Tristan Sanders

Photo by: UM Photography,D.Marshke

Class:
Senior
Position:
Backstroke
Weight:
null
Hometown:
Oldsmar, Fla.
High School:
Palm Harbor University

At Michigan
• CSCAA All-America (2016: 200-yard Freestyle Relay)
• Four-time CSCAA All-America Honorable Mention (2017-18: 800-yard Freestyle Relay; 2016: 400-yard Freestyle Relay; 2015: 200-yard Backstroke)
• Big Ten champion (2016: 200-yard Backstroke)
• Two-time All-Big Ten (2017: Second Team; 2016: First Team)
• CSCAA Scholar All-American (2018)
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2016-18)
• Four-time U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2015-18)

Senior (2017-18)
• CSCAA All-America Honorable Mention (800-yard Freestyle Relay)
• CSCAA Scholar All-American
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• NCAA Championships (March 21-24): Relay alternate; swam on 800-yard Freestyle Relay and 400-yard Medley Relay.
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 21-24): Finished 4th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:42.16), 8th in the 100-yard Backstroke (47.40) and 13th in the 200-yard IM (1:45.90).
• Ohio State/Virginia Tech (Jan. 20): Finished 1st in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:46.31) and 5th in the 100-yard Backstroke (49.49).
• Indiana (Jan. 13): Finished 2nd in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:45.38) and 3rd in the 100-yard Backstroke (49.03).
• UGA Fall Invite (Dec. 1-3): Finished 5th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:43.03), 7th in the 100-yard Backstroke (47.72) and 23rd in the 200-yard IM (1:48.79).
• Minnesota, Wisconsin, Penn State (Nov. 4-5): Finished 4th in the 100-yard Backstroke (49.57) and 7th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:49.51).
• Louisville (Oct. 20-21): Finished 2nd in both the 100-yard Backstroke (49.41) and 200-yard Backstroke (1:47.22).

Junior (2016-17)
• CSCAA All-America Honorable Mention (800-yard Freestyle Relay)
• All-Big Ten (Second Team)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• NCAA Championships (March 22-25): Relay alternate. Swam on all five relays.
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 22-25): Finished 5th in both the 100-yard Backstroke (46.61) and 200-yard Backstroke (1:42.35), and 15th in the 200-yard IM (1:46.05).
• Michigan State (Feb. 4): Finished 2nd in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:40.63).
• Ohio State (Jan. 27): Finished 1st in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:45.72) and 2nd in the 100-yard Backstroke (48.10).
• Indiana (Jan. 13): Finished 1st in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:44.60) and 2nd in the 100-yard Backstroke (48.54).
• UGA Fall Invitational (Dec. 2-4): Finished 9th in the 100-yard Backstroke (47.11) and 15th in the 200-yard IM (1:47.49).

2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials
• 14th in the 200-meter Backstroke (2:00.68)
• 52nd in the 100-meter Backstroke (56.35)

Sophomore (2015-16)
• CSCAA All-American (200-yard Freestyle Relay)
• CSCAA All-America Honorable Mention (400-yard Freestyle Relay)
• Big Ten champion (200-yard Backstroke)
• All-Big Ten (First Team)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• NCAA Championships (March 23-26): Finished 21st in 200-yard Backstroke (1:41.33), 28th in 100-yard Backstroke (47.14) and 39th in 200-yard IM (1:46.55) . Also swam on 200-yard Freestyle Relay and 400-yard Freestyle Relay.
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 24-27): Won the 200-yard Backstroke (1:41.82) and took 12th in the 100-yard Backstroke (47.40). Was also DQed in the 200-yard IM.
• Finished 7th in the 200-meter Backstroke (2:00.23), 27th in the 100-meter Backstroke (56.80) and 41st in the 200-meter Freestyle (1:52.89) at AT&T Winter Nationals (Dec. 3-5).
• Penn State/Virginia (Oct. 31-Nov. 1): Won the 100-yard Backstroke (48.94) and 200-yard Backstroke (1:44.76).
• MSU Outdoor Invitational (Oct. 2): Won the 100-meter Backstroke (59.33) and 200-meter Backstroke (2:07.72).

Freshman (2014-15)
• CSCAA All-America Honorable Mention (200-yard Backstroke)
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• NCAA Championships (March 26-28): Finished 9th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:40.34) and 30th in the 100-yard Backstroke (47.06).
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 25-28): Finished 5th in the 200-yard IM (1:44.71), 6th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:42.19) and 8th in the 100-yard Backstroke (46.94).
• Finished 5th in the 200-yard Backstroke at the 2014 AT&T Winter National Championships (Dec. 3-6).
• Made collegiate debut at Iowa (Oct. 3-4).

Prep
• High School: Palm Harbor University (2014)
• Two-time FHSAA champion in the 100-yard Backstroke (3A in 2012-13, 4A in 2013-14)

Club/International
• Club: Palm Harbor YMCA (2003-14)
• Won the 100-yard Backstroke and 200-yard Backstroke at 2013 Speedo Winter Junior National Championships.
• Won the 200-yard Backstroke and finished second in the 200-yard Freestyle at the 2014 NCSA Junior National Championships.

Personal
• Full Name: Tristan Michael Sanders
• Birthday: Feb. 25, 1996
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Major: Biopsychology, Cognition & Neuroscience

Career Bests

Event	Time	Date
50-yard Freestyle	21.08	11/5/2016
100-yard Freestyle	44.73	12/6/2014
200-yard Freestyle	1:38.31	1/30/2016
100-yard Backstroke	46.61	2/24/2017
200-yard Backstroke	1:40.34	3/28/2015
100-yard Butterfly	50.81	2/4/2017
200-yard IM	1:44.71	2/26/2015