Texas Longhorns: Jack Conger

  • Townley Haas and Jack Conger take bronze at FINA World Championships
    July 28, 2017
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    Townley Haas, a junior at UT, and former Longhorn Jack Conger took third place as members of Team USA�s 800-meter freestyle relay team at the FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary Friday. Th...
  • Year end review: 10 Longhorns athletes to watch in 2017
    December 29, 2016
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    Almost without exception, the best athletes at Texas are among the very best in their respective sports. With that in mind, I decided to choose these 10 athletes from 10 Longhorn teams. Here’s ...
  • Texas swimming teams wins eight events on final day of Texas Invitational
    December 4, 2016
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    The Texas men’s and women’s swimming teams won four events apiece on the final day of the Texas Invitational Saturday at Joe and Lee Jamail Texas Swimming Center. Texas’ Will Licon,...
  • Texas women�s swimming team sets relay record at Texas Invitational
    December 1, 2016
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    The Texas Longhorns women’s swimming team broke a seven-year-old record in the 800-yard freestyle relay to open the Texas Invitational at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center on Wednesd...
  • Texas women�s swim team sweeps Florida, Indiana, Texas men defeat Gators
    October 23, 2016
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    The Texas women’s swim team swept a dual meet against Florida and Indiana, and the men defeated the Gators but fell to the Hoosiers on Saturday in Bloomington, Ind. The UT women won 14 of 15 ev...
  • Texas swimming teams open season with victories in Indiana
    October 22, 2016
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    The Texas women’s swim team won 13 of 15 events and the Texas men’s squad opened its season with seven victories in a dual meet against Florida and Indiana on Friday in Bloomington, India...
  • Texas swimmer Jack Conger suspended 4 months by USOC
    September 8, 2016
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    Texas swimmer Jack Conger will be suspended from USA Swimming events and training for four months as punishment for a drunken late-night encounter at a gas station during the Olympic games. The U.S. ...
  • USOC to take �further action� against Olympic swimmers
    August 21, 2016
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    RIO DE JANEIRO — Whatever celebration the U.S. Olympic Committee has planned for its return home after a wildly successful Rio de Janeiro Games on the competition front will likely be short-liv...
  • Texas� Jack Conger issues statement after arriving in Austin
    August 20, 2016
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    Texas swimmer Jack Conger issued the following statement late Friday independent of UT about his experience in Rio de Janeiro. Conger landed back in Austin around 1:45 p.m. Friday but has not sp...
  • Ryan Lochte apologizes for not being more candid about incident involving 2 Longhorn swimmers
    August 19, 2016
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    RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — U.S Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte has apologized for his behavior surrounding a late-night incident at a Rio de Janeiro gas station, saying he should have been more “c...
  • 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 ...
  • Phelps goes out on top in final US race, winning 100 fly, Conger places fourth
    July 3, 2016
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    Michael Phelps wasn’t about to lose his last race in the United States. With his huge wingspan cutting through the water, Phelps dazzled the home fans one last time. Phelps made it three-for-th...
  • Three Longhorns qualify for finals at Olympic Trials
    July 2, 2016
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    Jack Conger and Will Glass each qualified for the 100-meter butterfly finals at the U.S. Olympic Trials Friday night. The soon-to-be Texas seniors will face Michael Phelps in Saturday’s finals....
  • Phelps locks up trip to 5th Olympics; Franklin going too
    June 30, 2016
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    OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Michael Phelps is heading back to the Olympics. So is Missy Franklin. Phelps, the most decorated athlete in Olympic history, held off a stiff challenge from Tom Shields and o...
  • One by one, some of America�s biggest swimming stars are going down at the Olympic trials.
    June 29, 2016
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    First, Ryan Lochte. Then, Missy Franklin. Lochte, an 11-time Olympic medalist but slowed by a groin injury, missed out on his second chance to make the team in an individual event with a fourth-place...
  • Katie Ledecky heading to Rio, wins 400 free at US Olympic trials
    June 28, 2016
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    OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Katie Ledecky has set the bar so high, it’s a bit of a disappointment when she doesn’t set a world record. The 19-year-old has no complaints.  She’s he...
  • Joseph Schooling tops Michael Phelps in 100 butterfly at Longhorn Elite Invite
    June 4, 2016
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    Michael Phelps edged Jack Conger to win the 100-meter freestyle Friday, but was beaten by Singapore’s Joseph Schooling in the 100 butterfly at the Longhorn Elite Invitational in Austin, Texas. ...
  • Longhorn swimmers go on amazing run to open NCAA championship
    March 24, 2016
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    Texas is the defending national champion in men’s swimming. And given the way they’ve opened the first full day of competition Thursday in Atlanta, another team title could be imminent. U...
  • Longhorns break records in 800 freestyle relay at NCAA Championships
    March 24, 2016
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    The top-ranked Texas men’s swimming team broke multiple records in the 800-yard freestyle relay on the first day of the NCAA Championships in Atlanta, Ga. on Wednesday. Jack Conger, Townley Haa...
  • Olympic icon Michael Phelps lauds Longhorn swim star Jack Conger
    January 15, 2016
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    With 18 gold medals, Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian in history. He’s in Austin this week to race in the Arena Pro Swim Series at the Jamail Texas Swim Center. It seems that Longh...
  • Jack Conger named national swimmer of week
    January 12, 2016
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    Jack Conger, a versatile competitor for the top-ranked Longhorn men’s team, has earned national swimmer of the week. Conger was selected by CollegeSwimming.com. He’s the second Texas swim...
  • No. 1 Texas men�s swimming and diving top Georgia 170-125, UT women fall 155-145
    January 10, 2016
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    The top-ranked Texas men’s swimming and diving team won 12 of 16 events to defeat third-ranked Georgia 170-125 Saturday afternoon at UT’s Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center. Defendi...