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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 27, 1990 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke, freestyle, medley | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | University of Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Austin Surhoff (born November 27, 1990) is an American swimmer. His paternal grandfather Dick Surhoff played in the NBA and was a world class softball player.
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Swimming career
As a college swimmer at Texas, Surhoff is a 3-time NCAA champion, winning the 200 yard IM and team title in 2010, and the 4x100 free relay in 2012.[1] He also won the 200 yard IM and 200 yard backstroke at the 2010 Big 12 Championships.[2]
At the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, Surhoff placed 13th in the 200 m IM and 24th in the 200 m backstroke. At the 2009 U.S. National Championships, he placed 14th in the 200 m backstroke and 20th in the 100 m backstroke. At the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, he bettered his 2008 finish with 4th place in the 200 m IM and was 15th in the 400 m IM.
Personal
Surhoff was born in Milwaukee when his father, B. J. was a member of the Milwaukee Brewers. Surhoff's father played 19 seasons of Major League Baseball between three teams. His mother, Polly, swam for The University of North Carolina and won a silver medal in the women's 400 m individual medley at the 1983 Pan American Games.[3] He currently lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, where he serves as a volunteer assistant coach for the University of Virginia swim team.[4]
References
- ^ "NCAA Division I Men's Championships: Texas' Austin Surhoff Touches Out Florida's Shaune Fraser in 200 IM". Swimming World. March 26, 2010. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013.
- ^ "Feigen, Surhoff earn NCAA automatic-qualifying marks at Big 12 Championships". texassports.com. University of Texas at Austin. February 25, 2010. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
- ^ Klingaman, Mike (March 31, 2010). "Austin Surhoff makes splash in leading Texas to crown". Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
- ^ Keith, Braden (May 4, 2018). "Austin Surhoff Named Volunteer Assistant at Virginia". SwimSwam.
External links
- Austin Surhoff at World Aquatics
- Austin Surhoff at USA Swimming (archived June 2, 2021)
- Austin Surhoff – University of Texas bio at the Wayback Machine (archived May 28, 2010)
This page was last edited on 24 April 2024, at 22:44