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The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Swimming & Diving

The Longhorn Hellraisers cheer at the Swim & Dive meet against Indiana on Nov. 1, 2024.

Texas swimming and diving harbors unprecedentedly large crowds

Payton Blalock, General Sports Reporter November 5, 2024

1,265 fans showed up to support the Texas Longhorns’ swimming and diving program at their meet on Friday — a meet in which they went on to defeat Indiana’s top 10-ranked women’s and men’s swimming...

Texas women swimmer during the meet against Indiana on Nov. 1, 2024.

Texas men’s swim and dive gets big top 5 win against Indiana

Jacob Shaw, General Sports Reporter November 2, 2024

The No. 2 Texas Longhorns men’s swim and dive came through with a big 97-89 win at home over the No. 4 Indiana Hoosiers. This was a highly anticipated meet, as both teams were ranked in the top five. The...

Members of the UT Men's Swim Team come up for air during their first meet on Oct. 3, 2024.

How the SEC bodes for Texas men’s swimming and diving

Karthik Nemmani, General Sports Reporter October 18, 2024

Three in the top 10 and seven in the top 25. This is what No. 2 Texas men’s swimming and diving is up against in the Southeastern Conference. A stark contrast to the one Big 12 team, Arizona State,...

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

Texas swimmers readjust to student life following summer Olympic success

Payton Blalock, General Sports Reporter October 17, 2024

Several Texas swimmers spent their summers gaining firsthand experience on swimming’s largest stage, competing in front of crowds of over 20,000 people at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Current and former...

Jamail Swim Center taken on July, 22, 2016

Olympian Aaron Shackell arrives on the Forty Acres

Jacob Shaw, General Sports Reporter October 16, 2024

Bob Bowman’s impact on Texas men’s swim and dive was felt immediately on the recruiting front when high-profile swimmer Aaron Shackell transferred from the University of California, Berkeley to the...

Sophomore linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. tackles Oklahoma wide receiver Brenen Thompson during the Red River Rivalry game on Oct. 12, 2024.

Two football, soccer and swimming and diving athletes awarded with weekly SEC honors

Luke Lawhorn, General Sports Reporter October 15, 2024

Football Texas football’s junior left tackle Kelvin Banks Jr. and sophomore linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. were each named for Southeastern Conference awards for their performances in Saturday’s 34-3...

No. 3 Texas dazzles in season opener, setting 9 LSU pool records en route to victory

No. 3 Texas dazzles in season opener, setting 9 LSU pool records en route to victory

Karthik Nemmani, General Sports Reporter October 14, 2024

The Bob Bowman era has begun, and the outlook can’t be better. In a dominant display, No. 3 Texas defeated No. 23 LSU 198-102 in Baton Rouge, setting nine pool records and sweeping the podium in four...

How Hubert Kos' journey under Bob Bowman transformed him into an Olympic champion

How Hubert Kos’ journey under Bob Bowman transformed him into an Olympic champion

Karthik Nemmani, General Sports Reporter October 8, 2024

At this year’s Olympics in Paris, Hubert Kos of Texas men’s swim & dive claimed a gold medal in the 200-meter backstroke. However, Kos wasn’t always this dominant. Just three years prior,...

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 27, 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...

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