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Phillip Endom of New Orleans, LA has announced his decision to continue her academic and athletic career at Texas Christian University beginning in the fall of 2021. He is a year-round swimmer at Nu Wave Swim Club and he is a senior at Jesuit High School.
I am very excited and humbled to announce my verbal commitment to further my athletic and academic career at TCU!! I want to thank God, my family, coaches, and friends for helping me throughout the years!! GO FROGS!!
In November, Endom competed at the Louisiana DI State Championships in the 100 back and 200 IM. The Jesuit High School senior won both events, and swam on two relays for his team. He won the 100 back in a time of 52.47, a personal best time. He powered to the wall 3.31 seconds ahead of 200 IM silver medalist Austin Peak of Saint Pauls. He went a second personal best time with his time of 1:52.65.
Endom also earned two silver medals for Jesuit’s 200 medley and 400 free relays. He swam the second leg of the 400 free relay, splitting a time of 48.84, and he swam the breast leg of the medley relay, swimming a 50 time of 27.92. The Jesuit High School’s men’s team finished second behind Catholic High School. Endom was the top individual point-scorer of the meet, as he was the only swimmer to win two individual gold medals.
Endom improved his standings at the state every year until his senior year. In 2018, the junior won gold in the 200 IM and silver in the 100 back. As a sophomore, he finishing 2nd in the 100 back and 3rd in the 200 IM, and finally, freshman year he was 6th in the 200 IM and 3rd in the 100 back.
In early December Endom swam at the Louisiana YNWL 18&U Championships with Nu Wave Swim Club. He swam the 100 and 200 breast, the 100 and 200 fly, and the 200 and 400 IM, going personal best times in 4 of the 6 events. He won the 200 breast and 400 IM, was runner-up in the 200 IM and 200 fly, and finished 3rd in the 100 breast and 14th in the 200 fly. He went best times in both breaststroke events, the 200 fly, and the 400 IM. His 200 butterfly time was a 2019 Junior Nationals qualifying time.
Top SCY Times:
- 200 fly – 1:50.75
- 200 IM – 1:52.65
- 400 IM – 4:01.97
- 200 breast – 2:07.70
Endom will join the TCU Horned Frogs beginning in the fall of 2021. The men’s team finished 3rd at the 2020 Big IIX Conference Championships. Endom’s top times would have placed in the B-final of the 200 fly, 200 IM, 200 breast, and 400 IM at the 2020 conference meet. He would have been the team’s 5th fastest 200 flyer during the 2019-2020 season behind Piotr Sadlowski, Kade Knoch, Michael Chwaluk, and Charles Millette.
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