A SMU swimmer during a freestyle race against the University of Texas Feb 6 at Perkins Natatorium. (MICHAEL DANSER/The Daily Campus)

David fell to Goliath over the weekend when the SMU swim program competed in a dual meet against the University of Texas. Both the men’s and the women’s teams hosted the Longhorns at Perkins Natatorium Feb. 6.

The SMU men’s program, ranked No. 23, finished 48 points behind UT’s No. 1 ranked program, 158-110. SMU came in first in only three events. Junior Pontus Renholm and Senior Fabian Brunetti took first and second place respectively in the 200-yard backstroke. Tom Cole, Mark Reese and JJ Wojcik finished first, second and third in the 200-yard breaststroke.
The final event of the day, the 200-yard freestyle relay, allowed SMU to take first, second and third place again.

Despite a higher rank, the women experienced a similar drastic loss, 158-110. The Mustangs are ranked No. 18 and the female Longhorns are ranked No. 3. After a day of losses, SMU secured their first event win when Therese Svendsen finished the 100-yard backstroke in 55.77 seconds. SMU got their stroke back in both the A and B sets of the 200-yard freestyle relay, finishing first and second.

The C-USA championships are next on tap for the SMU team: they will be held in Houston Feb. 24-27. The women’s team will compete first in the Grand Prix in Columbia, Mo. Feb. 12-14.
 

(Michael Danser/THE DAILY CAMPUS)