Hubert Kós leads Texas men to second straight swimming and diving championship
ATLANTA (AP) — Hubert Kós broke his own NCAA record while defending his title in the 200-yard backstroke to help the Texas men win a second straight national championship in swimming and diving on Saturday. Kós won with a time of 1 minute, 34. 13 seconds as the Longhorns piled up 445.
5 points. He set an NCAA record of 1:34. 21 in winning the event last season.
Kós also broke the NCAA record in the 100 backstroke earlier this meet. Florida junior Jonny Marshall finished second and Virginia sophomore David King took third. Runner-up Florida had 416 points.
Indiana (351), Arizona State (328) and Tennessee (272) rounded out the top five. Virginia freshman Maximus Williamson began the day by winning the 200 IM in 1:38. 48.
Indiana senior Owen McDonald was second, followed by Texas senior Baylor Nelson. Florida senior Josh Liendo clocked a 39. 91 to win the 100 freestyle.