 26, 2024

The graduate student competed in the 100-meter and 200-meter butterfly finals in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials this summer but was not a favorite to earn a spot. Sticklen competed in the 2021 trials, but...

The men's and women's swim & dive teams cheer as their teammates compete against the University of Houston on Oct. 6, 2023.

Olympic medalist Erin Gemmell returns to Texas with silver hardware and confidence

Ansley Denison, General Sports Reporter September 23, 2024

Sophomore swimmer Erin Gemmell returns to the collegiate stage with an Olympic medal in her pocket, swapping the red, white and blue for burnt orange. Gemmell anchored the women's 4x200m freestyle relay...

Texas women’s swimming aims to break 33-year championship drought in SEC debut season

Texas women’s swimming aims to break 33-year championship drought in SEC debut season

Sophia Sandoval, General Sports Reporter September 18, 2024

Texas women’s swimming has taken home the second-place trophy at the NCAA national championships for the past three seasons under head coach Carol Capitani, who has shaped the program into the best it...

Texas swimmer and Olympian Lydia Jacoby opts out of remaining college eligibility, goes professional

Texas swimmer and Olympian Lydia Jacoby opts out of remaining college eligibility, goes professional

Emma Hutchinson, Sports Desk Editor September 5, 2024

Texas women’s swimmer and Olympian Lydia Jacoby has decided to forgo her last two years of eligibility and pursue professional swimming, she announced on Instagram on Wednesday.  The rising junior...

First-time Olympic medalists: Texas swimmers medal in Paris

First-time Olympic medalists: Texas swimmers medal in Paris

Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter August 5, 2024

With the conclusion of swimming events in Paris, the U.S. beat Australia in the medal race and six Longhorns earned their first Olympic medals.  The 4x200 freestyle relay bled burnt orange on both...

Texas swimmers earn first two medals for Longhorns in Paris

Texas swimmers earn first two medals for Longhorns in Paris

Isa Almeida, Sports Desk Editor July 29, 2024

The Texas swimmers kicked off the Olympic games in great fashion On the first day of the tournament, two Longhorns took on the pool. Incoming transfer Aaron Shackell broke ground in 2024 by becoming...

Carson Foster swims the 1000-yard freestyle  event at Texas' meet against Incarnate Ward on Oct. 8, 2021.

Staying in his lane: Texas alumni swimmer Carson Foster will swim for gold in Paris

Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter July 26, 2024

In only a few days, Texas alumni swimmer Carson Foster will swim in Paris in the 200 and 400m individual medley as a first-time Olympian.  But, it was only a few years ago when Foster was at the lowest...

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

Texas’ Matt Scoggin joins Olympic coaching staff for fifth time

Henry Hipschman, General Sports Reporter July 15, 2024

In 1994, 31-year-old Matt Scoggin accepted the position of head dive coach for Texas swimming and diving. As an experienced swimmer, a former Longhorn and a former Olympian, he was the perfect man for...

Idol, friend, teammate: Erin Gemmell makes 4x200 free relay Olympic team alongside Katie Ledecky

Idol, friend, teammate: Erin Gemmell makes 4×200 free relay Olympic team alongside Katie Ledecky

Lauren Hightower, Senior Sports Reporter July 11, 2024

When freshman swimmer Erin Gemmell was eight years old, she dressed up as Katie Ledecky for Halloween, wearing a Team USA swim cap donated by the Olympian herself.  Now, 11 years later, Gemmell will...

7 past, present Longhorns punch their Paris tickets for the Olympic swimming and diving trials

7 past, present Longhorns punch their Paris tickets for the Olympic swimming and diving trials

Meaghan English, Senior Sports Reporter June 24, 2024

The Texas swim teams showed out at the Olympic Swimming Trials in Indianapolis, taking place June 15-23. A whopping 46 Longhorn athletes, signees and alumni competed for spots on Team USA, with Texas having...

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