2024 Big 12 Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam

2024 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Dates: Tuesday, February 27 – Saturday, March 2
• Morgantown, West Virginia
  • The Aquatic Center at Mylan Park
• Defending Champions:
  • Men: Texas (27x)
  • Women: Texas (11x)
• Championship Central
• Live Results
• Live Results also available via Meet Mobile: “2024 Big 12 Swimming & Diving Championships”
• Live Video (ESPN+ Subscription Required)

It’s the first night of the 2024 BIG 12 Championships and there are two relays on the docket. The 200 medley relay will commence the meet, followed by men’s team diving, and the session will end with the 800 freestyle relay.

Last year, Texas claimed victory in each relay to open the meet, and they are seeded 1st in all four tonight. The Texas women are currently ranked 4th nationally in the 200 medley relay, as ed a marker of 1:34.14 at the Texas Invite in November. They clocked 1:34.21 to win the event at this meet last year, and own the meet record (1:34.04) from the 2022 Big 12 Championships. They currently sit 7th in the national rankings in the 800 free relay (6:56.37).

The Texas men are ranked 21st (200 medley relay) and 7th (800 free relay) nationally in tonight’s relays, and will be missing a key contributor from each relay. Jake Foster, the team’s primary breaststroker, has opted to not compete at these championships. He recently competed for Team USA at the Doha World Championships just over a week ago, where he secured two gold medals in relay events. Luke Hobson is also not competing at this meet, the team’s multi-distance freestyler, and he also competed at those recent World Championships.

WOMEN’S 200 MEDLEY RELAY — FINAL

• NCAA Record: 1:31.51, Virginia – 2023 NCAA Championships
• Big 12 Record: 1:33.22, Texas – 2023 NCAA Championships
• Big 12 Championship Record: 1:34.04, Texas – 2022 Big 12 Championships
• NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:36.24

Full Results:

MEN’S 200 MEDLEY RELAY — FINAL

• NCAA Record: 1:20.67, NC State – 2023 NCAA Championships
• Big 12 Record: 1:21.36, Texas – 2022 NCAA Championships
• Big 12 Championship Record: 1:22.24, Texas – 2022 Big 12 Championships
• NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 1:23.71

Full Results:

WOMEN’S 800 FREE RELAY — FINAL

• NCAA Record: 6:45.91, Stanford – 2017 NCAA Championships
• Big 12 Record: 6:53.42, Texas – 2018 NCAA Championships
• Big 12 Championship Record: 6:56.49, Texas – 2023 Big 12 Championships
• NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 7:00.86

Full Results:

MEN’S 800 FREE RELAY — FINAL

• NCAA Record: 6:03.42, Texas – 2023 NCAA Championships
• Big 12 Record: 6:03.42, Texas – 2023 NCAA Championships
• Big 12 Championship Record: 6:08.76, Texas – 2022 Big 12 Championships
• NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 6:16.02

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