The former #3 ranked recruit coming out of high school Michael Cotter has announced he will transfer to Texas for the 2024-2025 season. Cotter spent two years with NC State.
Cotter told SwimSwam at the beginning of March that he planned to enter the transfer portal this offseason. He spent a year and a half with NC State.
Cotter arrived in fall 2022, competing in numerous dual meets before tearing his ACL and fracturing his tibia in November 2022. His freshman season was completed after mid-seasons as he swam a 1:34.45 in the 200 free, 1:45.08 in the 200 IM, and a 43.25 in the 100 free. All marked season bests for Cotter but were off of his personal best times.
About five months after his injury, Cotter returned to competition at the Pro Series stop in Mission Viejo in May 2023. His highest finish was 2nd in the 200 free as he swam a 1:48.21. A month later, Cotter finished 20th in the event at 2023 US Summer Nationals in a 1:48.41.
Cotter entered his sophomore season this past fall and once again competed in numerous dual meets before ending his NCAA season at midseason. There he swam a 1:40.77 in the 200 free and a 1:49.79 in the 200 IM. He then returned home to his club team, TAC Titans for the spring semester.
Just last month, Cotter swam at US Olympic Trials. He swam to 20th in the 200 free in a 1:47.86 and 43rd in the 100 free in a 50.00.
Cotter is the latest transfer to the Texas men’s team for this upcoming season. Other notable names include Hubert Kos from Arizona State, Rex Maurer from Stanford, Aaron Shackell from Cal, and Ben Sampson from D2 Colorado Mesa. The Texas men will be in their first season under Bob Bowman this fall and also join the SEC for the upcoming season.
Michael’s younger sister Keelan Cotter entered the transfer portal this offseason but has decided to stay at NC State.
I wonder what the attrition is going to be like with all these transfers. Bowman’s gonna be spread pretty thin, if he even was going to coach most of these people in the first place.
SEC roster limits will leave some really good swimmers behind in Austin.
What are the official limits for the SEC?
I’m not sure if any of these have changed this season with the big roster changes, but these were the conference limits in effect last year: https://staging.swimswam.com/how-many-swimmers-divers-can-score-at-the-major-conference-championships/
I was wondering if there was any more info on this type of roster limit :
https://staging.swimswam.com/sources-sec-proposes-swim-dive-roster-limits-for-men-22-women-35-after-house-settlement/
Nothing has been confirmed or decided as far as I know. But some kind of roster limits are almost definitely coming down the pipeline.
What is going on with the scholarships? Or do they not really count anymore?
It’s a quagmire. There are scholarship limits, not for long, and NIL can supplement scholarships and make them go a lot further.
Quagmire
Getting a lot of transfers from kids on that Cary club.
Transfers? TAC is a club team.
This is getting a bit outrageous.
Would it be fair to call Bob Bowman the golden magnet for swimming in Texas? It’s gonna be one fine year 2024 2025
Bob Bowman is the gift that keeps gifting
Gifting or Grifting?
But where’s the grift?
Leon
I’m not sure you know what grift means.