The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2017-18 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Haas, Townley
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Back/IM
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Freestyle
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Backstroke
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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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Back/Free/IM
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Butterfly
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Backstroke
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Butterfly
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Breaststroke
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Free/Back
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Diving
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Freestyle
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Townley Haas
- Position:
- Freestyle
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Richmond, Va.
- High School:
- Benedictine
- Major:
- Physical Culture & Sports
Bio
- 2016 Rio Olympics gold medalist for the United States (4x200m freestyle relay)
- 2016 Rio Olympics finalist, 200m freestyle (5th place, 1:45.58)
- Three-time gold medalist and five-time overall medalist at the 2017 FINA World Championships
- Gold in the 4x100m free relay, mixed 4x100m free relay and 4x100m medley relay
- Silver in the 200m freestyle
- Bronze in the 4x200m free relay
- Two-time gold medalist at the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships, 200 freestyle and 4x200m free relay
- 10-time NCAA champion
- 2016, 2017 and 2018 NCAA champion, 200 freestyle
- 2017, 2019 NCAA champion, 400 freestyle relay
- 2016, 2018 and 2019 NCAA champion, 500 freestyle
- 2016, 2019 NCAA champion, 800 freestyle relay
- 18-time All-American
- Two-time honorable mention All-American
- NCAA record-holder in the 500 free (4:08.19)
- American, U.S. Open and NCAA record-holder in the 800 free relay (6:05.08)
- 15-time Big 12 champion
- 2018 Big 12 Conference Men's Swimmer of the Year
- 2019 AAU Sullivan Award finalist
TOP TIMES (SCY/LCM)
100 free: 41.67/48.20
200 free: 1:29.50/1:45.03
500 free: 4:08.19
1,650 free: 14:34.36
400 free (LCM): 3:45.04
AS A SENIOR (2018-19)
- Won the 500 free (4:08.19/4:11.01p), placed fourth in the 200 free (1:31.80/1:32.35p) and won the 100 free consolation final (41.96/42.02p) at the NCAA Championships
- Won the 400 free relay (2:45.12/40.76 anchor) with Daniel Krueger, John Shebat and Tate Jackson at the NCAA Championships
- Teamed with Drew Kibler, Austin Katz and Jeff Newkirk to win the 800 free relay (6:05.08/1:29.66 anchor) at the NCAA Championships
- Won the 500 freestyle (4:13.35/4:17.82p), 200 freestyle (1:32.42/1:34.57p) and placed third in the 100 freestyle (42.93/43.81p) at the Big 12 Championships
- Joined Drew Kibler, John Shebat and Daniel Krueger to take the 200 free relay (1:17.00/19.28p) at the Big 12 Championships
- Teamed with Drew Kibler, Austin Katz and Jeff Newkirk to win the 800 free relay (6:15.61/1:33.11 anchor) at the Big 12 Championships
- Won the 200 free (1:33.24/1:34.91p) and placed third in the 100 free (42.27/43.04p) at the Texas Hall of Fame Invitational
- Took fifth in the 200 free (1:37.85) and 500 freestyle (4:29.97) against Florida and Indiana
AS A JUNIOR (2017-18)
- Won the 200m freestyle (1:45.56/1:46.19 prelim) and 200 freestyle relay (7:04.36/1:43.78 anchor) at the Pac Pacific Championships
- Took third in the 100 freestyle (48.30/48.62 prelim) and fourth in the 200 freestyle (1:46.15/1:47.55 prelim) at USA Nationals
- Claimed the 500 freestyle (4:08.60/4:11.97 prelim) and 200 freestyle (1:29.50/1:31.78 prelim) and placed sixth in the 100 freestyle (41.67/41.80 prelim) at the NCAA Championships
- Teamed with Brett Ringgold, Tate Jackson and Joseph Schooling to take fourth in the 400 free relay (2:47.00/41.11 second leg) at the NCAA Championships
- Joined Jeff Newkirk, Jonathan Roberts and Austin Katz to place third in the 800 free relay (6:07.59/1:30.41 leadoff) at the NCAA Championships
- Joined Jeff Newkirk, Austin Katz and Jonathan Roberts to win the 800 freestyle relay (6:16.78/1:33.39 anchor) at the Big 12 Championships
- Joined Brett Ringgold, Jeff Newkirk and Tate Jackson to win the 400 freestyle relay (2:48.35/42.89 leadoff) at the Big 12 Championships
- Won the 200 freestyle (1:33.53/1:35.60 prelim), placed third in the 500 freestyle (4:16.00/4:20.82 prelim) and competed in the 200 butterfly (1:45.94 prelim) at the Big 12 Championships
- Claimed the 100 freestyle (44.92) against TCU
- Won the 200 freestyle (1:38.47) and the 500 freestyle (4:25.67) at Arizona
- Claimed the 500 freestyle (4:25.42) and placed third in the 200 freestyle (1:38.32) at Arizona State
- Took second in the 200 freestyle (1:39.11) against Auburn
- Won the 200 freestyle (1:32.40/1:35.08 prelim) and the 100 freestyle “B” final (42.81/43.45 prelim) and placed third in the 500 freestyle (4:14.43/4:15.65 prelim) at the Texas Invitational
- Won the 200 freestyle (1:37.38) and finished second in the 100 freestyle (44.89) at North Carolina
- Took second in the 200 (1:37.67) and 500 freestyle (4:25.42) at NC State
- Won the 200 free (1:38.35) and 500 freestyle (4:27.38) at Texas A&M
- Took second in the 500 freestyle (4:26.01), fifth in the 200 freestyle (1:38.68/1:38.46) and ninth in the 100 freestyle (45.41) against Florida and Indiana
AS A SOPHOMORE (2016-2017)
- Joined Brett Ringgold, Jack Conger and Joseph Schooling to set NCAA, U.S. Open, NCAA meet, Big 12 and school records and delivered Texas the NCAA title in the 400 freestyle relay (2:45.39/41.01 split) at the NCAA Championships
- Claimed his second consecutive NCAA title in the 200 freestyle (1:30.65, pool record) at the NCAA Championships
- Joined Jack Conger, Jeff Newkirk and Clark Smith to place second in the 800 freestyle relay (6:08.61/1:30.42 anchor) at the NCAA Championships
- Placed second in the 500 freestyle (4:08.92) and ninth in the 100 freestyle (41.96) at the NCAA Championships
- Teamed up with Jack Conger, Jeff Newkirk and Clark Smith to win the 800 freestyle relay (6:12.59/1:33.82 anchor) at the Big 12 Championships
- Joined Tate Jackson, John Shebat and Brett Ringgold to win the 200 freestyle relay (1:17.10/19.16 anchor) at the Big 12 Championships
- Claimed the 200 freestyle (1:32.17) at the Big 12 Championships
- Took second in the 500 freestyle (4:12.90) and the 100 freestyle (42.62) at the Big 12 Championships
- Joined Joseph Schooling, Jack Conger and Brett Ringgold to win the 400 freestyle relay (2:48.66/42.27 anchor) at the Big 12 Championships
- Won the 1000 freestyle (9:21.22) against Arizona
- Won the 200 freestyle (1:35.69) and placed second in the 500 freestyle (4:25.05) against Georgia
- Won the 200 freestyle (1:36.02) and placed second in the 100 freestyle (44.32) against Auburn
- Placed fifth in the 500 freestyle (4:14.36), won the 200 freestyle (1:33.72), and placed sixth in the 100 freestyle (43.28) in the Texas Invitational
- Placed third in the 500 freestyle (4:24.56) and fifth in the 1000 freestyle (9:17.0) against NC State.
- Won the 200-meter freestyle (1:51.29) and placed second in the 100-meter freestyle (50.79) against Indiana and Florida
- Placed second in the 500-yard freestyle (4:23.79) and third in the 200-yard freestyle (1:36.90) against Indiana and Florida
AS A FRESHMAN (2015-16)
- Recorded the fastest 800 freestyle relay split ever (1:30.52, 2nd leg) and joined Jack Conger, Clark Smith and Joseph Schooling to win the event and set NCAA, U.S. Open and NCAA Championship meet records in 6:08.03 at the NCAA Championships
- Won consecutive NCAA individual titles in the 500 freestyle (4:09.00) and the 200 freestyle (1:30.46) at the NCAA Championships; set NCAA, American, U.S. Open and NCAA Championship meet records in the 200 freestyle
- Placed fourth in the 1,650 freestyle (14:34.36) at the NCAA Championships
- Won the 500 freestyle championship final (4:12.63) and the 200 freestyle championship final (1:33.19) and took second at the 100 freestyle championship final (42.80) at the Big 12 Championships
- Teamed with Jack Conger, Clark Smith, and Joseph Schooling to win the 800 freestyle relay (6:15.48) at the Big 12 Championships
- Joined Joseph Schooling, John Murray, and Brett Ringgold to win the 400 freestyle relay (2:50.29) at the Big 12 Championships
- Finished second in the 200 butterfly (1:48.71) and second in the 100 butterfly (49.50) against TCU
- Won the 1000 freestyle (9:18.18) and took second in the 100 freestyle (45.41) against Arizona
- Won the 500 freestyle (4:24.85) and the 200 freestyle (1:35.77) against Georgia
- Placed second in the 500 freestyle championship final (4:14.07/4:19.10p), second in the 200 freestyle championship final (1:33.38/1:34.56p) and second in the 1650 freestyle (14:41.09/14:49.49p) at the Texas Invitational
- Took third in the 200 freestyle (1:36.70) and third in the 500 freestyle (4:23.79) against North Carolina State
- Won the 1000 freestyle (9:04.71) and took third in the 100 freestyle (45.14) against North Carolina
- Placed second in the 200m freestyle (1:50.35) and second in the 400m freestyle (3:58.01) against Florida and Indiana
- Won the 1000 freestyle (9:04.17) and took third in the 100 freestyle (44.76) against Florida and Indiana
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Friday, June 28
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