LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV men's and women's swimming teams will compete in Austin, Texas, at the Texas Invitational from Wednesday-Saturday, Nov. 15-18, at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center.
Each day's events begin with the prelims at 8 a.m. PT, followed by the finals at 4 p.m. PT.
The Rebels will square off in a pool of teams that consists of several nationally ranked programs. Among those are the host Longhorns' No. 2 women and No. 7 men, USC's No. 7 women and No. 16 men, Stanford's No. 8 men and No. 10 women, as well as Wisconsin's No. 12 women and No. 22 men.
Fans can follow the action via the live results link
here. Results will be posted on UNLVRebels.com.
REBELS IN THE NATIONAL POLLS: UNLV men's swimming and diving appeared among the teams receiving votes in the 2023 Preseason College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Division I Top-25 poll released on Oct. 12. Out of 32 teams that received votes, the Rebel men's squad ranks 29th on that list with eight points.
UNLV INDIVIDUALS AMONG THE NATION'S BEST: The Rebels have several individual marks that rank among the top-25 fastest on the NCAA top-times chart this season. Headlining those are Beji at 10th in the 100 breast (52.98) and 200 breast (1:56.05), junior
Bryson Huey at 13th in the 50 free (19.60), senior
Blanka Bokros at 20th in the 200 fly (1:57.09) along with senior
George Ratiu at 16th in the 100 free (43.21).
REBEL RELAYS ON NCAA TOP-TIMES LISTS: Along with their individual national rankings, the Rebels have three relay times that sit among or near the NCAA top-25 marks on the year. Among those are the UNLV men's 400 medley relay (3:09.43) team in ninth, men's 200 free relay (1:19.54) quartet in 16th and women's 400 medley relay (3:41.89) squad in 26th.