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Evan Conti, from Batavia, Illinois, verbally announced that he’s committing to Notre Dame Fighting Irish for the fall of 2025.
I am extremely honored to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at the University of Notre Dame! I’d like to thank my family, friends, and @academy_bullets Coaches Todd and Glenn for supporting me throughout this journey. Thank you to coaches @ndcoach_chris_lindauer_ and @kameron_chastain for giving me this opportunity!! GO IRISH🍀🍀#committed
Conti, who swims for the Academy Bullets Swim Club and Marmion Academy, was included in the “Best of the Rest” section in our initial ranking of the class of 2025. Last November, he was the first member of that class to publically commit to the Longhorns after longtime head coach Eddie Reese announced his retirement.
Texas recruiting seemed to be in a bit of a lull while swimmers waited to see who would take the reins from Reese, but there’s been an explosion of commitments since Bob Bowman took over as the new Director of Swimming and Diving for Texas. Now, Conti is at least the second member of the class of 2024 to announce a commitment change from Texas to another program, along with Max Goettsch, who announced he’s heading to Cal.
Conti, primarily a backstroke and freestyle specialist, will now be joining a team that’s had a swift rise the last two years under head Chris Lindauer, but whose future is somewhat cloudy after the school announced the men’s team would be suspended for the entire 2024-2025 season. Conti is slated to join a freshman class in South Bend that will include Luke Bucaro, Brady Calkins, Ognjen Pilipovic, Zack Oswald, and Owen Tharrington.
Best SCY Times:
- 200 back – 1:44.92 (1:46.35)
- 100 back – 49.60 (50.34)
- 200 free – 1:38.53 (1:40.08)
- 100 free – 45.81 (46.99)
(Times in parentheses are Conti’s best times when he committed to Texas last fall).
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I bet he thoughtfully considered this choice.
I bet no one saw this coming.
Tell me you like betting on women’s sports without telling me you like betting on women’s sports…
Obligatory “what are the odds this will work out hur dur” aside, I think a team wide suspension would provide a great opportunity to reset a team culture. If anything this should hurt their recruiting, so seeing that recruits are coming is a pretty damn good sign for ND.
Has this kid read any news lately?
On the other hand, he wasn’t getting a full ride at Texas, but he might at ND.
I heard Bowman gave Hobson until November to try and find a 3rd event to score in otherwise he’s out
Doubt that.
Then why would he even be chosen as a team captain?
Good thing he scored in three events last year. 😂
Just need a CAL to ND commitment flip to hit the 2nd leg of my parlay
That’s a big gamble