The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2023-24 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
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O'Connor, Chris
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Chris O'Connor
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown/High School:
- North Canton, Ohio
- Major:
- Finance
Bio
- NCAA National Runner-up Team (2022)
- NCAA Championships qualifier (2022, 2023, 2024)
- Big 12 Team Champion (2024)
- 2021-22 CSCAA Scholar All-American First Team
- 2020-21 CSCAA Scholar All-American Honorable Mention
- 2022-23 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Three-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022)
TOP TIMES (SCY/LCM) - Updated Mar. 19, 2023
50 back: 21.63r/26.14
100 back: 46.31/54.85
200 back: 1:40.21/1:59.52
AS A SENIOR (2023-24)
- Competed in the 100 back (46.69) and 200 back (1:42.91) at the NCAA Championships
- Won silver in the 100 back (46.41) and bronze in the 200 back (1:43.12) at the Big 12 Championship
- Finished third in the 100 back (47.96) at SMU
- Teamed with Brayden Taivassalo, Alec Filipovic and Peter Paulus to place fourth in the 200 medley relay (1:27.58/22.11 back) at SMU
- Placed sixth in the 100 free with a swim of 46.41 at The Sterkel Classic
- Took second in the 100-meter back (56.19) and fourth in the 200-meter back (2:12.28) against TCU
- Helped Texas place second in the 200-meter medley relay (1:41.02/25.70 back) against TCU with Brayden Taivassalo, Sam Artmann and Ethan Doehler
- Finished fourth in the 200 back (1:47.60) at Duke
- Teamed with Alex Turney, Ethan Doehler and Will Modglin to finish second in the 200 medley relay (1:27.61 (22.15 back) at Duke
- Joined Alex Turney, Logan Walker and Will Scholtz to take fourth in the 200 free relay (1:23.98/20.73) at Duke
- Placed sixth in the 100 back (47.25) at No. 3 NC State
- Teamed with Will Scholtz, Peter Paulus and Alec Filipovic to take third in the 200 medley relay (1:25.23 (21.70 back) at No. 3 NC State
- Competed at the Texas Invitational in the 100 back and finished second (45.74) and was third in the 200 back with a time of 1:40.42
- Swam on the fifth-place 400 medley relay team against Georgia Tech and Texas A&M, finished fifth in the 100 back (47.85) and third in the 200 back (1:42.76)
- Competed at the SMU Classic in the 400 medley relay, the 100 back (48.00) and 200 back (1:45.14)
- Won the 100 back (47.88) and the 200 back (1:45.66) and later swam on the third-place 200 free relay for Team White with a time of 1:23.20 at the Sam Kendricks Orange & White Classic.
AS A JUNIOR (2022-23)
- Placed 18th in the 200 back (1:40.98) and 37th in the 100 back (46.62) at the NCAA Championships
- Swam the 100 free (45.72) against SMU
- Won the 200 medley relay with Will Chan, Caspar Corbeau and Peter Larson in 1:26.03 (22.17 back split) against SMU
- Took third in the 200 back (48.78) and fifth in the 100 back (47.82) versus No. 4 NC State
- Joined Jake Foster, Alex Filipovic and Peter Larson to finish fourth in the 200 medley relay (1:26.05/21.63 back split) versus No. 4 NC State
- Teamed with Will Chan, Holden Smith and Coby Carrozza to place fifth in the 400 medley relay (3:14.05/47.85 back split) versus No. 4 NC State
- Placed fifth in the 200 back (1:47.76) and eighth in the 100 back (49.31) against No. 13 Ohio State and No. 14 Alabama
- Finished third in the 100 back A Final at the Minnesota Invitational with his time of 46.31 (NCAA B)
- Helped UT finish second in the 400 medley relay at the Minnesota Invitational with a time of 3:06.20 (NCAA B)
- Won the 200 back A Final at the Minnesota Invitational with his NCAA B mark of 1:40.65
- Was second in the 100 back with his time of 47.11 (NCAA-B), fourth in the 200 back (1:44.75) against Virginia
- Finished fourth in both the 100 back with a time of 49.01 and the 200 back at 1:48.12 against Indiana and Texas A&M
- Teamed with Caspar Corbeau, Cole Crane and Daniel Krueger in the 400 medley relay that posted a winning time of 3:07.25 for a pool record at the SMU Classic
- Swam the 100 back in 47.66 at the SMU Classic
AS A SOPHOMORE (2021-22)
- Competed in the prelims of the 100 back (46.61) and 200 back (1:41.55) at the NCAA Championships
- Won the 200 back (1:41.82) B Final and placed second in the consolation final of the 100 back (46.36) at the Big 12 Championships
- Placed third in the 100 back (47.55) and 200 back (1:45.59) at SMU
- Won the 200 back (1:44.30) and took second in the 100 back (47.55) against TCU
- Took fourth in the 200 back (1:42.46) and sixth in the 100 back (46.79) at the Minnesota Invitational
- Finished eighth in the 100 back (49.18) and 200 back (1:48.73) at No. 9 Virginia
- Placed second in the 200 back (1:49.10) and third in the 100 back (51.07) against Incarnate Word
BEFORE TEXAS
Swam for Alabama as a freshman in 2020-21 ... competed in the B-finals of both the 100 and 200 backstrokes at the 2021 SEC Men’s Championships ... qualified for the 2020 USA Swimming Olympic Trials ... 2019 USA Swimming Junior National Championships silver medalist in the 100 backstroke ... 2019 USA Swimming Junior National Championships finalist in the 200 Backstroke (7th) and as part of the 400 freestyle relay ... Two-time Ohio State Championships qualifier ... First-Team All-Ohio in high school.
PERSONAL
Parents are Barbara and Michael O'Connor ... has one brother, Michael, and one sister, Alexandra.
