The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2014-15 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Imri Ganiel
- Position:
- Breaststroke
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Omer, Israel
- High School:
- Mekif Omer
- All-American
- Three-time Big 12 champion
- Represented Israel at the 2012 London Olympics
- 2017 Academic All-Big 12 (first team)
- Member of Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014)
TOP TIMES (SCY/LCM)
50 breast (LCM): 28.01
100 breast: 53.12/1:00.96
200 breast: 1:55.51/2:15.76
AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2015-16)
• Did not compete
AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2014-15)
• Won the 100 breaststroke (56.81) and the 200 breaststroke (2:04.58) against Texas A&M
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2013-14)
• Teamed with Kip Darmody, Tripp Cooper and Caleb Weir to place third in the 400 medley relay (3:04.79) at the NCAA Championships; split 52.79 on the relay’s breaststroke leg
• Placed 24th in the 200 breaststroke (1:55.51) and 32nd in the 100 breaststroke (53.86) at the NCAA Championships
• Joined Kip Darmody, Jack Conger and John Murray to win the 200 medley relay (1:24.86) at the Big 12 Championships; split 24.20 on the relay’s breaststroke leg
• Teamed with Kip Darmody, Jack Conger and Matt Ellis to win the 400 medley relay (3:07.12) at the Big 12 Championships; split 52.75 on the relay’s breaststroke leg
• Won the 100 breaststroke (53.45) and took second in the 200 breaststroke (1:56.58) at the Big 12 Championships
• Placed third in the 100 breaststroke (56.56) and fourth in the 200 breaststroke (2:03.57) at Arizona
• Took third in the 100 breaststroke (56.53) and fifth in the 200 breaststroke (2:06.61) against Georgia
• Placed fourth in the 200 breaststroke (2:03.26) and fifth in the 100 breaststroke (56.89) against Auburn
• Won the 100 breaststroke consolation final (53.76) and the 200 breaststroke “C” final (1:58.76) at the Texas Invitational
• Placed third in the 100 breaststroke (56.16) and 12th in the 200 breaststroke (2:08.10) at Virginia, Penn State and West Virginia
• Took fifth in the 100 breaststroke (56.36) and seventh in the 200 breaststroke (2:04.83) at Indiana and Michigan
• Won the 100 breaststroke (56.52) and took sixth in the 200 breaststroke (2:05.54) against North Carolina
AS A FRESHMAN (2012-13)
Redshirt year
2012 LONDON OLYMPICS
• Placed 32nd in the 100m breaststroke (1:02.07)
BEFORE TEXAS
• Placed sixth in the 100m breaststroke (1:01.33) at the 2012 European Championships; qualified first in prelims (1:00.96) and fourth in semifinals (1:01.01)
• Placed sixth in the 50m breaststroke and the 100m breaststroke at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore
• Took 10th place in the 100m breaststroke at the 2010 European Junior Championships
PERSONAL
Born Jan. 8, 1992 in Omer, Israel ... son of Amir and Dana Ganiel ... his father, Amir, was a swimmer at The University of Southern California (1980) ... has two sisters: Yael and Gal ... a biochemistry major.
