Texas Longhorns: Longhorns In The Olympics

  • Longhorns TV schedule: July 13-19
    July 13, 2018
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  • Longhorns TV schedule: June 23-29
    June 23, 2017
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  • May 5, 2017
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    Former Texas Longhorn Adolph Kiefer, who won gold in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin and initiated programs that taught thousands how to swim, died Friday at his home in Illinois. He was 98. He had been ...
  • November 13, 2016
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    Olympic gold medalists Katie Ledecky and Simone Manuel led the top-ranked Stanford women’s swimming and diving team to a 161-137 victory over fourth-ranked Texas on Saturday in Stanford, Califo...
  • NCAA may reconsider allowing Olympic bonuses because of Longhorn gold medalist
    September 8, 2016
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    Joseph Schooling, a junior on the Texas swim team, pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the Olympics when he beat Michael Phelps to win the gold medal in the 100-meter butterfly. Schooling is from...
  • August 21, 2016
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    Texas ex Courtney Okolo helped Allyson Felix win her record-setting sixth gold medal as Team USA won gold in the 1,600 meter relay Saturday night in Rio de Janeiro. Okolo ran the opening leg and gave...
  • Longhorns in the Olympics: Day 14
    August 20, 2016
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    Despite not running in the women’s 400-meter relay final, Morolake Akinosun earned a gold medal as Team USA crossed the finish line in 41.01 seconds at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Friday nig...
  • August 19, 2016
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    Ryan Crouser made it a Texas Longhorns sweep of the shot put event as he took the gold medal in Thursday’s final with an Olympic record of 22.52 meters at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Crouse...
  • Longhorns in the Olympics: Day 13
    August 18, 2016
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    Morolake Akinosun, a Team USA sprinter who just completed her senior season at UT, anchored the women’s 400-meter relay team to a time of 41.77 seconds at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Thur...
  • Report: Longhorn swimmer confirms Lochte made up robbery story
    August 18, 2016
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    UPDATE: The Associated Press is reporting that Longhorn swimmer Jack Conger has told police that fellow Olympian Ryan Lochte made up the robbery story. Gunnar Bentz, a junior at Georgia, also told th...
  • Longhorns in the Olympics: Day 12
    August 18, 2016
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    Kevin Durant scored 27 points as Team USA put an end to a streak of close games, defeating Argentina 105-78 at the Olympics in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. The Americans had a slow start but utili...
  • UPDATE: Rio police have found little evidence to support Olympic robbery claims
    August 17, 2016
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    Rio police tried to talk to both Ryan Lochte and Jimmy Feigen again Wednesday, but could not find the two swimmers at the Olympic Athletes Village. Earlier in the day, a judge had signed a warrant al...
  • Longhorns in the Olympics: Day 11
    August 17, 2016
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    Former Longhorn Ashley Spencer won her heat in the 400 meter hurdles semifinals, despite a late stumble, and advanced to Thursday’s final Tuesday night in Rio de Janeiro. Spencer clipped the ni...
  • Longhorns in the Olympics: Day 10
    August 15, 2016
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    Longhorn Byron Robinson placed third in his heat in the men’s 400 meter hurdles preliminary round to advance to the semifinals Monday in Rio de Janeiro. Robinson had the 12th fastest time in th...
  • Longhorns in the Olympics: Day 9
    August 15, 2016
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    Former Longhorn Rachael Adams and the top-seeded United States volleyball team closed pool play with a four-set victory over China, 22-25, 25-17, 25-19, 25-19 Sunday in Rio De Janeiro. Adams played i...
  • Two Longhorn Olympians robbed at gunpoint in Rio
    August 14, 2016
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    Two swimmers with University of Texas ties — current Longhorn Jack Conger and Texas-ex Jimmy Feigen — were among a group of four U.S. Olympic swimmers who were robbed ...
  • Longhorns in the Olympics: Day 7
    August 13, 2016
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    Seven current and former Longhorns competed at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, including current Longhorn Joseph Schooling who set an Olympic record on his way to defeating the greatest swi...
  • Longhorns in the Olympics: Day 6
    August 12, 2016
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    Texas’ Joseph Schooling topped the list of men qualifying for the 100-meter butterfly final on Thursday at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. His time of 50.83 seconds was 0.60 better than South A...
  • Longhorns in the Olympics: Day 5
    August 11, 2016
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    The Australians gave the United States men’s basketball team all they could handle, but Team USA came away with a 98-88 victory at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday. Former Longhorn K...
  • August 10, 2016
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    There are throngs of sports fans attending the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro — THRONGS, MIND YOU — but surely no one represents the spirit of American winning like Matthe...
  • Longhorns in the Olympics: Day 4
    August 10, 2016
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    Texas swimmers Townley Haas, Jack Conger and Clark Smith helped the United States win gold in the 800-meter freestyle relay at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday night. Haas, alongside Conor D...