Luke Hobson

I was writing up this report last night and I was just going through it and I was thinking.

He's been 405 before, and this is a 17, 18 national age group record breaks Luke Hobson's mark from 2022 NCAAs.

So yeah, future Longhorn takes down a former Longhorn kind of cool there.

Um, but it's like this kid just went the 10th fastest time ever in the event.

I've got the results pulled up so I can start.

So for the men especially, I think this will be an interesting one because It's like Luke Hobson, Chris Giuliano, Gabe Jett.

Done.

Solid.

All those guys are on the team.

Then you have anyone else.

You have Luke Hobson as well.

You have Kieran Smith as well.

So that would make for looking just purely in terms of qualification potential.

Luke Hobson as the next up with a 338.90.

So this time and time again about Hobson, I find it so interesting that for such an elite, good 200 freestyler.

he doesn't really translate either as well either down into the 100 or up into the 400 uh he's just really really good at the 200. obviously he's fast at both those still still an elite level swimmer but not a gold medal or metal threat or you know sometimes even finalist threat at the world stage which for someone who is the world record holder in the short course 200 freestyle is interesting It is unlikely that Gretchen Walsh will be overly challenged in the Women's 100 IM.

And, you know, the battle for those top two spots is definitely going to be something to watch.

None of these swimmers can rest particularly easily.

the men's 200 freestyle i talked about him a bit during the 400 freestyle we have the world record holder i think the only time i said that on the men's side of things uh luke hobson in the mix he seeded with the time that he posted during the world cup circuit last year at 139 94 and of course his world record sits at a 138 61 and chris giuliano has been a very fast swimmer in this event in long course as well.

And honestly, short course too, because a 140.19, very quick swim there.

Next is men's 400 freestyle.

I'm looking at Kieran Smith, Luke Hobson, Ryan Erisman, Mitchell shot.

Those are the four names that I think are interesting and could, you know, vie realistically for those top two spots, depending on where all of them are at.

Yeah.

Kind of similar to the 50, but you've got relay spots on the line.

And I think we have more guys that are more suited for the 100 free.

Alexi, Giuliano, Curry, House, Dressel, King, Salmon, Luke Hobson, Johnny Kulo, Destin Lasko, Maximus Williamson.

I mean, the list goes on, but there's a lot of guys who, especially when you're looking at four spots, Gabe Jett is entered in there.

We've got

Jack Alexey, Luke Hobson, Chris Giuliano.

We'll see what Caleb Dressel can throw down at these trials.

He looked...

So I'm hoping that this could be a really good introduction into, maybe not introduction, but a good first step into what could be a very successful international career.

But again, two, four, eight, 15 free.

The two free should be really interesting, especially going up against short course world record holder Luke Hobson, Chris Giuliano, as you mentioned, Jack Alexi and the two free like that should be a fun race for an eight.

We meant in the 15.

But while I was here, I got to talk to a couple amazing Olympians.

And the first one up is the incredible Olympic silver medalist, world record holder, world champion, Luke Hobson.

And Luke returns to the podcast after it's been a couple years.

We did it virtually with him.

I think it's awesome.

You need

a little, like, Luke Hobson elixir from your brain and just sell it.

Yeah, I know.

And then also in Virginia this weekend, we're gonna see, uh, of course, Todd DeSorbo's stable race short course meters to prepare for US nationals.

Uh, it wouldn't surprise me to see multiple world records broken with Ledecky, Douglas, Walsh, uh, Luke Hobson all in action.

Ahmed Hafnoui's gonna race as well.

Um, so everybody preparing to swim their best, uh, in a couple of months' time.