Caspar Corbeau will return to the NCAA and be a part of the Indiana Hoosiers for the upcoming spring semester. Corbeau spent his undergraduate profession with Texas and graduated in 2023.
Corbeau was persistently one of many prime breaststrokers on the NCAA stage throughout his time at Texas. He was seeded within the prime eight on the psych sheets for the ultimately canceled 2020 NCAAs. Making his official NCAA championship debut as a sophomore, he completed 4th within the 200 breast (1:51.43) and sixth within the 100 breast (51.62).
He completed 2nd within the 100 breast (50.49) and sixth within the 200 breast (1:50.79) as a junior at 2021 NCAAs. As a senior, he completed 2nd within the 200 (1:49.15) and 4th within the 100 (50.79).
Graduating in spring 2023, Corbeau moved to coach within the Netherlands beneath Mark Faber. Corbeau noticed success beneath his time with Faber, most notably successful Olympic bronze within the males’s 200 breaststroke this summer time. He additionally finaled within the 100 breast, swimming to an eighth place end in finals. Faber notably left the Netherlands this fall to grow to be the technical director of the Flemish Swimming Federation. The transfer to Indiana permits Corbeau to check out a brand new residence for his coaching for this Olympic cycle.
Simply final week, Corbeau represented the Netherlands on the 2024 SC World Championships. He finaled in each the 100 and 200 breaststrokes.
Corbeau is huge choose up for the Indiana Hoosiers and provides much more depth to an already deep breaststroke group. The group at present has three of the highest eight instances within the NCAA this season within the 100 breast with Brian Benzing (t-#4, 51.03), Finn Brooks (#7, 51.13), and Josh Matheny (#8, 51.15). The 200 breast can also be a powerful occasion for the group with Matheny at present holding the #2 time within the NCAA (1:50.31) and Jassen Yep holding the #4 time within the NCAA (1:50.71).
Along with his breaststroke impression, Corbeau additionally has the possibility to impression the group’s dash freestyle depth. Corbeau has a lifetime better of a 19.61 within the flat begin 50 however was a member of quite a few relays for Texas at NCAAs. As a senior at 2023 NCAAs, he swam a 18.48 flying begin 50 and a 41.72 flying begin 100 free. That fifty free cut up would have been quicker than all 4 of Indiana’s splits at midseason whereas his 100 cut up from 2023 NCAAs would have been quicker than three of Indiana’s splits at midseason.
The Indiana males had been just lately ranked #2 in SwimSwam’s Energy Rankings, sitting solely behind Texas which can also be anticipated to have quite a few huge mid-season additions with Chris Guiliano and Ksawery Masiuk.
After ending 4th at NCAAs this previous March, Indiana has gained a number of the prime switch expertise. Along with Corbeau, the group additionally added Brian Benzing as a grad switch from Towson. Owen McDonald was additionally an offseason addition after McDonald spent two seasons with Arizona State. With the addition of McDonald, two Indiana swimmers entered the switch portal to permit them to interrupt their scholarship contracts, reallocating that cash to McDonald. “Owen is a implausible addition to the team-a nice man and an incredible swimmer. We had been actually excited to have the ability to play a small function in getting him to IU,” mentioned Josh Matheny.
As a mid-season addition, and scholarship cash already re-allocated this offseason, identify, picture, and likeness (NIL) was concerned within the addition of Corbeau, Indiana head coach Ray Looze informed SwimSwam. Looze additionally spoke of how present Indiana swimmer Rafael Miroslaw made an impression with the addition of Corbeau whereas on the World Cup this fall. The 2 had been talking about Chris Guiliano‘s transfer to Texas and Corbeau talked about he had one other yr. Miroslaw then informed Corbeau that he ought to come to Indiana.
Looze spoke of the title chase for Indiana, “We’ve obtained the pedal to the steel. We’ve had it to the steel since mainly final spring, and I feel it might be good for swimming to have new blood in there. Whether or not that may occur or not, we’re doing the whole lot we will.”
Corbeau, a local of Portland, Oregon, could have an opportunity to return to the Northwest at NCAAs this upcoming March as they’re scheduled for Federal Manner, Washington. Looze mentioned that Corbeau was “stoked” in regards to the potential to return to his residence space.
