March 28Mar 28 4 minutes ago, Js1 said: What happened there I believe it was the breaststroke event and the judges determined he had an illegal stroke/incorrect form. Edited March 28Mar 28 by perfectchaos007
March 28Mar 28 1 hour ago, Js1 said: What happened there Illegal turn on his backstroke to breaststroke transition. It was really blatant, and almost looked like he forgot he was not doing a normal backstroke turn for a second (he mainly competes in the backstroke events)
March 29Mar 29 Texas had another good night tonight at the NCAAs including 3 individual titles. Here's the standings headed into the final day of competition. Cal and Indiana are Texas' only competition.
March 29Mar 29 Great night for Texas. Our top swimmers are bringing it, including those 3 individual titles: Hubert Kos - 100 back, Rex Maurer - 400 IM, and Luke Hobson - 200 Free. A couple surprise freshman finalists were the cherry on top - Cooper Lucas 6th in 400 IM and diver Jacob Welsh came out of nowhere to grab 4th in the 3 meter (he was 17th at SECs). Indiana is probably out of it, they have the best divers but just don't have the swimming star power. The swimming community seems to think Texas has locked up the title, but I'm still worried about Cal. Today is their best day in the pool and they could overcome our lead if they swim as well as they did yesterday. It could come down to the last relay.
March 30Mar 30 Kos for Texas won the Backstroke 200Y final, but California finished 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 9th, and 13th which allowed Cal to close the gap. With 5 events left..... 1. Texas 428 2. California 389.5 3. Indiana 344 4. Florida 256
March 30Mar 30 3 events left (including 1 diving event which keeps Indiana in the mix) 1. Texas 460 2. California 422 3. Indiana 392
March 30Mar 30 2 events left. (1 diving event and 1 relay) 1. Texas 461 2. California 441 3. Indiana 392
March 30Mar 30 Neither Cal or Texas have a rep in the diving finals. It will come down to the final relay. Cal is favored over Texas in the final relay, and the winner gets 40 points. Texas needs to get 8th place or better in the final relay to secure the championship. Edited March 30Mar 30 by perfectchaos007
March 30Mar 30 I’d hope a national championship caliber team could field a relay that 8 other teams can’t beat. also sounds like those 11 lost points in the IM would be useful. Edited March 30Mar 30 by Pato del Muerto
March 30Mar 30 12 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said: I’d hope a national championship caliber team could field a relay that 8 other teams can’t beat. also sounds like those 11 lost points in the IM would be useful. We had a top 8 qualifying time. For all intents and purposes, Only a disqualification in the relay could cause us to lose the championship. That’s how I see it. First place gets 40 points and 8th place gets 22 points. Dew the math Edited March 30Mar 30 by perfectchaos007
March 30Mar 30 Anothing thing to note about the relay: Just because Texas will race in the final 8 heat, doesn't guarantee a top 8 finish. Its all based on time, so a team from the consolation heat could technically win the event as long as their time is the best.
March 30Mar 30 20 events down, just 1 event left. Texas added a few points from the consolation dive event 1. Texas 466 2. California 441 3. Indiana 431
March 30Mar 30 Does this sport usually wrap up at 11p Central? I mean, I'm not exactly busy, but seems weird.
March 30Mar 30 1 minute ago, shadow_operative2.0 said: Does this sport usually wrap up at 11p Central? I mean, I'm not exactly busy, but seems weird. Washington is hosting this event, so its only going on 9pm.
March 30Mar 30 Popular Post Bob Bowman succeeding the legendary Eddie Reese and winning the championship in his first year is pretty special. Good get, CDC
March 30Mar 30 With the 2025 national crown under his belt, Texas head coach Bob Bowman becomes the first NCAA Men's Division I Swimming and Diving head coach to win National Championships in back-to-back years with two different teams.
March 30Mar 30 My daughter works as a lifeguard for the team at the jamail swim center, so she gets to see how the sausage is made. They basically signed nda's, so I don't know Bob's secrets other than recruiting great swimmers.
March 30Mar 30 7 minutes ago, DaysOff said: My daughter works as a lifeguard for the team at the jamail swim center, so she gets to see how the sausage is made. They basically signed nda's, so I don't know Bob's secrets other than recruiting great swimmers. Do theyreally beed a lifeguard? I wouldn’t be too voncerned about fogoidswimmers driwning in the pioil. Theowfartaassrherethe lifwgyuardswould be beeded
March 30Mar 30 12 minutes ago, DaysOff said: My daughter works as a lifeguard for the team at the jamail swim center, so she gets to see how the sausage is made. They basically signed nda's, so I don't know Bob's secrets other than recruiting great swimmers. That was not a thing when I was there.🤣 Just now, conVINCEd said: Do theyreally beed a lifeguard? I wouldn’t be too voncerned about fogoidswimmers driwning in the pioil. Theowfartaassrherethe lifwgyuardswould be beeded Holy balls.
March 30Mar 30 1 minute ago, conVINCEd said: Do theyreally beed a lifeguard? I wouldn’t be too voncerned about fogoidswimmers driwning in the pioil. Theowfartaassrherethe lifwgyuardswould be beeded Long night?
March 30Mar 30 4 minutes ago, conVINCEd said: Do theyreally beed a lifeguard? I wouldn’t be too voncerned about fogoidswimmers driwning in the pioil. Theowfartaassrherethe lifwgyuardswould be beeded I'd say it's one of the easier on campus jobs. Also, go to the ER; you're having a stroke.
March 30Mar 30 Just now, DaysOff said: I'd say it's one of the easier on campus jobs. Also, go to the ER; you're having a stroke. Thawoyldd sucjI’m just getting baxk ri minormal aftee atroke #1
March 31Mar 31 22 hours ago, perfectchaos007 said: We had a top 8 qualifying time. For all intents and purposes, Only a disqualification in the relay could cause us to lose the championship. That’s how I see it. First place gets 40 points and 8th place gets 22 points. Dew the math They admitted the relay was about not getting dq’d (safe starts)sotheycould get the points for placing. A dq would lose the whole thing potentially.
March 31Mar 31 22 hours ago, shadow_operative2.0 said: For the love of fuck, quit diving. Diving used to be a strength and even helped us win a couple championships but last few years it has been in the shitter, and what’s worse, since it impacts the total number of participants allowed (18) it may have blocked out some swimmers that could have contributed . Don’t know what happened to diving. Edited March 31Mar 31 by El Squared
March 31Mar 31 I was mostly referring to the how insanely boring it was on an iPad last night. Once every 4 years with chicks involved is acceptable.
March 31Mar 31 11 hours ago, conVINCEd said: Thawoyldd sucjI’m just getting baxk ri minormal aftee atroke #1 Are you though?
March 31Mar 31 13 hours ago, conVINCEd said: Do theyreally beed a lifeguard? I wouldn’t be too voncerned about fogoidswimmers driwning in the pioil. Theowfartaassrherethe lifwgyuardswould be beeded Did you get into Spider 2 Y Bananas stash?
March 31Mar 31 Such an impressive year 1 for Bob Bowman and staff. They maximized the team's returning talent, and 3 of our big 4 scorers were transfers he brought in. Everything matters when the final score is close, but the Notre Dame transfer Chris Giuliano was absolutely critical because his sprinting elevated our relays significantly. Next year the playing field is kinda blown wide open, as this year's championships was dominated by seniors and COVID 5th years. Fortunately Texas easily has the most returning points of any team, and we have a great recruiting class coming in. But another wrinkle is most teams are now having to cut athletes based on new roster limitations because of NIL stuff - Texas had 40 on roster this year and need to trim to 22 by fall. The transfer portal will be crazy this year.
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