The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
02.13.2024 | Men's Swimming and Diving
Texas junior Luke Hobson earned his first individual world championship medal.
DOHA, Qatar – Texas swimmer Luke Hobson won bronze in the 200-meter freestyle for the United States at the World Aquatics Championships on Tuesday inside the Aspire Dome. It marked the first career individual world championship medal for Hobson and his second of the meet after winning bronze in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay on Sunday.
Hobson posted a time of 1:45.26 for the third-place finish in the 200m free championship final. South Korea's Hwang Sun-woo won gold with a swim of 1:44.75 and Danas Rapšys of Lithuania touched the wall in 1:45.05 to claim the silver.
Sun-woo controlled the first half of the race, going out fast to hold a half second lead after the first 100 meters. Hobson made his move during the third fifty meters to take the lead, but Sun-woo regained the advantage over the final fifty, while Rapšys surged down the stretch to finish second.
In the 50-meter breaststroke, former Longhorn Caspar Corbeau placed 11th in the semifinals for the Netherlands with a swim of 27.18, narrowly missing qualification for the final. He recorded a time of 27.11 during the heats that was the 10th-fastest of the opening round.
Texas Ex David Johnston competed for the United States in the 800-meter freestyle, finishing 11th in the semifinals with a time of 7:48.20.
Next up for Texas, former Longhorn Carson Foster will race for the United States in the 200-meter individual medley on Wednesday, Feb. 14. Foster will swim in heat three, set to get underway 1:23 a.m. CT. Also competing in the 200 IM for Team USA will be Shaine Casas, who trains in Austin with Texas coaches Eddie Reese and Wyatt Collins. Casas will at 1:27 a.m. CT in heat four.
Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships can be viewed live on Peacock with prelims beginning at 12:30 a.m. CT and finals at 10 a.m. CT.
