Bob Bowman

Carson Foster Erases 500 Free American Record, Sets New (Unofficial) Mark of 4:05.81

Carson Foster, a double medal winner in Paris, has reemerged in a yards pool, and has dropped over half a second off the American Record in the 500 Free.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 66.8% Think Chris Guiliano Makes Texas NCAA Favorites

Overall, more than 80% believe the Texas men are going to win the NCAA title this season, with Indiana being their main challenger.

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Kharun Splits 19.1 Fly, Kulow 18.3 Free, as Arizona State Men Sprint Through Cal & Stanford

The Arizona State men and Stanford women dominated day 1 of a tri meet with Cal in Tempe, with the Sun Devil sprinters performing especially well.

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Olympic Gold Medalist Chris Guiliano Announces Transfer To Texas From Notre Dame

Guiliano has announced he’s joining the Longhorns after the Notre Dame men’s team was suspended for one academic year in August.

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Texas’ Bob Bowman, Carol Captani Give Thoughts on Fast Dual Meet vs Indiana

The women saw two team records get broken (Emma Sticklen 100 Fly, Jillian Cox 500 Free) while the men posted multiple NCAA-leading times.

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College Swimming Weekly Preview: October 30-November 5

Texas will host Indiana in top 10 matchups on both the men’s and women’s sides. See the full weekly schedule here.

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Leon Marchand Slept 11 Hours Before the 200 IM Final in Paris

At an Olympic Games, there are added factors like media obligations, drug testing, and odd eating hours that can make getting the proper recovery challenging

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SwimSwam Pulse: 47.3% Indifferent To Lack of Parity In NCAA Swimming

Gretchen Walsh has led the Virginia women to an unparalleled level of dominance in recent seasons. Does that make the sport less exciting?

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Texas Athletics surpasses $1 billion in fundraising

Texas Athletics’ new fundraising milestone comes during a pivotal time for Texas Athletics with conference changes and new NIL laws

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2025 College Swimming Previews: Kharun, Kulow Take The Reins As #1 ASU Men Enter New Era

There was a mass exodus from Arizona State after they won the title last season, but the return of Ilya Kharun (pictured) provides hope to the new-look group.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 63.1% Think Hubert Kos Is Most Likely Man To Sweep Backstrokes At NCAAs

Hubert Kos is riding a wave of momentum into his third NCAA season after winning Olympic gold in the 200 back in Paris.

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2025 College Swimming Previews: #3 Florida Men Remain Freestyle University

Florida is STRONG, yet not without gaps in the 200 yard events. The Gators need to rebuild in all five of the 200s, but are still dangerous.

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Hubi Kos Shares Story of Bob Bowman’s Mental Training at Work

Hubert Kos, who trained with Bowman leading into Paris and earned a gold medal in the 200 back, shares a story of how Bowman helped him prepare for adversity

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#14 Ranked Recruit in the Class of 2025 Campbell McKean Flips His Commitment to Texas

Versatile breaststroker and IM’er Campbell McKean from Bend, Oregon has changed his verbal commitment from USC to Texas for fall 2025.

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Analyzing The Men’s 100 Fly Final In Paris: Milak Holds Form Down The Stretch For Gold

Kristof Milak paced his race perfectly en route to snagging gold in the men’s 100 fly after overtaking Josh Liendo in the closing meters.

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