Horns Swimming Leaving no stone Unturned,

Leaving no stone un-turned, the Texas Longhorns men swimming and diving team
culminated with the 2024 25 season by making the 16th NCAA Championships through the
watch of a different remarkable head coach, Bob Bowman. A highly successful coach,
Bowman gained momentum on a well-established program with the signature coaching of
Olympic icon Michael Phelps. The Longhorns got 490 points at the national meeting in
Federal Way, Washington and just defeated their ever-present rival California by 19 points.
It marked the 10th NCAA title that Texas had won since 2015 and the continued streak of
finishing in the top 10 at the national level of the program.

Texas did not only adapt to their first year as a member of SEC; they ruled. In winning
their 46th straight conference title, the Longhorns blew away Florida and dominated the
team standings. Sophomore Rex Maurer shot to prominence with the victories in the 400-
yard individual medley and 500-yard freestyle. He won the SEC Swimmer of the Year, and
his times produced a school record of 3:34.00 in the 400 IM. Senior Luke Hobson
contributed to the scoring artillery with a win in the 200- yard freestyle in a smoking fast
time of 1:28.33.

The ties were again a good point to the Horns. Texas won the 200-medley relay, 400
medley relay, and 800 freestyle relay proving that it was not just speed but the chemistry of
the team. Junior transfer Chris Guiliano had a significant part in these victories,
contributing to critical strokes in addition to assisting to drive the 800 free relay past the six
minute mark. Guiliano had the fastest score of the team in the 50 free at 19.04 and
provided the necessary depth to the sprints in the Texas pool.

Veteran coach Matt Scoggin kept the tradition of greatness on the diving boards.
Texas divers were always in the top eight giving crucial points that led to the difference
within the conference and national competitions. Swimming and diving attack balanced,
young and veteran leadership all combined and Texas once again showed why it is the
model of collegiate aquatics.

The future is quite bright. Bowman has Olympic experience, a fantastic recruiting
class is coming in, and he has a culture of winning installed in Texas, which means that he
stands a good chance to head that school to the top of the pyramid once again in the
foreseeable future. Not only is the Longhorns body winning titles; they are defining the
standard.

Amaria Fields – Covers sports for Texas Sports Monthly and Hook Em News. She played at Boston College and the University of Detroit Mercy, and Is a McKinney North alum where she hold several offensive records and scored over 1,900 career points. Ms. Fields also worked in NBA Player Development and with both the Mavericks and Celtics organizations.