The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2015-16 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Clark Smith
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Denver, Colo.
- High School:
- Regis Jesuit
- 2016 Rio Olympics gold medalist for the United States (4x200m freestyle relay)
- 2016 NCAA champion, 800 freestyle relay
- 2015 NCAA champion, 500 freestyle
- NCAA and American record holder, 1,000-yard freestyle
- Three-time All-American
- Three-time Big 12 champion
- School and Big 12 record holder in the 500, 1000 and 1,650 freestyle
- 2017 Academic All-Big 12 (first team)
- 2013-14 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Member of Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2013)
TOP TIMES (SCY/LCM)
100 free: 43.53/50.29
200 free: 1:33.36/1:47.20
400 free (LCM): 3:45.74
800 free (LCM): 8:13.16
500 free (SCY): 4:08.82
1,000 free (SCY): 8:33.93 (NCAA & American records)
1,650 free (SCY): 14:31.29 (school & Big 12 records)
100 fly: 46.54/53.04
200 fly: 1:41.42/1:57.15
AS A JUNIOR (2015-16)
• Joined Jack Conger, Townley Haas and Joseph Schooling to win the NCAA title in the 800 freestyle relay (6:08.03/1:33.28 3rd leg) and set NCAA, U.S. Open and NCAA Championship meet records in the event at the NCAA Championships
• Placed 12th in the 1,650 freestyle (14:50.00) and 21st in the 500 freestyle (4:17.17) at the NCAA Championships
• Won the 1,650 freestyle championship final in a school and Big 12 record of 14:31.29 and took fourth in the 500 freestyle championship final (4:22.00) at the Big 12 Championships
• Joined Jack Conger, Townley Haas, and Joseph Schooling to win the 800 freestyle relay (6:15.48) at the Big 12 Championships
• Won the 200 freestyle (1:37.20) against TCU
• Won the 1000 freestyle (8:57.18) against Georgia
• Won the 500 freestyle (4:24.07) and the 1000 freestyle (9:11.24) against Auburn
• Set an NCAA and American record in the 1000 freestyle (8:33.93) at the Texas Invitational
• Won the 500 freestyle championship final (4:08.82/4:14.89p) and the 200 freestyle championship final (1:33.36/1:34.41p) and placed 15th in the 1650 freestyle at the Texas Invitational
• Won the 500 freestyle (4:20.85) and took fourth in the 1000 freestyle (9:10.74) against North Carolina State
• Won the 200 freestyle (1:37.08) and completed a 500 freestyle exhibition (4:25.57) against North Carolina
• Won the 800m freestyle (8:13.16) and the 400m freestyle (3:55.11) against Florida and Indiana
• Won the 500 freestyle (4:21.95) against Florida and Indiana
AS A SOPHOMORE (2014-15)
• Became UT's first NCAA champion in the 500 freestyle and won his first career NCAA crown in 4:09.72
• Won the 1,650 freestyle championship final in a school and Big 12 record of 14:31.29 and took fourth in the 500 freestyle championship final (4:22.00) at the Big 12 Championships
• Joined Jack Conger, Townley Haas, and Joseph Schooling to win the 800 freestyle relay (6:15.48) at the Big 12 Championships
• Won the 200 freestyle (1:37.20) against TCU
• Won the 1000 freestyle (8:57.18) against Georgia
• Won the 500 freestyle (4:24.07) and the 1000 freestyle (9:11.24) against Auburn
• Set an NCAA and American record in the 1000 freestyle (8:33.93) at the Texas Invitational
• Won the 500 freestyle championship final (4:08.82/4:14.89p) and the 200 freestyle championship final (1:33.36/1:34.41p) and placed 15th in the 1650 freestyle at the Texas Invitational
• Won the 500 freestyle (4:20.85) and took fourth in the 1000 freestyle (9:10.74) against North Carolina State
• Won the 200 freestyle (1:37.08) and completed a 500 freestyle exhibition (4:25.57) against North Carolina
• Won the 800m freestyle (8:13.16) and the 400m freestyle (3:55.11) against Florida and Indiana
• Won the 500 freestyle (4:21.95) against Florida and Indiana
AS A FRESHMAN (2013-14)
• Placed fourth in the 500 freestyle (4:23.70/4:18.67p), fourth in the 200 butterfly (1:47.24/1:46.20p) and sixth in the 100 butterfly (47.94/47.29p) at the Big 12 Championships
• Won the 1000 freestyle (9:11.94) and took second in the 500 freestyle (4:30.92) at Arizona
• Took second in the 200 freestyle (1:39.36), third in the 200 butterfly (1:49.34) and seventh in the 500 freestyle (4:35.33) against Georgia
• Won the 1000 freestyle (9:05.73) and took seventh in the 200 butterfly (1:52.66) against Auburn
• Placed fourth in the 200 butterfly (1:45.31/1:45.14p), seventh in the 500 freestyle consolation final (4:25.88/4:23.75p) and eighth in the 200 freestyle consolation final (1:38.89/1:36.77p) at the Texas Invitational
• Took seventh in the 200 butterfly (1:53.15) at Virginia, Penn State and West Virginia
• Placed fourth in the 100 butterfly (48.57) and fifth in the 200 butterfly (1:49.55) against Indiana and Michigan
• Took seventh in the 200 butterfly (1:54.66) against North Carolina
BEFORE TEXAS
· Member of the 2012-13 and 2013-14 USA Swimming Junior National Teams
· 2012 U.S. Junior National Champion, 200m butterfly
PERSONAL
Born April 17, 1995 in Atlanta, Ga. … son of John and Tori Smith, who both swam at Texas … mother, Tori, represented the USA at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles … has two sisters: Meagan and Samantha … Interested in studying Physical Culture and Sports.
