The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2014-15 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Sam Lewis
- Position:
- Dist. Free/IM
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Tyler, Texas
- High School:
- Robert E. Lee
- All-American
- Honorable mention All-American
- Two-time Big 12 champion
TOP TIMES (SCY/LCM)
200 free: 1:34.23/1:48.72
500 free (SCY): 4:12.44
1,650 free (SCY): 14:47.99
400 free (LCM): 3:51.15
800 free (LCM): 8:02.11
1500 free (LCM): 15:35.26
400 IM: 3:58.80/4:30.79
AS A SENIOR (2015-16)
• Finished fourth in the 200 freestyle championship final (1:38.11) at the Big 12 Championships
• Won the 1650 freestyle (14:54.53) and completed a 100 breaststroke exhibition (59.38) against TCU
• Finished third in the 1000 freestyle (9:11.01) and fourth in the 500 freestyle (4:30.09) against Georgia
• Took third in the 1000 freestyle (9:12.90) against Auburn
• Finished fifth in the 1650 freestyle (15:02.32/14:55.39p) and seventh in the 500 freestyle championship final (4:23.71/4:22.15p) at the Texas Invitational
• Took third in the 1000 freestyle (9:09.83) and fifth in the 500 freestyle (4:29.30) against North Carolina State
• Placed third in the 1000 freestyle (9:09.65) against North Carolina
• Placed third in the 800m freestyle (8:17.06) and sixth in the 400m freestyle (4:03.61) against Florida and Indiana
• Took fourth in the 500 freestyle (4:29.31) and sixth in the 200 freestyle (1:40.21) against Florida and Indiana
AS A SOPHOMORE (2013-14)
• Joined Jack Conger, Kip Darmody and Clay Youngquist to place fifth in the 800 freestyle relay (6:16.72) at the NCAA Championships; split 1:35.02 on the relay’s second leg
• Placed 12th overall in the 500 freestyle (4:16.39/4:14.09p), 20th in the 200 freestyle (1:34.75) and 21st in the 1,650 freestyle (14:58.44) at the NCAA Championships
• Teamed with Jack Conger, Kip Darmody and Clay Youngquist to win the 800 freestyle relay (6:17.24) at the Big 12 Championships; split 1:36.03 on the relay’s second leg
• Won the 1,650 freestyle (14:55.44) and placed second in the 200 freestyle (1:34.72) and third in the 500 freestyle (4:16.06) at the Big 12 Championships
• Won the 500 freestyle (4:26.70) and took second in the 1000 freestyle (9:22.44) and third in the 400 IM (3:58.80) at Arizona
• Won the 500 freestyle (4:27.28) and placed second in the 1,650 freestyle (15:28.00) against Georgia
• Took second in the 1000 freestyle (9:09.46) and the 500 freestyle (4:28.36) against Auburn
• Placed second in the 1,650 freestyle (15:00.30) and sixth in the 500 freestyle (4:22.02/4:21.16p) at the Texas Invitational
• Placed second in the 500 freestyle (4:25.40) and the 1000 freestyle (9:12.11) and took sixth in the 200 freestyle (1:40.21) at Virginia, Penn State and West Virginia
• Took second in the 1000 freestyle (9:09.92) and fourth in the 500 freestyle (4:28.43) at Indiana and Michigan
• Won the 500 freestyle (4:28.40) and the 1000 freestyle (9:12.49) against North Carolina
AS A FRESHMAN (2012-13)
· Placed 29th in the 500 freestyle, (4:20.16), 32nd in the 1650 freestyle (15:12.62) and 43rd in the 200 freestyle (1:37.89) at the NCAA Championships
· Took second in the 200 freestyle (1:36.39) and the 1650 freestyle (14:54.33) and fourth in the 500 freestyle (4:17.61) at the Big 12 Championships
· Placed second in the 1000 freestyle (9:05.95) and third in the 500 freestyle (4:22.97) against Arizona and SMU
· Won the 500 freestyle (4:33.38) and took second in the 200 freestyle (1:41.89) at TCU
· Took third in the 1000 freestyle (9:10.03) and fifth in the 500 freestyle (4:27.57) at Georgia
· Placed second in the 1000 freestyle (9:11.41) and fourth in the 500 freestyle (4:29.87) at Auburn
· Won the 500 freestyle "C" final (4:23.07), placed eighth in the 1650 freestyle (15:12.00) and 27th in the 400 IM (4:00.07) at the University of Georgia Fall Invitational
· Took sixth in the 1000 freestyle (9:14.58) and the 500 freestyle (4:29.40) against Indiana and Michigan
· Won the consolation finals of the 500 freestyle (4:31.31), 200 freestyle (1:42.21), 200 backstroke (1:52.59), and 200 butterfly (1:54.32) at the Southwest Collegiate Plunge
BEFORE TEXAS
• Placed sixth in the 500 free (4:25.45) at the 2011 USA Swimming Junior National Championships
• Four-time high school All-American
• Helped Robert E. Lee H.S. to regional titles in 2010 and 2011
PERSONAL
Born Nov. 1, 1993 in Tyler, Texas ... son of John and Denise Lewis ... has one sister, Lauren ... his great grandfather, Cleon Lewis, played baseball at Texas A&M ... his cousin, Randy Grimes, played football at Baylor University and for the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers ... major is Applied Learning and Development with a Coaching concentration.
