Stanford Cardinal Add Tyler Phillips and Davi Carvalho for 2026-27

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Davi Carvalho from Belo Horizonte, Brazil and Tyler Phillips from Herndon, Virginia, have signed scholarship agreements with Stanford University for the 2026-27 school year. They will join fellow Cardinal commits Maxwell Stanislaus (#8 in the class), Nathan Foucu (#19), Enzo Desviat Ruiz, Evangelos Efraim Ntoumas from Greece, and Sander Sorensen from Norway. The Stanford men’s team has become increasingly international over the last 8 years, going from 10-20% foreign athletes to, now, 3 in 7 for the class of 2030.

Tyler Phillips

“I am overjoyed to announce my commitment to continue my athletic and academic career at Stanford University! First and foremost I’d like to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for the incredible talents and opportunities He’s blessed me with. I’d also like to thank my parents and all my family and friends for always supporting and encouraging me. Additionally, a huge thank you to coaches Pete, Morgan, Alyssa, and Jason, and all my teammates from NCAP, TCS, and Froggers. Finally, I’d like to thank Coaches Dan and Mike from Stanford for this amazing opportunity! Go trees! 🌲🌲”

A two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American and senior at Trinity Christian School in Fairfax, VA, Phillips swims year-round with the Nation’s Capital Swim Club and specializes in butterfly and freestyle. He won the 100 fly (48.72) and placed 3rd in the 100 free (46.02), both lifetime-best times, at the 2025 Virginia Independent Schools state swimming and diving championships last season, earning the VCAC Swimmer of the Year award. He lowered those times to 44.76 in the free and 47.49 in the fly, while also picking up new PBs in the 50 free (20.59) and 200 free (1:40.04), at the SRVA Shamrock Showdown last March. A week earlier, he’d clocked PBs in the 50/200 fly (22.33/1:50.85) at NCSA Spring Championships.

This past summer, he competed in the 50/100 fly at U.S. Nationals, where he finaled in the former (27th place) and finished with lifetime bests of 24.76/55.33. At Greensboro Futures, he added PBs in the 50 free (24.30) and 200 fly (2:10.71).

Best SCY times:

• 100 fly – 47.49
• 200 fly – 1:50.85
• 200 free – 1:40.04
• 100 free – 44.76
• 50 free – 20.59
• 100 back – 49.40

Davi Carvalho

Carvalho trains with Minas Tenis Clube and specializes in backstroke and IM. Last month, at the 2025 Jose Finkel Trophy in São Paulo, he was runner-up in the 200 back, 4th in the 100 back, 5th in the 50 back, 6th in the 200 IM, 7th in the 400 IM, and 12th in the 100 fly. He clocked lifetime bests in the 50 back (25.71), 200 back (2:01.45), and 100 fly (54.02). In September, he won the 50 back (26.01), 100 back (55.59), and 200 back (2:02.67) and placed 2nd in the 200 IM (2:03.63) and 400 IM (4:24.50) at the 2025 South American Youth Aquatic Sports Championships in Rio de Janeiro.

Carvalho represented Brazil at the 2025 World Aquatics Junior Championships, finishing 19th in prelims of the 100 back (56.03), 15th in the 200 back (2:02.50), 11th in the 200 IM (2:01.62), and 26th in the 400 IM (4:31.53).

Best LCM times (converted):

• 50 back – 25.71 (21.55)
• 100 back – 55.59 (46.92)
• 200 back – 2:01.45 (1:43.33)
• 200 IM – 2:01.62 (1:44.61)
• 400 IM – 4:22.78 (3:48.80)

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