2022-2023 US National Teamer Kevin Houseman has entered the transfer portal and is currently seeking a medical redshirt waiver.
Houseman arrived at Northwestern in the 2019-2020 season and spent his undergraduate career with the Wildcats. He returned this past season for what would have been his COVID-19 fifth year but told SwimSwam that “the plan was medical redshirt” because he “had an incident in December after [the] US Open.” Houseman declined to comment further on the subject.
As a sophomore at 2021 NCAAs, Houseman swam the 9th fastest time in prelims of the 100 breast swimming a 51.75. He scratched the final and the rest of the meet “due to a medical condition that is not COVID related.”
As a junior, Houseman finished a career-high 2nd in the 100 breast at the Big Ten Championships as he swam his personal best time of a 51.23 to finish behind Minnesota’s Max McHugh who a month later went on to win the NCAA title in the event at 2022 NCAAs. Houseman made the NCAA ‘B’ final in the 100 breast as a junior swimming a 51.69 in prelims for 12th before swimming a 51.57 for 10th in finals.
As a senior, Houseman earned another individual invite to NCAAs in the 100 breast where he went on to finish 28th in prelims in a 52.23. Houseman began his “fifth year” this past fall swimming in three dual meets before competing at midseason. His last meet was at the US Open where he was 58th in the LCM 100 breast in a 1:04.14.
Time Progression:
| Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | Fifth Year | |
| SCY 100 breast | 52.00 | 51.75 | 51.23 | 51.83 | 52.43 |
| SCY 200 breast | 1:59.25 | 1:55.11 | 1:54.61 | 1:59.66 | 1:56.80 |
The Washington native has also had success in the long course meters pool as he made the 2022-2023 US National Team. His best time in the LCM 100 breast is a 59.79 from July 2021.
This past summer, Houseman represented the US at the World University Games. In the Summer of 2022, he represented the US at the Duel in the Pool against Australia.
Texas
Notre Dame would have some scary medley relay potential with Houseman. Lose the 52+ from Christianson combined with Janton / Gentry, Bacon and Guiliano which has A-final potential at NC’s.
Can confirm Houseman took a recruiting trip to ND in 2018 and would be a short drive from Evanston.
#HOOKEM
There is another good breast stroke specialist at Duke! He should consider Duke!
Such a great guy!
Pitt would love to have him restore the breaststroke group there
jrrchn
Looking to join breast group with Fink at SMU
Fink trains with Ozzie. If Kevin joined the varsity team, he probably wouldn’t be able to train with Ozzie under NCAA rules.
True plus how much longer is Fink going to train? He has to be 31-32!
That’s not what you all reported when he moved there. https://swimswam.com/world-champion-nic-fink-moving-to-dallas-to-train-with-smu-mens-team/
You’re right, my mistake. I must have been mixing it up with Melanie working for the women’s team.
First swimmer to swim 6 years
The Jack Gohlke of swimming.
I would say Hugo, but I think he was in the NCAA for 7 😆
Hugo got five years same as every other 2021 athlete
Grant House and Hugo both were freshmen in 2017/2018, both finished 2022/2023.