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Austin Katz (born March 19, 1999) is an American competitive
swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...
who specializes in
backstroke Backstroke or back crawl is one of the four swimming styles used in competitive events regulated by FINA, and the only one of these styles swum on the back. This swimming style has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimme ...
events. He is a
World University Games The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and " Olympiad". The Universiade is referred ...
gold medalist and a Pan Pacs bronze medalist. At the 2020 US Olympic Trials, Katz placed third in the 200m backstroke behind Ryan Murphy and Bryce Mefford, just missing out on an Olympic berth by one place. From 2017 to 2021, Katz swam collegiately for the
University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1883 and is the oldest institution in the University of Texas System. With 40,916 undergraduate students, 11,075 ...
where he was a three-time NCAA champion and the current American record-holder in the 4×200-yard freestyle relay.


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NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships The NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships are annual college championship events in the United States. The meets take place in a 25-yard pool, except for the Division I meets in 2000 and 2004 which were swum in a 25-meter competi ...
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List of United States records in swimming There are two different kinds of swimming records in the United States and certified by USA Swimming: *USA record, more commonly referred to in the US as the American record: the fastest time by an American swimmer. *US Open record: The fastest ti ...
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Texas Longhorns swimming and diving The Texas Longhorns swimming and diving program represents The University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's and women's swimming and diving competition. The Longhorns currently compete in the Big 12 Conference. The fir ...
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Texas Longhorns The Texas Longhorns are the athletic teams representing the University of Texas at Austin. The teams are sometimes referred to as the Horns and take their name from Longhorn cattle that were an important part of the development of Texas, and a ...


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1999 births Living people People from Tarpon Springs, Florida Sportspeople from Pinellas County, Florida Sportspeople from Sarasota, Florida American male swimmers American male backstroke swimmers Universiade medalists in swimming FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States Universiade silver medalists for the United States Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade Texas Longhorns men's swimmers Riverview High School (Sarasota, Florida) alumni 21st-century American people {{US-swimming-bio-stub