Each and every day, the swimmer is asked to give one thing, and that's effort. In the pool, effort is currency. And the question is always the same – how much can you spend without going broke?
For the Texas Men's Swimming program under longtime coach Eddie Reese, the Longhorns spend a lot and make a lot. After all, the Longhorns have won 11 NCAA titles since Reese's tenure began in 1978.
"Every year, we try to work out harder than we did the year before," Reese explains. "That's the only sure way you've got to improve.