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ACC finalist and NCAA qualifier JT Ewing confirmed to SwimSwam that he will transfer to Arizona State University for the 2025-2026 season. Ewing, a redshirt sophomore at North Carolina State University, has two years of eligibility remaining.
Ewing, a Falls Church, Virginia native, spent the past three seasons with NC State, specializing in the backstroke events with a secondary focus on middle-distance freestyle.
In early March, the former Wolfpack swimmer raced the 200 back three times at the Bulldog Last Chance Meet to clinch his NCAA berth. There, he logged times of 1:40.13, 1:40.47, and 1:40.29 to ultimately book his ticket. At NCAAs, Ewing recorded a time of 46.35 in the 100 back prelims, placing 43rd. In the 200 back prelims, he swam a 1:40.06, setting a personal best and finishing 24th. His 100 back best of 46.32 comes from the 2023 NC State Invitational. He did not swim at the 2025 ACC Championships.
Ewing qualified for the 2024 NCAAs after swimming the 200 back three times at the 2024 Bulldog Last Chance Meet, but was left off NC State’s final roster. However, he competed at ACCs, where he made the ‘A’ final of the 200 back with a 1:40.78 in prelims before touching 8th in the final with a time of 1:42.82.
He is a two-time U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier, having competed in both 2021 and 2024. He raced the 200 back at both meets and added the 100 back in 2024. His top finish came in last summer, when he placed 17th in the 200 back with a time of 1:59.47—just one spot shy of advancing to the semifinals. His personal best in the event is 1:57.71 (long course meters).
Top SCY Times:
- 100 Backstroke: 46.32
- 200 Backstroke: 1:40.06
- 100 Freestyle: 44.29
- 200 Freestyle: 1:34.28
Ewing is a significant addition to the Sun Devils’ backstroke group, as his best time of 1:40.06 in the 200 back would have topped their depth chart from the 2024-25 season by nearly two full seconds, where sophomore Quinlan Gould (1:41.70) led the team as the only sub-1:42 swimmer. Ewing’s best 100 back time would have ranked him 5th on the team this season, with senior Jack Wadsworth leading the way at 45.01, followed closely by French freshman Lucien Vergnes (45.32) and Olympic fly medalist Ilya Kharun (45.33) as the only others under 46.
Furthermore, Ewing’s 200 back lifetime best would have been fast enough to win the Big 12 title this past season, where Cincinnati graduate student Hunter Gubeno claimed gold with a time of 1:40.38. ASU’s top finisher in that race was senior Jono Adam, who touched 6th.
This is the fifth high-profile transfer to Arizona State this offseason. Recently, Adam Chaney, a key piece of many of Florida’s NCAA record-setting and winning relays, announced he would use his fifth-year of eligibility with the Sun Devils. Chaney was originally slated to return to Florida but did not compete for the Gators this season and entered the transfer portal in January as a graduate transfer.
Additionally, the Sun Devils have added SEC champion Andrew Taylor, NCAA ‘B’ finalist Jordan Tiffany, and NCAA All-American Remi Fabiani via the transfer portal for next season.
ASU just wrapped up their first season as a member of the Big 12 Conference and has established itself as the new superpower, winning by over 600 points ahead of 2nd-place University of Arizona. This came after Texas left for the Southeastern Conference following last season. The Sun Devils, now under first-year head coach Herbie Behm, finished 6th at the 2025 NCAA Championships after winning the overall title in the 2023–24 season.
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Every time I see a commit pic in front of that pool I get very jealous because that is not what my home pool looks like at all. Good luck to JT, I hope he takes another step forward in his swimming career!
The Behmster effect on a roll!
Quietly putting together a hell of a roster over there 👀👀
Ewing made NCAAs, but not the ACC conference team!
I expect he’ll contribute more at ASU, where being NCAA-scoring in one event is more important than Big XII-scoring in three events.