Newcomers shine for No. 1 Males’s Swimming and Diving at Dust Off Your Boots Invitational

AUSTIN, Texas — Freshman Laon Kim gained a pair of particular person occasions to focus on Friday’s motion in The University of Texas Men’s Swimming and Diving Dust Off Your Boots Invitational on the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center. This meet marked the primary official competitors of the 2026-27 season for the No. 1 Longhorns. 

Kim claimed wins within the 200 free (1:35.01) and the 100 free (43.44) and swam the anchor leg on the profitable 400 free relay. Sophomore switch Luka Mladenovic had a powerful exhibiting with a victory within the 200 breast (1:57.82) and second-place finishes within the 100 breast (53.38) and 200 IM (1:47.17). 

Senior Rex Maurer posted a pair of particular person occasion wins within the 1000 free (9:03.14) and the five hundred free (4:22.16) and swam the second leg of the profitable 400 free relay. 

The Longhorns return to the pool on Friday, Oct. 9, after they journey to Bloomington, Ind., to compete in a tri-meet towards Northwestern and host Indiana. 

Meet Highlights

• The skilled quartet of Hubert Kos, Jack Kelly, Tyler Ray and Chris Guiliano gained the 200 medley relay in a time of 1:24.35. The Texas ‘A’ quartet of senior Will Modglin, sophomore Luka Mladenovic, freshman Rowan Cox and sophomore Rafael Fente-Damers took second in 1:25.80.
• Rex Maurer claimed victory within the 1000 free (9:03.14).
• Freshman Laon Kim gained the 200 free (1:35.01), topping Olympians and present professionals Chris Guiliano (1:35.58) and Luke Hobson (1:36.74).
• Professional Jack Wilkening claimed victory within the 100 again (46.75), and Modglin positioned third (47.95).
• Sophomore Campbell McKean gained the 100 breast (53.20), whereas Mladenovic took second (53.38).
• Professional Tyler Ray claimed victory within the 200 fly (1:42.48), and junior Cooper Lucas positioned third (1:45.20).
• Professional Chris Guiliano gained the 50 free (19.85), whereas Fente-Damers took second (20.08).
• Kim claimed victory within the 100 free (43.44) and Fente-Damers positioned second (43.79).
• Kos gained the 200 again (1:43.76), whereas Modglin took third (1:49.91).
• Mladenovic claimed victory within the 200 breast (1:57.82), and McKean positioned second (1:57.88).
• Maurer gained the five hundred free (4:22.16).
• Ray claimed victory within the 100 fly (46.04), whereas Cox completed second (48.33) and Kim took third (48.66).
• Kos gained the 200 IM (1:44.54), and Mladenovic took second (1:47.17).
• The Texas ‘A’ quartet of Fente-Damers, Maurer, Modglin and Kim claimed victory within the 400 free relay in a time of two:53.44. That group topped the foursome of execs Hobson, Wilkening, Ray and Jack Aikins who completed second (2:54.52).
• In intrasquad diving motion, junior Jacob Jones gained the 1-meter (368.63), whereas freshman Matej Nevescanin claimed victory within the 3-meter (394.13).