{"id":451219,"date":"2020-10-29T11:24:41","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T18:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=451219"},"modified":"2020-10-29T11:43:04","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T18:43:04","slug":"texas-texas-am-swimming-rivalry-renews-in-pool-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/texas-texas-am-swimming-rivalry-renews-in-pool-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas, Texas A&M Swimming Rivalry Renews in Pool This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Texas and Texas A&M swimming rivalry renews in the pool this week.<\/p>\n

Here is a breakdown of the matchups:<\/p>\n

No. 1 Men\u2019s Swimming and Diving preview: No. 7 Texas A&M<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Longhorns host the rival Aggies in the first dual meet of the 2020-21 season.<\/em><\/p>\n

No. 1 Texas (0-0) vs. No. 7 Texas A&M (0-0)<\/strong><\/p>\n

When: <\/strong>Friday, Oct. 30, 4:30 p.m. CT (Diving starts at 3:15 p.m. CT) \u2013 Closed to public<\/p>\n

Where: <\/strong>Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center (Austin, Texas)<\/p>\n

Live Stream: <\/strong>none<\/p>\n

Live Results:<\/strong> http:\/\/sidearmstats.com\/texas\/swim\/index.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

Meet Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Team Rankings:<\/strong> Texas is No. 1 in the CSCAA Division I preseason poll. The Longhorns received a total of 374 points in the poll, ahead of California (359) and Florida. Texas A&M is No. 7 in the preseason poll. The rankings track dual meet strength specifically and are not a NCAA Championship finish prediction.<\/p>\n

Last Meeting<\/strong>: The Longhorns claimed 12 individual event wins en route to an 181-111 victory at Texas A&M last year (Nov. 1, 2019). \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last Time Out<\/strong>: Texas hosted the First Chance Invitational (Oct. 16-17), a non-scored meet featuring competitors from SMU, Texas and Texas A&M. The Longhorns registered three NCAA \u201cA\u201d cut efforts and 24 NCAA \u201cB\u201d cut performances over the two-day meet.<\/p>\n

Kibler Off to Fast Start<\/strong>: Junior Drew Kibler posted a pair of NCAA \u201cA\u201d cut times at the First Chance Invitational. Kibler claimed the win in the 500-yard freestyle (4:08.26) on the meet\u2019s opening day, narrowly missing the pool and school record (4:08.19) set by Townley Haas. He returned to win the 200-yard freestyle (1:31.10) on the following day.<\/p>\n

Hello, Carson Foster<\/strong>: Freshman Carson Foster wasted no time in making a splash during his collegiate debut at the First Chance Invitational. On the meet\u2019s opening day, Foster set a U.S. national age-group record in the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 3:35.27, eclipsing the previous American record for the 17-18 age group held by Andrew Seliskar (3:37.52) by more than two seconds. The time also set a UT school record in the event, besting the previous mark of 3:36.37 by Will Licon.<\/p>\n

Storied Program<\/strong>: Texas has claimed 14 NCAA Championships, finished runner-up 12 times and has a total of 33 top-3 finishes at the NCAA Championship meet. The Longhorns have won all 24 Big 12 Conference titles and have claimed 41 consecutive conference crowns.<\/p>\n

Head Coach Eddie Reese:<\/strong> Eddie Reese is in his 43rd season at the helm of the Texas program. A three-time U.S. Men\u2019s Olympic Team head coach (1992, 2004, 2008), Reese is the winningest coach in the sport\u2019s history with 14 NCAA titles. He has coached 29 Olympians who have amassed 39 gold, 16 silver and eight bronze medals. Reese is the only collegiate swimming coach to win an NCAA team title in four separate decades.<\/p>\n

From Texas A&M<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is the second match-up this season with the Longhorns, after a non-scored meet earlier this month. Junior Shaine<\/span> Casas<\/span><\/strong> broke two school records and notched an A-cut time in all four events he competed in at the First Chance Invite. Casas<\/span> added a pair of top finishes on the final day, demolishing his own school record in the 200 Back and also earning a first-place finish in the 200 IM.<\/p>\n

Sophomore Andres Puente<\/span><\/strong> earned his first win of the season in the 200 Breast, while senior Mark Theall<\/span> <\/strong>added a second-place finish in the 100 Free.<\/p>\n

Diving will return to action for the first time this season. The Aggies return SEC Men’s Diver of the Year, Kurtis Mathews<\/strong> for his final season in Aggieland<\/span>. The Sydney, Australia, native became the first Aggie to sweep the springboard events at the SEC Championships a season ago.<\/p>\n