The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2013-14 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Skylar Smith
- Position:
- Breast/IM
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Foster
- Hometown:
- Richmond, Texas
• 2013 Academic All-Big 12 (first team)
2014 CSCAA Scholar All-American
• Member of Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Spring 2014)
• Big 12 champion
TOP TIMES (SCY/LCM)
100 breast: 1:01.09/1:10.67
200 breast: 2:12.75/2:31.58
100 butterfly: 54.17/1:02.74
200 butterfly: 1:59.54/2:20.46
200 IM: 1:57.12/2:15.50
400 IM: 4:12.64/4:53.88
AS A JUNIOR (2013-14)
• Placed second in the 100 breaststroke (1:01.39), fifth in the 200 IM (2:00.17) and fifth in the 200 breaststroke (2:14.23) at the Big 12 Championships
• Took third in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.11) and the 200 IM (2:04.70) at Arizona
• Placed fifth in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.94), sixth in the 200 IM (2:05.20) and seventh in the 200 breaststroke (2:19.86) against Georgia
• Took second in the 200 breaststroke (2:18.12) and third in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.80) against Auburn
• Placed sixth in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.54) and the 200 IM (2:05.74) against Stanford
· Placed second in the 100 breaststroke consolation final (1:01.52), fourth in the 200 IM consolation final (2:00.70), fifth in the 200 breaststroke consolation final (2:17.21) and fifth in the 100 butterfly “D” final (55.30) at the Texas Invitational
· Placed sixth in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.60), seventh in the 200 breaststroke (2:21.54) and eighth in the 200 IM (2:03.30) at Virginia, Penn State and West Virginia
· Placed fifth in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.07) and eighth in the 100 butterfly (56.29) at Indiana and Michigan
· Took fifth place in the 200 IM (2:05.26) and sixth place in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.35) and the 200 breaststroke (2:20.32) at Texas A&M
· Placed second in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.06) and fifth in the 200 breaststroke (2:21.80) against North Carolina
· Won the 100 breaststroke (1:04.21) and took second in the 200 breaststroke (2:21.07) in the season opener against Rice
AS A SOPHOMORE (2012-13)
· Took 39th in the 100 breaststroke preliminaries (1:01.41), 39th in the 200 breaststroke preliminaries (2:13.09) and 40th in the 200 IM preliminaries (1:59.47) at the NCAA Championships
· Won the 200 IM (1:57.12), placed third in the 200 breaststroke (2:12.75), seventh in the 100 butterfly (54.17) and swam the 100 breaststroke exhibition (1:01.91) at the Big 12 Championships
· Placed seventh in the 200 breaststroke (2:20.75) and eighth in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.15) against Arizona and SMU
· Won the 200 IM (2:03.98) and swam the 100 breaststroke exhibition (1:04.85) at TCU
· Took fourth in the 400 IM (4:19.89) and sixth in the 200 butterfly (2:03.91) at Georgia
· Won the 200 IM (2:01.42) and placed fifth in the 200 breaststroke (2:19.97) and sixth in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.74) at Auburn
· Won the 200 IM 'C' final (1:57.66), placed fifth in the 200 breaststroke 'C' final (2:14.33), 25th in the 100 breaststroke preliminaries (1:02.21) and 28th in the 200 backstroke (2:00.62) at the 2012 AT&T Winter National Championships
· Took third in the 200 IM (2:02.33) and fifth in the 100 backstroke (57.23) and 200 backstroke (2:04.02) at Stanford
· Placed fifth in the 200 backstroke (2:01.98) and seventh in the 100 backstroke (57.37) at California
· Took sixth in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.97) and 200 breaststroke (2:17.75) against Indiana and Michigan
· Placed fourth in the 200 IM (2:0.41) and fifth in the 200 freestyle 'B' final (1:52.12) and 500 freestyle 'B' final (4:58.14) at the SMU Classic
AS A FRESHMAN (2011-12)
• placed 33rd in the 400 IM (4:15.25), 41st in the 200 butterfly (2:01.08) and 51st in the 200 IM (2:00.98) at the NCAA Championships
• won the 200 IM consolation final (1:58.59), placed fourth in the 400 IM (4:15.36) and took fourth in the 200 butterfly (1:59.55) at the Big 12 Championships
• took third in the 200 butterfly (2:05.26) and the 200 IM (2:04.24) at SMU
• placed third in the 200 IM (2:03.75), sixth in the 200 butterfly (2:06.74) and seventh in the 200 breaststroke (2:23.39) against Arizona
• placed sixth in the 200 breaststroke (2:19.95) and eighth in the 100 breaststroke (1:05.36) against Auburn
• took fourth in the 200 butterfly (2:03.75) and seventh in the 400 IM (4:21.48) against Georgia
• placed eighth in the 200 IM (2:01.02/1:59.67p), second in the 400 IM consolation final (4:12.64), seventh in the 100 breaststroke C final (1:04.26) and 21st in the 200 breaststroke prelims (2:16.12) at the Texas Invitational
• took sixth in the 200 breaststroke (2:20.59) and completed a 100 breaststroke exhibition (1:04.80) against Texas A&M
• placed third in the 400 IM (4:21.97), seventh in the 100 butterfly (57.89), 10th in the 200 butterfly (2:05.55) against Michigan and Indiana
2012 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS
• Placed 43rd in the 200m IM (2:18.50) 48th in the 400m IM (4:54.30), 93rd in the 200m breaststroke (2:38.58) and 94th in the 100m breaststroke (1:12.63)
HIGH SCHOOL
• Olympic Trial cuts in 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 400 IM and 200 IM
• In her first high school season, broke all freshman records
• Won the 2008 UIL 4A State Athlete of the Meet
• Received NISCA Most Valuable Athlete honors in 2008
• Named Houston Chronicle Athlete of the Year in 2008 and 2009
• Selected for the NISCA Top Sixteen Award in 2009
• Club swimmer for First Colony Swim Team in Sugar Land, Texas, coached by Allison Beebe
PERSONAL
Born November 19, 1992 in Houston, Texas... daughter of Steve and Linda Smith... has one sister, Candice ... received Scholastic All-American honors from 2009-2011... graduated in the top 10 percent of her class ... major is psychology.
