Friday 26 February 2021

2021 Big 12 Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap | SwimSwam

By Anne Lepesant on SwimSwam

2021 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships

  • Swimming: Wednesday, February 24 – Saturday, February 27, 2021
  • Diving: Monday, March 1 – Wednesday, March 3, 2021
  • Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center – Austin, TX (Central Time Zone)
  • Defending Champion: Texas men (24x) & Texas women (8x) (results)
  • Live video
  • Championship Central
  • Live results

Scores after Day 2

Women:

  1. University of Texas – 301
  2. University of Kansas – 215
  3. West Virginia University – 155
  4. Iowa State University – 143 / Texas Christian University – 143

Men:

  1. University of Texas – 322
  2. West Virginia University – 237
  3. Texas Christian University – 187

The University of Texas men and women continued to put more swimmers than anyone else in the A finals in prelims on Day 3, including 7 of 8 spots in the men’s 200 free. In addition to strong performances from the Longhorns, who in addition to scoring points here are trying to make NCAA cuts and jockeying for position on relays, we’ve seen good swims from Kansas, West Virginia, Iowa State, and TCU.

Women’s 100 Butterfly

  • Big 12 Record: Triin Aljand (Texas A&M) – 51.32 (2008)
  • Big 12 Meet Record: Lily Moldenhauer (Texas) – 51.92 (2014)
  • 2020 NCAA ‘A’ Cut – 50.92
  • 2020 NCAA Invited – 52.34
  • 2020 Champion: Emily Reese (Texas) – 53.49

Top 3:

  1. Olivia Bray, Texas – 51.05
  2. Emma Sticklen, Texas – 51.99
  3. Emily Haimes, West Virginia – 54.13

Texas freshmen Olivia Bray and Emma Sticklen went 1-2 in the 100 fly to kick off Day 3, with Bray cracking both the Big 12 and Big 12 Meet records with 51.05. Out in 23.65 for the fastest leadoff 50 in the field, she was back in 27.40 to go within a second of her lifetime best (50.19).

 

Men’s 100 Butterfly

  • BIG 12 Record: Joseph Schooling (Texas) – 43.75 (2017)
  • BIG 12 Meet Record: Joseph Schooling (Texas) – 44.06 (2017)
  • 2020 NCAA ‘A’ Cut – 45.05
  • 2020 NCAA Invited – 45.97
  • 2020 Champion: Alvin Jiang (Texas) – 45.11

Top 3:

  1. Alvin Jiang, Texas – 44.91
  2. Zac Van Zandt, Texas – 45.98
  3. Drew Kibler, Texas – 46.45

Swimming in lane 7 after his 6th-place finish in prelims, defending champion Alvin Jiang of Texas won the men’s 100 fly in 44.91, a full .20 faster than his winning time a year ago.

 

 

 

Women’s 400 Individual Medley

  • Big 12 Record: Madisyn Cox (Texas) – 4:00.97 (2017)
  • Big 12 Meet Record: Madisyn Cox (Texas) – 4:01.15 (2017)
  • 2020 NCAA ‘A’ Cut – 4:03.62
  • 2020 NCAA Invited – 4:10.39
  • 2020 Champion: Evie Pfeifer (Texas) – 4:06.47

Top 3:

 

 

 

 

Men’s 400 Individual Medley

  • BIG 12 Record: Carson Foster (Texas) – 3:35.27 (2020)
  • BIG 12 Meet Record: Jonathan Roberts (Texas) – 3:40.26 (2017)
  • 2020 NCAA ‘A’ Cut – 3:39.16
  • 2020 NCAA Invited – 3:44.36
  • 2020 Champion: Jake Foster (Texas) – 3:43.92

Top 3:

 

 

Women’s 200 Freestyle

  • Big 12 Record: Karlee Bipso (Texas) – 1:42.78 (2011)
  • Big 12 Meet Record: Karlee Bipso (Texas) – 1:43.43 (2011)
  • 2020 NCAA ‘A’ Cut – 1:42.98
  • 2020 NCAA Invited – 1:45.23
  • 2020 Champion: Bridget Semenuk (Texas) – 1:45.66

Top 3:

 

 

Men’s 200 Freestyle

  • BIG 12 Record: Townley Haas (Texas) – 1:29.50 (2018)
  • BIG 12 Meet Record: Ricky Berens (Texas) – 1:32.01 (2009)
  • 2020 NCAA ‘A’ Cut – 1:32.05
  • 2020 NCAA Invited – 1:34.07
  • 2020 Champion: Drew Kibler (Texas) – 1:33.66

Top 3:

 

 

Women’s 100 Breaststroke

  • Big 12 Record: Breeja Larson (Texas A&M) – 57.51 (2012)
  • Big 12 Meet Record: Breeja Larson (Texas A&M) – 57.92 (2012)
  • 2020 NCAA ‘A’ Cut – 58.60
  • 2020 NCAA Invited – 59.98
  • 2020 Champion: Kate Steward (Kansas) – 1:00.34

Top 3:

 

 

Women’s 100 Backstroke

  • Big 12 Record: Claire Adams (Texas) – 50.51 (2020)
  • Big 12 Meet Record: Claire Adams (Texas) – 50.51 (2020)
  • 2020 NCAA ‘A’ Cut – 50.93
  • 2020 NCAA Invited – 52.73
  • 2020 Champion: Claire Adams (Texas) – 51.10

Top 3:

 

 

 

Men’s 100 Backstroke

  • BIG 12 Record: John Shebat (Texas) – 44.35 (2017)
  • BIG 12 Meet Record: Alvin Jiang (Texas) – 44.95 (2020)
  • 2020 NCAA ‘A’ Cut – 44.95
  • 2020 NCAA Invited – 46.22
  • 2020 Champion: Alvin Jiang (Texas) – 44.95

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