Chris DeJong

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
Free/Back
Hometown:
Holland, Mich.
High School:
Holland

At Michigan ... Member of Team USA at 2003 World University Games ... Bronze Medalist at 2003 World University Games (200m backstroke) ... Member of Team USA at 2001 Goodwill Games ... Five-time NCAA All-American (200-yard backstroke (2005), 800-yard freestyle relay (2005, 2006), 400-yard medley relay (2005), 400-meter medley relay (2004) ... 11-time NCAA All-America Honorable Mention (200-yard freestyle (2006), 100-yard backstroke (2005), 200-yard backstroke (2003, 2006), 400-yard freestyle relay (2005, 2006), 200-yard medley relay (2005), 400-yard medley relay (2006), 100-meter backstroke (2004), 200-meter backstroke (2004), 200-meter medley relay (2004) ... Four-time Big Ten Champion (200-yard backstroke (2004, 2005, 2006), 800-yard freestyle relay (2005) ... 2003 All-Big Ten Second Team (200-yard backstroke) ... Three-time Big Ten Swimmer of the Week (1/21/03, 1/11/05, 1/31/06) ... Big Ten and U-M Record Holder in 200-yard Backstroke (1:41.26) ... Helped set Big Ten and U-M record in the 800-yard freestyle relay (6:18.11) ... Helped set Big Ten Championship meet record in the 800-yard freestyle (6:21.77) ... U-M Record Holder in 100-yard Backstroke (47.13) ... Helped set U-M record in the 200-yard medley relay (1:27.50) ... Helped set U-M record in the 400-yard medley relay (3:11.04) ... Helped set U-M record in 400-yard freestyle relay (2:54.16) ... Holds Canham Natatorium pool record in the 200-yard backstroke (1:42.73).

Senior (2005-06) ... Academic All-Big Ten Conference ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement ... NCAA All-American (800-yard freestyle relay) ... Four-time NCAA Honorable Mention All-American (200-yard freestyle, 200-yard backstroke, 400-yard freestyle relay, 400-yard medley relay) ... Big Ten Champion (200-yard backstroke) ... Big Ten Swimmer of the Week (Jan. 31) ... Won first event of the season vs. Eastern Michigan (Oct. 21) in the 500-yard freestyle (4:31.28) ... Placed first in the 100- and 200-yard backstrokes with times of 49.18 and 1:45.21, respectively, against Georgia (Nov. 5) ... Was also a member of the winning 200-yard medley and 200-yard freestyle relay teams vs. the Bulldogs ... Finished first in 100-yard butterfly (49.80) and as the first leg of 400-yard medley relay vs. Michigan State ... Also placed second in 50-yard freestyle (20.90) against the Spartans (Nov. 18) ... Earned NCAA automatic times winning the 200-yard backstroke (1:42.55) and placing 11th in the 200-yard freestyle (1:35.83), as well as consideration times in the 500-yard freestyle (4:24.09) and 100-yard backstroke (48.19) at the Texas Invite (Dec. 1-3) ... Also helped U-M to first place in the 800-yard freestyle relay, third in the 400-yard medley relay and fourth in both the 200- and 400-yard freestyle relay teams at Texas ... Placed first in both the 200-yard freestyle and backstroke events with times of 1:39.31 and 1:47.12, respectively, at Purdue (Jan. 13) ... Also swam first leg of second place 400-yard medley relay team vs. the Boilermakers ... Finished first in both the 200-yard freestyle (1:38.28) and backstroke events (1:42.73) vs. Ohio State (Jan. 28) ... Also was a member of the winning 200-yard medley relay team vs. the Buckeyes ... Placed first in the 100- (47.67) and 200-yard (1:46.45) backstroke events at Indiana (Jan. 29) ... Also was a member of winning 800-yard freestyle relay and second place 200-yard medley relay teams against the Hoosiers ... Swam to first with a season best 1:42.41 in the 200-yard backstroke at Northwestern (Feb. 4) ... Also placed second in the 100-yard backstroke (47.89) and as a member of the 400-yard medley relay team vs. the Wildcats ... At Big Ten Championships (Feb. 23-25), won third consecutive conference title in the 200-yard backstroke (1:42.94) ... Also placed second in the 200-yard freestyle (1:35.49) and fourth in the 100-yard backstroke (47.92) ... Also set U-M record in the 400-yard freestyle relay (2:54.16) for fourth place and was a member of second place 200-yard freestyle relay, fifth place 200-yard medley relay and fourth place 400-yard medley relay teams ... At NCAA Championships, member of runner-up 800-yard freestyle relay team and placed ninth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:34.60) and 200-yard backstroke (1:43.12) ... Also swam as member of ninth place 400-yard freestyle relay and 11th place 400-yard medley relay teams at NCAAs.

Junior (2004-05) ... Academic All-Big Ten Conference ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement award ... Three-time NCAA All-American (200-yard backstroke, 800-yard freestyle relay, 400-yard medley relay) ... Three-time NCAA All-America Honorable Mention (100-yard backstroke, 400-yard freestyle relay, 200-yard medley relay) ... Two-time Big Ten champion (200-yard backstroke, 800-yard freestyle relay) ... Big Ten Swimmer of the Week (Jan 11) ... Led Michigan with three victories at Eastern Michigan (Oct. 29) ... Won the 100-yard freestyle (45.71), the 200-yard freestyle (1:40.94) and swam the anchor of the winning 400-yard medley relay (3:22.56) vs. the Eagles ... Won both the 200-yard IM (1:49.82) and the 200-yard backstroke (1:45.28) at Wisconsin (Nov. 5) ... Also was a member of the fastest 400-yard freestyle relay team at Wisconsin ... Earned a pair of NCAA automatic times, winning both the 100-yard backstroke (47.23) and the 200-yard backstroke (1:42.14) at the Texas Invite (Dec. 2-4) ... Also placed fifth in the 200-yard IM (1:47.00) and helped Michigan to a first-place finish in the 800-yard freestyle relay, a third-place finish in the 400-yard medley relay and a fourth-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay at the Texas Invite ... Won both the 100-yard backstroke (49.39) and the 200-yard backstroke (1:47.65) at Southern Cal (Jan. 4) ... Also swam the lead-off leg of the winning 400-yard medley relay and the winning 400-yard freestyle relay against the Trojans ... Won the 200-yard backstroke (1:44.23), finished second in the 200-yard individual medley (1:48.75) and helped Michigan to a second-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay at Stanford (Jan. 7) ... Won both the 100-yard backstroke (48.24) and the 200-yard backstroke (1:45.01) at California (Jan. 8) ... Won the 200-yard backstroke (1:44.09) and finished second in the 200-yard individual medley (1:49.40) vs. Northwestern (Jan. 21) ... Also swam the lead leg of the winning 400-yard freestyle relay against the Wildcats ... Won the 100-yard backstroke (47.98) and the 200-yard backstroke (1:46.70) vs. Indiana (Jan. 22) ... Also was a member of the winning 200-yard medley and 800-yard freestyle relays against the Hoosiers ... Won the 200-yard backstroke (1:45.08) and took second in the 50-yard freestyle (21.03) at Ohio State (Jan. 29) ... Also swam the leadoff leg of the winning 200-yard medley relay against the Buckeyes ... At Big Ten Championship (Feb. 24-26), won the 200-yard backstroke (1:42.55), finished fourth in the 100-yard backstroke (47.54) and 23rd in the 200-yard individual medley (1:50.59) ... Also helped Michigan tie a Big Ten Championship meet record with a time of 6:21.77 in the 800-yard freestyle relay, helped set a U-M record with a time of 1:27.69 in the 200-yard medley relay and helped the Wolverines fourth in the 400-yard freestyle relay at the Big Ten Championships ... At the NCAA Championships (March 24-26), finished third in the 200-yard backstroke with a U-M and Big Ten record time of 1:41.26 and ninth in the 100-yard backstroke, setting a U-M record wtih a time of 47.13 in the prelims ... Helped U-M finish second at the NCAA Championships in the 800-yard freestyle relay, setting a U-M and Big Ten record with a time of 6:18.17 ... Also helped U-M set school records with a time of 3:11.04 in the prelims of the 400-yard medley relay, good for seventh and a time of 1:27.50 in the prelims of the 200-yard medley relay, good for ninth and helped U-M to a 10th-place showing in the 400-yard freestyle relay.

Sophomore (2003-04) ... NCAA All-America (400-meter medley relay) .... Three-time NCAA All-America Honorable Mention (100- and 200-meter backstrokes and 200-meter medley relay) ... At NCAA Championships swam leadoff leg of eighth place 400-meter medley relay (3:34.61), placed 11th in 100 backstroke (52.96), 16th in 200 backstroke (1:58.39) and swam leadoff leg of 11th-place 200 medley relay (1:37.78) ... At Big Ten Championships (Feb. 26-28), earned first Big Ten title in 200-yard backstroke, clocking in with a Big Ten-record time of 1:41.78 ... Also set U-M record in the 100-yard backstroke at 47.19 for second place and placed fifth in 200-yard individual medley ... Also helped U-M finish second in 400-yard medley relay (3:11.82), third in 400-yard freestyle relay (2:54.89), fifth in 200-yard medley relay (1:28.42) and sixth in 200-yard freestyle relay (1:20.95) ... Finished second in 100-yard back with NCAA consideration time of 48.35 and placed second in 200-yard back (1:45.58) at Northwestern (Jan. 31) ... Won 100-yard back (49.32) and 200-yard back (1:48.07) at Indiana (Jan. 17) ... Won 100-yard free (45.77) at Purdue (Jan. 16) ... Was runner-up in 200-meter (LC) back (2:03.31), fourth in 100-meter (LC) back (56.82) and 12th in 100-meter (LC) free (51.93) at U.S. Open (Dec. 4-6).

Freshman (2002-03) ... NCAA All-America Honorable Mention (200-yard backstroke) ... All-Big Ten Conference second team ... Big Ten Swimmer of the Week (Jan 21) ... Placed 11th in the 200-yard backstroke (1:44.54), 18th in the 100-yard backstroke (48.23) and helped Michigan finish 14th and 18th in the 400- and 200-yard medley relays, respectively ... Posted runner-up finish in the 200-yard backstroke with an NCAA consideration and personal-best clocking of 1:44.76 at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 27-March 1) ... Also finished sixth in the 100-yard backstroke (48.42), ninth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:37.84) and was a member of Michigan’s second place 400-yard medley (3:12.56) ... Won the 100-yard backstroke in 49.43, placed first in the 200-yard backstroke (1:48.61), placed second in the 50-yard freestyle with a season-best time of 21.42 and was a member of the 800-yard freestyle relay that finished in an NCAA consideration time of 6:36.86 against Ohio State (Feb. 1) ... Won the 100-yard backstroke and the 200-yard backstroke against Indiana (Jan. 18) finishing in 49.62 and 1:48.40, respectively ... Finished first in the 200-yard freestyle (1:39.25) and the 100-yard freestyle (46.11) against Purdue (Jan. 17) ... Placed first in the 200-yard backstroke against California (Jan. 11) finishing in 1:47.11 ... Won the 100-yard backstroke (49.49) and posted an NCAA consideration and season-best time of 1:44.18 with a second place finish in the 200-yard backstroke and helped U-M to a victory over then No. 1 Texas (Nov. 22) as a member of the winning 400-yard freestyle relay that swam an NCAA consideration time of 2:57.80 ... Finished first in the 200-yard backstroke (1:45.65) against Florida (Nov. 1).

Prep ... Holland High School (2002) ... Three-time All-America (1999-01) ... Four-time all-state and all-conference (1998-2001) ... 2001 Michigan Amature Athlete of the Year finalist ... 2000 Michigan High School Swimmer of the Year ... 2001 West Michigan Prep Athlete of the Year ... Two-time Class A state champion in the 100-yard backstroke (2000, ‘01) ... 2000 state champion in the 200-yard freestyle ... 2001 U.S. Goodwill Games team member ... Member of the 2000 National Junior Team ... Two-time selection to the all-region water polo team (2000, ‘01) ... National Honor Society ... Top Scholar Athlete for Michigan.

National/International ... Competed at the 2005 U.S. World Championships Trials, placing fourth in the 200-meter backstroke (2:00.69) ... Finished fourth at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 1:59.00 and finished 11th in the 200-meter freestyle with a time of 1:50.27 ... Competed at the 2003 World University Games in Daegu, South Korea ... Earned a bronze medal in the 200m backstroke with a time of 2:01.63 ... Placed fourth in the B final of the 50m backstroke with a time of 26.59 ... Finished third in the fourth heat of the 100m backstroke clocking in at 56.93 ... Finished eighth in the fourth heat of the 200m freestyle with a time of 1:55.83.

Personal ... Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in English ... Birthday is April 15, 1984.

Statistics

Event	Time	Date
200-yard freestyle	1:34.60	3/24/06
100-yard backstroke	47.13*	3/25/05
200-yard backstroke	1:41.24*!	3/26/05
200-yard individual medley	1:46.14	2/26/04