Articles by Anne Lepesant

Texas Head Coach Bob Bowman’s Contract Worth More than $2.75 Million over 6.5 Years

Bob Bowman stands to make up to 4.45 million dollars over the next 6.5 years at the University of Texas, according to his contract.

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Euro Juniors Medalist Rafael Fente-Damers Announces Verbal Commitment to Texas (2025)

French age group record-holder Rafael Fente-Damers has announced his intention to swim and study at the University of Texas in 2025-26.

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Arizona State’s Hubert Kos Enters the Transfer Portal

Hungarian backstroker Hubert Kos has entered the transfer portal in the wake of Bob Bowman’s departure.

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Florida Adds Julia Heimstead and Katelyn Schroeder for 2024-25

Butterflyer Julia Heimstead, a 5th-year transfer from Arizona, and Canadian backstroker Katelyn Schroeder will swim for Florida in 2024-25.

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“Best of the Rest” Distance Freestyler Jiarui Xue (2025) Verbals to Princeton

Jiarui Xue, a 2024 Olympic Trials qualifier in the 1500 free, has made a verbal commitment to Princeton for 2025-26.

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Trials Qualifier Grayson Nye Decommits from Kentucky; Signs with Tennessee for 2024-25

“Best of the Rest” breaststroker Grayson Nye will swim for the Tennessee Volunteers beginning in the 2024-25 school year.

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2024 NCAA Men’s Championships: Day 4 Scoring Analysis

Cal outscored the psych sheet for the 4th day in a row but the night belonged to Arizona State, who took home their first NCAA championship.

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2024 NCAA Men’s Championships: Day 4 Ups/Downs – ASU and Cal at the Top (Updated)

ASU has all but wrapped up its first NCAA men’s title in swimming and diving, earning 6 A-final and 3 B-final slots for Saturday night’s finals session.

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2024 NCAA Men’s Championships: Day 3 Scoring Analysis – Gators Crash, Hoosiers Soar

Indiana had a huge day on Friday, improving 39 points relative to their seed. ASU projects to win their first NCAA title with a 125-point margin.

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2024 NCAA Men’s Championships: Day 3 Ups/Downs – Florida Closing the Gap with ASU

Florida, with 6 up and 6 down for 122 points, should pass Cal at #2 in the team standings and close the gap considerably with Arizona State.

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2024 NCAA Men’s Championships: Day 3 Scratch Report – All Present and Ready to Rumble

No scratches among the top 24 swimmers in each event means we’ll get to see exciting matchups, like Josh Liendo vs Youssef Ramadan in the 100 fly.

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2024 NCAA Men’s Championships: Day 2 Scoring Analysis

ASU scored 131 points on Thursday and now leads Cal, 201 to 169. Florida is in 3rd place with 161 as we come to the halfway point of the meet.

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2024 NCAA Men’s Championships: Day 2 Relay Analysis – Guiliano’s 17.94; 3 Teams Under 1:14

Josh Liendo, Adam Chaney, Julian Smith, and Macguire McDuff combined for 1:13.49 to win the 200 free relay with a pool record on Thursday.

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2024 NCAA Men’s Championships: Day 2 Ups/Downs – ASU Breaks Away from the Field (Updated)

“IM University” put 3 in the A final of the 200 IM, including senior David Schlicht, on Day 2 in Indianapolis.

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Paris Qualifier Emma Finlin of Canada Verbally Commits to Ohio State for 2024-25

Emma Finlin, who qualified with Team Canada for the 10k open water race in Paris 2024, will swim for the Ohio State Buckeyes next fall.

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