Chris Guiliano Impresses in First Longhorn Appearance as Texas Dominates SMU
The Texas Longhorns opened 2025 in strong fashion against in-state rival SMU, with the women winning 218-76 and the men jumping out to a 237-63 margin. The Texas men’s team, which already features Olympic champion Hubert Kos and short course world-record holder Luke Hobson, saw the debut of Olympian Chris Guiliano, who impressed in the freestyle events.
The Longhorn men won the 200 medley relay with Will Modglin, Nate Germonprez, Kos and Guiliano clocking 1:22.90. Guiliano anchored in 18.53, and he followed that up by dominating the 50 freestyle in 19.04. Guiliano later scored the win in the 100 free in 41.89, and he posted a 41.18 relay split to conclude the meet…