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Last fall, the Aggies defeated Texas 158-142 to earn the programs\u2019 first dual meet win over the Longhorns since 1962.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The men host TCU (Dec. 1), Incarnate Word (Dec. 15) and LSU (Jan. 19), in addition to the Art Adamson Invitational (Nov. 14-16). LSU tied for 23<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0at last season\u2019s NCAA Championship.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The women host TCU (Dec. 1), Rice (Dec. 1), SMU (Jan. 5), LSU (Jan. 19), Vanderbilt (Jan. 26) and Houston (Jan. 26), in addition to the Art Adamson Invitational (Nov. 14-16).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Texas A&amp;M women\u2019s swimming and diving program faces five teams that scored in the NCAA Championships in dual meets, starting with an October 12-13 trip to face fifth-place Louisville and 13<sup>th<\/sup>-place Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio. The women have duals scheduled at Texas (Nov. 2), who finished sixth at last years\u2019 NCAA Championship, at 30<sup>th<\/sup>-place Alabama (Oct. 20) and at home against 38<sup>th<\/sup>-place LSU.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The men\u2019s program faces ninth-place Louisville and 28<sup>th<\/sup>-place Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio (Oct. 12-13), plus 13<sup>th<\/sup>-place Alabama Oct. 20 in Tuscaloosa, Ala. In addition, the men\u2019s program competes at the Orange Bowl Swim Classic (Jan. 3) in Key Largo, Fla. and at SMU (Feb. 1), who tied for 40<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0at last year\u2019s NCAA.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2019 SEC Championships run from February 19-23 in Athens, Georgia. 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