Texas A&M University has confirmed that members of its men\u2019s swimming team have been unavailable for competition early this season due to \u201cstudent-related conduct violations.\u201d<\/p>\n
Texas A&M head coach Blaire Anderson<\/a> said that the school has completed its review of the reported violations and action has been taken in a letter sent to team members and parents.<\/p>\n \u201cBehavior that falls short of Texas A&M\u2019s Core Values has no place in our program,\u201d Anderson said. \u201cWe will continue working closely with university leadership to uphold the standards expected at Texas A&M.\u201d<\/p>\n The conduct violations are hazing related, SwimSwam has learned.<\/p>\n SwimSwam reported over the weekend that seven members of the Aggie men\u2019s team have not competed at either of the team\u2019s first two official meets against Georgia on Oct. 10 and LSU this past Friday, Oct. 23.<\/p>\n The list includes fifth-year\u00a0Connor Foote<\/a>, seniors Logan Brown<\/a> and\u00a0Ben Scholl<\/a>, junior\u00a0Chase Swearingen<\/a>, sophomore\u00a0Alejandro Michelena<\/a> and freshmen\u00a0Wyatt Vitiello<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Manuel Iglesias\u00a0(diver).<\/p>\n Brown was the lone individual swimming qualifier for the Aggies at last season\u2019s NCAA Championships, while Scholl and Michelena were both relay-only swimmers at NCAAs. Foote, who sat out of competition last season, has scored individually in all three of his NCAA Championship appearances in 2023, 2024 and 2025.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not yet clear what the sanctions are, though all seven men remain listed on Texas A&M\u2019s 2026-27 roster.<\/p>\n Racing shorthanded, the Texas A&M men are 0-2, falling 222-78 to Georgia and 181.5-116.5 to LSU, and aren\u2019t scheduled to compete again until the Texas Invitational Nov. 18-20.<\/p>\n