The SMU men’s swimming and diving team, ranked No. 23, are competing in the Conference USA Championships this Wednesday through Saturday in Houston.
In their last meet, the Mustangs came up short against The University of Texas. The Mustangs were only able to win three of the events: the 200 meter backstroke, 200 meter breaststroke and 200 meter freestyle relay. The team put up a good fight, but lost to the No. 1 Longhorns in the end, 158-110.
SMU junior Matthew Culbertson has been a team stand-out in diving. His recent successes include winning the 1 meter event with a score of 377.85, and 3 meter event with a score of 384.52 against Texas A&M Jan. 29.
Freshman swimmer Mindaugas Sadauskas won the 200 meter freestyle against A&M with a time of 1:40.84.
However, the winner came down to the last event, and SMU was out-touched by 0.6 seconds for the the win. A&M barely beat the Mustangs, 119-118.
