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2019-20 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
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Katz, Austin
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Austin Katz
- Position:
- Backstroke
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Sarasota, Fla.
- High School:
- Riverview
- Major:
- Radio-Television-Film
Bio
- NCAA National Championship Team (2018, 2021)
- NCAA National Runner-up Team (2019)
- Three-time National Champion
- 200 back (2018)
- 800 free relay (2019, 2021)
- Eight-time All-American
- 100 back (2018)
- 200 back (2018, 2019, 2021)
- 800 free relay (2018, 2019, 2021)
- 400 medley relay (2019)
- Two-time Honorable Mention All-American
- 100 back (2021)
- 400 medley relay (2018)
- Four-time Big 12 Team Champion (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
- 10-time Big 12 Champion (Three-time Individual Champion)
- 100 back (2018)
- 200 back (2018, 2020)
- 200 free relay (2018)
- 400 free relay (2019)
- 800 free relay (2018, 2019, 2021)
- 200 medley relay (2018)
- 400 medley relay (2018)
- 2018 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year
- Big 12 Swimmer of the Week (Dec. 6, 2017)
- Three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21)
TOP TIMES (SCY/LCM)
100 back: 44.93/54.06
200 back: 1:36.45/1:55.69
500 free: 4:15.13
200 free: 1:37.40
AS A SENIOR (2020-21)
- Won gold with Drew Kibler, Carson Foster and Jake Sannem in the 800 free relay (6:07.25) at the NCAA Championships
- Took fifth in the 200 back (1:38.92) and 15th in the 100 back (45.64) at the NCAA Championships
- Finished second in the 200 back (1:40.83) and third in the 100 back (46.39) at the Big 12 Championships
- Won the 800 free relay (6:12.07) with Drew Kibler, Carson Foster and Jake Sannem at the Big 12 Championships
- Won the 200 back (1:40.89) against SMU
- Placed second with Charlie Scheinfeld, Sam Pamojevich and Drew Kibler in the 200 medley relay (1:26.36) against SMU
- Took third in the 100 back (48.94) and 200 back (1:46.86) against Texas A&M
- Joined Caspar Corbeau, Zac Van Zandt and Luke Bowman to take third in the 200 medley relay (1:29.62) against Texas A&M
- Teamed with Zac Van Zandt, Luke Bowman and Peter Larson to place second in the 400 free relay (3:01.17) against Texas A&M
AS A JUNIOR (2019-20)
- Won gold in the 200 back (1:39.17) and silver in the 100 back (45.85) at the Big 12 Championships
- Placed first in the 200 back (1:40.24) against SMU
- Took first place in the 200 back (1:44.59) and third in the 100 back (48.54) against Arizona
- Finished second in the 200 free (1:37.40) and third in the 500 free (4:29.38) against Arizona State
- Won first place in the 100 back (44.93) and in the (1:37.35) at the Minnesota Invitational
- Placed first in the 200 back (1:43.27) against Indiana and Louisville
- Finished third in the 200 back (1:45.98) and fourth in the 100 back (48.33) against Texas A&M
- Took second in the 200 free (1:38.14) against Kentucky
AS A SOPHOMORE (2018-19)
- Took second in the 200 back (1:36.45/1:37.72p), 17th in the 100 back (45.39) and 24th in the 500 free (4:16.06) at the NCAA Championships
- Teamed with Charlie Scheinfeld, John Shebat and Tate Jackson to place third in the 400 medley relay (3:01.58/45.54 lead-off) at the NCAA Championships
- Joined Drew Kibler, Jeff Newkirk and Townley Haas to win the 800 free relay (6:05.08/1:31.45 second leg) at the NCAA Championships
- Placed second in the 200 back (1:39.33/1:41.03p), third in the 100 back (46.02/46.20p) and fifth in the 500 free (4:20.21/4:22.45p) at the Big 12 Championships
- Teamed with Daniel Krueger, Drew Kibler and Matt Willenbring to win the 400 free relay (2:52.08/43.30 third leg) at the Big 12 Championships
- Joined Drew Kibler, Jeff Newkirk and Townley Haas to win the 800 free relay (6:15.61/1:34.38 second leg) at the Big 12 Championships
AS A FRESHMAN (2017-18)
- Earned a bronze medal in the 200 backstroke (1:56.00/1:55.69 prelim) at the Pan Pacific Championships
- Finished third in the 200 backstroke (1:56.12/1:56.97 prelim) and sixth in the 100 backstroke (54.06/54.41 prelim) at USA Nationals
- Won the 200 backstroke (1:37.53/1:38.84 prelim) and finished fourth in the 100 backstroke (44.99/45.21 prelim) at the NCAA Championships
- Joined Sam Stewart, Joseph Schooling and Tate Jackson to claim the 400 medley relay (3:03.56/45.10 leadoff) in the consolation final at the NCAA Championships
- Teamed with Townley Haas, Jeff Newkirk and Jonathan Roberts to place third in the 800 freestyle relay (6:07.59/1:32.24 anchor) at the NCAA Championships
- Joined Austin Temple, Joseph Schooling and Brett Ringgold to win the 200 medley relay (1:24.30/21.61 leadoff) at the Big 12 Championships
- Teamed with Jeff Newkirk, Jonathan Roberts and Townley Haas to win the 800 freestyle relay (6:16.78/1:34.60 split) at the Big 12 Championships
- Joined Austin Temple, Joseph Schooling and Brett Ringgold to win the 400 medley relay (3:05.71/46.26 leadoff) at the Big 12 Championships
- Teamed with Tate Jackson, Brett Ringgold and Joseph Schooling to win the 200 freestyle relay (1:16.90/19.94 split) at the Big 12 Championships
- Won the 100 backstroke (46.02) and the 200 backstroke (meet record 1:39.10) and placed sixth in the 500 freestyle (4:20.20) at the Big 12 Championships
- Won the 500 freestyle (4:21.94) against TCU
- Placed third in the 200 backstroke (1:47.59) and fourth in the 100 backstroke (48.72) against Arizona State
- Took fourth in the 100 backstroke (49.00) and sixth in the 200 backstroke (1:47.79) against Auburn
- Won the 200 backstroke (1:38.49/1:40.19 prelim) and placed third in the 100 backstroke (45.48/46.02 prelim) at the Texas Invitational
- Won the 200 backstroke (1:45.92) and took second in the 100 backstroke (48.46) at North Carolina
- Took third in the 100 backstroke (48.57) and fifth in the 200 backstroke (1:47.07) at Texas A&M
- Placed fourth in the 200 backstroke (1:47.03), fifth in the 100 backstroke (49.13) and sixth in the 200 free (1:38.94) against Florida and Indiana
BEFORE TEXAS
- Silver medalist in the 200m backstroke for Team USA at the 2017 World University Games
- Member of the 2015-16 and 2016-17 USA Swimming National Junior Teams
- Bronze medalist in the 200m backstroke at the 2015 FINA World Junior Championships
PERSONAL
Born March 19, 1999 to Richard and Shelly Katz in Tarpon Springs, Fla. ... his brother Alex (21) swam at The University of Michigan and NYU ... his sister, Taylor (22), swam at The University of Florida ... also has a younger brother, Arik.
