2008 Big 12 Conference Swimming & Diving Championships
psych sheet
www.texassports.com/.../sw_big12_psych.pdf
Results
www.tsc.utexas.edu/.../index.htm
videos
www.flocasts.org/.../coverage.php
Records
www.usaswimming.org/.../Rulebook Records - Feb 18 2008.pdf
WHAT: 2008 Big 12 Conference Swimming and Diving Championships
WHERE: Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center – Austin, Texas
WHEN: Wednesday, Feb. 27 through Saturday, March 1 (complete schedule below)
ADMISSION: $5 for adults and $2 for students, per session; all-session passes will be available for $20 for adults and $8 for students; NOTE: There is no admission charge for Wednesday’s events; doors will open and tickets will be available 1 hour prior to the start of each session.
PARKING: www.tsc.utexas.edu/.../
LIVE RESULTS: Click here for live results.
DEFENDING CHAMPIONS: The Texas men have won the previous 11 Big 12 Championship meets and set a new meet record with 1,114 points at the 2007 meet in College Station. The Texas A&M women edged the Texas women, 931-930 at the 2007 meet.
COMPLETE BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
Wednesday, Feb. 27
PRELIMINARIES
4:30 PM
One Meter Diving - Men
FINALS
6:00 PM
200 Medley Relay
One Meter Diving - Men
800 Freestyle Relay*
* The 800 free relay will begin 45 minutes after the conclusion of the 200 medley relay
Thursday, Feb. 28
PRELIMINARIES
10:00 AM
500 yard Freestyle
200 yard Individual Medley
50 yard Freestyle
*15 minute break
400 yard Medley Relay
1:00 PM
One Meter Diving - Women
FINALS
6:00 PM
500 yard Freestyle
200 yard Individual Medley
50 yard Freestyle
One Meter Diving - Women
400 yard Medley Relay
Friday, Feb. 29
PRELIMINARIES
10:00 AM
200 yard Freestyle Relay
400 yard Individual Medley
100 yard Butterfly
200 yard Freestyle
100 yard Breaststroke
100 yard Backstroke
11:30 AM
Three Meter Diving - Women
2:15 PM
Three Meter Diving - Men
FINALS
5:00 PM
Three Meter Diving - Women
6:00 PM
200 yard Freestyle Relay
400 yard Individual Medley
100 yard Butterfly
200 yard Freestyle
100 yard Breaststroke
100 yard Backstroke
Three Meter Diving - Men
Saturday, March 1
PRELIMINARIES
10:00 AM
200 yard Backstroke
100 yard Freestyle
200 yard Breaststroke
200 yard Butterfly
*15 minute break
400 yard Freestyle Relay
11:30 AM
Platform Diving - Men
2:30 PM
Platform Diving - Women
FINALS
5:00 PM
Platform Diving - Men
6:00 PM
200 yard Backstroke 100 yard Freestyle
*1650 yard Freestyle 200 yard Breaststroke
200 yard Butterfly Platform Diving - Women
400 yard Freestyle Relay
Parents
Former Member
Geek,
You say you are "personally am elated my kids have the same sporting opportunities that I had growing up in the late 60s and 70s, except football"....
Unfortunately, as the father of one boy and two girls, I am not elated at my son's collegiate scholarship opportunities in the sport of swimming compared to when I went to the Univ. of Texas. When I was there we had 12 scholarships.... now its around 9. There were actually team competitions in the ancient SouthWest Conference..... now there is nothing in the Big 12.
You can not pin this demise of boys secondary sports in college entirely on selfish football budgeting decisions. The timing is too coincidental with the implementation of Title 9. There is only so much money in the pot. Title 9 spread it out broader in womens sports and there is less in secondary men's sports. Title 9 is a good idea.... but there should have been mandatory requirements to have football dip into their budgets to help pay for existing men's secondary sports.
Before Title 9 women were unhappy with athletic dept. budgets and decision....... after Title 9 secondary mens sports are unhappy with athletic dept. budgets and decisions.
Title 9 hasn't really really solved the basic inequity...... its just shifted it.
John Smith
Geek,
You say you are "personally am elated my kids have the same sporting opportunities that I had growing up in the late 60s and 70s, except football"....
Unfortunately, as the father of one boy and two girls, I am not elated at my son's collegiate scholarship opportunities in the sport of swimming compared to when I went to the Univ. of Texas. When I was there we had 12 scholarships.... now its around 9. There were actually team competitions in the ancient SouthWest Conference..... now there is nothing in the Big 12.
You can not pin this demise of boys secondary sports in college entirely on selfish football budgeting decisions. The timing is too coincidental with the implementation of Title 9. There is only so much money in the pot. Title 9 spread it out broader in womens sports and there is less in secondary men's sports. Title 9 is a good idea.... but there should have been mandatory requirements to have football dip into their budgets to help pay for existing men's secondary sports.
Before Title 9 women were unhappy with athletic dept. budgets and decision....... after Title 9 secondary mens sports are unhappy with athletic dept. budgets and decisions.
Title 9 hasn't really really solved the basic inequity...... its just shifted it.
John Smith
