| Cole Cragin |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Friendswood, Texas
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| High School:
Friendswood
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| Height:
5-10
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| Event:
Back/Fly
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| Experience:
3L
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• Four-time All-American
• Three-time honorable mention All-American
• 2012 Academic All-Big 12 (first team)
• Member of Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012)
• National high school record holder, 100-yard backstroke (46.75)
TOP TIMES (SCY/LCM)
100 fly: 46.95/54.04
200 fly: 1:47.93/2:07.10
100 back: 45.56/57.04
200 back: 1:42.04/2:06.28
AS A JUNIOR (2011-12)
• All-American in the 100 backstroke after finishing third overall with a time of 45.89 at the NCAA Championships
• Had the fastest prelims time in the 100 backstroke at NCAA's with a 45.95
• Won the Big 12 Championship in the 100 backstroke with a time of 46.90 and also finished first in dual meets with SMU and Georgia
• Placed fifth at the Texas Invitational in the 200 backstroke witha 1:43.96, his second fastest time of the season
• Also competed in the 100 butterfly, taking seventh at the Texas Invitational (47.90) and eighth at the Big 12 Championships (49.58)
• Part of the 200 medley relay group that also had Friedland, Caskey and Feigen that won four races, including the Big 12 Championship (1:25.02) and duals with Michigan/Indiana, Georgia and Auburn while also placing fourth at NCAA's (1:24.73)
• Led off the third place 400 medley relay squad at the NCAA Championships (3:05.68)
• Also led off 400 medley relays that won the Texas A&M dual and took fourth at the Texas Invitational and Arizona dual
• On the 400 freestyle relay team that took fourth against Georgia with a time of 3:05.42
AS A SOPHOMORE (2010-11)
• Won the 100 backstroke (48.77) and placed fifth in the 200 backstroke (1:51.32) against Texas A&M
• Won the 100 backstroke (48.18) and placed sixth in the 200 backstroke (1:49.71) against Arizona and SMU
• Took fourth in the 200 butterfly (1:49.30) at Georgia
• Swam a 200 backstroke exhibition (1:49.42) at Auburn
• Placed third in the 100 backstroke (47.39), fifth in the 200 butterfly (1:47.93), won the 100 butterfly consolation final (47.27) and took third in the 200 backstroke consolation final (1:46.85) at the Texas Invitational
• Won the 100 backstroke (48.37) and took fourth in the 100 butterfly (49.76) against Indiana and Michigan
• Led off UT's second-place 200 medley relay in 22.72 against Indiana and Michigan
• Led off UT's first-place 400 medley relay in 50.42 at the Southwest Collegiate Plunge
• Led off UT's first-place 200 medley relay in 22.88 at the Southwest Collegiate Plunge
• Won the 100 backstroke (48.97) and took ninth in the 100 butterfly (51.53) at the Southwest Collegiate Plunge
AS A FRESHMAN (2009-10)
• Joined Scott Spann, Hill Taylor and Jimmy Feigen to place third in the 200 medley relay (1:24.63) at the NCAA Championships; led off the relay in 21.63
• Placed second in the 100 backstroke consolation final with the third-fastest time of the meet (46.11) at the NCAA Championships
• Placed 15th in the 200 backstroke (1:42.74; 1:42.55 prelims) at the NCAA Championships
• Led off UT's 400 medley relay in 46.87 during the preliminary round at the NCAA Championships
• Teamed up with Spann, Taylor and Feigen to win the 200 medley relay (1:25.02) at the Big 12 Championships; led off the relay in 21.83
• Placed fourth in the 100 backstroke (47.82), sixth in the 100 butterfly (48.45) and won the 200 backstroke consolation final (1:45.26) at the Big 12 Championships
• Placed fifth in the 100 backstroke (49.55) at Arizona
• Won the 100 backstroke (49.35) against Georgia
• Took second in the 100 backstroke (47.58) and seventh in the 100 butterfly "B" final (49.11) at the Texas Invitational
• Won the 100 backstroke (48.88) and took third in the 200 backstroke (1:51.18) against Indiana
NATIONALLY
• Qualified for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials
• Placed 23rd in the 100m backstroke at the 2009 U.S. National Championships
• Placed 51st in the 100m backstroke (57.32) at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials
• Placed 16th in the 200-yard backstroke (1:47.70) at the 2007 U.S. Short Course Nationals
• Placed second in the 100m butterfly "C" final (54.04) and placed 36th in the 100m backstroke (57.23) at the 2010 U.S. National Championships
HIGH SCHOOL
• Set a new national high school record of 46.75 in the 100 backstroke during the 2009 Texas UIL State Championships at UT's Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center
• Four-time All-State selection
• Three-time Texas UIL Class 4A Swimmer of the Year (2007-09)
• Six-time Texas UIL Class 4A State Champion
• Member of the 2008 U.S. Junior National Team
• 2009 NHSCA Swimmer of the Year
PERSONAL
Born Cole Sumner Cragin on April 7, 1991 in Houston, Texas... son of Scott and Ann Cragin... cousin, Taylor, played baseball at TCU ... major is advertising.
