By james art 
After the unforeseen stopping of Notre Dame’s men’s swimming program, senior Chris Giliano took his talents to Texas to spend his last spring of admissibility training and competed for the NCAA title under the head coach Bob Bowman.
Giliano spent the previous three springs, competing for Notre Dame, leading the men’s team to the best of the program final in 10th place at the NCAA Championship. He scored 45 points on a contribution to this finale, winning the status of the first All-America team and placed within the front five in the 50-meter free, 100-meter free and 200-meter free.
In addition, Giliano competed in 50, 100-meter freestyle, 4 × 100 and 4 × 200 freestyle relay in the 2024 Paris Olympics. He and his teammates 4 × 100 won gold medals for their first place in the Olympic finals S
Giliano’s post -Lympic trip turned when the Irish Irish closed his swimming program.
An investigation into the Notre Dame swimming program has revealed clear violations of the NCAA gambling rules and the school has stopped the program for at least one school year.
Swimmers, who were not even involved in the scandal, had to make difficult decisions for their future, and Giliano was no exception.
He announced through Instagram his transfer to Texas on November 6th.
“This process was extremely difficult, but I am excited to start a new chapter of my life,” Giliano wrote.
He will still finish his degree through the University of Notre Dame and will walk with his class in graduation in South Band, Indiana. But in the meantime, Giliano accepts a new team, a new city and new goals.
He arrived in Austin just before Christmas, giving him a little time to adapt and go through the spring season. However, his efforts to immerse himself in the team and build relationships with coaches and players seem to pay off.
“I feel like I’m really right for the team, first of all,” Giliano said at a press conference after the advent of Eddie Reese Texas last weekend. “These guys were great welcome me here, especially in the middle of the season.”
Giliano has gone from training alone through much of the fall to be surrounded by several other talented swimmers in the highest-ranking program for men in the country.
He swept the short freestyle events against SMU on January 10th and ranked second in the 100 freestyle style of Eddie Reese Texas’s racing viewing last week, providing the best time.
Although a lot of season is coming, the success that Giliano has already found that this spring has helped to contribute to 7-0 recording so far.
“I feel really good, really right right now,” Giliano said. “I am pleased with how Everything is going. “