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ATHENS, Ga. – In its first appearance, The No. 1 Texas Men’s Swim and Dive program won the 2025 Southeastern Conference Championship at the Gabriel Sennaitalium on Saturday night. The Longhorns totaled 1,474.5 points, 149.5 points ahead of Florida’s second place (1,325).
Texas has won the 46-Straight Conference title in three leagues dating back to the 1980 Southwest Conference Championship. In the first year of the 40 acres, manager Bob Bowman won the conference crown. The Longhorns won a total conference crown of 67 (38 Southwest Conference, 28 Big 12 Conference, 1 second). Texas snapped Florida’s 12-year SEC title streak, which took place between 2013 and 24.
Sophomore Rex Maurer won the SEC Commissioner Cup Trophy after scoring a high score total with 91 points throughout the tournament.
The Horns started the night in fashion as senior David Johnston won 1,650 free at 14:26.00. Dallas Products won 1,650 conference meets for all four years of his college career after winning big 12 titles at events from 2021-24. To go with a dominant victory, Johnston has recorded the fastest time in the country at the event, blowing up Cal’s Lucas Hemboo, who won the previous fastest 14:29.74. Maurer took home the bronze at the event and joined Johnston on the podium after touching the wall at 14:32.78.
Junior Hubert Kos set a new school record with the 200 back after finishing runner-up at 1:36.10. He lowered the previous record set by John Shebatt in 2019 at 1:36.42. Sophomore Will Modlin took home the bronze after finishing at 1:38.76.
Senior Chris Giliano missed the podium just a 100 Free after finishing fourth with 41.15.
Sophomore Nate Gelmanpress continued to build on sensational weeks as he finished runner-up with 200 chests in a personal time of 1:50.55 and also met the NCAA ‘a’ cut standard. . The sophomores set the new individual best time by showing that they snatched their first medal of the tournament after finishing third at 1:51.04.
In the second event in the evening, freshman Jacob Wales placed fifth on the men’s platform after splitting a total of 392.20 points, adding 24.5 points to Texas points column Tally.
To close the incredible competition, the UT 400 free relay teams of Guiliano, Hobson, Kòs and Modglin swam 2:46.65 to pick up the bronze and secure Horns’ 21st medal.
The Texas divers spent a massive week tallying a total of 174 points across three events. Nick Harris finished runner-up in just 1 meter.
Medal Count (21)
1st place (4)
– 500 Freestyle (Maurer) – 4:07.09 – 400 IM (Maurer) – 3:35.61 – 200 Freestyle (Hobson) – 1:30.23 – 1,650 Freestyle (Johnston) – 14:26.00
2nd place (7)
– 800 Freestyle Relays (Hobson, Maurer, Giliano, Carrozza) – 6:03.24 – 200 IM (Modglin) – 1:40.64 – 1 Meter Diving (Harris) – 392.50 – 200 Freestyle (Giliano) – 1:30.38 – 100 Post stroke (KOS) – 44.03 – 200 Backstroke (KOS) – 1:36.10 – 200 Breaststroke (Germonprez) – 1:50.55
3rd place (10)
– 200 Medley Relays (Modglin, Germonprez, Kos, Guiliano) – 1:20.75 – 200 Free Relays (Guiliano, Peck, Kos, Modglin) – 1:14.94 – 200 IM (KOS) – 1:41.39 – 1 Meter Diving (Jones) – 384.05 – 100 Backstrokes (Modglin) – 44.22 – 400 Medley Relays (Modglin, Germonprez, Kos, Hobson) – 3:00.97 – 1,650 Freestyle (Maurer) – 14:32.78 – 200 Backstrokes (Modglin) – 1:38.76 – 200 Breaststroke (Scholtz) – 1:51.04 – 400 Freestele Leay (Guiliano, Guiliano, Hobson, Koss, Modoglin) – 2:46.65
Team ranking
Texas – 1,474.5 Florida – 1,325 Tennessee – 977.5 Georgia – 796.5 Texas A&M – 790 Alabama – 667 LSU – 579 Auburn – 554.5 Kentucky – 431.5 Missouri – 362.5 South Carolina – 338
