{"id":597084,"date":"2024-10-02T11:22:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T18:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=597084"},"modified":"2024-10-02T11:22:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T18:22:44","slug":"junior-pan-pacs-silver-medalist-rowan-cox-selects-texas-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/junior-pan-pacs-silver-medalist-rowan-cox-selects-texas-for-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Junior Pan Pacs Silver Medalist Rowan Cox Selects Texas For 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Junior Pan Pacs Silver Medalist Rowan Cox Selects Texas For 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>The University of Texas has successfully kept local product and Olympic Trials qualifier Rowan Cox<\/strong> of Austin, Texas, home for his college career, as Cox verbally committed to his hometown team for Fall 2026.<\/p>\n

He will join\u00a0Austin Carpenter<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>as a member of the Longhorns’ Class of 2030.<\/p>\n

Regarding his commitment, he said:<\/p>\n

“I am very happy to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and swimming career at the University of Texas! This wouldn\u2019t be possible without my coaches, teammates, family and friends. Thank you to Coach Bob, Erik and Trevor for this amazing opportunity! Hook\u2019em!!!”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Cox earned a spot on the U.S. Junior Pan Pac team after finishing 19th in the 100m fly at Olympic Trials. He earned silver in the 100m fly, and gold in the 4x100m mixed medley and 4x100m medley relay. The men’s 4x100m medley relay broke the Junior Pan Pac record.<\/p>\n

No stranger to the program, Cox does his club swimming with Longhorn Aquatics.<\/p>\n

His best times include:<\/p>\n