Texas A&M vs Texas
- January 30, 2025
- College Station, TX
- SCY (25 yards)
- PDF Results
Texas traveled to Texas A&M and earned the sweep as the men earned the win 230-70 and the women won 207-92. A pool record and Texas program record went down.
Men’s Recap
Highlighting the men’s side was Rex Maurer who swam to a pool record 8:37.19 in the 1000 free, also marking the #7 performance in history. Maurer now sits at #2 in the NCAA this season as he dropped over five seconds off his previous season best 8:42.30. In addition to his win in the 1000 free, he also swam a 1:42.97 in the 200 IM for the win.
Also highlighting the meet for the Longhorns was Rafael Fente-Damers as he swam to four wins on the day. His individual wins came with a 43.10 100 free and a 1:33.66 200 free. That marked his first time swimming the 200 free for the Longhorns.
Fente-Damers also swam on the team’s 200 medley relay that earned the win, swimming alongside Will Modglin, Nate Germonprez, and Garrett Gould. Splits are not available for the race. Gould, Hubert Kos, Kyle Peck, and Fente-Damers swam to a 2:49.72 win to close the meet in the 400 free. Kos had the fastest split with a 42.01.
Kos, the NCAA record holder in both backstroke events, won the 200 back in a 1:39.91, over a second off his time of a 1:38.14 from last weekend. Kos finished 2nd behind teammate Will Modglin in the 100 back a 46.10 ahead of Kos’ 46.12. Kos also earned a win in the 100 fly touching in a 45.82.
Leading the way for Texas A&M was Munzy Kabbara as he swam to a 2nd place finish in the 200 IM with a lifetime best 1:43.81. He also swam to a lifetime best 1:42.91 in the 200 fly for 3rd. His final race was a 4th place finish in the 200 back (1:46.83).
Other Event Winners:
- 100 breast: Nate Germonprez (Texas), 50.92
- 200 breast: Nate Germonprez (Texas), 1:52.47
- 200 fly: Ryan Brannon (Texas), 1:42.27
- 50 free: Garrett Gould (Texas), 19.35
- 500 free: Cooper Lucas (Texas), 4:17.99
Women’s Recap
Leading the way on the women’s side was Jillian Cox who swam to a Texas program record in the 1000 free as she touched in a 9:23.84. That broke her own school record of a 9:24.83 that she swam in 2024 at LSU. She has notably been faster going out in the first 1000 free of her 1650 free as her previous best there was a 9:24.39. Cox also won the 500 free in a 4:36.89.
Campbell Stoll also highlighted the meet for the Texas women as she swam to three wins. Her individual wins included a 1:57.26 in the 200 IM and a 1:54.02 in the 200 fly. Her season best of a 1:52.13 200 fly sits at #4 in the NCAA this season.
Stoll also helped Texas to a win in the 200 medley relay as the team also included Emma Kern, Lillie Nesty, and Eva Okaro swam to a 1:35.84. Nesty and Okaro also swam on the team’s winning 400 free relay alongside Alexa Fulton and Brooke Adams as the team swam to a 3:14.74. Fulton won the 50 free in a 22.51.
Texas A&M was led by Kaitlyn Owens who won the 100 back in a 51.65. Just last week, Owens swam a 51.06 in the event for a lifetime best during the team’s dual meet against Alabama. Hannah O’Leary swam to an individual win as well, touching in a 2:10.85 in the 200 breast.
Also earning a win for the Aggies was Ella McQuinn as she touched in a 48.72 in the 100 free. That was just off her lifetime best 48.54 that she swam at midseason in November. Both Owens and McQuinn helped Texas A&M to a 2nd place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:36.66).
Other Event Winners:
- 200 free: Inez Miller (Texas), 1:45.27
- 100 breast: Piper Enge (Texas), 1:00.49
- 200 back: Haley McDonald (Texas), 1:53.15
- 100 fly: Angie Coe (Texas), 52.29
Texas steamrolled, dunked and punked A&M.
I’ve got to say, I’ve ever really understood the logic of swimming the 1000 at so many meets when the mile is ultimately swum at NCs. Can anyone shed some light? It’s minimally time saving – presumably it’s a reflection of how quick dual meets are and the fact that swimmers might be needed for other events?
Or why not just put the 1000 in NCs like they did with 800 at the OGs.
Coming out of the 1000 and swimming a couple more races is bad enough… try coming out of the 1650.
Same pain
Men’s cross country runs 8k races during the regular season then ups it to 10ks for NCAAs. I think it is just a way to not overly tax the athlete in “endurance’ events. I think “racing” the extra distance takes more out of the athlete and would require extra recovery, which just isn’t desired to go through during the regular season.
Kinda feels like this will be Texas’ roster for NCAAs. I’m counting 21 guys that they brought for this dual meet, figure Johnston makes 22? No Wimberly puts my predictions from November/December out
actually no baylor, just noticed. Kinda funny all the former A&M guys that are now at Texas were ones that got sick. Shaine, Wimberly, Baylor
8:37 in the 1000 in a dual meet is just filthy stuff from Maurer. It’s odd that he hasn’t swum a 1650 yet unless Bob has him maxing out at the 800/1000 distances. Kate Hurst had a phenomenal 1000 too.
Germonprez is on fire in the breaststrokes.
Hopefully Peck can carry his January success through Feb/March and have a breakthrough this year.
Lots of very good but not great 100 freestylers vying for the men’s relay spots. Guiliano will be missed at NCAAs.