Thursday, March 23
Minneapolis, Minn.
10 a.m. / 6 p.m.
SMU
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NCAA Championships
Feehery, Smithson Set For NCAA Championships
Mar 20 | Men's Swimming & Diving
NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving Championships
University of Minnesota –  Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center- Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 22-25, 2023
Championships Central / Schedule / TV & Meet InformationÂ
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MINNEAPOLIS (SMU)-- Colin Feehery and Peter Smithson will represent SMU in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as they compete in the 2023 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. The meet will take place March 22-25, with Feehery and Smithson competing Thursday-Saturday.Â
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Feehery earned his 2023 invite in the 200 breaststroke and 400 IM, with the opportunity to also swim the 200 IM, having achieved an NCAA B Standard in the event. This will be his second trip to the Championships, having qualified last year in the 400 IM.
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The senior was named the 2023 American Athletic Conference Co-Swimmer of the Year and has earned all-conference honors 18 times throughout his career. Feehery claimed five titles at the AAC Championships, including winning gold in the 200 breaststroke, and the 400 IM for the fourth consecutive year. Feehery defended his 200 IM title for the second straight time. The senior was a part of SMU's 400 medley and 400 freestyle relays that claimed gold.
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Smithson finished ninth place on 3-meter at the Zone D Diving Championships with a combined prelim and final score of 722.05, qualifying the senior for the NCAA Championships. Smithson now also qualifies on 1-meter and Platform with his top-12 performance in both events. Smithson will be the first Mustang diver to qualify for the NCAA Championships all four years since Bryce Dumais (2000-2003).
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Smithson won titles in all three diving events at the 2023 AAC Conference Championships and was named Most Outstanding Diver for the fourth consecutive season.
Swimming and Diving ScheduleÂ
Feehery | 200 IM (Thursday), 400 IM (Friday), 200 breaststroke (Saturday)
Smithson | 1M (Thursday), 3M (Friday), Platform (Saturday)
Prelims will begin at 10:00 AM CT Thursday through Saturday. Finals will begin at approximately 6:00 PM CT Wednesday through Saturday. Events in bold will have at least one Mustang competing in them.
Thursday, March 23
500 Freestyle
200 Individual Medley
50 Freestyle
1-Meter Diving
200 Freestyle Relay
Friday, March 24
400 Individual Medley
100 Butterfly
200 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
3-Meter Diving
Saturday, March 25
200 Backstroke
100 Freestyle
200 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly
Platform Diving
1650 Freestyle
Feehery at the 2022 NCAA Championships
200 IM: Colin Feehery – 1:44.01 (school record) – 35th/58
400 IM: Colin Feehery – 3:48.34 – 34th/37
200 breaststroke: Colin Feehery – 1:54.15 – 29th/54
Smithson at the 2022 NCAA Championships
3-meter diving:
3M: Peter Smithson – 322.10 – 34th/47
Platform: Peter Smithson – 289.65 – 31st/45
AAC Champions
SMU men's swimming and diving team won its third consecutive American Athletic Conference Championship, defeating Cincinnati 1267-1134. This was the Mustangs third overall AAC title and 44th conference championship in program history. They have won 19 titles since 1997.
SMU Named CSCAA Scholar All-America Team
The SMU men's swimming and diving team was named a College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America Team for the fall semester, the organization announced . To earn Scholar All-America honors, a program must earn a team grade point average of 3.00 or higher. The Mustangs 42-member team boasted a 3.36 GPA for the fall 2022 semester. Team honors will also be handed out following the spring semester and individual Scholar All-America accolades.
Holt Hickman Outdoor Pool Is Coming To The Hilltop
With a $2.5M gift from the Hickman family, SMU will soon break ground for a new eight-lane, 50-meter by 25-yard outdoor pool, with 1- and 3-meter diving boards. The $11M project will also include a 20-foot by 40-foot instructional pool that will be used for lessons and rehab/therapy. The addition of the outdoor pool will complete the Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center, making SMU the only University in the country with both indoor and outdoor Olympic pools in one facility, further cementing SMU's swimming and diving facility as one of the finest in college athletics.
University of Minnesota –  Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center- Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 22-25, 2023
Championships Central / Schedule / TV & Meet InformationÂ
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MINNEAPOLIS (SMU)-- Colin Feehery and Peter Smithson will represent SMU in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as they compete in the 2023 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. The meet will take place March 22-25, with Feehery and Smithson competing Thursday-Saturday.Â
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Feehery earned his 2023 invite in the 200 breaststroke and 400 IM, with the opportunity to also swim the 200 IM, having achieved an NCAA B Standard in the event. This will be his second trip to the Championships, having qualified last year in the 400 IM.
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The senior was named the 2023 American Athletic Conference Co-Swimmer of the Year and has earned all-conference honors 18 times throughout his career. Feehery claimed five titles at the AAC Championships, including winning gold in the 200 breaststroke, and the 400 IM for the fourth consecutive year. Feehery defended his 200 IM title for the second straight time. The senior was a part of SMU's 400 medley and 400 freestyle relays that claimed gold.
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Smithson finished ninth place on 3-meter at the Zone D Diving Championships with a combined prelim and final score of 722.05, qualifying the senior for the NCAA Championships. Smithson now also qualifies on 1-meter and Platform with his top-12 performance in both events. Smithson will be the first Mustang diver to qualify for the NCAA Championships all four years since Bryce Dumais (2000-2003).
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Smithson won titles in all three diving events at the 2023 AAC Conference Championships and was named Most Outstanding Diver for the fourth consecutive season.
Swimming and Diving ScheduleÂ
Feehery | 200 IM (Thursday), 400 IM (Friday), 200 breaststroke (Saturday)
Smithson | 1M (Thursday), 3M (Friday), Platform (Saturday)
Prelims will begin at 10:00 AM CT Thursday through Saturday. Finals will begin at approximately 6:00 PM CT Wednesday through Saturday. Events in bold will have at least one Mustang competing in them.
Thursday, March 23
500 Freestyle
200 Individual Medley
50 Freestyle
1-Meter Diving
200 Freestyle Relay
Friday, March 24
400 Individual Medley
100 Butterfly
200 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
3-Meter Diving
Saturday, March 25
200 Backstroke
100 Freestyle
200 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly
Platform Diving
1650 Freestyle
Feehery at the 2022 NCAA Championships
200 IM: Colin Feehery – 1:44.01 (school record) – 35th/58
400 IM: Colin Feehery – 3:48.34 – 34th/37
200 breaststroke: Colin Feehery – 1:54.15 – 29th/54
Smithson at the 2022 NCAA Championships
3-meter diving:
3M: Peter Smithson – 322.10 – 34th/47
Platform: Peter Smithson – 289.65 – 31st/45
AAC Champions
SMU men's swimming and diving team won its third consecutive American Athletic Conference Championship, defeating Cincinnati 1267-1134. This was the Mustangs third overall AAC title and 44th conference championship in program history. They have won 19 titles since 1997.
SMU Named CSCAA Scholar All-America Team
The SMU men's swimming and diving team was named a College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America Team for the fall semester, the organization announced . To earn Scholar All-America honors, a program must earn a team grade point average of 3.00 or higher. The Mustangs 42-member team boasted a 3.36 GPA for the fall 2022 semester. Team honors will also be handed out following the spring semester and individual Scholar All-America accolades.
Holt Hickman Outdoor Pool Is Coming To The Hilltop
With a $2.5M gift from the Hickman family, SMU will soon break ground for a new eight-lane, 50-meter by 25-yard outdoor pool, with 1- and 3-meter diving boards. The $11M project will also include a 20-foot by 40-foot instructional pool that will be used for lessons and rehab/therapy. The addition of the outdoor pool will complete the Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center, making SMU the only University in the country with both indoor and outdoor Olympic pools in one facility, further cementing SMU's swimming and diving facility as one of the finest in college athletics.
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