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William Paulus
- Class:
- Redshirt
Sport: Swimming (1980-83)
Inducted: 2011
Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas
- Former world record holder, U.S. Olympian, and an 11-time All-American
- Helped UT to its first NCAA Men[apos]s Swimming and Diving title in 1981
- Contributed to UT winning the 400-yard medley relay three times at the NCAA Championships
- Led the Longhorns to new American records in the 400-yard medley in 1980 and 1981
- Earned a spot on the 1980 U.S. Olympic Team by winning the 100-meter butterfly at the U.S. Olympic Trials. (The U.S. did not compete at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.)
- Set a new world record in the 100-meter butterfly with a mark of 53.81 on April 3, 1981, at UT[apos]s Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center
