The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2007-08 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Jim Robertson
- Position:
- Free
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Burnet, Texas
- High School:
- Burnet
• 2008 Big 12 Champion, 1,650 freestyle
• 2010 Academic All-Big 12 (first team)
• Member of Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll (Fall 2009)
• 2010 NCAA Championships participant
2008 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS
• placed 30th in the 400m freestyle (3:56.98)
AS A SENIOR (2010-11)
• placed third in the 500 freestyle (4:23.21) and sixth in the 200 butterfly (1:50.50) against Texas A&M
• took third in the 500 freestyle (4:28.47), third in the 1,650 freestyle (15:40.40) and sixth in the 400 IM (4:02.48) against Arizona and SMU
• placed fourth in the 1000 freestyle (9:28.58) and seventh in the 500 freestyle (4:36.95) at Georgia
• took second place in the 1000 freestyle (9:16.01) and the 500 freestyle (4:31.27) at Auburn
• placed third in the 500 freestyle (4:21.52), fourth in the 1,650 freestyle (15:33.54) and sixth in the 200 freestyle consolation final (1:39.23) at the Texas Invitational
• placed fourth in the 1000 freestyle (9:17.50) against Michigan and Indiana
AS A JUNIOR (2009-10)
• placed 26th in the 1,650 freestyle (15:26.99),32nd in the 500 freestyle (4:22.45) and 34th in the 200 freestyle (1:37.00) at the NCAA Championships
• placed third in the 500 freestyle (4:20.07), third in the 1,650 freestyle (15:16.40) and fourth in the 200 freestyle (1:37.12) at the Big 12 Championships
• took third in the 1,650 freestyle (16:09.09) and seventh in the 400 IM (4:04.94) at Arizona
• took second place in the 1000 freestyle (9:25.29) against Georgia
• placed third in the 500 freestyle (4:31.25) against Auburn
• placed fourth in the 200 freestyle C final (1:41.08), fourth in the 500 freestyle (4:26.05) and sixth in the 1,650 freestyle (15:41.92) at the Texas Invitational
AS A SOPHOMORE (2008-09)
• placed fourth in the 1,650 freestyle (15:27.08), won the 500 freestyle consolation final (4:19.62) and took 15th in the 200 freestyle (1:37.05) at the Big 12 Championships
• took fourth in the 500 freestyle (4:33.44) and sixth in the 200 freestyle (1:41.84) against SMU
• placed fourth in the 1,650 freestyle (15:49.98) and sixth in the 500 freestyle (4:31.67) against Arizona
• took fourth in the 500 freestyle (4:36.67) and the 1,000 freestyle (9:30.95) at Georgia
• placed second in the 500 freestyle consolation final (4:23.74) and fourth in the 1,650 freestyle (15:25.72) at the Texas Invitational
• took second in the 500 freestyle (4:33.01) and third in the 1,000 freestyle (9:24.30) against Washington
• placed fourth in the 1,650 freestyle (15:49.09) against Indiana and Michigan
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2007-08)
• claimed the 1,650 freestyle in 15:25.32 to win his first career Big 12 title at the Big 12 Championships
• placed fifth in the 500 freestyle (4:22.44) and won the 200 freestyle consolation final (1:37.75) at the Big 12 Championships
• placed third in the 500 freestyle (4:36.65) against Texas A&M
• took second in the 500 freestyle consolation final (4:27.22) at the Texas Invitational
AS A FRESHMAN (2006-07)
• Redshirt season
NATIONALLY
• competed in the 400-meter freestyle at the 2007 USA Swimming National Championships
HIGH SCHOOL
• seven-time all-state selection
PERSONAL
Son of Bill and Carol Robertson ... father, Bill, swam at The University of Texas from 1977-81, and mother, the former Carol Borgmann,swam at UT from 1978-82 and is a member of the UT Women[apos]s Athletics Hall of Honor ... grandson of the late Tex Robertson, who served as the head men[apos]s swimming coach at Texas from 1936-43 and 1946-50 ... has two brothers: Will, 19, and Joe, 16, and one sister, Fran, 13 ... member of the 2006-07 UT Athletic Director[apos]s Honor Roll ... born on April 16, 1988 in Burnet, Texas ... a double major in economics and hispanic studies.
