The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2012-13 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Tripp Cooper
- Position:
- Fly/IM
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- The Woodlands, Texas
- High School:
- The Woodlands
- Three-time All-American
- Two-time Big 12 champion
TOP TIMES (SCY/LCM)
50 free: 19.51/23.58
100 fly: 45.46/52.62
200 fly: 1:42.64/2:00.95
200 IM: 1:48.19/2:08.18
AS A SENIOR (2014-15)
• Placed second in the 100 butterfly (48.83) against Texas A&M
AS A JUNIOR (2013-14)
• Joined Matt Ellis, John Murray and Kip Darmody to place second in the 200 freestyle relay (1:15.53) at the NCAA Championships; split 19.21 on the relay’s butterfly leg
• Joined Kip Darmody, Imri Ganiel and Caleb Weir to place third in the 400 medley relay (3:04.79) at the NCAA Championships; split 44.47 on the relay’s butterfly leg
• Placed fifth in the 100 butterfly (personal best 45.46) and 22nd in the 200 butterfly (1:43.73) at the NCAA Championships
• Placed 19th in the 50 freestyle prelims (19.51) at the NCAA Championships
• Joined Charlie Moore, Matt Ellis and John Murray to win the 200 freestyle relay (1:17.41) at the Big 12 Championships
• Won the 200 butterfly (1:42.64) and placed second in the 100 butterfly (45.73) and third in the 50 freestyle (19.69) at the Big 12 Championships
• Won the 100 butterfly (48.71) and placed fourth in the 200 butterfly at Arizona
• Won the 100 butterfly (48.21) and took fourth in the 200 butterfly (1:49.37) against Georgia
• Took second in the 100 butterfly (48.20) and third in the 200 butterfly (1:50.36) against Auburn
• Won the 200 butterfly consolation final (1:45.24) and placed second in the 100 butterfly consolation final (47.27) at the Texas Invitational
AS A SOPHOMORE (2012-13)
· Took 28th in the 100 butterfly preliminaries (47.15) and 31st in the 200 butterfly preliminaries (1:45.53) at the NCAA Championships
· Won the 100 butterfly (46.70) at the American Short Course Championships
· Won the 100 butterfly (46.85) and the 200 butterfly (1:45.29) and took fourth in the 200 IM preliminaries (1:48.19) at the Big 12 Championships
· Placed third in the 200 butterfly (1:47.60) and swam the 100 butterfly exhibition (47.27) against Arizona and SMU
· Won the 100 butterfly (50.26) and took third in the 200 IM (1:55.35) at TCU
· Placed third in the 200 butterfly (1:50.87) at Georgia
· Won the 100 butterfly (48.77) and took third in the 200 butterfly (1:52.19) at Auburn
· Placed sixth in the 100 butterfly (47.18), seventh in the 200 butterfly (1:46.82) and 34th in the 200 IM preliminaries (1:49.84) at the 2012 AT&T Winter National Championships
· Placed fourth in the 100 butterfly (48.39) and seventh in the 200 butterfly (1:50.54) against Indiana and Michigan
· Took second in the 100 butterfly (49.35) at the Southwest Collegiate Plunge
AS A FRESHMAN (2011-12)
• Swam in the prelims of the 100 butterfly (22nd) and 200 butterfly (25th) events at the NCAA Championships
• Claimed fourth place in both the 100 butterfly (47.53) and 200 butterfly (1:46.75) at the Big 12 Championships
• Won the 100 butterfly at the American Short Course with a time of 47.08, his top time of the season in that event which he matched at the NCAA Championships
• Placed 11th at the Big 12 Championships in the 200 IM (1:49.86)
• Against Michigan and Indiana he tallied fifth place in the 200 butterfly and fifth in the 100 butterfly
• Recorded a ninth place finish in both butterfly events at the Southwest Collegiate Plunge
• On the third leg of the winning 200 freestyle relay at the American Short Course (1:17.55)
• Also swam on the fourth place 200 freestyle relay at the Southwest Collegiate Plunge (1:25.25)
• Member of the sixth place 200 medley relay against Michigan and Indiana (1:32.55) and at the Texas Invitational (1:28.71)
• Was the third leg of the second place 400 medley relay at Texas A&M (3:16.63) and took sixth in the relay at the Southwest Collegiate Plunge (3:23.82)
HIGH SCHOOL
• A 12-time NISCA All-American
• Received All-State swimming honors all four years
• In his senior season, he was the Texas 5A State Champion in the 100 fly
• Named an Academic All-American
• Holds the TWHS 200 IM record
NATIONAL
• Finished 29th in the prelims of the 100 butterfly (54.20) and 83rd in the prelims of the 200 butterfly (2:03.66) at the 2012 Olympic Trials
• Junior National Champion in the 50 fly
• Qualified in the Olympic Trials for the 100 fly and 200 fly in 2008
PERSONAL
• Born James G. Cooper III on February 20, 1993... son of Dorothy and Jim Cooper...has two brothers, David and Brandon ... interested in studying biology.
