2025 Texas Hall of Fame Invitational
- November 18-21, 2025
- Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center, Austin, TX
- 11:00 am ET swimming prelims/11:30 am diving prelims/7:00 pm ET finals (Tuesday exception: 5 pm ET relay timed finals)
- Championship Format
- SCY
- Live Results
- Results on Meet Mobile as “Texas Hall of Fame Swimming Invite”
- Live Recaps
We’re now on the third day of the Texas Hall of Fame Invite, and we’ve already seen some historically-fast swims. The meet marches on this morning with the new NCAA championship format: 100 back, 200 breast, 500 free, and 50 free.
Wisconsin’s been looking sharp so far, and Badger Maggie Wanezek holds the top seed in the women’s 100 back with a 50.30. Longhorn Will Modglin swam the fastest 50 back in history Tuesday night, and he tops the psych sheet in the 100 back with a time of 44.57.
Next up will be the 200 breast, where Stanford’s Lucy Bell (2:04.76) and Texas’ Nate Germonprez (1:52.25) are both in line for sweeps after winning the 100 breast last night. Longhorn Jillian Cox won the 1650 Tuesday night, and she’s the top seed in the 500 this morning with a seed time of 4:33.91. Rex Maurer didn’t contest the 1650 this meet despite having taken 2nd in the event at last year’s NCAAs, but he’s the top seed in the 500 (4:10.75).
Finally, this morning’s action will conclude with the 50 free; Longhorns Eva Okaro (21.54) and Garrett Gould (19.15) will each be in lane 4 in the fastest heats.
WOMEN’S 100 BACKSTROKE – PRELIMS
- NCAA Record: 48.10, Gretchen Walsh (Virginia) – 2024
- 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 52.65
- 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 51.68
‘A’ Final Qualifiers:
- Maggie Wanezek (Wisconsin) – 50.11
- Claire Jansen (Pitt) – 51.80
- Kaitlyn Owens (Texas A&M) – 51.81
- Berit Berglund (Texas) – 52.22
- Sydney Gring (Pitt) – 52.28
- Emma Kern (Texas) – 52.50
- Levenia Sim (Stanford) – 52.64
- Alana Berlin (Stanford) – 52.65
Wisconsin sophomore Maggie Wanezek looks to be in the driver’s seat for her first win of the meet, after hitting a new personal best of 50.11 en route to posting the top time of this morning by the better part of two seconds. Wanezek came into the season with a PR of 50.96, then went 50.30 just a couple weeks ago, before improving on that time once again this morning.
Wanezek was the only woman under last year’s NCAA invited time this morning, although all the top eight matched or better this year’s NCAA qualifying time (which serves roughly the same function as the previous ‘B’ standard).
MEN’S 100 BACKSTROKE – PRELIMS
- NCAA Record: 43.20, Hubert Kos (Texas) – 2025
- 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 46.29
- 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 45.26
‘A’ Final Qualifiers:
- Will Modglin (Texas) – 43.26 **American Record**
- Stuart Seymour (Northwestern) – 45.58
- Nathan Welker (Wisconsin) – 46.06
- Michal Chmielewski (USC) – 46.39
- David Gerchik (Northwestern) – 46.40
- Kyle Peck (Texas) – 46.48
- John Simmons (Texas A&M) – 46.77
- Landon Kyser (Wisconsin) – 46.83
Will Modglin followed up his all-time swim in the 50 back Tuesday with an American Record in the 100 back this morning. Modglin’s time of 43.26 moves him past Luca Urlando among American swimmers, and behind only teammate Hubert Kos and Johnny Marshall all-time.
All-Time Top Performers, Men’s 100-yard Backstroke:
- Hubert Kos, Texas — 43.20 (2025)
- Jonny Marshall, Florida — 43.22 (2025)
- Will Modglin, Texas — 43.26
- Luca Urlando, Georgia — 43.35 (2022)
- Ryan Murphy, Cal — 43.49 (2016)
Modglin was the only man under last year’s NCAA invite time. Northwestern’s Stuart Seymour posted the 2nd-fastest time of the morning with a 45.58 that’s about half a second off his lifetime best. Nathan Welker of Wisconsin shaved 0.35s off his personal best time to qualify 3rd with a 46.06.
WOMEN’S 200 BREASTSTROKE – PRELIMS
- NCAA Record: 2:01.29, Kate Douglass (Virginia) – 2023
- 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 2:11.27
- 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 2:09.58
‘A’ Final Qualifiers:
- Lucy Bell (Stanford) – 2:06.94
- Angie Coe (Texas) – 2:08.78
- Adalene Robillard (Stanford) – 2:09.29
- Piper Enge (Texas) – 2:09.38
- Caroline Bricker (Stanford) – 2:09.40
- Hazal Ozkan (Wisconsin) – 2:09.63
- Brooke Corrigan (Wisconsin) – 2:10.03
- Campbell Stoll (Texas) – 2:10.29
Stanford and Texas alternated finishers in the top five spots, although both teams ended up putting three women into tonight’s A-final.
Yesterday’s 100 breast champ Lucy Bell defended her top seed by posting the fastest time of the morning by nearly two seconds, going 2:06.94. Bell owns the fastest time in the nation this season with a 2:04.76 from the Cal Triple Distance Meet. Teammates Adalene Robillard (2:09.29) and Caroline Bricker (2:09.38) qualified with the 3rd- and 5th-fastest times of the morning, respectively.
The Longhorns also put three women into tonight’s A-final. Angie Coe led the way with a 2:08.78, followed by Piper Enge (2:09.38) and Campbell Stoll (2:10.29).
Wisconsin teammates Hazal Ozkan (2:09.63) and Brooke Corrigan (2:10.03) qualified 6th and 7th.
MEN’S 200 BREASTSTROKE – PRELIMS
- NCAA Record: 1:46.35, Leon Marchand (ASU) – 2024
- 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 1:54.95
- 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 1:52.89
‘A’ Final Qualifiers:
- Will Scholtz (Texas) – 1:50.30
- Nate Germonprez (Texas) – 1:50.88
- Campbell McKean (Texas) – 1:51.51
- Baylor Nelson (Texas) – 1:51.73
- Junhao Chan (USC) – 1:53.03
- Logan Brown (Texas A&M) – 1:53.18
- Tona Zinn (Northwestern) – 1:55.79
- Sanberk Yigit Oktar (USC) – 1:56.31
Texas junior Will Scholtz ripped off a lifetime best to take the top seed of the morning. Scholtz, whose previous best was a 1:51.04, posted the top time in the nation this season with a 1:50.30.
Teammate Nate Germonprez, who had the #2 time nationally coming into this week (1:52.25), went 1:50.88 for the #2 seed. Longhorn freshman Campbell McKean, who had a breakout summer in long course, completely skipped over the 1:52s, improving his lifetime best from 1:53.38 (from October) to 1:51.51.
Not to be outdone, senior transfer Baylor Nelson also hit a lifetime best, going to 1:51.73 off a previous best of 1:52.43.
All four of those times would’ve scored at last year’s NCAA Championships.
WOMEN’S 500 FREESTYLE – PRELIMS
- NCAA Record: 4:24.06, Katie Ledecky (Stanford) – 2017
- 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 4:43.70
- 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 4:39.47
‘A’ Final Qualifiers:
- Jillian Cox (Texas) – 4:38.43
- Nikolett Padar (Texas) – 4:39.31
- Claire Tuggle (USC) – 4:40.36
- Lilly Nesty (Texas) – 4:40.68
- Natalie Manion (Stanford) – 4:41.41
- Minna Abraham (USC) – 4:41.76
- Kate Hurst (Texas) – 4:41.80
- Justina Kozan (USC) – 4:42.02
Jillian Cox is in line for her second title of the meet after posting the top time this morning with a 4:38.43. Cox, who won the 1650 Tuesday night, was one of four Longhorns who qualified for tonight’s A-final. The Texas junior is the defending NCAA champion in both the 500 and the 1650.
Longhorns Nikolett Padar (4:39.31), Lilly Nesty (4.40.68), and Kate Hurst (4:41.80) will join Cox in the A-final.
The USC Trojans put three women into the top eight, led by Claire Tuggle (4:40.36). Minna Abraham, who swam the fastest 200 free in the nation last night, qualified 6th at 4:41.76, with Justina Kozan taking the #8 spot with a time of 4:42.02. Stanford’s Natalie Manion rounds out tonight’s A-final with a 4:41.41. Tuggle, Manion, and Kozan were all B-finalists in this event at last season’s NCAA Championships.
MEN’S 500 FREESTYLE – PRELIMS
- NCAA Record: 4:02.31, Leon Marchand (ASU) – 2024
- 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 4:18.07
- 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 4:14.13
‘A’ Final Qualifiers:
- Krzysztof Chmielewski (USC) – 4:12.28
- Rex Maurer (Texas) – 4:13.79
- Yoav Romano (Wisconsin) – 4:15.89
- Manning Haskal (Texas) – 4:15.91
- Jacob Wimberly (Texas) – 4:16.27
- Cooper Lucas (Texas) / Enzo Solitario (Wisconsin) – 4:16.47
- (Tie)
- 8. Charlie Jones (Wisconsin) – 4:18.32
USC’s Krzysztof Chmielewski posted the 2nd-fastest time of his career to take the top seed in 4:12.28. That looks to make him the 3rd-fastest man in the NCAA so this season, behind only Rex Maurer, Zalan Sarkany, and Tomas Koski.
Maurer, the defending NCAA champion in this event, took the #2 seed with a time of 4:13.79, about three seconds shy of his nation-leading time of 4:10.75 from a month ago.
Longhorns Manning Haskal (4:15.91), Jacob Wimberly (4:16.27), and Cooper Lucas (4:16.47) will join Maurer in the A-final.
Wisconsin’s Yoav Romano qualified 3rd with a time of 4:15.89. The Badgers also put Enzo Solitario (4:16.47) and Charlie Jones (4:18.32) in the A-final.
WOMEN’S 50 FREESTYLE – PRELIMS
- NCAA Record: 20.37, Gretchen Walsh (Virginia) – 2024
- 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 22.28
- 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 22.01
‘A’ Final Qualifiers:
- Torri Huske (Stanford) – 21.35
- Annam Olasewere (Stanford) – 21.78
- Eva Okaro (Texas) – 21.85
- Hailey Tierney (Wisconsin) – 22.09
- Abby Wanezek (Wisconsin) – 22.14
- Gigi Johnson (Stanford) – 22.26
- Nicole Maier (USC) – 22.27
- Lindsay Ervin (Northwestern) – 22.31
MEN’S 50 FREESTYLE – PRELIMS
- NCAA Record: 17.63, Caeleb Dressel (Florida) – 2018
- 2026 NCAA Qualifying Time: 19.43
- 2025 NCAA Invite Time: 19.02
‘A’ Final Qualifiers:
- Garrett Gould (Texas) – 18.94
- Ben Scholl (Texas A&M) – 19.15
- Ben Sytsma (Texas A&M) – 19.22
- Calvin Fry (Texas) – 19.30
- Ben Wiegand (Wisconsin) – 19.45
- Julian Koch (Pitt) – 19.46
- Stuart Seymour (Northwestern) – 19.50
- Connor Schuster (Northwestern) – 19.62
Texas sophomore Garrett Gould went under 19.0 for the first time in his career, clocking a 18.94 to lead prelims. Gould came into this season with a personal best of 19.38 and improved to 19.15 last month against Tennessee. His time from this morning is just 0.02s away from what it took to score in this event at last season’s NCAA Championships.
It’s worth noting that the Longhorns have only had one scoring swim in the 50 free over the last three NCAA Championships, and that came from Chris Guiliano, now graduated, last year.
Teammate Calvin Fry took #4 seed with a 19.30, just 0.04s away from his personal best.
Texas A&M will have two swimmers into tonight’s A-final, Ben Scholl (19.15) and Ben Sytsma (19.22). Scholl’s been under 19 before, but Sytsma’s previous best was a time of 19.51 from last season.
Wisconsin’s Ben Wiegand (19.45) finished just ahead of Pitt’s Julian Koch (19.46), and Northwestern swimmers Stuart Seymour (19.50) and Connor Schuster (19.62) round out the top eight.
DON’T SLEEP ON WILL SCHOLTZ.
Maurer and Haskal took it very easy on the last 100, I’m excited for what they will do tonight along with the other Texas guys.
Since Modglin is doing 100 Br, I think Marchand needs to time trial a 100 bk. He can make the commute.
Serious question though: do the pros practice at the pool between sessions?
I beleive the pros are at the OTC with Trevor Maida right now.
Where is Torri Huske? (21.35 in prelims)
and Okaro (21.85), Tierney (22.09) Johnson (22.26), maier (22.27) and many others
There’s currently a bunch of people missing relative to meet mobile. I wonder if they pasted the top 8 before all of the heats were finished.
Where’s Connor Foote for A&M?
Fairly disappointed in the Texas women’s sprint crew. This is why they are going to struggle against UVA and Stanford come March
Where is Okaro?
Okaro went 21.85 for 3rd seed. Not sure what that top 8 that Swimswam has up is.
Uhhh IDK either, Fixing.
Somehow was missing the last two heats. I don’t know if Meet Mobile lied to me and said the event was complete when it wasn’t, or if I just completely goofed. Either way, should be fixed now, thanks!
no worries at all
With Okaro’s success, Texas women will keep getting some British girl sprinters
I mean so far, she is about where you would expect her to be based off of her meters times. Not to say that she isn’t doing well, just maybe not improving quite yet.
In honor of Gould pushing John Murray out of Texas’ top 10 in the 50 free.
Dude goes head to head with a future Olympic gold medalist, gets passed on the turn and out swims him the final 25. I don’t know if you could get any more “Texas” than John Murray
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8CMS1Nz-KA
No UW kicks, pushes a 9.7 on the 2nd 25 is pretty incredible.
Right? Guess he had to give Ryan Held a chance, haha
Not exactly a badge of honor. If you want to be great rather than a meme, work on your weaknesses. Develop the UW and turn a weakness into a weapon! 9.7 with UWs becomes a 9.3 and a something special 50!
John Murray went against a future Olympian and out swam him. That’s a badge of honor in my book. Also was part of the Texas six-shooter. John Murray IS great.
Legendary ball knowledge. Dude even took a breath, he really just wanted to make it close.
Why does his swim have to cast smoke on John Murray? I swam with John. I didn’t think for a second of seeing that time how it affected him at all. Just a weird comment. It’d be more impressive to push Jimmy Feigen out of the top 10 Texas all time but I still don’t think a top 10 really matters. All that matters is the name on the team record board. I was a swimming nerd and I didn’t even keep track of top 10 in Texas swimming history by event.
I’m sorry but your comment is the weird one here 😂
“Why does his swim have to cast smoke on John Murray?”
“It’d be more impressive to push Jimmy Feigen out of the top 10 Texas all-time”
This sport would be a lot more boring for swimming fans if all we did was keep track of the record holder and no-one that came after
SAM! What an announcer!
legendary
Probably unlikely but def a chance to see the first 42 100 back tonight.
It is time…