On Saturday, SMU’s men’s swimming and diving team fell to Texas A&M in an all day meet at College Station.

Texas A&M won 10 out of 13 events, beating SMU 136-98. This was SMU’s final meet before the winter break.

Texas A&M is currently ranked 17th in the NCAA men’s swimming rankings whereas SMU has been ranked 27th.

Despite this major difference in rankings, Texas A&M’s head swim coach Jay Holmes gave respect to SMU in a recent news release.

“Anytime you swim against SMU, you can count on it being a great meet,” Holmes said.

Texas A&M would start the day with a win in the 100-yard backstroke by junior Amini Fonua as well as take first place in the 400-yard medley relay and the 400-yard freestyle relay.

SMU’s dive team lost to Texas A&M in both the one meter and the three meter springboard events.

Despite A&M’s victory in these events,  junior  diver Cameron McLean slipped on the board during his dive, scratching his back and falling back into the pool.

McLean did not suffer any major injuries and still placed third in the event.

“I saw Cam’s back-splat on the second dive, and I think we were all scared for him,” Holmes said.

The Aggies were led by sophomore swimmer Omar Enriquez, who  notched a hat trick as he won all three of his individual swims.

“I was very happy with the times I swam today,” Enriquez said.

“Especially for this time of year, the racing becomes more important than the times. But I was still happy with how I swam.”

SMU’s loss is not devastating as they still maintained a high score of 98 against a much higher ranked Texas A&M.

The Mustangs’ diving team will be heading to the Tennessee Diving Invitational in Knoxville, Tenn. on Jan. 3 for three all-day events.

The swim team will face off against the University of Georgia at Perkins Natatorium on Jan. 7 at 6 p.m.

Georgia is currently ranked 12th in the NCAA and should prove to be a highly competitive match for the Mustangs.