2015-16 Swimming and Diving Roster

Austin Byrd

  • Height 6-5
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Chippewa Falls, Wis.

Biography

2015-16: Closed out his collegiate career at UW with a trio of career-best marks at the NCAA Championship in the 100-yard backstroke (46.69), 200-yard backstroke (1:41.40) and 200-yard IM (1:45.87) to finish 24th, 22nd, and 34th, respectively ... set three career-best times in the 100-yard backstroke (47.00), 200-yard backstroke (1:41.69) and 200-yard IM (1:46.32) and finished eighth, third, and 18th, respectively, at the Big Ten Championship ... won the 100-yard backstroke with a pool-record and season-best time of 47.32 vs. Green Bay ... captured a pair of runner-up finishes at Georgia in the 100- (48.70) and 200-yard (1:45.41) backstroke ... won the 100-yard backstroke at Auburn witha time of 48.53 while grabbing a second-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke (1:45.00) ... placed sixth overall in the 100-yard backstroke at the Texas Invitational with a time of 47.62 after swimming a season-best time of 47.52 in the preliminary heat ... finished first in the 100-yard backstroke at Northwestern with a time of 49.33 ... won the 200-meter backstroke at Indiana (2:07.68) and the 200-yard backstroke vs. Minnesota (1:47.48).

2014-15: Placed eighth in the 200-yard backstroke (1:43.07) and ninth in the 100-yard backstroke (47.77) at the Big Ten championships and recorded personal best times ... also recorded a personal best time in the 100-yard butterfly (47.77) at the Big Ten championships ... recorded the second-fastest times on the team in the 100- and 200-yard backstroke as well as the 100-yard butterfly.

2013-14: Recorded the second-fastest time on the team in the 50-yard backstroke (22.92) and third-fastest times in the 100-yard backstroke (48.13), 200-yard backstroke (1:44.03) and 200-yard IM (1:50.18) ... helped lead the 200-yard freestyle (1:23.54) and 200-yard medley (1:32.78) relay squads to pool records at the Green Bay Dual

2012-13: Earned a top-10 finish at the Big Ten championships in the 200-yard backstroke (1:43.39) ... swam a personal-best time in the 200-yard IM (1:48.22) at the Big Ten championships ... earned a 14th-place finish at the Big Ten championships in the 100-yard backstroke (47.77) ... earned a third-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke (50.04) at the Big Ten Quad Duals.

Prep: Won back-to-back state championships in the 100 backstroke, finishing second in the 200 IM during his senior campaign ... finished in second-place in the 100 backstroke at the state championships during his sophomore season ... also competed in golf and cross country.

Personal: Born in Chippewa Falls, Wis. ... parents are Steve and Jane ... has two brothers, Michael and Erik ... enjoys playing golf ... intended major is industrial engineering.

Personal Bests
50 Free: 21.95 (1/26/2013)
100 Free: 46.46 (11/14/2015)
100 Butterfly: 47.71 (12/4/2015)
100 Back: 46.69 (3/25/2016)
200 Back: 1:41.40 (3/26/2016)
200 IM: 1:45.87 (3/24/2016)

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

    Breast/IM
    6'5"

  • 2013-14Sophomore

    Back/IM
    6'5"

  • 2014-15Junior

    Back/IM
    6'5"

  • 2015-16Senior

    Back/Fly/IM
    6'5"