Texas Longhorns swimming and diving

The Texas Longhorns swimming and diving program represents The University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's and women's swimming and diving competition. The Longhorns competed in the Big 12 Conference through the 2023–24 season and moved to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) on July 1, 2024.

Texas Longhorns swimming and diving
UniversityUniversity of Texas at Austin
Head coachBob Bowman (men's)
Carol Capitani (women's)
Matt Scoggin (diving)
ConferenceSEC
LocationAustin, TX
Home poolLee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center
NicknameLonghorns
ColorsBurnt orange and white
   
Men's NCAA Champions
1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021
Women's NCAA Champions
1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991
Women's AIAW Champions
1981, 1982
Men's Conference Champions
SWC
1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996

Big 12
1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Women's Conference Champions
SWC
1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996

Big 12
1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

The first swim team at the University of Texas was created and developed under Tex Robertson. Robertson was the head coach of the team between 1936 and 1943 and between 1946 and 1950. During that period he led the Longhorns to 13 Southwest Conference championships.

In 1979, Eddie Reese became the head coach of the men's swimming team. Under Reese, the Texas men's team has won 15 NCAA championships,[1] the most among all programs, and 41 consecutive conference championships.[2] The women's team has won seven NCAA championships and two AIAW championships.[3]

Men's swimming and diving

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NCAA team championships

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  • 1981 – coach: Eddie Reese and Mike Brown (Diving)
  • 1988 – coach: Eddie Reese and Mike Brown (Diving)
  • 1989 – coach: Eddie Reese and Mike Brown (Diving)
  • 1990 – coach: Eddie Reese and Mike Brown (Diving)
  • 1991 – coach: Eddie Reese and Mike Brown (Diving)
  • 1996 – coach: Eddie Reese and Matt Scoggin (Diving)
  • 2000 – coach: Eddie Reese and Matt Scoggin
  • 2001 – coach: Eddie Reese and Matt Scoggin
  • 2002 – coach: Eddie Reese and Matt Scoggin
  • 2010 – coach: Eddie Reese and Matt Scoggin
  • 2015 – coach: Eddie Reese and Matt Scoggin
  • 2016 – coach: Eddie Reese and Matt Scoggin
  • 2017 – coach: Eddie Reese and Matt Scoggin
  • 2018 – coach: Eddie Reese and Matt Scoggin
  • 2021 – coach: Eddie Reese and Matt Scoggin

Individual champions

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Year Athlete Event
1951 David Browning 1-meter diving, 3-meter diving
1952 David Browning 1-meter diving, 3-meter diving
1980 Clay Britt 100 backstroke
1981 Clay Britt 100 backstroke
Kris Kirchner 50 freestyle
Scott Spann 100 butterfly
1982 Clay Britt 100 backstroke
Rick Carey 200 backstroke
1983 Rick Carey 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke
Matt Scoggin 1-meter diving
1984 Rick Carey 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke
Matt Scoggin 1-meter diving
1987 Doug Gjertsen 200 backstroke
1988 Doug Gjertsen 200 freestyle
Kirk Stackle 200 breaststroke
1989 Shaun Jordan 100 freestyle
Kirk Stackle 100 breaststroke
1990 Doug Gjertsen 200 freestyle
Kirk Stackle 100 breaststroke
1991 Shaun Jordan 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle
Jason Rhodes 3-meter diving
1992 Jason Rhodes 3-meter diving
1993 Josh Davis 200 freestyle
1997 Neil Walker 100 backstroke
1998 Neil Walker 100 backstroke
1999 Troy Dumais 3-meter diving
2000 Troy Dumais 1-meter diving, 3-meter diving
Matt Ulrickson 100 backstroke
2001 Ian Crocker 100 butterfly
Troy Dumais 1-meter diving, 3-meter diving
Nate Dusing 200 backstroke, 200 individual medley
Brendan Hansen 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke
2002 Ian Crocker 100 butterfly
Troy Dumais 1-meter diving, 3-meter diving
Brendan Hansen 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke
2003 Ian Crocker 100 butterfly
Brendan Hansen 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke
Aaron Peirsol 200 backstroke
2004 Ian Crocker 100 freestyle, 100 butterfly
Brendan Hansen 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke
Rainer Kendrick 200 butterfly
Aaron Peirsol 200 backstroke
2006 Garrett Weber-Gale 100 freestyle
2008 Dave Walters 200 freestyle
2009 Drew Livingston 1-meter diving
2010 Austin Surhoff 200 individual medley
2011 Eric Friedland 200 breaststroke
Michael McBroom 1650 freestyle
2012 Jimmy Feigen 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle
Daxon Hill 200 freestyle
Drew Livingston 1-meter diving
2014 Michael Hixon 1-meter diving, 3-meter diving
2015 Will Licon 400 individual medley, 200 breaststroke
Joseph Schooling 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly
Clark Smith 500 freestyle
2016 Townley Haas 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle
Will Licon 200 individual medley, 200 breaststroke
Joseph Schooling 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly
2017 Jack Conger 200 butterfly
Townley Haas 200 freestyle
Will Licon 200 individual medley, 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke
Clark Smith 500 freestyle, 1650 freestyle
2018 Townley Haas 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle
Austin Katz 200 backstroke
2019 Townley Haas 500 freestyle
John Shebat 200 backstroke
Jordan Windle Platform diving
2021 Jordan Windle 1-meter diving
2022 Drew Kibler 200 freestyle
2023 Luke Hobson 500 freestyle, 200 freestyle

Relay champions

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Year Athletes Event
1980 Clay Britt, Nick Nevid, Scott Spann, Kris Kirchner 400 medley
1981 Clay Britt, Scott Spann, William Paulus, Kris Kirchner 400 medley
Kris Kirchner, Eric Finical, Andy Schmidt, Scott Spann 400 free
1982 Clay Britt, Nick Nevid, William Paulus, Eric Finical 400 medley
1984 Rick Carey, Stuart Smith, Chris Rives, John Smith 400 medley
1988 Andy Gill, Kirk Stackle, Keith Anderson, Chris Jacobs 400 medley
Jeff Olsen, Adam Werth, Shaun Jordan, Doug Gjertsen 800 free
Chris Jacobs, Shaun Jordan, Keith Anderson, Doug Gjertsen 400 free
1989 Shaun Jordan, Keith Anderson, Alex Wittig, Doug Gjertsen 200 free
Shaun Jordan, Keith Anderson, Adam Werth, Doug Gjertsen 400 free
Adam Werth, Shaun Jordan, Matt Stahlman, Doug Gjertsen 800 free
Andy Gill, Hans Dersch, Keith Anderson, Doug Gjertsen 400 medley
1990 Shaun Jordan, Jack Currin, Doug Dickinson, Alex Wittig 200 free
Shaun Jordan, Adam Werth, Doug Dickinson, Doug Gjertsen 400 free
Shaun Jordan, Adam Werth, Matt Stahlman, Doug Gjertsen 800 free
Jeff Thibault, Kirk Stackle, Shaun Jordan, Doug Gjertsen 400 medley
1991 Shaun Jordan, Brett Stone, Alex Wittig, Doug Dickinson 200 free
Josh Davis, Adam Werth, Jason Fink, Shaun Jordan 400 free
Jeff Thibault, Adam Werth, Shaun Jordan, Doug Dickinson 200 medley
Josh Davis, Matt Stahlman, Kevin Williams, Adam Werth 800 free
1994 Jason Fink, Josh Davis, Chris Eckermann, Gary Hall Jr. 400 free
1996 Brian Esway, Sean McGrath, Stephan Martyak, Neil Walker 200 free
1998 Bryan Jones, Scott Goldblatt, Nate Dusing, Jamie Rauch 800 free
1999 Bryan Jones, Scott Goldblatt, Nate Dusing, Jamie Rauch 800 free
2000 Tommy Hannan, Russell Chozick, Nate Dusing, Bryan Jones 400 medley
Matt Ulrickson, Russell Chozick, Nate Dusing, Bryan Jones 200 medley
Jon Younghouse, Nate Dusing, Scott Goldblatt, Jamie Rauch 800 free
2001 Nate Dusing, Brendan Hansen, Tommy Hannan, Ian Crocker 400 medley
Matt Ulrickson, Brendan Hansen, Nate Dusing, Leffie Crawford 200 medley
Scott Goldblatt, Chris Kemp, Nate Dusing, Jamie Rauch 800 free
Nate Dusing, Tommy Hannan, Ian Crocker, Jamie Rauch 400 free
2003 Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, Daniel DiToro, Ian Crocker 200 medley
Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, Ian Crocker, Chris Kemp 400 medley
John Suchand, Aaron Peirsol, Rainer Kendrick, Chris Kemp 800 free
2004 Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, Ian Crocker, Garrett Weber-Gale 400 medley
2009 Dave Walters, Ricky Berens, Scott Jostes, Michael Klueh 800 free
2010 Scott Jostes, Dave Walters, Neil Caskey, Ricky Berens 800 free
2012 Daxon Hill, Clay Youngquist, Austin Surhoff, Jimmy Feigen 400 free
Daxon Hill, Clay Youngquist, Kip Darmody, Neil Caskey 800 free
2015 Matt Ellis, John Murray, Jack Conger, Kip Darmody 200 free
Kip Darmody, Will Licon, Joseph Schooling, Jack Conger 400 medley
2016 Jack Conger, Townley Haas, Clark Smith, Joseph Schooling 800 free
Brett Ringgold, Joseph Schooling, Jack Conger, John Murray 200 free
John Shebat, Will Licon, Joseph Schooling, Jack Conger 400 medley
2017 Brett Ringgold, Jack Conger, Tate Jackson, Joseph Schooling 200 free
John Shebat, Will Licon, Joseph Schooling, Jack Conger 400 medley
John Shebat, Will Licon, Joseph Schooling, Brett Ringgold 200 medley
Brett Ringgold, Jack Conger, Townley Haas, Joseph Schooling 400 free
2019 Drew Kibler, Austin Katz, Jeff Newkirk, Townley Haas 800 free
Daniel Krueger, John Shebat, Tate Jackson, Townley Haas 400 free
2021 Drew Kibler, Austin Katz, Carson Foster, Jake Sannem 800 free
Chris Staka, Caspar Corbeau, Alvin Jiang, Daniel Krueger 400 medley
2022 Drew Kibler, Coby Carrozza, Luke Hobson, Carson Foster 800 free
Drew Kibler, Daniel Krueger, Caspar Corbeau, Cameron Auchinachie 400 free
2023 Luke Hobson, Coby Carrozza, Peter Larson, Carson Foster 800 free

Records

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As of November 20, 2023
Event Time Athlete Meet Date Additional Note(s)
50 y freestyle 18.60 Drew Kibler 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships March 24, 2022 Big 12 Conference record
100 y freestyle 41.06 Tate Jackson 2018 Texas Hall of Fame Invitational December 1, 2018 Big 12 Conference record
200 y freestyle 1:29.50 Townley Haas 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships March 23, 2018 Big 12 Conference record, former NCAA, American, and U.S. Open record
500 y freestyle 4:07.37 Luke Hobson 2023 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships March 23, 2023 Big 12 Conference record
1000 y freestyle 8:33.93 Clark Smith 2015 Texas Hall of Fame Invitational December 5, 2015 NCAA, American, and U.S. Open record, Big 12 Conference record
1650 y freestyle 14:22.41 Clark Smith 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships March 25, 2017 Big 12 Conference record, NCAA championship meet record, former NCAA, American, and U.S. Open record
100 y backstroke 44.35 John Shebat 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships March 24, 2017 Big 12 Conference record
200 y backstroke 1:36.42 John Shebat 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships March 30, 2019 Big 12 Conference record
100 y breaststroke 50.49 Caspar Corbeau 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships March 25, 2022 Big 12 Conference record
200 y breaststroke 1:47.91 Will Licon 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships March 25, 2017 NCAA, American, and U.S. Open record, Big 12 Conference record
100 y butterfly 43.75 Joseph Schooling 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships March 24, 2017 Big 12 Conference record
200 y butterfly 1:37.35 Jack Conger 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships March 25, 2017 NCAA, American, and U.S. Open record, Big 12 Conference record
200 y IM 1:39.63 John Shebat 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships March 28, 2019 Big 12 Conference record
400 y IM 3:33.79 Carson Foster 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships March 25, 2022 Big 12 Conference record
200 y freestyle relay 1:14.41 Drew Kibler (18.83)
Daniel Krueger (18.77)
Caspar Corbeau (18.67)
Cameron Auchinachie (18.14)
2022 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships March 24, 2022 Big 12 Conference record
400 y freestyle relay 2:45.12 Daniel Krueger (41.73)
John Shebat (41.65)
Tate Jackson (40.98)
Townley Haas (40.76)
2019 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships March 30, 2019 Big 12 Conference record
800 y freestyle relay 6:03.42 Luke Hobson (1:29.63)
Coby Carozza (1:30.50)
Peter Larson (1:33.14)
Carson Foster (1:30.15)
2023 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships March 22, 2023 NCAA, American, and U.S. Open record, Big 12 Conference record
200 y medley relay 1:21.36 Anthony Grimm (20.65)
Caspar Corbeau (22.55)
Alvin Jiang (20.08)
Cameron Auchinachie (18.08)
2022 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships March 23, 2022 Big 12 Conference record
400 y medley relay 2:59.22 John Shebat (44.58)
Will Licon (49.75)
Joseph Schooling (43.60)
Jack Conger (41.29)
2017 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships March 23, 2017 Big 12 Conference record

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Conference championships

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Southwest Conference

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1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996

Big 12 Conference

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1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Women's swimming and diving

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Current head coach Carol Capitani is the 10th head coach in the program's history and has been in charge since June 2012.[5] Matt Scoggin also coaches the women divers.

AIAW team championships

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  • 1981 – coach: Paul Bergen
  • 1982 – coach: Richard Quick

NCAA team championships

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  • 1984 – coach: Richard Quick
  • 1985 – coach: Richard Quick
  • 1986 – coach: Richard Quick
  • 1987 – coach: Richard Quick
  • 1988 – coach: Richard Quick
  • 1990 – coach: Mark Schubert
  • 1991 – coach: Mark Schubert

Conference championships

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Southwest Conference

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1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996

Big 12 Conference

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1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 [6]

Notes and references

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  1. ^ "Men's Swimming & Diving wins 13th NCAA team title". texassports.com. March 25, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "No. 2 Men's Swimming and Diving wins 38th consecutive conference title". texassports.com. February 25, 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  3. ^ "2016–17 Texas Women's Swimming & Diving Fact Book" (PDF). texassports.com. p. 32. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  4. ^ "Big 12 Record Book Men's Swimming & Diving" (PDF). s3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  5. ^ "Carol Capitani". texassports.com. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  6. ^ "No. 4 Women's Swimming and Diving wins sixth straight Big 12 title". University of Texas. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
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