| Dax Hill |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Round Rock, Texas
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| High School:
Round Rock
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| Height:
6-8
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| Event:
Free
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| Experience:
3L
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• Three-time NCAA Champion (2012 200 freestyle, 400 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay)
• Eight-time All-American
• Two-time honorable mention All-American
• Seven-time Big 12 Champion
• Member of Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2012)
• Two-time gold medalist, 2011 World University Games (4x100m and 4x200m freestyle relays)
TOP TIMES (SCY/LCM)
50 free: 19.64/22.82
100 free: 42.06/49.79
200 free: 1:32.51/1:48.38
2012 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS
• Placed 19th in the 200m freestyle (1:50.03), 21st in the 100m freestyle (49.96) and 48th in the 50m freestyle (23.12)
JUNIOR (2011-12)
• Claimed three NCAA Championships, winning the 200 freestyle (1:32.51), 400 freestyle relay (2:49.83) and 800 freestyle relay (6:15.55)
• Also an All-American in the 200 freestyle relay as the four swimmers finished fourth with a time of 1:16.72
• Honorable mention All-America in the 100 freestyle (42.63) with his ninth place finish
• Crowned a Big 12 Champion in the 200 freestyle (1:34.55), 200 freestyle relay (1:18.23), 400 freestyle relay (2:52.64) and 800 freestyle relay (6:19.28)
• Also finished fourth in the 50 freestyle (20.05), second in the 200 freestyle (43.46) and second in the 400 medley relay (3:09.44)at the Big 12 Championships
• Earned three victories during the regular season in the 200 freestyle, winning dual meets with Georgia, Auburn and Texas A&M
• Took first in his first 50 freestyle of the season, swimming a 20.44 to win the Southwest Collegiate Plunge
• At the Texas Invitational, he placed fifth in the 50 freestyle (19.80), ninth in the 100 freestyle (42.95), second in the 200 freestyle (1:34.30) and 10th in the 100 butterfly (48.27)
• Earned second place in the 100 freestyle at the Southwest Collegiate Plunge as well as against Michigan/Indiana and SMU.
• Swam the 50 freestyle against Georgia and finished second with a time of 20.53
• Won the Texas Invitational 800 freestyle relay with a time of 6:22.94
• Finished first in the 200 medley relay and 400 medley relayat the Southwest Collegiate Plunge
• Was fourth at Auburn and fifth at the Texas Invitational in the 200 medley relay
• Member of the first place 200 freestyle relay teams against Michigan/Indiana (1:20.08) and in the American Short Course (1:17.55) along with Big 12's
• Had success in the 400 freestyle relay with a second place finish at the Southwest Collegiate Plunge and Texas Invitational and third place against Georgia and Arizona
SOPHOMORE (2010-11)
• Placed second in the 200 freestyle (personal best 1:32.64) and fifth in the 100 freestyle (personal best 42.06) at the NCAA Championships
• Teamed up with Jimmy Feigen, Miles Joye and Austin Surhoff to place fourth in the 400 freestyle relay (2:50.47) at the NCAA Championships; led off the relay in 42.63
• Joined Scott Jostes, Neil Caskey and Miles Joye to place ninth in the 800 freestyle relay (6:23.77) at the NCAA Championships; anchored the relay in 1:35.33
• Placed 19th in the 50 freestyle (19.64) at the NCAA Championships
• Teamed up with Jimmy Feigen, Scott Jostes and Neil Caskey to place sixth in the 200 freestyle relay (1:17.03) at the NCAA Championships; split 18.85 on the relay's third leg
• Won the 200 freestyle (1:33.32), took second in the 100 freestyle (42.59) and placed third in the 50 freestyle (19.88) at the Big 12 Championships
• Joined Jimmy Feigen, Miles Joye and Neil Caskey to win the 200 freestyle relay (1:17.95) at the Big 12 Championships; split 19.04 on the relay's second leg
• Teamed up with Miles Joye, Neil Caskey and Scott Jostes to win the 800 freestyle relay (6:21.67) at the Big 12 Championships; anchored the relay in 1:34.51
• Joined Miles Joye, Scott Jostes and Austin Surhoff to take second in the 400 freestyle relay (2:52.83) at the Big 12 Championships; anchored the relay in 41.76
• Won the 100 freestyle (season-best 43.20) and placed third in the 200 freestyle (1:37.33) against Texas A&M
• Took second in the 100 freestyle (44.25), fourth in the 200 freestyle (1:38.43) and swam a 50 freestyle exhibition (20.89) against Arizona and SMU
• Placed second in the 100 freestyle (44.82) and third in the 200 freestyle (1:38.67) at Georgia
• Won the 200 freestyle (1:37.88) and took fourth in the 100 freestyle (44.61) at Auburn
• Placed third in the 200 freestyle (1:34.19) and fourth in the 100 freestyle (43.23) at the Texas Invitational
• Won the 100 freestyle (44.89) and took fourth in the 50 freestyle (20.81) against Michigan and Indiana
FRESHMAN (2009-10)
• Completed exhibition swims in the 50 freestyle (20.49), the 100 freestyle (44.17) and the 200 freestyle (1:36.75) at the Big 12 Championships
• Took eighth in the 100 breaststroke (1:00.26) at Texas A&M
• Placed fourth in the 50 freestyle (21.73) at SMU
• Took 15th in the 50 freestyle (21.62) and 17th in the 100 freestyle (47.50) at Arizona
• Placed third in the 100 freestyle (46.19) and fifth in the 100 breaststroke (58.80) against Georgia
• Took sixth in the 50 freestyle (20.81) against Auburn
• Placed eighth in the 100 breaststroke consolation final (57.54), seventh in the 100 butterfly "D" final (50.75), sixth in the 50 freestyle consolation final (20.68) and second in the 100 freestyle consolation final (44.60) at the Texas Invitational
• Placed fourth in the 100 breaststroke (58.62) against Indiana
NATIONALLY
• Competed at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, finishing 19th in the 200 freestyle (1:50.03), 21st in the 100 freestyle (49.96) andtied for 48th in the 50 freestyle (23.12)
• Qualified second for the 200m freestyle finals (1:48.38) at the 2011 U.S. National Championships
• Placed fifth in the 100m freestyle consolation final (49.85) and the 200m freestyle consolation final (1:49.80) at the 2010 U.S. National Championships
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-time NISCA All-American
• Captured the 100 breaststroke at the 2009 Texas UIL State Championships
• Four-time All-State selection
•A two-time All-District basketball standout at Round Rock H.S.
PERSONAL
Born Daxon Reid Hill on December 20, 1990 in Lewisville, Texas... son of Reggie and Marilyn Hill... has one brother, Kerrington (20), a junior swimmer at Texas ... his aunt, Gina, attended The University of Texas ... major is physical culture and sport.
