The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2017-18 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Larson, JohnThomas
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Freestyle
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Freestyle
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Butterfly
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Sprint Free
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Backstroke
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Free
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Breaststroke
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Freestyle/IM
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Breast/IM
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Backstroke
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Freestyle
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Freestyle
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Freestyle
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Butterfly
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Backstroke
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Butterfly
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Breaststroke
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Freestyle
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JohnThomas Larson
- Position:
- Freestyle/IM
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Bloomington, Minn.
- High School:
- Minnesota Online
- Major:
- Sport Management
Bio
- NCAA National Championship Team (2018, 2021)
- Two-time Honorable Mention All-American
- 500 free (2021)
- 1650 free (2021)
- Four-time Big 12 Team Champion (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
- Big 12 Champion
- 500 free (2020)
- Academic All-Big 12 Second Team (2020-21)
TOP TIMES (SCY/LCM)
500 free: 4:13.40
1650 free: 14:48.17
200 fly: 1:46.63/2:04.21
400 IM: 3:46.48/4:27.15
200 breast: 2:00.98/2:29.62
AS A SENIOR (2020-21)
- Placed 13th in the 1650 free (14:48.17) and 16th in the 500 free (4:16.13) at the NCAA Championships
- Took second in the 200 free (1:33.91) and 1650 free (14:52.28), and third in the 500 free (4:15.04) at the Big 12 Championships
- Won the 500 free (4:19.40) and placed sixth in the 50 free (21.09) against SMU
- Finished fifth in the 1650 free (14:55.80) and seventh in the 500 free (4:17.65) at the Texas Invitational
- Teamed with Peter Larson, Jake Foster and Luke Bowman to place second in the 800 free relay (6:18.17) at the Texas Invitational
- Placed fifth in the 400-meter free (3:59.27) and eighth in the 200-meter free (1:53.72) at the U.S. Open
- Won the 1000 free (9:09.77) and took second in the 500 free (4:28.13) against Texas A&M
- Took second in the 1650 free (14:55.25) at the First Chance Invite
AS A JUNIOR (2019-20)
- Won first place in the 500 free (4:16.65) and second in the 1650 free (15:04.67) at the Big 12 Championships
- Took third in the 1000 free (9:20.59) against Arizona
- Finished second in the 500 free (4:29.19) against Arizona State
- Placed third in the 500 free (4:31.04) against Texas A&M
AS A SOPHOMORE (2018-19)
- Placed second in the 400 IM (3:47.70/3:47.38p), third in the 500 free (4:15.62/4:19.76p) and fourth in the 200 fly (1:46.43/1:46.91p) at the Big 12 Championships
- Took third in the 400 IM (3:46.48/3:48.72p), sixth in the 'B' final of the 500 free (4:20.07/4:19.66p) and third in the 'C' final of the 200 breaststroke (2:00.98/2:03.60p) at the Texas Hall of Fame Invitational
AS A FRESHMAN (2017-18)
- Competed in the 200 freestyle (1:50.13 prelim) and 400 freestyle (3:57.77 prelim) at USA Nationals
- Competed in the 500 freestyle (4:18.29) at the NCAA Championships
- Placed second in the 500 freestyle (4:15.60/4:17.64 prelim), second in the 1,650 free (15:07.61) and fifth in the 400 IM (3:49.97/3:50.89 prelim) at the Big 12 Championships
- Won the 200 free (1:37.57) and placed third in the 200 backstroke (1:52.35) against TCU
- Finished fifth in the 400 IM (4:08.37) and eighth in the 200 free (1:41.38) at Arizona
- Placed fourth in the 1000 free (9:26.55) and fifth in the 500 free (4:34.76) at Arizona State
- Won the 500 freestyle (4:28.04) and finished fourth in the 1000 freestyle (9:22.89) against Auburn
- Placed seventh in the 500 free (4:20.40/4:18.62 prelim), fourth in the "B" final of the 400 IM (3:49.48/3:49.22 prelim) and competed in the 1,650 free (15:08.24/15:11.62 prelim) at the Texas Invitational
- Took third in the 400 IM (4:01.49), sixth in the 200 breaststroke (2:10.96) and seventh in the 100 backstroke (52.11) at North Carolina
- Finished third in the 1000 freestyle (9:16.01) and sixth in the 500 freestyle (4:34.51) at NC State
- Took second in the 1000 free (9:19.63) and fourth in the 500 free (4:32.92) at Texas A&M
- Placed fifth in the 1000 free (9:12.98), ninth in the 400 IM (3:59.67) and competed in the 500 free (4:33.12/4:36.86) against Indiana and Florida
BEFORE TEXAS
- Won state titles and set Minnesota high school records in the 500 freestyle (4:16.92) and 200 individual medley (1:46.30) at the 2017 MSHSL AA Swimming and Diving Championships; his 4:16.92 in the 500 freestyle held up as the nation's top time in that event during the 2016-17 high school season
- A four-time finalist at the 2015 Speedo USA Swimming Junior Nationals (West) Championships
- Competed in the 400m freestyle at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials
- Finalist in the 400m IM at the 2016 U.S. Open
PERSONAL
Born Feb. 2, 1999 … son of Matt and Jennifer Larson, has one brother, Peter.
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