Villanova Univeristy Athletics

PERSONAL BESTS

100 Back (50.26)

200 Back (1:47.24)

500 Free (4:32.54)

1650 Free (15:41.81)

400 IM (3:59.51)

Villanova Career: An All-BIG EAST performer in the 200 Back as a junior… Program’s fifth-fastest performer in the 200 Back (1:47.24) and ninth for the 1000 Free (9:40.09) … Made the Championship Final in the 200 Back in all four BIG EAST Championships appearances.
 
2024-25: Saw season-bests in the 100 Back (50.26), 200 Back (1:48.61), 500 Free (4:40.44), 1650 Free (15:58.99) and 400 IM (4:00.35); BIG EAST Championships (2/24-27): Swam in the Championship Final of the 200 Back, finishing eighth (1:50.98); Drexel (1/31): Led Villanova in the 200 Back with a second-place finish (1:54.05); Providence (11/9): Won the 500 Meter Free (4:53.16); La Salle (11/8): Touched first in the 200 Back (1:52.15); NJIT (11/1): Led the ‘Cats in the 200 Back with a second-place showing (1:54.05); Rider (10/30): Won the 200 Back in 1:50.40; Georgetown (10/26): First in the 200 Back (1:54.40).
 
2023-24: Silver medalist in the 200 Back to earn an All-BIG EAST nod … Swam season bests in the 100 Back (51.24), 200 Back (1:47.24), 500 Free (4:36.39) and 400 IM (4:01.75); BIG EAST Championships (2/28-3/2): Earned the first BIG EAST medal of his career, finishing second in the 200 Back (1:47.24) … Earned points for the team in the Consolation Final of both the 500 Free (4:36.39) and 400 IM (4:01.75); Providence (1/13): Won the 200 SC Meter Back in 2:05.56 to lead a Villanova 1-2-3 sweep … Swam a 27.63 opening leg in the A team’s second place 200 SC Meter Medley Relay (1:47.25); La Salle (11/4): Won the 200 Back (1:52.15); NJIT (11/3): Finished no lower that third in all three of his appearances … Touched second in the 200 Back (1:52.44) and third in the 100 Back (51.21) … Posted a third-leg time of 47.24 for the A team that was second in the 400 Free Relay (3:09.38); Rider (11/1): Recorded third-place showings to lead the ‘Cats in both the 100 Back (52.44) and 200 Back (1:52.97); Georgetown (10/28): Won the 200 Back (1:53.71) and was third in the 100 Back (53.01).
 
2022-23: Recorded 10 top-three finishes throughout his sophomore campaign … Reset personal-best times at the BIG EAST Championships in the 200 Back (1:47.99) and the 400 IM (3:59.51) … Had winning swims in the 400 IM (4:16.50) against Penn and the 200 Back (1:53.28) against NJIT; BIG EAST (2/22-25): Made the Championship Final in the 200 Back, touching fifth (1:48.30) and was the top finisher in the Consolation Final, finishing ninth overall in the 400 IM (3:59.51); West Virginia (1/28): Led Villanova with a third-place finish in the 200 Back (1:54.04); Providence (1/14): Logged a pair of top-three finishes, touching third in the 1000 Free (10:05.80) and second in the 200 Back (1:56.06); La Salle (11/22): Finished second in the 200 Back (1:51.60) and third in the 200 IM (1:59.91); Penn (11/9): Picked up a win in the 400 IM (4:16.50) and a third-place showing in the 100 Back (53.90); NJIT (11/5): Won the 200 Back (1:48.30) and touched third in the 1000 Free (9:59.86); Georgetown (10/29): Finished second in the 200 Back (1:54.68) in the season opener.
 
2021-22: Set a personal best in the 400 IM, posting a time of 4:02.32 at the WVU Invitational, finishing in the top spot of the B final for a ninth-place finish; BIG EAST Championships (2/23-26): Earned a spot in the 200 Back Finals at the BIG EAST Championships with an eighth-place time of 1:48.49 in the prelims, a season-best, before moving up into seventh in the final with a 1:50.73 time; Penn State (1/28): Finished as high as fifth in his three appearances in the pool, landing there in both the 200 Free (1:52.95) and the 1000 Free (9:57.97); West Virginia (1/22): Touched the wall in 1:52.70 for third in the 200 Back at West Virginia where he landed in the top-five of all three of his races; Pittsburgh (1/20): Was four seconds off of the lead in the 200 Back at Pittsburgh with a second-place time of 1:53.80; La Salle (11/23): Collected top-three swims in all three races against La Salle, led by a second-place time in the 200 Free at 1:45.40 …   Was third in both the 500 Free (4:47.38) and the 100 Back (53.63); WVU Invitational (11/18-11/20): Landed in the A-Finals of the 200 Back with a 1:48.71 time that was good enough for sixth after posting the third-fastest prelim time in the event with a 1:48.60; Penn (11/10): Won the 200 Back in 1:51.96 … Finished third in the 1000 free with a time of 9:44.60; NJIT (11/5): Landed top-five finishes in all three events he participated in during his Villanova debut, highlighted by a second-place showing in the 1000 Free (9:49.37) … Touched the wall third in the 200 Back with a 1:52.26 time.

Club Swimming: Swam for NOVA of Virginia Aquatics for 11 years … Two-time Scholastic All-American and a recipient of the Coaches Award in 2021.
 
St. Christopher’s School: Earned four varsity letters as a distance freestyler on the swimming & diving team … State champion in the 500 free as a senior … Helped his team win a state title his junior year … Was an all-state and All-Prep performer in multiple events during his scholastic career … As a senior won the St. Christopher’s School Swimming & Diving Award, The Voice of Saints Award and The Talmadge Abbitt DuPriest Award … Graduated with High Honors academically.
 
Personal: Born 11/1/02 in Richmond, Va. … One of four children of Russell and Louise Bowles … Has three siblings: sisters Carrington (21) and Maddie (19), and brother Knight (19) … Father was a member of the track & field and cross country teams at Duke … Sister, Carrington, is a member of the swimming & diving team at Dickinson … Brother, Knight, is a member of the track & field and cross country team at VMI … Enjoys playing sports with friends and going camping in his spare time … Has an interest in sports journalism … Chose to attend Villanova for its rigorous academic programs and the family-like atmosphere within the swimming & diving program … Plans to major in Communication.