Texas freshman Mena Boardman won two individual events and swam on both of Texas’ winning relays to help the Longhorns take down South Carolina on Friday. Archive photo via Mena Boardman
Texas vs South Carolina
- October 30, 2026
- Columbia, South Carolina
- SCY (25 Yards)
- Team Scores
- Women: Texas 223 — South Carolina 77
- Men: Texas 225 — South Carolina 73
The Texas Longhorns raced South Carolina on Friday, and Texas came out on top in dominant fashion with both teams bolstered by strong performances from their freshmen.
Women’s Recap
The Texas women won every event, including diving including a shared event win with South Carolina in the women’s 200 breaststroke.
They started the meet with a win in the 400 medley relay courtesy of Lillian Nesty (51.29), Angie Coe (1:00.63), Mena Boardman (50.57), and Eva Okaro (46.51) swimming 3:29.00 to finish almost five seconds ahead of their ‘B’ relay’s time of 3:33.93. Campbell Stoll swam breaststroke on the ‘B’ relay, splitting 1:00.36, the fastest split in the field.
Freshman Mena Boardman, who swam the butterfly leg of the medley relay, went on to win two individual events for the Longhorns as well. She opened her individual events with a 52.16 win in the women’s 100 backstroke, finishing about eight hundredths ahead of Sarah Rodrigues who swam 52.24 for 2nd. This was a new best time for Boardman, taking three tenths off the 52.42 mark she set in March…