November 18, 2007
The No. 18 Texas A&M men?™s swimming and diving team trails SMU, 1012-967, after the second night of competition of the second annual Art Adamson Invitational on Saturday.
The Aggies?™ lone winner of the night was Israel Duran who continued his dominance in the butterfly events with a win over SMU?™s Justin Smith in 48.82. The pair paced each other stroke for stroke with Duran?™s advantage coming in his powerful underwater kick. Duran brought the win home with a strong last 25.
?I?™m really proud of Israel tonight,? commented head coach Jay Holms. ?He had a tough double to pull off tonight when he was asked to swim the 400 I.M. and 100 fly back-to-back. It just shows how much of a hard worker he is to swim that double and then race the 100 back within a 10th of a second of his life time best later in the night.?
Duran?™s 100 fly clocking was within a half a second of the lifetime best he swam at the NCAA championships last March in Minnesota. Additionally, he posted a lifetime best in the 400 individual medley to take second by less than a second.
In the 100 breaststroke, Alejandro Jacobo proved his supremacy over the stroke by posting an NCAA consideration time of 54.77 unshaved and untapered. The race featured a battle of the brothers with Jacobo and his brother, former Texas A&M standout Alfredo Jacobo, going stroke for stroke for the entire 100.
?It was really fun to watch those two guys race,? said Holms during the post-meet team dinner. ?Those two have a friendly rivalry and it?™s always fun to watch the outcome.? (By Rebecca Sturdy, Texas A&M Media Relations)