The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2020-21 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
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Degrado, Paul
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Paul Degrado
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Jacksonville, Fla.
- High School:
- Bolles School / Bolles School Sharks
- Major:
- Professional Accounting
Bio
- Big 12 Conference Team Champion (2023)
- Four-time CSCAA Scholar All-American Second Team (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2023)
- Three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)
- Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) member (2022-23)
- Eight-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
TOP TIMES (SCY/LCM) - Updated Mar. 10, 2023
100 breast: 53.07/1:02.71
200 breast: 1:54.76/2:14.92
AS A SENIOR (2022-23)
- Placed fourth in the 200 breast (1:55.96) and fifth in the 100 breast (53.72) at the Big 12 Championships
- Finished second in the 100 breast (54.02) and swam in the 200 IM (1:50.98) against SMU
- Took sixth in the 100 breast (53.93) and swam in the 200 breast (1:59.15) versus No. 4 NC State
- Teamed with Ethan Harder, Holden Smith and Peter Paulus to place fifth in the 200 medley relay (1:27.02/45.97 breast split) versus No. 4 NC State
- Placed fourth in the 200 breast (2:00.25) and 12th in the 100 breast (56.14) against No. 13 Ohio State and No. 14 Alabama
- Finished 11th in the 200 medley relay at the Minnesota Invitational with a time of 1:26.54 with Crosby, Smith and Ndebele
- Was seventh in the 200 breast A Final at the Minnesota Invitational with a time of 1:57.45
- Finished seventh in the 100 breast with a time of 54.27 against Virginia and swam the 200 breast in 2:01.53
- Was ninth in the 100 breast against Indiana and Texas A&M with his time of 56.38 and 10th in the 200 breast with his time of 2:03.87
- Swam with Charlie Crosby, Ryan Branon and Kobe Ndebele in the 400-yard medley relay that finished fourth against TCU with a time of 3:16.41
- Finished fourth in both the 50-yard breaststroke (25.32) and the 200-yard breaststroke (2:01.12) against TCU at home.
AS A JUNIOR (2021-22)
- Took sixth in the 100 breast (55.27) and 200 breast (2:00.51) against TCU
- Finished sixth in the 200 breast (1:54.76) and 10th in the 100 breast (53.09) at the Minnesota Invitational
- Placed fourth in the 200 breast (2:05.68) and sixth in the 100 breast (57.56) against Incarnate Word
AS A SOPHOMORE (2020-21)
- Won the consolation finals of the 100 breast (53.47) and the 200 breast (1:56.28) at the Big 12 Championships
- Took eighth in the 100 breast (55.79) and 200 breast (50.79) against SMU
- Finished third in the 200 breast (1:55.79) and fourth in the 100 breast (53.51) at the Texas Hall of Fame Swimming Invite
- Teamed with Armando Vegas, Cole Crane and Trey Jackson to finish fourth in the 200 medley relay (1:29.24) at the Texas Hall of Fame Swimming Invite
- Joined Armando Vegas, Cole Crane and Jake Sannem to place third in the 400 medley relay (3:11.99) at the Texas Hall of Fame Swimming Invite
- Placed sixth in the 100 breast (57.16) and seventh in the 200 breast (2:05.19) against Texas A&M
- Finished sixth with Peter Larson, Ben Charles and Victor Tremblay in the 200 medley relay (1:33.28) against Texas A&M
- Took fifth in the 200 breast (1:59.84) and eighth in the 100 free (55.07) at the First Chance Invite
AS A FRESHMAN (2019-20)
- Finished fifth in the 200 breast (2:02.61) against SMU
- Placed second in the 200 breast (2:04.39) against Arizona
- Took second in the 200 breast (2:04.55) against Arizona State
- Finished fourth in both the 100 breast (57.30) and the 200 breast (2:05.07) against Kentucky
PERSONAL
Born October 9, 2001, to Alicia and Paul DeGrado...has a brother Alex, and a sister Bianca.
Texas Swimming and Diving Olympics Media Availability [June 28, 2024]
Friday, June 28
Eddie Reese "Unparalleled Success" Feature [April 19, 2024]
Saturday, April 20
Bob Bowman Introductory Press Conference [April 2 2024]
Tuesday, April 02
Manny Pollard Team USA Feature [Feb. 27, 2024]
Tuesday, February 27
