2025-26 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Biography
Awards:
- UTPB Edgardo Madrid & Associates Men's Student-Athlete of the Month (January 2026)
- 2X College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® Men's Swimming & Diving Team (2024-25, 2025-26)
- 3X RMAC Academic Honor Roll (2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26)
- 2025-26 Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee (UTPB’s Inaugural Class)
2025-26 (Senior):
Senior Captain... Named UTPB's Men's Student-Athlete of the Month for January. Putnam won the 200 butterfly (1:51.07) and almost came from behind to win the 400 IM (second place; 4:07.72) in a dual meet at NCAA Division I TCU on January 10. In a dual-meet victory at McMurry University the following weekend (Jan. 17), Putnam finished first in the 200 freestyle (1:46.09) and was second in the 100 butterfly (53.36). He is the first member of the UTPB men's swimming & diving team to be named an athlete of the month... Was third on the Falcons (T48th overall) in scoring (19 points) at the 2026 RMAC Championship. Putnam was one of four Falcons to break an individual school record at the championship meet, and was the only Falcon with an NCAA "B" standard (200 butterfly). His best individual finish was fifth place in the 200 butterfly after finishing third in the prelims with a school record time. He also helped the Falcons set a school record in the 800 freestyle relay and set two personal bests at the championship. He ranked seventh on the team and 70th in the RMAC according to FINA points... Picked for the Academic All-District® Team, selected by College Sports Communicators. for the second year in a row... Was also a member of the RMAC Academic Honor Roll for the third year in a row.
2025-26 RMAC Championship Results:
- 800 freestyle relay – A Final – "A" relay – fifth place – 6:45.38 (Alt Adj 6:40.58) (School Record) (swam third)
- 400 freestyle relay – B Final – "B" relay – 11th place – 3:02.85 (Alt Adj 3:02.45) (UTPB "B" team outperformed "A" team) (swam second)
- 200 IM – B Final – 12th place – 1:54.21 (13th in prelims, 1:55.37, moved up one spot in final)
- 400 IM – Prelims – 17th place – 4:10.81 (1st alternate)
- 200 butterfly – A Final – fifth place – 1:52.70
- 200 butterfly – Prelims – third place – 1:50.85 (Alt Adj 1:49.65) (NCAA D2 B) (School Record)
- 100 freestyle – Prelims – 29th place – 47.87 (Personal Best)
- Time Trial – 50 freestyle – third place – 21.85 (Personal Best)
2025-26 Season-Best Times:
- 50 Free – 21.85 (Personal Best) – RMAC Championships – Feb 14, 2026
- 100 Free – 47.77 (Alt Adj) (Personal Best) – RMAC Championships – Feb 14, 2026
- 200 Free – 1:46.09 – McMurry vs UTPB – Jan 17, 2026
- 500 Free – 5:03.71 – UTPB vs. UTRGV – Oct 11, 2025
- 1000 Free – 10:30.45 – UTPB vs Southwestern – Nov 8, 2025
- 100 Fly – 53.36 – McMurry vs UTPB – Jan 17, 2026
- 200 Fly – 1:49.65 (NCAA D2 B) (Alt Adj) – RMAC Championships – Feb 13, 2026
- 200 IM – 1:53.01 (Alt Adj) – RMAC Championships – Feb 11, 2026
- 400 IM – 4:05.81 (Alt Adj) – RMAC Championships – Feb 12, 2026
2024-25 (Junior):
Appeared in all nine meets on the year... Broke one school record this year in the 400 IM (3:58.96), surpassing the record set by his teammate, Evan Siegrist... In addition to swimming the fastest 400 IM time in school history, he posted the second-fastest 200 butterfly time in school history... Opened the season with two first-place finishes in the 50 freestyle (22.57) and the 200 IM (2:00.39) to go along with a second-place finish in the 100 backstroke (55.82) and a third-place finish in the 400 freestyle relay (3:22.75) at the McMurry/Adams State double dual meet (Oct. 4-5)... Secured first place in the 200 IM (1:59.10) in the dual meet at Henderson State (Oct. 24)... Followed that up by aiding the 400 medley relay team (3:39.56) to a first-place finish and helping both the 800 freestyle relay team (7:03.54) and the 300 backstroke relay team (2:42.23) to second-place finishes at the Hendrix Relays (Oct. 25)... Secured a first-place finish in the 200 butterfly (1:59.98) at the Hendrix Classic (Oct. 26)... Won the 200 butterfly (1:56.23) and was second in the 200 IM (1:59.04) in the home dual meet vs. Trinity (Nov. 2)... Finished first in the 200 butterfly (1:50.34) and was third in the 400 IM (4:04.03) in the midseason meet (Tiger Invitational) at Trinity (Nov. 22-24)... Won the 100 butterfly (52.80) and was second in both the 1000 freestyle (10:12.07) and the 100 freestyle (49.62) at the McMurry/Austin College double dual meet (Dec. 7)... Won the 200 butterfly (2:00.99) in the tune-up meet (dual meet at Southwestern) before the conference meet (Jan. 25)... Made the A Final and finished eight in the 200 butterfly (1:55.81) at the RMAC Championships (Feb. 11-15), his third year in a row finishing in the top-eight in the 200 butterfly at the conference meet. He was also 11th in the 400 IM (4:03.96) and 12th in the 200 IM (1:53.81) while helping the Falcons finish fifth in the 800 freestyle relay (6:57.12) at the conference meet... Named to the 2024-25 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® Team... Also named to the RMAC Swimming & Diving Academic Honor Roll... Earned 2025 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.
2025 RMAC Championship Results:
- 800 freestyle relay – fifth place – 6:57.12
- 200 IM – 12th place – 1:53.81
- 400 IM – 11th place – 4:03.96
- 200 butterfly – Eighth place – 1:55.81
2024-25 Personal Best Times:
- 400 IM – 3:58.96 alt adj
- 200 butterfly – 1:50.34
2024-25 Season Best Time:
Langham Creek (HS):
Two-time District Champion in the 500 freestyle... Also played water polo.
Personal:
Twin brother, Jack, attends the University of Houston to play water polo... Is a captain of UTPB's Overwatch 2 ESports Team... Coaches a swim team in Cypress, Texas, called the Cypress Cyclones... Both Owen and his brother are swim coaches in their free time.
Current UTPB School Records:
- 200 Butterfly – 1:49.65 atl adj. – 2026
- 400 IM – 3:58.96 alt adj. – 2025
- 800 Freestyle Relay (Sean Greene, Nico Turner, Owen Putnam, Niklas Heelein) – 6:40.58 alt adj. – 2026
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