Rafael Davila
- position Freestyle Distance
- Hometown Venezuela
- position Freestyle Distance
- Hometown Venezuela
Rafael Davila Bio
| 200 Free | 1:36.54p | 2-16-18 | SEC Championships | College Station, TX |
| 500 Free | 4:16.04p | 2-20-19 | SEC Championships | Athens, GA |
| 1000 Free | 9:03.17 | 1-29-22 | vs. Missouri | Columbia, SC |
| 1650 Free | 14:50.33 | 3-30-2019 | NCAA Championships | Austin, TX |
| 200 Fly | 1:53.11 | 1-12-19 | vs. ECU | Columbia, SC |
! = School Record | p = Prelims | t = Time Trial | X = exhibition heat | # = Leadoff Split/Split
AWARDS/HONORS
- 2019 Second Team All-SEC — 1650 free
- 2018 SEC All-Freshman Team
- 3x CSCAA Scholar All-American (Honorable Mention – 2018, 2nd Team – 2022, 2023)
- 2x SEC Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023)
- CSC Academic All-District (2023)
IN THE RECORD BOOK
- 5th – 500 free
- 2nd – 1000 free
- 5th – 1650 free
- 6th, 7th – 800 free relay
2022-23 (FIFTH-YEAR)
- Earned thirteen first place finishes during the regular season – six in the 500 free, six in the 1000 free, and one in the 1650 free
- Placed in the top-three 16 times during the regular season
- Competed on the SEC Championship team in the 500 free and 1650 free
2021-22 (SENIOR)
- Earned five first place finishes during the regular season – two in the 500 free and three in the 1000 free
- Swam the closing leg of the 800 free relay that placed 6th in the program record books at the SEC Championships
- Competed in the SEC Championships in the 200 free, 500 free and 1650 free; made the finals of the 500 free
- Placed 12th in the 1650 free at the SEC Championships
2020-21 (RS-JUNIOR)
- Swam in all four dual meets during the regular season and also competed at the SEC Championships (2/23-2/26)
- Finished 22nd in the 500 free at SECs with a season-best time of 4:22.25 ; took 23rd in the 1650 free with another season-best time of 15:31.44 ; just missed the C-final of the 200 free with a time of 1:37.06 in prelims to finish 28th
- Was a part of the 800 free relay at SECs that swam the 10th-fastest time (6:26.35) in program history
- Won the 1650 free vs. Gardner-Webb (1/21) with a time of 15:50.49 helping the team to a dual meet victory
- Made his season debut in the opener vs. Georgia (10/23), competing in the 200 fly, 500 free and 1000 free
2019-20 (JUNIOR)
- Took an Olympic redshirt year and did not exhaust any eligibility
2018-19 (SOPHOMORE)
- Set a new PR in the mile at the NCAA Championships with a 14:50.33 in the 1650 free on the final day of competition
- Named All-SEC Second Team after his third-place finish in the 1650 freestyle at the SEC Championships
- Set a new PR with a 4:16.04 to qualify for the 500 free A-final at the SEC Championships, eventually finishing the event in 6th-place
- Had seven top-three finishes in the 500 on the season
- Finished fifth in the 200 free at the SC College Invite with a 1:41.35
2017-18 (FRESHMAN)
- Raced in primarily distance events finishing in sixth at the SEC Championships in the 1650 freestyle
- Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 200, 500 and 1650 freestyle
- Named to the SEC All-Freshman team after his strong performance at the SEC Championships which included his top-10 in the 1650 free and an 11th place finish in the 500 free
- Finished first in the 1650 free at the SC College Invite (15:04.56) and came in 29th at the NCAA Championships (14:58.33)
- Won the 1,000 freestyle in dual meets against both East Carolina and Georgia Tech
- Placed top-five in the 500 free four times during the regular season
