His last name has 16 letters and four syllables. He has the fastest returning 100-yard breaststroke time of anyone in American collegiate swimming. And, after two seasons at Western Kentucky University, junior Fabian Schwingenschlogl is joining the Missouri Tigers.
This summer, Western Kentucky’s swim team was suspended after allegations of hazing and sexual assault. And, after a 4,500 mile journey from Germany to Kentucky, Schwingenschlogl and junior Nadine Laemmler found themselves without a swim team only two seasons into their collegiate careers.
Both found a home at Mizzou.
“Western Kentucky really liked to party,” Laemmler said.