BUDAPEST – Texas men's swimmer Luke Hobson broke two world records at the World Aquatics Short Course World Championships on Friday.
Hobson, the two-time NCAA 200 freestyle champion, broke the world record off his first leg of the 4x200 free relay with a time of 1:38.91. His time broke the oldest SCM male world record set by Paul Biedermann in 2009 with his time of 1:39.37. It is the first individual world record for a UT student-athlete since Aaron Piersol broke the 100 backstroke also in 2009.
Hobson was joined by Texas Ex Carson Foster, Shaine Casas (Texas Pro) and Kieran Smith.