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Euro Juniors Medalist Rafael Fente-Damers Announces Verbal Commitment to Texas (2025)

French age group record-holder Rafael Fente-Damers has announced his intention to swim and study at the University of Texas in 2025-26.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 53.5% Think Bowman Turns Texas Into Premier NCAA Contender In 1-2 Years

The Texas men are coming off their lowest finish since 2005 at the NCAA Championships, but new head coach Bob Bowman figures to rebuild them quickly.

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Alabama’s Eric Stelmar Nominated For SEC McWhorter Post-Grad Scholarship

A two-time NCAA qualifier, Stelmar holds a 4.0 GPA in biology.

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Walsh Sisters, Sims, and Vazquez Montano Nominated for 2024 Honda Sport Award For Swim/Dive

Gretchen and Alex Walsh have both been nominated for the 2024 Honda Award for Swimming and Diving, along with Bella Sims and Aranza Vazquez.

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Notre Dame, Michigan, And Purdue Men See Highest Rises at 2024 NCAAs

Chris Guiliano and the Notre Dame men moved up 8 spots from 18th to 10th from 2023 to 2024 NCAAs. The Michigan men moved up 4 spots while Purdue moved up 15.

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Florida, Michigan, Texas A&M, and Auburn Women Have Highest Rises At 2024 NCAAs

The Florida women scored over 2x the amount of points in 2024 than 2023. Michigan moved up 11 spots scoring over 4x the amount of points this year than last.

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NCAA Division II Champion Ben Sampson Transferring To Texas For 5th Year

Sampson would have made the NCAA B final of the 400 IM this past season, an event that Texas had 0 swimmers even in prelims.

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Texas A&M Plans to Combine Men’s, Women’s Swimming & Diving Programs

Jay Holmes’ future with Texas A&M, where he has coached since 1987, is unclear after the school announced that it would search for a new Director of Operations.

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Florida Adds Julia Heimstead and Katelyn Schroeder for 2024-25

Butterflyer Julia Heimstead, a 5th-year transfer from Arizona, and Canadian backstroker Katelyn Schroeder will swim for Florida in 2024-25.

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NCAA Qualifier Tommy Palmer of Arizona Enters Transfer Portal (And Other Portal Updates)

Also entering the NCAA transfer portal recently has been a swimmer from each of Ohio State, Cal, Missouri, and Arizona State.

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Ohio State’s Libby Gilbert Transferring to Vanderbilt To Use COVID-19 Fifth Year

Gilbert was just off of making NCAAs this season as she fell on line 40 of the pre-selection psych sheets in the 200 backstroke.

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What Will The Chain Reaction Be From Bowman’s Bombshell?

There are endless moving parts in the aftermath of Bob Bowman’s decision to head to the University of Texas after nine years at Arizona State.

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ASU Swimmers Following Bowman Will Train In Austin Prior To U.S. Olympic Trials

Bowman revealed his immediate timeline during his introductory press conference, noting his swimmers will be in Austin for the last three weeks pre-Trials.

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Bob Bowman Named Director, Head Men’s Coach At Texas Two Days After NCAA Title With ASU

Bowman takes the reins from the legendary Eddie Reese after a nine-year stint at Arizona State that culminated with the men’s national title on Saturday.

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How Many Times Did The Top 10 Men’s Teams Score “0” Points At 2024 NCAAs?

The Tennessee men showed their dominance in relays and sprint freestyle events but had 0 points in 9 events while Stanford also had 0 points in 9 events.

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