By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam
Baylor Nelson announced on Instagram that he will transfer to Texas for the 2025-2026 season and join the team as a member of the class of 2026. Nelson just completed his junior season with Texas A&M and has one year of eligibility remaining.
Prior to arriving at Texas A&M, SwimSwam ranked Nelson as the #1 recruit in the boys’ high school class of 2022.
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Nelson was the Aggies’ leading scorer in the pool at the NCAA Championships last month, scoring 14.5 points. He finished 7th in the 400 IM with a time of 3:39.84 and 14th in the 200 IM with a 1:41.30. He also swam a best time of 1:53.09 in the 200 breaststroke to place 25th.
Nelson’s lifetime best of 3:37.46 in the 400 IM came at the 2024 NCAA meet, where he earned a 3rd place finish. His 200 IM best time of 1:40.86 was set during his freshman year, when he won the SEC title.
Nelson’s Time Progression At Texas A&M:
Freshman Sophomore Junior 200 IM 1:40.86 1:41.23 1:41.14 400 IM 3:38.11 3:37.46 3:37.47 200 Breaststroke 1:53.97 1:55.05 1:53.09 200 Backstroke 1:39.79 1:41.82 1:51.53 200 Freestyle 1:34.76 1:33.97 1:33.40On the international scene, Nelson represented Team USA at the 2023 World Championships as a member of the prelims relay in the 4×200 free relay. He qualified for the meet with a 5th place finish at the U.S. World Trials, where he posted a personal best of 1:46.51. Nelson swam the 2nd leg of the prelim relay at Worlds, splitting 1:47.13 before being substituted out for the final, where the team secured a silver medal behind Great Britain.
Nelson missed out on the U.S. Olympic team this past summer, placing 14th in the 200 IM (2:00.05) and 16th in the 200 free (1:47.66).
He isn’t the only Aggie joining the Longhorns next season, as freshman Jacob Wimberly announced his transfer earlier this week. Nelson and Wimberly briefly trained together during their club years as well. Nelson swam for SwimMAC until college, while Wimberly was on the team until August of 2021, before relocating from North Carolina to Texas.
Wimberly and Nelson even broke a National Age Group Record together in the 800 LCM free relay at the 2021 Speedo Summer Championships.
The duo will arrive at Texas this fall to a team that made several roster changes this past season. The team saw double-digit entries enter the transfer portal, including eight athletes on day one. Among those transferring out of the program is Jeremy Kelly, who has announced his transfer to Notre Dame.
The Texas men secured the 2025 NCAA Championship, led by Hubert Kos, who followed first-year head coach Bob Bowman from Arizona State. Bowman had guided the Arizona State men to an NCAA Championship in 2024. Nelson has the potential to fill some relay spots, as three of the four relay legs from the 800 free at NCAAs will have graduated by this fall. Chris Guiliano and Luke Hobson just completed their senior seasons, while Coby Carrozza wrapped up his 5th year.
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