The Longhorn "Elite" Invite isn't Elite
7/10/202617 min
The Longhorn Elite Invite delivered world-class racing, breakout performances, and plenty of storylines heading into the biggest meets of the season. In this episode, we recap the fastest swims, biggest surprises, standout athletes, and what these results mean moving forward.Which performance impressed you the most? Let us know in the comments!
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First 90 secondsDax Hill· Host0:01
Moving on, we got the, uh, Longhorn Elite Invite. So elite that people really didn't pay attention to it.
Elvis Burrows· Host0:10
[blows raspberry] I fee- I feel like this is, this is a topic you could lead on, former Longhorn.
Dax Hill· Host0:18
Yeah. It's, um... It's just like all UT meets. It's just T- Texas Invite, and we invite swimmers to come swim in it. But it's, it's, it's local swimmers, it's UT practice where you're just be- beating up on each other, and the swimmers who usually win are Longhorn swimmers, not necessarily because they swim fast, but by default- Mm-hmm ... of nobody else being there. So, like, some swimmers swam, I'm not gonna say swam well. Um, we talked, I mean, I mentioned Simone, our favorite swimmer. Shout out to her. Like, 1:56 is serious long course, right? I think she got second. Yeah, 'cause, uh, Gilma beat her. Um, and then she went 24.8 in the 50. Like, that's a win by default.
Elvis Burrows· Host1:16
Mm-hmm.
Dax Hill· Host1:18
Right? I think she won by a second, and then her 100 free was a similar situation. Um, I am sh- or Shane swam really well, but who you racing? Who is on Shane's level