No. 1 Men’s Swimming and Diving sweeps Big 12 weekly awards

AUSTIN, Texas — The No. one College of Texas Men’s Swimming and Diving staff swept the season’s Massive 12 Meeting weekly awards for the second straight time, the league business announced Tuesday afternoon. Sophomore Caspar Corbeau was named Swimmer of the 7 days, whilst senior Jordan Windle claimed his second-straight Diver of the 7 days accolades.   

Throughout the prestigious Toyota U.S. Open up (Nov. 12-fourteen), Corbeau positioned fifth general (initial in the San Antonio function web-site) in the 200-meter lengthy study course breaststroke with an Olympic Trials cut time of two:fourteen.37. He also recorded a twelfth-put end general (initial in the San Antonio function web-site) in the one hundred-meter lengthy study course breaststroke with an Olympic Trials cut time of one:01.seventy seven.

In a head-to-head showdown in opposition to LSU star and 2019 Entire world Championships bronze medalist Juan Celaya Hernandez, Windle gained both the three-meter and system events all through the three-day UT Diving Invitational (Nov. 19-21). In the three-meter opposition, Windle caught hearth beginning with his third dive, a reverse three ½ somersault tuck, and posted a score of 91.88 (scores of 8.five and 9.) to acquire a at ease guide (238.43-210.68) around Hernandez. Windle adopted with a score of 91.twenty on his fourth dive, a forward 4 ½ somersault tuck, to maximize his cushion. He sealed his victory with scores of 81.60 and seventy three.ninety five in his remaining two dives to register a 6-spherical complete of 485.eighteen. Hernandez claimed second put with a score of 467.55.

In a tightly-contested men’s system remaining, it was Hernandez who held the guide (158.40-131.25) right after the initial two rounds. Windle posted an eye-opening score of ninety six.53 on his third dive, a again three ½ somersault tuck (207c), which provided a single of the two judges awarding a best 10 score (the second judge scored the dive as 9.five). That end result assisted Windle climb within three factors of Hernandez (230.48-227.78). Windle grabbed the guide (302.70-292.88) with a score of seventy four.93 on his fourth dive, a forward 4 ½ somersault tuck. The UT senior then extra to his cushion (391.ninety five-374.25) on his fifth dive, a reverse three ½ somersault tuck, with a score of 89.25 (scores of 8.five and 9.). Irrespective of an excellent score of 91.eighty by Hernandez on his sixth and remaining dive, Windle posted a 78.30 on his again two ½ somersault two ½ twist pike to generate a 470.25-466.05 victory.