Texas men’s team is on a bit of a dive. Not swimming super fast. Few elite stars now and recruiting is up in the air. The GOAT Reese is retiring, but they haven’t named a replacement (probably can’t until after the season, which probably means it’s not the assistant coach). So many programs beyond Cal (Virginia, NCState, ASU) are hottttt in recruiting and passing us. We even lost to A&M for the second time in 61 years. CDC needs to hit a home run here. Hopefully he’s targeting the biggest names out there. Maybe it will affect the Women’s team and create a combined team, who knows. Carol’s done a great job and has the women rising. I think our only hope for only a temporary down spot is a huge, established coach who then acquires some of their good swimmers as transfers and recruit flips. We need something big here. At this point, I don’t know if we finish top 10 at NCAAs. That’s premature, sure, but there’s reason for it to look gloomy.
Bowman named Director of Swimming and Diving and Head Men's Coach at Texas - University of Texas Athletics
Yes. We were projected to finish 11th or so. It was a clutch finish for Luke (who well overperformed his seeds) and then we were fortunate to get Jake Foster back out of nowhere.
What an absolutely amazing career for Eddie Reese. His accomplishments will likely never be replicated. That said Bob Bowman is a grand slam hire and ensures that Texas Swimming will continue to be a national leader. Great hire by CDC.
What can you say about Eddie Reese? Numbers you wouldn't believe. Of course I knew about all the conference & national championships, but just learned this one today- 46 years at Texas, 44 top-10 finishes. And what a great hire to replace a true legend.
