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Aiden Hammer introduced at the moment through Instagram that he was flipping his verbal dedication to Texas after committing to Cal again in October. He additionally introduced that he was reclassifying because the graduating class of 2025, moderately than 2026, and that he shall be attending courses and competing within the fall.
“After an immense quantity of thought and reconsideration, I wish to announce my dedication to the College of Texas, Austin. With this I additionally announce that I shall be reclassifying to the graduating class of 2025, and shall be attending courses in addition to coaching this fall. I thank Coach Erik, Coach Bowman, in addition to Coach Maida at Texas for this chance, in addition to my household and membership teaching employees, Coach Reed and Coach Nowjack, for supporting me with this resolution. Hook em 🤘”
Hammer at present swims in Washington as a member of King Aquatic Membership and he attends Gig Harbor Excessive Faculty.
Final time we ranked graduating courses, Hammer was #15 within the class of 2026, on account of his prowess within the mid-distance and distance freestyle occasions. In October, he introduced his verbal dedication to Cal as a member of the 2026 recruiting class.
Since his final dedication article, Hammer has seen enhancements throughout the board. On the West Winter Junior Nationals in December, Hammer noticed an enormous drop in his 500 freestyle going from the 4:19.10 he went in November to 4:14.21 to complete 2nd general within the occasion. This marked an nearly 10 second drop on the season for Hammer, whose finest time coming in was 4:23.24.
He has seen a bit of enchancment in his different freestyle occasions, however not as important as his 500 drop. Within the 1000 he went from 9:06.92 to eight:55.18 in January, and within the mile he dropped from 15:16.15 to fifteen:13.86, additionally in January. has additionally dropped nearly two seconds in his 200 free, shifting from 1:37.95 to 1:36.19.
Hammer’s Finest SCY Instances:
- 200 Free: 1:36.19
- 500 Free: 4:14.21
- 1000 Free: 8:55.18
- 1650 Free: 15:13.86
Hammer joins a really robust Texas program and recruiting class of 2025. That is Texas’ first 12 months within the SEC, however the males completed their twin meet season solely undefeated, and they’re at present ranked 1st within the CSCAA Prime 25 polls.
The space program at Texas is at present very robust, with Texas holding 4 of the highest 10 spots within the NCAA within the males’s 500 freestyle. This contains the present American File holder within the occasion, Rex Maurer. Hammer would at present sit in fifth within the Texas rankings, behind Maurer, David Johnston, Coby Carrozza, and Luke Hobson, however everybody besides Maurer is graduating on the finish of this 12 months, leaving Texas with an enormous gap within the occasion. His 500 free time would additionally at present rank him 14th within the NCAA this season.
His 1000 free ranks barely increased at fourth, however once more two of the three swimmers forward of him are graduating on the finish of this season.
Hammer’s 200 free and 1650 free are each out of the top-5 with loads of returning swimmers rating above him, however he nonetheless has a number of months to get sooner.
He’s becoming a member of a small signing class with solely three different swimmers having formally signed, Calvin Fry, Rafael Fente Damers, and Campbell McKean. The Longhorns have additionally signed diver Matej Nevescanin to the category. Polish Nationwide Swimmer Ksawery Masiuk was supposed to hitch Texas this spring, however pushed his arrival date again to the autumn, so he’s additionally slated to hitch the workforce within the fall
As a member of the SEC, Texas should abide by strict roster caps if the NCAA settlement is authorised, which means their workforce wouldn’t be allowed to exceed 22 athletes on the day of their first meet. At the moment the Texas roster has 40 males listed, 8 of that are graduate college students or seniors, leaving 32 males returning for subsequent 12 months and 6 coming in.
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