Hubert Kos, an Arizona State sophomore from Telki, Hungary, has entered the transfer portal with a “Do Not Contact” designation. This follows the University of Texas’s announcement on April 1st that it had hired ASU head coach Bob Bowman to the position of Director of Swimming and head coach of Men’s Swimming and Diving.
We reported on April 2nd that Kos had told Hungarian media he would remain with Bowman through Paris. “There is no change, I will train with Bob until the Olympics, that’s for sure,” Kos said. “Next week there will be a competition in San Antonio, then we will go to Colorado for a high-altitude training camp – after that there may be a change compared to before, whether Bob can come back here or not, and then maybe we will continue preparing with Leon (Marchand) elsewhere. But he knows we’ll stay together, so the three of us for sure.”
The move into the transfer portal, therefore, formalizes Kos’s break with ASU.
Kos is coming off a stellar sophomore season with the Sun Devils. He scored 48 individual points at 2024 NCAA Championships, contributing to Arizona State’s first-ever national title. He placed 2nd in the 200 back (1:35.90), 3rd in the 200 IM (1:39.66), and 4th in the 100 back (44.13). He also swam on ASU’s winning 400 medley relay (44.61 leadoff backstroke) and runner-up 800 free relay (1:32.29). At the Pac-12 conference meet, he won all three of those events and set the NCAA record in the 200 back with 1:35.69. (The mark was later lowered at NCAAs by Cal’s Destin Lasco.)
As a freshman, he came in 3rd in the 200 back (ASU school record of 1:37.96), 4th in the 400 IM (3:37.00), and 11th in the 200 IM (1:41.61).
Kos was the 2023 World Champion in the 200 back; he won gold with a PB of 1:54.14 last summer in Fukuoka, edging Ryan Murphy whose NCAA record he would later eclipse. Kos also placed 7th in the 100 back final (53.11).
In 2022, Kos won gold in the 200 IM (1:57.72) at the European Championships.
He represented Hungary at the 2020 Toyko Olympics in the summer of 2021, where he placed 19th in prelims of the 200 IM (1:58.47).
Kos is presumed to have another 2 years of NCAA eligibility.
Hey I heard from a little birdie that they are all transferring to India institute of technology in Bombay India with Eddie Reese as the head coach.
Where are Magahey and Miroslaw going?
WVU of course
Are you saying they are in the portal?
Which miroslaw?
I heard that he will not be swimming for Texas. Don’t be surprised is very few, if any, transfer from ASU to Texas.
Hmm, where is he going then? He came to the US for Bob. I’m sure he is very motivated to follow him one way or another.
He took a few lessons from Destin Lasco this year at NCAAs … maybe Cal to learn from the best?
Obvious bait, but… I’m sure the 2023 World Champion in the 200 back has little to learn from the guy that has never made an individual World Championship final in his life.
There is little doubt who is the better swimmer of the two, just like there is little doubt who is the better swimmer of the two in yards.
Maybe he won’t leave. He’s in the portal so Bob can coach him right now. That doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll go to Texas though.
I don’t know where he’s going, but from what I’ve heard, ASU may not have as many go to Texas as everyone thinks.
Yeah, that’s what I’ve figured too. However, Swimswam seems pretty sure he is leaving, and he is the next most obvious choice after Leon, who is at least almost certainly following Bob.
Why do I have a feeling he’s looking at Florida?
I heard they’re building an underground tunnel from Arizona State to Texas
I’ll eat a cap and record it if Kos transfers to Cal
Everyone here is joking. We all know where he will probably end up transferring to.
Yeah I know I’m just manifesting
It would be a good fit for him in any case. Backstroke university and all that.
Kos will leave Tempe for San Antonio and transfer to the University of the Incarnate Word. Go Cards
Nah bro he’s going D2 at Dallas Baptist
If only they had a swim team
I heard he sick of the NCAA and has decided to swim club at Purdue.
Clearly he’s gonna transfer to CWRU home of Peter meng. Has his eyes on Emil LaSida, Oliver Hudgins, and Fillion’s records.
I really hope it doesn’t come down to Cal vs Texas for the interminable future. That isn’t good for college swimming or swimming in general.
I was (secretly) happy and relieved that the Sun Devils won this year. Cal had proven everything they needed to. The possibility of a third swimming superpower in the NCAA was exciting. That’s why Bowman’s move, while absolutely logical, felt disappointing to me at some level.
Ya, sorta just how it goes with most sports. The first time a new team wins a ‘ship: Oh cool! Fun! The third time: -_-
It’s just a bit more fun when there’s at least some kind of team battle.
Did u miss the UVA recruiting class?
Will be impressed if they hold that together. Their men have never met the promise of their potential while the women have obviously been all-time great. If the 2025 classes all show up then they could be a top-3 team in 2026 if not next year, but there’s still some time until they sign
Florida loses only 1 scorer from this years 3rd place squad. You might see yet another “newish” team champion in 2025. AGT for President!
I don’t know if Jake can come back for a 5th year because of the transfer situation, but Adam can. That would definitely help.