Luke Hobson

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Early Signing Day 2020: Over 830 Verbal Commitments from the Class of 2021

Full Name:	Luke Hobson
Nationality:	America
Status:	Active

Luke Hobson is an American middle-distance freestyle Olympian and two-time NCAA champion. He represents the Texas Longhorns in the NCAA. Junior Swimming Hobson was ranked 19th in SwimSwam’s Way to Early Rankings for the high school class of 2021 as a range-y freestyler, boasting a 20.84 50, 44.98 100, 1:38.63 200, 4:27.20 500, 9:13.41 1000, and 15:33.09 1650 as a sophomore. Hobson committed to the University of Texas in November of 2019, joining a loaded class that included Anthony Grimm and Tim Connery. Hobson continued to improve over the next year, most notably his 200 dropped 2.52 seconds to go 1:36.11, his 500 dropped 6.15 seconds to go 4:21.05, and his 1000 dropped 11.05 seconds to go 9:02.36. These improvements helped him rank #15 in SwimSwam’s junior year re-rank of the class of 2021 and move all the way up to #10 in the senior year re-rank of the Class of 2021. College (Texas) 2021-22 After dropping a 1:31.34 200 free relay split on the opening night of the Minnesota Invite, he clocked a 4:12.12 500 free to break Michael Phelps’ 17-year-old 500 free 17-18 NAG record in prelims. He then shattered his own National Age Group Record, from prelims, and became the youngest swimmer to …

Early Signing Day 2020: Over 830 Verbal Commitments from the Class of 2021

Aiden Hayes, the top-ranked boy from the high school class of 2021, will be able to sign a National Letter of Intent to swim at NC State beginning tomorrow.

#4 Recruit Tim Connery (2021) Switches Verbal From Michigan to Texas

#4 Class of 2021 recruit Tim Connery has switched his verbal commitment from Michigan to Texas.

Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits In the Boys High School Class of 2021

It’s an incredibly fast-rising class of junior boys – and we have a neck-and-neck competition for the #1 overall swimming recruit in the class.

Marko Vujosevic Gives Verbal Commitment to In-state Longhorns for 2021

Marko Vujosevic of Round Rock High School and Aquatex Swim Team has announced his verbal commitment to the University of Texas for 2021-22.

Back/Free Specialist Kayde Cross (2021) Verbally Commits to Texas Longhorns

Parkway Swim Club’s Kayde Cross has announced his intention to swim for the University of Texas beginning in the fall of 2021.

Texas Legacy Nathan Quarterman Verbally Commits to Longhorns for 2021-22

Boise YMCA’s Nathan Quarterman has verbally committed to swim for the University of Texas beginning in the 2021-22 school year.

Juniors Champ Dobler Sets Lifetime Best 100 FR, Wins 4 Races at Washington Open

Junior National Champion Kaitlyn Dobler, a USC commit, won 4 events as one of the top performers at the 2020 Washington Open in Federal Way last weekend.

#19 Recruit in Class of 2021 Luke Hobson Verbally Commits to Texas

Luke Hobson has freestyle range, excelling in events from the 50 through the mile. He’s a 4-time Nevada High School State Champion individually.

Chloe Freeman’s 100 Fly/500 Free Combo Leads Palo Verde Wins At Nevada 4A State

Palo Verde won girls and boys titles in Nevada’s 2019 class 4A state meet, with Chloe Freeman winning two individual titles for the girls and Tyler Edlefsen two for the boys.

Way Too Early Recruit Ranks: Boys High School Class of 2021

After a bunch of classes in a row loaded with 200 freestylers, 2021 is decidedly sprintier, led by a pair of Swiss Army Knife multi-stroke sprinters.

Lily Gardner & Katharine Berkoff Continue to Crush PBs in Federal Way

National Junior Teamer Katharine Berkoff (above) continued to undercut her personal bests at the Washington Open, while sophomore Lily Gardner made waves on Saturday as well.

MP Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 12/12

Check out the Weekly Wonders for the weekend of December 7-9th, 2018.