The men’s swimming and diving team won the national championship. The program is holds 14 of the school’s 46 NCAA national championships.
“He’s the bell cow,” Del Conte said. “He’s the standard. You think about Connecticut women’s basketball. UCLA, John Wooden — and you think of Eddie Reese in Texas swimming. What he’s done here is second to none in the modern era. It’s unbelievable. Eddie Reese was hired by Darrell Royal. That tells you how long he’s been here and what he’s done with this program. He’s an institution. He defines Texas.