Dutch Olympian and former University of Texas swimmer Caspar Corbeau confirmed to SwimSwam on Monday that he would be leaving Austin to train in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, in the leadup towards the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. This means that he will not be using his fifth year of eligibility in the NCAA, which was given to all winter sport athletes that competed during the 2020-21 NCAA season.
Corbeau will train under Dutch National Team head coach Mark Faber, who is also the primary coach of 100 and 200 breast Dutch record holder Arno Kamminga.
On Sunday, Corbeau made a post on Instagram thanking his coaches and teammates at Texas.
Thank you Austin, and thank you to everyone who made my time here so special. I can’t post everyone who’s had a positive impact on me, but, just know I love y’all.
Corbeau was born and grew up in the United States, but has dual citizenship for the U.S. and the Netherlands. He has represented the Netherlands at the 2020(1) Olympics and the 2022 and 2023 World Championships. He recently placed 5th in the 200 breast at the 2023 World Championships, which was his highest finish ever at a senior international meet.
At Texas, Corbeau was the team’s top 100 and 200 breaststroker during the four seasons that he competed in the NCAA. He is also an NCAA Second-Team All-American in the 200 IM.
During the 2023 NCAA Championships, Corbeau finished 4th in the 100 breast, 2nd in the 200 breast, and 14th in the 200 IM to score 35 individual points, which was the fourth-most on his team. Because of Texas’s lack of sprint depth, he also had to swim three different strokes across four relays. In addition to swimming breast on the 400 medley relay, he also swam fly on the 200 medley relay and free on both the 200 and 400 free relay (and was his team’s fastest split on the 200 free relay).
With Corbeau, Will Chan, and Jake Foster all gone, freshmen Will Modglin and Nate Germonprez are now Texas’s fastest sprint breaststrokers. Modglin is also the team’s best backstroker, which means Germonprez (who holds a best time of 52.59 in the 100 breast) will likely have to swim breaststroke on Texas’s medley relays.
Texas is literally the same roster as Ohio State this year. No depth in stroke events, one elite freestyler and a good diving squad.
But because it’s Texas they’ll finish top 6 somehow and Ohio State outside top 10
As someone who doesn’t know much, I have always felt it is better to train and market yourself in the nation you’re representing. I wouldn’t be surprised if an American company would turn away Corbeau because they’re solely interested in sponsoring, promoting, xyz.. Team USA members/hopefuls.
On the same token, now that’s he’s training in Amsterdam, he could now be much more attractive to Dutch companies
Makes sense for him. Maybe Mark Faber can work his magic again like he did with Kamminga? Then Corbeau would be a big medal contender in Paris.
I think Faber also coaches Tes Shouten who had an outstanding year!
A 200 breaststroker swimming 50 fly on the 200 medley relay. Renaissance man. #hookem
He’s Kate Douglass, Jr. 😉
Wow texas gonna finish outside top 5 this year
big losses. Corbeau, Foster, Foster, Larson, and Johnston
Peter Larson is not swimming 5th year?
i’m surprised he’s not using his 5th year… oh wait, he doesn’t go to Cal so his teammates didn’t get on their knees to beg him to come back for a fraudulent ring
Definitely big shoes to fill but these freshman coming in are fast. Can’t forget about Brayden Taivassalo coming down from Canada. Fresh off World’s and upcoming Pan Am Games experience, his pb’s of 1:01.1/2:11.28 is tops LCM of the group so it will be interesting to see how it translates to SCY.
Short course BR isn’t a freshman’s game. Freshman making a big impact in sprint events in general is a battle, The biggest contributors have been international studs. 1:01 LC is a recruit any program would be happy to have, but I doubt it translates to 50 point on a relay this year or 22.
Unless you’re Max McHuge
Thanks dad!
Hahaha! You’re welcome???
This isn’t me
Nice move! Now’s the time to try something new and gain new perspectives. Hopefully he’s traveling an racing a lot over in Europe, will be fun to follow!
Keep moving around quickly, before they call him on the extra dolphin kick during pullouts. 🙂 Catch me if you can.
This is literally the stupidest take. He’s not Brazilian or Belarusian. Never DQ’d at a high level meet (EK, WK, OS, NCAA). Take your trolling elsewhere else.
He’s always 2x dolphin kicked from the time he was age group
Hahaha, ok Ilya…