Daniel West
- position Breaststroke/IM
- class Junior
- Hometown Germantown, TN
- High school Houston
- position Breaststroke/IM
- class Junior
- Hometown Germantown, TN
- High school Houston
Daniel West Bio
Event | Times | Date | Meet | Location |
50 Free | 21.29p | 2/16/22 | SEC Championships | Knoxville, TN |
100 Breast | 54.17p | 2/17/23 | SEC Championships | College Station, TX |
200 Breast | 1:56.93 | 2/19/24 | SEC Championships | Auburn, AL |
200 IM | 1:49.42p | 2/15/23 | SEC Championships | College Station, TX |
! = School Record | p = Prelims | t = Time Trial | X = exhibition heat | # = Leadoff Split/Split
AWARDS/HONORS
- 4x SEC Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- 2x CSCAA Scholar All-American (2nd Team – 2023, 2024)
- 2x CSC Academic All-District (2023, 2024)
- SEC Community Service Team (2023)
- SEC Brad Davis Community Service Award (2024)
2023-24 (SENIOR)
- Claimed the individual event win in the 200 breast versus Duke
- Placed in the top-three eight times during the regular season – five in the 100 breast and three in the 200 breast
- Earned a spot on the SEC Championship team where he competed in the 200 breast and 200 IM
- Made the finals of the 200 breast at the SEC Championships, finishing 20th overall
- Set a new personal best time in the 200 breast during the finals at SECs
2022-23 (JUNIOR)
- Competed in all of South Carolina’s regular season meets
- Placed first in the 100 breast during the Gamecock Invitational and versus Georgia
- Placed in the top-three 15 times during the regular season
- Earned a spot on the SEC Championship team where he competed individually in the 100 breast, 200 breast, and 200 IM
- Made the finals of the 200 breast at the SEC Championships where he placed 24th overall
- Set new personal best times in all three events that he competed in the SEC Championships
2021-22 (SOPHOMORE)
- Competed in all five of South Carolina’s dual meets during the regular season
- Set two new personal best times at the Tennessee Invitational – 100 breast (54.45) and 200 IM (1:55.95p)
- Competed in the 50 free, 100 breast, and 200 breast at the SEC Championships
- Set new personal best times in the 50 free and 200 breast at the SEC Championships
2020-21 (FRESHMAN)
- Competed in three events during his first year at South Carolina – 100 breast, 200 breast, and 200 IM
- Consistently placed in the top-5 of the 100 breaststroke
PRE-COLLEGE
- Attended Houston High School in Germantown, Tennessee
- Was state champion in the 100 breaststroke in 2019 and 2020
- Swam with the Memphis Thunder Aquatic Club under coach Dan Schultz
- Personal best times:
- 100 breast – 55.52 (SCY), 1:05.41 (LCM)
- 200 breast – 2:07.41 (SCY), 2:28.59 (LCM)
- 200 IM – 1:53.07 (SCY), 2:15.67 (LCM)
PERSONAL
- Son to Shanda and Jay, brother to Gabby and Isabelle
- Marine science major
- Enjoys playing tennis and golf
- Hopes to one day be an orthopedic surgeon