Kamal Muhammad has announced he will transfer to Tennessee for his final two seasons of NCAA eligibility. Muhammad finished his sophomore season at the University of Virginia last year but did not compete for the Cavaliers this season.
Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, Muhammad finished his freshman season in a tri-meet against NC State and UNC. He did not swim personal best times at that meet but did post lifetime bests as a freshman at midseason as he swam a 1:46.10 in the 200 fly and a 1:44.49 in the 200 IM.
He swam season best times as a sophomore at midseason posting a 46.85 in the 100 fly and 1:45.22 in the 200 IM. He finished his season at the dual meet against Virginia Tech and did not swim at ACCs.
Muhammad did not swim for Virginia this season but has participated in two Pro Series stops already in 2025. At the start of March, he swam a 52.77 in the 100 fly to finish 3rd. He also swam a 24.14 in the 50 fly and 50.72 in the 100 free. Just last week, he was faster in the 100 fly and 50 fly. He swam a 52.47 in the 100 fly for 3rd touching behind Maxime Grousset and Luca Urlando.
In February, he swam at Sectionals in Oceanside posting lifetime bests in the 100 fly (46.00) and 50 free (19.89).
The Tennessee men finished 3rd at the 2025 SEC Championships and went on to finish 5th at 2025 NCAAs. The team was led by Jordan Crooks who scored 49.5 points including an NCAA title in the 50 free.
Based on his best times, Muhammad would have been 7th on the roster this past season in the 100 fly and 50 free. The senior Crooks led the team in both events with a 17.82 in the 50 free and 43.77 in the 100 fly.
Kamal is the son of Sabir Muhammad who was the first African-American to medal in swimming at an international competition. Sabir competed collegiately at Stanford.
I can’t believe Sabir Muhammad has a son nearing the end of college! I’m getting old!!
Happy for Kamal and TN! He has so much potential – I hope to see him really thrive at TN!
52.4 LCM 100 fly is no joke
So happy to see Kamal headed to TN
Any word on why he left UVA?
Have you seen the men’s team’s results…
he was working in California
No. This is not why he left UVA
Training under the goat Brett Hawke #sprintrevolution
if I were a Notre Dame swimmer, I’d make a bet that this won’t be the last promising recruit we’ll see leave UVA in the next few years.
I give Heilman and Williamson a year tops.
What’s the over-and-under on that parlay?
Yeah. Idk. I’d think at least Thomas knows what he’s getting into if Gary Taylor is coaching the men’s side.
Gary Taylor? More like Gary Thank You for being such an amazing coach of the University Auburn Tigers RAWRR
He’s a dawg, threw down some fast times in Sacramento.
Looking forward to seeing him in the NCAA
Not a dog. Def a cat.
A dire wolf