The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2012-13 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Dax Hill
- Position:
- Free
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Round Rock, Texas
- High School:
- Round Rock
• Three-time NCAA Champion (2012 200 freestyle, 400 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay)
• Eight-time All-American
• Two-time honorable mention All-American
• Seven-time Big 12 Champion
• Member of Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll (Spring 2012)
• Two-time gold medalist, 2011 World University Games (4x100m and 4x200m freestyle relays)
TOP TIMES (SCY/LCM)
50 free: 19.64/22.82
100 free: 42.06/49.79
200 free: 1:32.51/1:48.38
2012 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS
• Placed 19th in the 200m freestyle (1:50.03), 21st in the 100m freestyle (49.96) and 48th in the 50m freestyle (23.12)
JUNIOR (2011-12)
• Claimed three NCAA Championships, winning the 200 freestyle (1:32.51), 400 freestyle relay (2:49.83) and 800 freestyle relay (6:15.55)
• Also an All-American in the 200 freestyle relay as the four swimmers finished fourth with a time of 1:16.72
• Honorable mention All-America in the 100 freestyle (42.63) with his ninth place finish
• Crowned a Big 12 Champion in the 200 freestyle (1:34.55), 200 freestyle relay (1:18.23), 400 freestyle relay (2:52.64) and 800 freestyle relay (6:19.28)
• Also finished fourth in the 50 freestyle (20.05), second in the 200 freestyle (43.46) and second in the 400 medley relay (3:09.44)at the Big 12 Championships
• Earned three victories during the regular season in the 200 freestyle, winning dual meets with Georgia, Auburn and Texas A&M
• Took first in his first 50 freestyle of the season, swimming a 20.44 to win the Southwest Collegiate Plunge
• At the Texas Invitational, he placed fifth in the 50 freestyle (19.80), ninth in the 100 freestyle (42.95), second in the 200 freestyle (1:34.30) and 10th in the 100 butterfly (48.27)
• Earned second place in the 100 freestyle at the Southwest Collegiate Plunge as well as against Michigan/Indiana and SMU.
• Swam the 50 freestyle against Georgia and finished second with a time of 20.53
• Won the Texas Invitational 800 freestyle relay with a time of 6:22.94
• Finished first in the 200 medley relay and 400 medley relayat the Southwest Collegiate Plunge
• Was fourth at Auburn and fifth at the Texas Invitational in the 200 medley relay
• Member of the first place 200 freestyle relay teams against Michigan/Indiana (1:20.08) and in the American Short Course (1:17.55) along with Big 12[apos]s
• Had success in the 400 freestyle relay with a second place finish at the Southwest Collegiate Plunge and Texas Invitational and third place against Georgia and Arizona
SOPHOMORE (2010-11)
• Placed second in the 200 freestyle (personal best 1:32.64) and fifth in the 100 freestyle (personal best 42.06) at the NCAA Championships
• Teamed up with Jimmy Feigen, Miles Joye and Austin Surhoff to place fourth in the 400 freestyle relay (2:50.47) at the NCAA Championships; led off the relay in 42.63
• Joined Scott Jostes, Neil Caskey and Miles Joye to place ninth in the 800 freestyle relay (6:23.77) at the NCAA Championships; anchored the relay in 1:35.33
• Placed 19th in the 50 freestyle (19.64) at the NCAA Championships
• Teamed up with Jimmy Feigen, Scott Jostes and Neil Caskey to place sixth in the 200 freestyle relay (1:17.03) at the NCAA Championships; split 18.85 on the relay[apos]s third leg
• Won the 200 freestyle (1:33.32), took second in the 100 freestyle (42.59) and placed third in the 50 freestyle (19.88) at the Big 12 Championships
• Joined Jimmy Feigen, Miles Joye and Neil Caskey to win the 200 freestyle relay (1:17.95) at the Big 12 Championships; split 19.04 on the relay[apos]s second leg
• Teamed up with Miles Joye, Neil Caskey and Scott Jostes to win the 800 freestyle relay (6:21.67) at the Big 12 Championships; anchored the relay in 1:34.51
• Joined Miles Joye, Scott Jostes and Austin Surhoff to take second in the 400 freestyle relay (2:52.83) at the Big 12 Championships; anchored the relay in 41.76
• Won the 100 freestyle (season-best 43.20) and placed third in the 200 freestyle (1:37.33) against Texas A&M
• Took second in the 100 freestyle (44.25), fourth in the 200 freestyle (1:38.43) and swam a 50 freestyle exhibition (20.89) against Arizona and SMU
• Placed second in the 100 freestyle (44.82) and third in the 200 freestyle (1:38.67) at Georgia
• Won the 200 freestyle (1:37.88) and took fourth in the 100 freestyle (44.61) at Auburn
• Placed third in the 200 freestyle (1:34.19) and fourth in the 100 freestyle (43.23) at the Texas Invitational
• Won the 100 freestyle (44.89) and took fourth in the 50 freestyle (20.81) against Michigan and Indiana
FRESHMAN (2009-10)
• Completed exhibition swims in the 50 freestyle (20.49), the 100 freestyle (44.17) and the 200 freestyle (1:36.75) at the Big 12 Championships
• Took eighth in the 100 breaststroke (1:00.26) at Texas A&M
• Placed fourth in the 50 freestyle (21.73) at SMU
• Took 15th in the 50 freestyle (21.62) and 17th in the 100 freestyle (47.50) at Arizona
• Placed third in the 100 freestyle (46.19) and fifth in the 100 breaststroke (58.80) against Georgia
• Took sixth in the 50 freestyle (20.81) against Auburn
• Placed eighth in the 100 breaststroke consolation final (57.54), seventh in the 100 butterfly D final (50.75), sixth in the 50 freestyle consolation final (20.68) and second in the 100 freestyle consolation final (44.60) at the Texas Invitational
• Placed fourth in the 100 breaststroke (58.62) against Indiana
NATIONALLY
• Competed at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, finishing 19th in the 200 freestyle (1:50.03), 21st in the 100 freestyle (49.96) andtied for 48th in the 50 freestyle (23.12)
• Qualified second for the 200m freestyle finals (1:48.38) at the 2011 U.S. National Championships
• Placed fifth in the 100m freestyle consolation final (49.85) and the 200m freestyle consolation final (1:49.80) at the 2010 U.S. National Championships
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-time NISCA All-American
• Captured the 100 breaststroke at the 2009 Texas UIL State Championships
• Four-time All-State selection
•A two-time All-District basketball standout at Round Rock H.S.
PERSONAL
Born Daxon Reid Hill on December 20, 1990 in Lewisville, Texas... son of Reggie and Marilyn Hill... has one brother, Kerrington (20), a junior swimmer at Texas ... his aunt, Gina, attended The University of Texas ... major is physical culture and sport.
