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2019-20 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Charlie Swanson
Charlie Swanson
Charlie Swanson
Charlie Swanson

Charlie Swanson

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Position:
    Breaststroke/IM
  • Hometown:
    Richmond, Va.
  • High School:
    St. Christopher's School

At Michigan
• *Four-time CSCAA All-American in 2020 (200-yard Breaststroke, 200-yard IM, 400-yard IM, 800-yard Freestyle Relay)
• CSCAA All-American (2018: 400-yard IM)
• Three-time CSCAA All-America Honorable Mention (2019: 200-yard Breaststroke, 400-yard Freestyle Relay, 800-yard Freestyle Relay)
• Five-time Big Ten champion (2017-20: 400-yard IM; 2020: 800-yard Freestyle Relay)
• Four-time All-Big Ten (2017-20: First Team)

Senior (2019-20)
• *Four-time CSCAA All-American (200-yard Breaststroke, 200-yard IM, 400-yard IM, 800-yard Freestyle Relay)
• Two-time Big Ten champion (400-yard IM, 800-yard Freestyle Relay)
• All-Big Ten (First Team)
• NCAA Championships (March 25-28): Canceled due to COVID-19; had received invite in the 200-yard breaststroke, 200-yard IM and 400-yard IM.
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 26- 29): Finished 1st in the 400-yard IM (3:40.26), 5th in the 200-yard IM (1:43.21), and 7th in the 200-yard Breaststroke (1:53.62).
• Ohio State (Jan. 18): Finished 3rd in the 200-yard Breaststroke (1:58.99) and 5th in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:38.32).
• Indiana (Jan. 11): Finished 2nd in the 200-yard Breaststroke (1:58.97), 3rd in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:38.19), and 3rd in the 200-yard IM (1:47.76).
• Minnesota Invite (Dec. 4-7): Finished 9th in the 100-yard Breaststroke (53.66), 9th in the 200-yard Breaststroke (1:53.57), 10th in the 400-yard IM (3:43.82) and 11th in the 200-yard IM (1:45.30).

*  Due to the cancellation of the 2020 NCAA Championships because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the CSCAA awarded All-America honors to: a.) individuals who were a part of a relay with an NCAA 'A' cut; b.) those who had individually qualified for the NCAA Championships; or c.) divers who had qualified for the NCAA Zone C Championships.

Junior (2018-19)
• Three-time CSCAA All-America Honorable Mention (200-yard Breaststroke, 400-yard Freestyle Relay, 800-yard Freestyle Relay)
• Big Ten champion (400-yard IM)
• All-Big Ten (First Team)
• NCAA Championships (March 27-30): Finished 9th in 200-yard Breaststroke (1:52.09), 20th in the 400-yard IM (3:43.61) and 45th in 200-yard IM (1:45.66).
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 27-March 2): Won the 400-yard IM (3:39.87), finished 3rd in the 200-yard Breaststroke (1:52.94) and 5th in the 200-yard IM (1:43.33).
• Ohio State (Jan. 29): Finished 1st in 100-yard breaststroke (53.91) and 3rd in 200-yard breaststroke (1:58.91).
• Indiana (Jan. 17): Finished 4th in 200-yard breaststroke (1:59.76), 5th in 200-yard IM, and 5th in 100-yard breaststroke (54.72) 
• Big Ten Swimmer of the Week (Nov. 7).
• UGA Fall Invite (Nov. 29-Dec. 1): Finished 1st in the 400-yard IM (3:39.58), 3rd in the 200-yard Breaststroke (1:53.68) and 3rd in the 200-yard IM (1:44.13).
• Big Ten/ACC Swimming & Diving Challenge (Nov. 10-11): Finished 4th in the 400-yard IM (3:46.17), 6th in the 200-yard IM (1:48.34) and 7th in the 200-yard Breaststroke (2:02.69).

Sophomore (2017-18)
• CSCAA All-American (2018: 400-yard IM)
• Big Ten champion (400-yard IM)
• All-Big Ten (First Team)
• NCAA Championships (March 21-24): Finished 6th in the 400-yard IM (3:39.93), 18th in the 200-yard Breaststroke (1:54.59) and 19th in the 200-yard IM (1:43.15).
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 21-24): Won the 400-yard IM (3:39.16) and finished 5th in the 200-yard Breaststroke (1:53.70) and 9th in the 200-yard IM (1:43.05).
• Ohio State/Virginia Tech (Jan. 20): Finished 3rd in both the 100-yard Breaststroke (55.39) and the 200-yard IM (1:48.65) and 4th in the 200-yard Breaststroke (2:00.18).
• Indiana (Jan. 13): Finished 4th in both the 100-yard Breaststroke (55.31) and 200-yard Breaststroke (2:01.35), and was 6th in the 200-yard IM (1:52.69).
• UGA Fall Invite (Dec. 1-3): Finished 3rd in the 400-yard IM (3:41.53), 9th in the 200-yard Breaststroke (1:56.10) and 11th in the 200-yard IM (1:44.68).
• Minnesota, Wisconsin, Penn State (Nov. 4-5): Won the 400-yard IM (3:54.53) and finished 5th in the 200-yard IM (1:49.87), 6th in the 200-yard Breaststroke (2:02.67) and 9th in the 100-yard Breaststroke (57.32).
• Louisville (Oct. 20-21): Finished 3rd in the 200-yard IM (1:48.99), 4th in the 200-yard Breaststroke (2:01.69), 5th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:51.01) and swam the 400-yard IM (3:54.26).

Freshman (2016-17)
• Big Ten champion (400-yard IM)
• All-Big Ten (First Team)
• NCAA Championships (March 22-25): Finished 23rd in the 400-yard IM (3:44.85), 43rd in the 200-yard Breaststroke (1:59.26) and 43rd in the 200-yard IM (1:48.45).
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 22-25): Won the 400-yard IM (3:41.13), finished 8th in the 200-yard Breaststroke (1:56.68) and 10th in the 200-yard IM (1:44.77).
• Michigan State (Feb. 4): Finished 1st in the 400-yard IM (3:51.67).
• Ohio State (Jan. 27): Finished 2nd in the 200-yard IM (1:48.38) and 3rd in the 100-yard Breaststroke (55.19) and the 200-yard Breaststroke (2:01.45).
• Indiana (Jan. 13): Finished 4th in the 200-yard IM (1:49.16), 5th in the 200-yard Breaststroke (2:01.52) and 6th in the 100-yard Breaststroke (55.92).
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Nov. 16)
• USA College Challenge (Nov. 12-13): Finished 1st in the 400-yard IM (3:46.09), 7th in the 1000-yard Freestyle (9:22.93) and 8th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:31.03).
• UGA Fall Invitational (Dec. 2-4): Finished 5th in the 400-yard IM (3:46.06), 13th in the 100-yard Breaststroke (54.79) and the 200-yard Breaststroke (1:58.88) and 28th in the 200-yard IM (1:48.57).

Prep
• High School: St. Christopher's School (2016)
• Virginia Swimmer of the Year (2016)
• Virginia Independent School Athletic Association (VISAA) Male Athlete of the Year
• Three-time All-State selection (2014-16)
• Holds two National Age Group records (400 Medley Relay, 800 Freestyle Relay) and 13 Virginia State records (five individual, eight relay).

Club/National/International
• Club: NOVA of Virginia (2012-16), Richmond Racers (2009-10), Poseidon (2008)
• U.S. National Team (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20)
• U.S. Junior National Team (2015-16, 2016-17)
• 2019 Pan American Championships: Won a gold medal in the 400-meter IM (4:11.46), the seventh-fastest time in history and second-fastest among Americans for the 2018-19 season
• 2017 Phillips 66 National Championships (June 27-July 1): 7th in the 400m IM (4:19.26), 15th in the 200m BR (2:14.56), 27th in the 200m IM (2:04.02)
• Finished seventh in the 400-meter IM at 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials.
• Won silver in the 400-meter IM and bronze in the 200-meter IM at the 2016 Jr. Pan Pacific Championships in Maui. Represented Team USA.
• Member of 2015 World Junior Championships (Singapore)

Personal
• Full Name: Charles August Swanson
• Birthday: Feb. 20, 1998
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Major: Economics, minor in Entrepreneurship 

Career Bests

Event Time Date
50-yard Freestyle 21.29 9/28/2018
200-yard Freestyle 1:38.19 1/11/2020
500-yard Freestyle 4:31.03 11/12/2016
1,000-yard Freestyle 9:10.08 2/8/2019
200-yard Backstroke 1:49.16 9/20/2019
200-yard Butterfly 1:50.52 9/20/2019
100-yard Breaststroke 53.33 11/30/2018
200-yard Breaststroke 1:52.09 3/30/2019
200-yard IM 1:43.05 2/22/2018
400-yard IM 3:39.16 2/23/2018