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Men’s Swimming and Diving’s Bowman named CSCAA Coach of the Year, Kós tabbed Swimmer of the Year
03.31.2025 | Men's Swimming and Diving
The Longhorn head coach and sophomore earned national awards following Texas’ 2025 NCAA title.
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Men's Swimming and Diving head coach Bob Bowman and sophomore Hubert Kós received national awards from the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Monday afternoon. Bowman was named the CSCAA's Swim Coach of the Year while Kós was the Swimmer of the Year recipient.
The Longhorns totaled 490 points to win the program's 16th NCAA title and it's first under first-year head coach Bowman on March 29 in Federal Way, Wash. Texas concluded the season going undefeated as well. With the 2025 national crown under his belt, Bowman becomes the first NCAA Men's Division I Swimming and Diving head coach to win National Championships in back-to-back years with two different teams. He has also been tabbed the CSCAA Swim Coach of the Year in back-to-back years after garnering the award following last season. Bowman's Longhorns captured seven NCAA titles this season, including six individual crowns. The Horns won the 200 medley relay while Kós won the 200 IM (school record), 200 back (NCAA record) and 100 back (NCAA record). Sophomore Rex Maurer claimed gold in the 500 free and 400 IM with a runner-up finish in the 1,650 free. Senior Luke Hobson shattered his own NCAA, American and school record in the 200 free en route to three-peating in the event in 1:28.33.
Under Bowman's tutelage, Texas won the 2025 SEC Championship on Feb. 22 in Athens, Ga. The Longhorns dominated the conference meet and compiled 1,474.5 points, edging out second-place Florida by 149.5 points and snapping the Gators' 12-year conference title streak. Maurer was honored with the SEC Commissioner's Cup Trophy after acquiring the highest point total with 91 throughout the meet.
the fastest 200 back in history and a clean sweep for Hubi🥇🥇🥇#HookEm pic.twitter.com/UzCWMgDJ9E
— Texas Men's Swimming & Diving (@TexasMSD) March 31, 2025
Kós was sensational during the 2025 NCAA Championships and was the only student-athlete at the national meet to win an individual title in all three events entered. The Telki, Hungary, product demolished two NCAA records in the 100 and 200 back. He won his first career NCAA title in the 200 IM on March 27 after throwing down a school-record time of 1:37.91. It was the second time he lowered the school record that day after ripping a then-program record time of 1:38.89 during prelims. He followed suit after destroying the previous 100 back NCAA record in a fiery 43.20 to win the event on March 28. Kós ended NCAAs on another high note, shattering the 200 back NCAA record to win his third national crown of the meet, touching the wall in 1:34.21. His swim was more than a second faster than the previous record of 1:35.37. Kós helped the Texas 400 free relay tie a school record and record a seventh-place finish in 2:45.12 to seal UT's NCAA Championship on March 29. He was also an integral part of the Texas 200 medley relay team that set a program record and won the NCAA title in 1:20.28 during the opening night of the meet.
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