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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