Luke Stibrich Announces Transfer To LSU After Freshman Season With Texas

Luke Stibrich has announced he will transfer to LSU for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year. Stibrich spent one season at Texas and has three years of eligibility remaining.

Stibirch committed to Texas back in 2022 and was the #20 ranked recruit in the boys high school class of 2024 at the time. He fell out of the rankings by the time he graduated high school but still was a solid recruit for the Longhorns.

This past season, Stibrich swam numerous best times at midseason including a 1:45.85 200 fly, 1:44.69 200 IM, and 3:46.66 400 IM. He improved upon those best times at the Eddie Reese Showdown in January posting a 1:45.49 200 fly and 3:46.03 400 IM.

At the Sterkel Classic in February, Stibrich swam a best time 47.98 100 fly and a 1:36.25 200 free.

Stibrich’s Best SCY Times:

  • 100 fly: 47.98
  • 200 fly: 1:45.49
  • 200 IM: 1:44.69
  • 400 IM: 3:46.03

The LSU men finished 7th out of 11 teams at the 2025 SEC Championships and went on to finish 19th at NCAAs. Jere Hribar led the swimmers with 64 individual points at SECs. He was highlighted by a 4th place finish in the 50 free and 5th in the 100 free.

Although Stibrich was left off of the SEC roster for Texas, he has numerous best times that would have scored. His 200 IM and 400 IM would have made the SEC ‘C’ finals. Both events had little points from LSU as the team had no finalists in the 400 IM and only one ‘B’ finalist in the 200 IM. The team also had no finalists in either butterfly events.

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MIKE IN DALLAS
20 days ago

So many ‘black eyes’ to go around:

  1. SEC team numbers;
  2. UT coaching/swimming;
  3. NCAA House settlement
  4. The loss of the 40-roster NCAA swimming team;
  5. Less fun; more grind-it-out kind of sports
Agon
21 days ago

Luke is an incredible talent in the pool, and an even bigger talent to land outside the water. Best of luck to you brother!

ZThomas
21 days ago

I heard that the cut swimmers got locked out of pool and coaching time and that there only option was to train on their own. So Eddie stepped in and coached many of his former recruits the past few months. This tracks with the social media posts?

Orange Bear
Reply to  ZThomas
21 days ago

Correct.

HulkSwim
Reply to  ZThomas
21 days ago

I think that’s what happened everywhere, and is dictated by ncaa rules, no?

Jones
Reply to  HulkSwim
19 days ago

Wrong and wrong.

Woods
21 days ago

If I’m not mistaken, I think his father, Josh Stibrich swam at LSU

DadCoach
Reply to  Woods
21 days ago

And mom. Katy (McBride) Stibrich.

Old Aquatic Tiger
Reply to  Woods
21 days ago

I can’t think of many Legacy Tigers in the programs past. So this is pretty cool.

Jimbo
22 days ago

Good Luck, wish you nothing but the best.

Maddie Mccarthy
22 days ago

Finally a decent transfer

Farber
22 days ago

Again the shout out to Eddie and nothing about Bob. Says a lot about what kind of a man Eddie is.

NoFastTwitch
Reply to  Farber
22 days ago

And what kind of a person Bob is, I guess.

Bevo's Mascot
Reply to  NoFastTwitch
15 days ago

Not at all. Bob was put in a position that was lose-lose and your comment makes it seem like he is the only person who cut people. Teams across the country had to cut people and some coaches didn’t do it until their end of season banquet. Is there a good time to do it?

Eddie stepping in and training the guys is admirable and says a ton about him as a person. He’s the GOAT. However, him training that group doesn’t reflect positively or negatively on Bob at all. Bob had to cut 20 people from the roster and he did it in a way that allowed the men to know what was coming. It was gut wrenching… Read more »

OutsideSmoke
Reply to  Bevo's Mascot
12 days ago

You know not of what you speak. Eddie is a class act and, if Eddie were in the same position, he would never have treated his athletes with such indifference and a lack of respect. It’s not about cuts, it’s about how a coach communicates and treats his people and; yes, people would still be singing his praises because Eddie would have handle things in a transparent, supportive and non-punitive way. Bob’s style is a mirrored opposite of Eddie. That’s the core issue.

MigBike
22 days ago

LSU will benefit from this young man being on the team. MANY folks hope the castaways from mercenary teams end up better, stronger, faster and happier!

Joe
Reply to  MigBike
21 days ago

Absolutely! Everyone is rooting for them.

Bevo's Mascot
Reply to  MigBike
15 days ago

“Mercenary Teams” is a big stretch.

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