{"id":225383,"date":"2026-03-29T04:05:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T04:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/225383\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T04:05:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T04:05:07","slug":"texas-sets-records-en-route-to-second-straight-swimming-and-diving-national-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/225383\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas sets records en route to second straight swimming and diving national championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

ATLANTA \u2014 Hubert K\u00f3s broke his own NCAA record while defending his title in the 200-yard backstroke to help the Texas<\/a> men win a second straight national championship in swimming and diving on Saturday.<\/p>\n

K\u00f3s won with a time of 1 minute, 34.13 seconds as the Longhorns piled up 445.5 points. He set an NCAA record of 1:34.21 in winning the event last season. K\u00f3s also broke the NCAA record in the 100 backstroke earlier this meet. Florida junior Jonny Marshall finished second and Virginia sophomore David King took third.<\/p>\n

Runner-up Florida had 416 points. Indiana (351), Arizona State (328) and Tennessee (272) rounded out the top five.<\/p>\n

Virginia freshman Maximus Williamson began the day by winning the 200 IM in 1:38.48. Indiana senior Owen McDonald was second, followed by Texas senior Baylor Nelson.<\/p>\n

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Florida senior Josh Liendo clocked a 39.91 to win the 100 freestyle. LSU junior Jere Hribar was second, followed by Tennessee senior Gui Caribe.<\/p>\n

Arizona State junior Ilya Kharun won the 200 butterfly in 1:37.66, a half-second in front of Michigan senior Tyler Ray. Virginia freshman Thomas Heilman placed third.<\/p>\n

Kharun, Adam Chaney, Remi Fabiani and anchor Jonny Kulow won the men\u2019s 400 free relay with a NCAA record time of 2:42.15. N.C. State placed second and Florida was third. The Sun Devils won five of the seven relay races.<\/p>\n

Texas A&M freshman Emilio Trevino won the title in platform diving with 465.40 points. Purdue sophomore Tyler Wills (451.15) and Florida sophomore Jesus Gonzalez (427.25) followed.<\/p>\n

Coach Bob Bowman has led Texas to back-to-back championships. He guided Arizona State to the championship in 2024 before taking the Longhorns job.<\/p>\n

Hall-of-Fame coach Eddie Reese led Texas to 15 championships during his 46-year run from 1978-2024.<\/p>\n

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