The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2014-15 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Kip Darmody
- Position:
- Back/Fly
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- High School:
- Providence
- NCAA Champion (2012 800 freestyle relay)
- 10-time All-American
- Two-time honorable mention All-American
- Nine-time Big 12 Champion
2012 Big 12 Championships Newcomer of the Year - Member of Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2012, Fall 2013)
TOP TIMES (SCY/LCM)
100 back: 45.03/54.90
200 back: 1:40.18/1:59.63
100 fly: 47.65/54.65
200 fly: 1:46.83/2:00.11
50 free: 19.75/23.35
100 free: 43.80/49.79
200 free: 1:35.55/1:50.19
AS A SENIOR (2014-15)
• Placed fifth in the 50 freestyle (20.72) and sixth in the 100 freestyle (46.50) against Texas A&M
AS A JUNIOR (2013-14)
• Joined Matt Ellis, John Murray and Tripp Cooper to place second in the 200 freestyle relay (1:15.53) at the NCAA Championships; anchored the relay in 18.77
• Teamed with Imri Ganiel, Tripp Cooper and Caleb Weir to place third in the 400 medley relay (3:04.79) at the NCAA Championships; led off the relay in 45.27
• Joined John Murray, Jack Conger and Caleb Weir to place second in the 200 medley relay (1:23.30) at the NCAA Championships; led off the relay in 20.88
• Teamed with Jack Conger, Sam Lewis and Clay Youngquist to place fifth in the 800 freestyle relay (6:16.72) at the NCAA Championships; split 1:33.41 on the relay’s third leg
• Joined Matt Ellis, John Murray and Caleb Weir to place fourth in the 400 freestyle relay (2:50.94) at the NCAA Championships; anchored the relay in 42.70
• Placed third in the 100 backstroke (45.03) and sixth in the 200 backstroke (1:40.18) at the NCAA Championships
• Joined Imri Ganiel, Jack Conger and John Murray to win the 200 medley relay (1:24.86) at the Big 12 Championships; led off the relay in 21.43
• Teamed with Jack Conger, Sam Lewis and Clay Youngquist to win the 800 freestyle relay (6:17.24) at the Big 12 Championships; split 1:34.36 on the relay’s third leg
• Joined Imri Ganiel, Jack Conger and Matt Ellis to win the 400 medley relay (3:07.12) at the Big 12 Championships; led off the relay in 45.92
• Teamed with Matt Ellis, Jack Conger and John Murray to win the 400 freestyle relay (2:51.99) at the Big 12 Championships
• Placed second in the 100 backstroke (46.13) and sixth in the 50 freestyle (19.95) at the Big 12 Championships
• Took second in the 100 backstroke (48.74) and fourth in the 200 backstroke (1:48.33) at Arizona
• Placed third in the 100 backstroke (48.71) against Georgia
• Took second in the 200 freestyle (1:39.40) and fifth in the 200 backstroke (1:49.38) against Auburn
AS A SOPHOMORE (2012-13)
· Took sixth in the 200 backstroke (1:41.02) and 12th in the 100 backstroke (46.15) at the NCAA Championships
· Placed second in the 200 backstroke preliminaries (1:43.25) at the American Short Course Championships
· Won the 100 backstroke (46.77) and the 100 butterfly preliminaries (47.65), took second in the 200 backstroke (1:43.60) and swam the 50 freestyle exhibition (20.03) at the Big 12 Championships
· Won the 200 backstroke (1:44.35) against Arizona and SMU
· Placed second in the 200 backstroke (1:47.28) at Georgia
· Took second in the 200 backstroke (1:48.21) and third in the 100 backstroke (49.09) at Auburn
· Placed second in the 100 backstroke 'B' finals (47.30), third in the 200 backstroke 'B' final (1:43.52) and sixth in the 100 butterfly (48.28) 'B' finals at the 2012 AT&T Winter National Championships
· Won the 200 backstroke (1:45.21) and took third in the 100 backstroke (48.44) against Indiana and Michigan
· Won the 100 backstroke (50.34) and took fourth in the 100 butterfly (51.50) and the 200 freestyle (1:41.43) at the Southwest Collegiate Plunge
AS A FRESHMAN (2011-12)
• Swam the third leg on the national championship 800 freestyle relay team (6:15.55)
• Garnered All-America honors with his seventh place finish in the 100 backstroke (46.41)at the NCAA Championships
• Also finished 13th in the 200 backstroke (1:43.09)for honorable mention All-America honors
• Won the Big 12 Championship in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:43.38 and the 800 freestyle relay with a time of 6:19.28
• Also won the 200 backstroke against Michigan and Indiana (1:45.92) and in the SMU dual (1:52.32)
• Finished second in the 100 backstroke (47.37) and sixth in the 100 butterfly (47.76) at the Big 12 Championships
• Placed second in the 200 backstroke at the Southwest Collegiate Plunge and in duals with Georgia, Auburn and Texas A&M
• In the Texas Invitational, he finished ninth in the 100 backstroke (47.83), fourth in the 200 backstroke (1:43.78) and ninth in the 100 butterfly (48.22)
• Also swam the 200 freestyle and 200 butterfly at the Texas Invitational
• Recorded his best times in both the 100 backstroke (46.28) and 200 backstroke (1:42.39) in the prelims of the NCAA Championships
• Earned second place finishes in the 100 backstroke at the Southwest Collegiate Plunge and in the Georgia dual meet
• The third leg of the 400 medley relay that placed second at the Big 12 Championships (3:09.44) and sixth at the Texas Invitational (3:14.02)
• Anchored the fourth place 200 freestyle relay at the Southwest Collegiate Plunge (1:25.25)
• Swam the second leg of the 400 freestyle relay (2:52.33)that took sixth at the Texas Invitational
• In the 200 medley, he led off the relay against Michigan/Indiana (6th) and Auburn (4th)
• He led off the 400 medley relay that took sixth in the Southwest Collegiate Plunge (3:23.82)
2012 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS
• Placed 11th in the 100m backstroke (55.03/54.93p), 30th in the 100m freestyle (50.29), 43rd in the 200m backstroke (2:03.79) and 61st in the 100m butterfly (54.72)
BEFORE TEXAS
• Won gold in the 400m medley and freestyle relays at the 2010 Junior Pan Pacific Championships
• Also won silver in the 100m backstroke at the 2010 Junior Pan Pacific Championships
PERSONAL
Born Kevin Darmody on Feb. 16, 1993 in Charlotte, N.C. ... son of Kevin and Karen Darmody ... has three siblings: Kellie (24), Kyle (20), a sophomore swimmer at Auburn, and Kristie (17) ... plans to study sport management.
