By Will Baxley on SwimSwam
In the wake of the House v. NCAA settlement, powerhouse men’s swim and dive teams have fewer roster spots to give away than at any time in recent history. These roster cuts, coupled with the decline of the American men’s swimming performance on the world stage, have elevated complaints among some American swim fans about foreign athletes in the NCAA. These critics argue that too many foreign swimmers in the NCAA takes away resources and opportunities from American swimmers.
One of the biggest lightning rods for criticism in this subject has been Bob Bowman. The Director of Swimming and Diving at Texas, Bowman trains European Olympic gold medalists Leon Marchand and Hubert Kos. Beginning this year, he will add Canadian superstar Summer McIntosh to his contingent of elite international athletes. For the 2024 Paris Olympics, Bowman joined France’s Olympic coaching staff while remaining in contact with top domestic athletes like Regan Smith.
Bowman’s decisions, in the eyes of some critics, represent a dual loyalty conflict.
When it comes to NCAA recruiting, though, no top men’s team has a higher proportion of domestic athletes than Bowman’s Longhorns. The table below shows the roster makeup among the top 10 men’s NCAA teams last year based on their listed hometowns. Texas comes in at a table-low 16.67% foreign athletes. By contrast, the University of Florida stands at the highest proportion with 62.5% of its roster coming from abroad. Tunisian Ahmed Hafnaoui was not yet listed at the time of publication despite committing to Florida.
There are two caveats to this table. First, Stanford and Virginia Tech are italicized because their data are from the 2024-25 rosters, as this season’s roster was not available at the time of publication. Second, U.S.-raised athletes who compete under foreign flags are listed as foreign athletes on this table. This includes Indiana’s Raekwon Noel (Guyana), Arizona State’s Ilya Kharun (Canada), and NC State’s Kaii Winkler (Germany).
Foreign Athletes in Top Men’s NCAA Teams
2025 NCAA Champs Ranking Team Total Athletes (2025-2026) Domestic Athletes Foreign Athletes % Foreign Athletes 1 Texas 30 25 5 16,67% 2 California 27 21 6 22,22% 3 Indiana 32 25 7 21,88% 4 Florida 24 9 15 62,50% 5 Tennessee 18 12 6 33,33% 6 Arizona State 30 21 9 30,00% 7 Georgia 22 13 9 40,91% 8 Stanford 27 20 7 25,93% 9 NC State 28 21 7 25,00% 10 Virginia Tech 34 22 12 35,29% Total 272 189 83 30,51%In 2022, 15% of all Division I men’s swimming athletes hailed from outside the U.S., putting all of the top 10 teams above this average. See SwimSwam’s previous coverage on percentages, trends, and top countries of origin of foreign NCAA swimmers here.
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