Paul Powers

Class:
Senior
Position:
Freestyle
Weight:
null
Hometown:
Gainesville, Ga.
High School:
North Hall

At Michigan
• Seven-time CSCAA All-American (2018: 200-yard Freestyle Relay; 2017: 50-yard Freestyle; 2016: 50-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Freestyle Relay; 2015: 50-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Freestyle Relay, 400-yard Freestyle Relay)
• Seven-time CSCAA All-America Honorable Mention (2018: 50-yard Freestyle, 400-yard Freestyle Relay, 200-yard Medley Relay; 2016: 400-yard Freestyle Relay, 200-yard Medley Relay, 400-yard Medley Relay; 2015: 200-yard Medley Relay)
• Eight-time Big Ten champion (2018: 200-yard Freestyle Relay; 2017: 50-yard Freestyle; 2016: 50-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Medley Relay; 2015: 50-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Freestyle Relay, 400-yard Freestyle Relay, 200-yard Medley Relay)
• Four-time All-Big Ten (2015-18: First Team)
• CSCAA Scholar All-American (2018)
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2016-18)
• Three-time U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2016-18)
• Team Captain (2018)

2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials
• 10th in 50-meter Freestyle (22.17)
• 45th in 100-meter Freestyle (50.43)

Senior (2017-18)
• CSCAA All-American (200-yard Freestyle Relay)
• CSCAA All-America Honorable Mention (50-yard Freestyle, 400-yard Freestyle Relay, 200-yard Medley Relay)
• Big Ten champion (200-yard Freestyle Relay)
• All-Big Ten (First Team)
• CSCAA Scholar All-American
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• Captain
• NCAA Championships (March 21-24): Finished 15th in the 50-yard Freestyle and 24th in the 100-yard Freestyle (42.64).
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 21-24): Finished 2nd in the 50-yard Freestyle (19.04), 3rd in the 100-yard Freestyle (42.34) and 15th in the 100-yard Backstroke (47.87)
• Ohio State/Virginia Tech (Jan. 20): Finished 3rd in the 50-yard Freestyle (20.08) and 5th in the 100-yard Freestyle (44.79).
• Indiana (Jan. 13): Finished 2nd in the 50-yard Freestyle (19.82) and 5th in the 100-yard Freestyle (45.26).
• UGA Fall Invite (Dec. 1-3): Finished 3rd in the 50-yard Freestyle (19.21), 5th in the 100-yard Freestyle (42.79) and 8th in the 100-yard Backstroke (48.39).
• Minnesota, Wisconsin, Penn State (Nov. 4-5): Won the 100-yard Freestyle (44.00) and finished 2nd in the 50-yard Freestyle (20.09).
• Louisville (Oct. 20-21): Won the 50-yard Freestyle (20.12) and took 3rd in the 100-yard Freestyle (44.87).

Junior (2016-17)
• CSCAA All-American (50-yard Freestyle)
• Big Ten champion (50-yard Freestyle)
• All-Big Ten (First Team)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• NCAA Championships (March 22-25): Finished 8th in the 50-yard Freestyle (19.17).
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 22-25): Won the 50-yard Freestyle (18.80), took 8th in the 100-yard Freestyle (43.34) and 22nd in the 100-yard Backstroke (48.43).
• Michigan State (Feb. 4): Finished 1st in the 50-yard Backstroke (22.78).
• Ohio State (Jan. 27): Finished 1st in the 50-yard Freestyle (19.80) and 3rd in the 100-yard Freestyle (44.77).
• Indiana (Jan. 13): Finished 2nd in the 50-yard Freestyle (19.96) and 3rd in the 100-yard Freestyle (44.47).
• FINA World Swimming (25m) Championships (Dec. 6-11): Won silver medals on the 200-meter Freestyle Relay and 200-meter Medley Relay (preliminaries only) and a bronze medal on the 400-meter Freestyle Relay. Also finished seventh in the 50-meter Freestyle.
• USA College Challenge (Nov. 12-13): Finished 2nd in the 50-yard Freestyle (19.79) and 7th in the 100-yard Freestyle (44.15).

Sophomore (2015-16)
• Two-time CSCAA All-American (50-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Freestyle Relay)
• Three-time CSCAA All-America Honorable Mention (400-yard Freestyle Relay, 200-yard Medley Relay, 400-yard Medley Relay).
• Two-time Big Ten champion (50-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Medley Relay)
• All-Big Ten (First Team)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• NCAA Championships (March 23-26): Finished 5th in 50-yard Freestyle (19.05) and 19th in 100-yard Freestyle (42.91). Also swam on 200-yard Freestyle Relay, 400-yard Freestyle Relay, 200-yard Medley Relay and 400-yard Medley Relay.
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 24-27): Won the 50-yard Freestyle (18.85), tied for 3rd in the 100-yard Freestyle (42.73) and finished 29th in the 100-yard Backstroke (48.87). Also swam on four relays, including the winning 200-yard Medley Relay.
• Set Big Ten and U-M record in the 50-yard Freestyle at the Big Ten Championships (18.85). Became only the second swimmer in Big Ten history to eclipse the 19-second barrier in the event.
• Finished 5th in the 50-meter Freestyle (22.27), 20th in the 100-meter Freestyle (50.24) and 56th in the 100-meter Backstroke (58.42) at AT&T Winter Nationals (Dec. 3-5).
• Penn State/Virginia (Oct. 31-Nov. 1): Won the 50-yard Freestyle (19.75) and 100-yard Freestyle (44.01).

Freshman (2014-15)
• Three-time CSCAA All-American (50-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Freestyle Relay, 400-yard Freestyle Relay)
• CSCAA All-America Honorable Mention (200-yard Medley Relay)
• Four-time Big Ten champion (50-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Freestyle Relay, 400-yard Freestyle Relay, 200-yard Medley Relay)
• All-Big Ten (First Team)
• Three-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Oct. 28, Feb. 10, Feb. 24).
• NCAA Championships (March 26-28): Finished 8th in the 50-yard Freestyle (19.44).
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 25-28): Won the 50-yard Freestyle, took 7th in the 100-yard Freestyle (43.32) and 28th in the 100-yard Backstroke (48.60).
• Won the 50-yard Freestyle at the Indiana, Texas, Louisville Quad Meet (Oct. 24).
• Made collegiate debut at Iowa (Oct. 3-4).

Prep
• High School: North Hall (2014)
• Three-time All-American.
• Nine-time Georgia state champion (five individual, four relay).
• 10-time All-State selection.

Club/International
• Club: SwimMAC Carolina (2014), Splash Aquatics (2011-14)
• 2017 Phillips 66 National Championships (June 27-July 1): 12th in the 50m FR (22.36), T-42nd in the 100m FR (50.38)
• 2016 FINA Swimming World Championships (25m)
• Won bronze medal in the 50-meter Freestyle at 2015 World University Games.
• Won three gold medals at 2014 Pan Pacific Championships (50-meter Freestyle, 100-meter Freestyle, 4x100-meter Freestyle Relay).
• 2013 World Junior Championships.

Personal
• Full Name: Paul Quinn Powers
• Birthday: Nov. 7, 1995
• Enrolled in the College of Engineering
• Major: Mechanical Engineering

Career Bests

Event	Time	Date
50-yard Freestyle	18.80	2/23/2017
100-yard Freestyle	42.34	2/24/2018
200-yard Freestyle	1:42.18	10/7/2016
100-yard Butterfly	49.31	12/5/2014
100-yard Backstroke	47.52	2/23/2018