Olympic gold medalist Chris Guiliano has entered the NCAA switch portal, signaling his intention to depart Notre Dame after swimming three seasons for the Preventing Irish. The boys’s swimming workforce was not too long ago suspended for at least one tutorial yr following an investigation into playing, and is at the moment additionally below investigation for allegations of hazing and group texts involving homophobic slurs and bestiality.
Up to date 9/4/24 9:49pm: Since preliminary publishing, Guiliano has introduced his entry to the switch portal by way of Instagram. Learn his full assertion under.
Guiliano makes a speciality of dash freestyle and can be an asset to any program. He completed final NCAA season ranked within the prime six in all three of his occasions (50/100/200 free).
He broke out his sophomore yr (2022-23), when he gained the ACC title within the 200 free and made two NCAA B-final appearances. Later that summer season, he positioned 2nd at U.S. Nationals within the 100 free, incomes a person occasion berth with a brand new finest time (47.98). Guiliano went on to win silver within the blended 4×100 free relay and bronze within the males’s 4×100 free relay in Fukuoka. Previous to that season, he had by no means damaged 49 seconds within the occasion.
The momentum saved rolling into Guiliano’s junior season. He swept his occasions on the ACC Championships (50, 100, 200 free), and made the A-final in all three at NCAAs. He scored 45 factors to assist lead the Preventing Irish to complete tenth total, a program excessive.
He wasn’t executed but. This summer season on the U.S. Olympic Trials, Guiliano turned the primary male swimmer from Notre Dame to earn an Olympic berth on Crew USA. He certified within the 50, 100, and 200 free, changing into the primary U.S. man to take action since Matt Biondi in 1988. Whereas he couldn’t fairly replicate his occasions in Paris, he nonetheless left with relay medals within the 4×100 free (gold) and 4×200 free (silver).
Collegiate Time Development (SCY)
First-12 months
Sophomore
Junior
50 free
19.17
18.88
18.43
100 free
42.34
41.48
40.62
200 free
1:34.03
1:32.08
1:30.36
In line with Sports activities Illustrated, Guiliano is just not thought to have participated within the playing that led to Notre Dame’s suspension. If this may be confirmed true, then it appears he has a path to compete this season based on the NCAA Division I guide:
10.4 Disciplinary Motion. Potential or enrolled student-athletes present in violation of the provisions of this regulation shall be ineligible for additional intercollegiate competitors, topic to attraction to the Committee on Pupil-Athlete Reinstatement for restoration of eligibility.
Nonetheless, the switch portal deadline has long gone (Could third), which can additional complicate the method. Coming into the portal additionally doesn’t require an athlete to switch; moderately, it provides them the chance to speak to different colleges about the potential of transferring. Whereas switch portal guidelines are always evolving, one compliance director defined to SwimSwam that if a scholar athlete nonetheless has eligibility remaining, they could be required to enter the switch portal to switch to a different establishment even when they don’t intend to compete for the varsity squad on the different establishment.
Fall semester lessons started at Notre Dame on August twenty seventh.
Guiliano is the primary ND swimmer to enter the switch portal that we all know of. We already noticed #4 recruit Nathan Szobota flip his dedication to UVA, although he wouldn’t have arrived on campus till the autumn of 2025.
