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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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2016-17 Men's Swimming and Diving

Daniel Smith

  • Height 6-0
  • Year Sophomore
  • Hometown Lake Forest, Ill.
  • High School Lake Forest
  • Event Back
  • Major Computer Science and Mathematics

Biography

Collegiate Personal Bests
50-Free - 21.23
100-Free - 46.88
200-Free - 1:40.48
100-Back - 49.40
200-Back - 1:50.27
100-Fly - 53.56

2016-17: All-American (400 Medley Relay) … NEWMAC Champion (400 Medley Relay) … NEWMAC Second Team All-Conference (200 Back) … CSCAA Scholar All-American … NEWMAC Academic All-Conference … NEWMAC Men’s Relay Team of the Week (11/21, 12/5, 1/9) … broke the NEWMAC meet record in the 400 medley relay as the team put together a time of 3:18.22 for first place at the league championship … also helped smash the MIT Z Center Pool records in the 800 free relay (6:40.44), the 200 medley relay (1:29.74) and the 400 medley relay (3:16.93) all of which took place at the MIT Winter Invitational back in December … broke the 100 back pool record at Coast Guard with his leadoff time in the 400 medley relay (51.94) in a dual meet in New London, Conn. … set a new personal best time of 46.88 in the 100 free at the MIT Winter Invite … at the NCAA Division III Championship, aided the 400 medley team to eighth place with a time of 3:17.85 for All-America honors … also competed in prelims at NCAA’s where he finished 26th in the 200 back (1:50.87), 30th in the 100 back (50.72) and 45th in the 200 free (1:42.51) … at the NEWMAC Championship claimed the league title in the 400 medley relay with a record time of 3:18.22 and also finished second in the 200 back (1:50.34) for All-Conference Second Team accolades … additionally, touched the wall third in the 100 back (50.35), eighth in the 800 free relay (6:50.67) and 11th in the 50 free (21.51) … at the MIT Winter Invitational, placed first in the 200 medley relay (1:29.74), the 800 free relay (6:40.44) and the 100 back (49.77), fourth in the 400 free relay (3:06.21) and eighth in the 200 back (1:54.23) … during regular season dual meets, won nine events and totaled 14 top-5 finishes in his respective events … won multiple events against Springfield and WPI & Bowdoin … individually swam nine NCAA “B” cut times as a sophomore.

2015-16: Honorable Mention All-American (100 Back, 800 Free Relay) ... NEWMAC Champion (100 Back, 800 Free Relay) ... NEWMAC Second Team All-Conference (200 Medley Relay) ... CSCAA Scholar All-American ... NEWMAC Relay Team of the Week (11/3, 11/23, 12/7, 1/11) … at the NCAA Division III National Championship (3/16-19), placed tenth in the 100-back in 49.40 and 11th with the 800-free relay team in 6:43.69 for Honorable Mention All-America honors … also finished 25th during the prelims of the 200-back in 1:50.79 and 27th in the prelims of the 200-free in 1:40.48 at nationals … at the NEWMAC Championship (2/18-21), claimed the league title with the 800-free relay team in 6:43.92 and the 100-back in 49.66 and finished as the runner up in the 200-medley relay in 1:31.56 for Second Team All-Conference accolades … also took fifth in the 50-free in 21.23 and eighth overall (first in the “B” final) in the 200-free relay in 1:25.12 at the conference championship … at the MIT Winter Invitational (12/4-6), helped the 400-free relay team to first (3:00.67), the 800-free relay team to fourth place (6:48.93), the 400-medley relay team to fifth (3:22.85), the 200-medley relay team to fifth (1:33.33) and individually finished third in the 200-back (1:50.27) and eighth in the 100-back (50.72) … individually swam ten NCAA “B” cut times as a freshman.

Out of the Pool at MIT: Majoring in computer science and mathematics with a concentration in economics … interned with Illinois Tool Works Innovation Center and TransMarket Group, LLC ... UA Technology Chair ... Chi Phi fraternity.

High School: A 2015 graduate of Lake Forest High School … five-time varsity letterwinner … seven-time All-State … three-time NISCA All-America … three-time Speedo Academic All-America … NISCA Academic All-America … two year captain of the swim team … also swam for Scout Aquatics … National Honor Society … Cum Laude … Math Team … Honor Roll.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16First Year

    Back, Free
    6'"
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Back
    6'0"