Davis Tarwater

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Free/Fly
Hometown:
Knoxville, Tenn.
High School:
Webb School

At Michigan ... U-M's 2006 Big Ten Medal of Honor ... 2006 Detroit Athletic Club Michigan Male College Athlete of the Year ... Three-time Academic All-Big Ten Conference (2004-05-06) ... Three-time U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2004-05-06) ... Represented Team USA at 2003 Pan American Games ... U.S. Team Member at the 2001 Goodwill Games ... 1,500-meter Freestyle Bronze Medalist at the 2001 U.S. Nationals ... 2004 NCAA Champion in 800-meter freestyle relay ... Two-time NCAA Champion in the 200-yard butterfly (2005, '06) ... 13-time NCAA All-American (100-yard butterfly (2005, 2006), 200-yard butterfly (2005, 2006), 800-yard freestyle relay (2003, 2005, 2006), 400-yard medley relay (2005), 100-meter butterfly (2004), 200-meter butterfly (2004), 400-meter freestyle relay (2004), 400-meter medley relay (2004), 800-meter freestyle relay (2004) ... Eight-time NCAA All-America Honorable Mention (200-meter medley relay (2004), 200-yard medley relay (2005), 200-yard butterfly (2003), 500-yard freestyle (2003, 2005), 400-yard freestyle relay (2005, 2006), 400-yard medley relay (2006) ... Six-time Big Ten Conference Champion (200-yard butterfly (2004, 2005, 2006), 800-yard freestyle relay (2003, 2004, 2005) ... Big Ten and U-M record holder in the 100-yard butterfly (46.16) ... Big Ten and U-M record holder in the 200-yard butterfly (1:41.84) ... Helped set Big Ten and U-M record in the 800-yard freestyle relay (6:18.11) ... Helped U-M set a Big Ten Championships meet record in the 800-yard freestyle relay (6:21.77) ... Helped set U-M record in 400-yard freestyle relay (2:54.16) ... 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).

Senior (2005-06) ... U-M's Big Ten Medal of Honor ... Detroit Athletic Club Michigan Male College Athlete of the Year ... Academic All-Big Ten Conference ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement award ... NCAA Champion in 200-yard butterfly ... Three-time NCAA All-American (100-yard butterfly, 200-yard butterfly, 800-yard freestyle relay) ... Two-time NCAA All-Americna honorable mention (400-yard freestyle relay, 400-yard medley relay) ... Big Ten Champion (200-yard butterfly) ... Placed first in the 50-yard freetyle (20.74) and swam the third leg of the winning 400-yard medley relay vs. Eastern Michigan (Oct. 21) ... Finished first in three individual and as a member of the 200-yard medley relay team against Georgia (Nov. 5) ... Wins vs. the Bulldogs included 100-yard butterfly (49.15), 100-yard freestyle (44.66) and 200-yard butterfly (1:47.10) ... Placed first in both 200- and 500-yard freestyles with times of 1:39.29 and 4:29.86, respectively vs. Michigan State (Nov. 18) ... Also swam third leg of winning 400-yard medley relay team aganist the Spartans ... Earned NCAA automatic times finishing first in the 200-yard butterfly (1:43.93), third in the 200-yard freestyle (1:34.99) and fourth in the 100-yard butterfly (47.04) events at the Texas Invite (Dec. 1-3) ... Also helped U-M to first in the 800-yard freestyle relay, third in the 400-yard medley relay and fourth in the 200- and 400-yard freestyle relay events at Texas ... Took first in both the 50-yard freestyle (20.60) and 200-yard butterfly (1:47.29) events at Purdue (Jan. 13) ... Also swam third leg of second place 400-yard medley relay team vs. the Boilermakers ... Placed first in both the 50-yard freestyle (20.71) and 200-yard butterfly (1:46.10) events vs. Ohio State (Jan. 28) ... Also was a member of the winning 200-yard medley relay team against the Buckeyes ... Took first in the 200-yard freestyle (1:37.85) and 100-yard butterfly (48.10) at Indiana (Jan. 29) ... Also placed second in the 100-yard freestyle (44.51) and as the third leg of the 200-yard medley relay team vs. the Hoosiers ... Finished first in both the 100- (47.64) and 200-yard butterfly (1:47.71) at Northwestern (Feb. 4) ... Was also a member of the second place 400-yard medley relay team vs. the Wildcats ... At Big Ten Championships (Feb. 23-25), swam 1:43.97 in the 200-yard butterfly for third consecutive conference title ... Also took second in the 100-yard butterfly (46.68) and ninth in the 50-yard freestyle (20.15) ... Also set U-M record as a member of 400-yard freestyle relay team (2:54.16) which took fourth, second place 200-yard freestyle relay, fourth place 400-yard medley relay and fifth place 200-yard medley relay teams ... At NCAA Championships (March 23-25), won second straight 200-yard butterfly and placed fourth in the 100-yard butterlfy with Big Ten and U-M records of 1:41.84 and 46.16 in the prelims, respectively ... Also helped set Big Ten and U-M record as member of runner-up 800-yard freestyle relay team (6:18.11) and swam as a 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 ... NCAA Champion in the 200-yard butterfly ... Four-time NCAA All-American (100-yard butterfly, 200-yard butterfly, 800-yard freestyle relay, 400-yard medley relay) ... Three-time NCAA All-America Honorable Mention (500-yard freestyle, 400-yard freestyle relay, 200-yard medley relay) ... Two-time Big Ten champion (200-yard butterfly, 800-yard freestyle relay) ... Won the 200-yard butterfly (1:52.17) and finished third in the 200-yard freestyle (1:39.43) at Wisconsin (Nov. 5) ... Was also a member of the top 400-yard freestyle team at Wisconsin ... Won both the 50-yard freestyle (21.21) and the 100-yard butterfly (49.37) at Michigan State (Nov. 19) ... Was also a member of the second-place 200-yard freestyle relay team against the Spartans ... Won the 200-yard butterfly (1:44.80), finished third in the 100-yard butterfly (47.77) and finished fifth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:36.73) at the Texas Invite (Dec. 2-4) ... Also helped Michigan to first in the 800-yard freestyle relay, third in the 400-yard medley relay and fourth in the 200-yard freestyle relay at the Texas Invite ... Won the 200-yard butterfly (1:50.46), finished second in the 100-yard butterfly (50.08) and was a member of the winning 400-yard medley and 400-yard freestyle relays at Southern Cal (Jan. 4) ... Finished second in the 200-yard butterfly (1:46.03), third in the 50-yard freestyle (20.85) and helped Michigan to a second-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay at Stanford (Jan. 7) ... Took second in both the 200-yard freestyle (1:39.10) and the 100-yard butterfly (48.54), third in the 100-yard freestyle (45.66) and was a member of the winning 200-yard medley relay at California (Jan. 8) ... Won the 200-yard butterfly (1:49.03) and set a season best in the 50-yard freestyle (20.82), finishing second vs. Northwestern (Jan. 21) ... Also swam the second leg of the winning 400-yard freestyle relay against the Wildcats ... Won both the 100-yard butterfly (48.54) and the 200-yard butterfly (1:46.89) vs. Indiana (Jan. 22) ... Also was a member of the winning 200-yard medley and 800-yard freestyle relays against the Hoosiers ... Won both the 200-yard individual medley (1:51.14) and the 200-yard butterfly (1:48.87) at Ohio State (Jan. 29) ... Also swam the third leg of the winning 200-yard medley relay against the Buckeyes ... At Big Ten Championships (Feb. 24-26), won the 200-yard butterfly (1:44.03) and helped U-M tie a Big Ten Championships meet record with a time of 6:21.77 in the 800-yard freestyle relay ... Also finished second in the 100-yard butterfly in a time of 46.68 and posted a season-best time of 4:20.37 in the 500-yard freestyle (4:20.37), good for third at the Big Ten Championships ... Also helped U-M set a school record in the 200-yard medley relay, finishing third with a time of 1:27.69 and helped the Wolverines to a fourth-place showing in the 400-yard freestyle relay at the Big Ten Championships ... Won the 200-yard butterfly with a Big Ten and U-M record time of 1:42.30, finished fourth in the 100-yard butterfly with a Big Ten and U-M record time of 46.44 in the prelims and set a personal record in the 500-yard freestyle (4:16.89) at the NCAA Championships (March 24-26) ... 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) ... Academic All-Big Ten Conference ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement ... Member of NCAA champion 800-meter freestyle relay ... Five-time NCAA All-America (100-meter (SC) butterfly, 200-meter butterfly, 400-meter freestyle relay, 400-meter medley relay and 800-meter (SC) freestyle relay) ... NCAA All-America honorable mention (200-meter (SC) medley relay) ... All-Big Ten first team (200-yard butterfly, 800-yard freestyle relay) ... Set Big Ten Conference record with mark of 1:43.46 at conference championships ... At NCAA Championships (March 25-27), swam second leg of U-M’s NCAA champion 800 free relay that set the NCAA and U.S. Open record touching the wall in a winning 7:01.42 ... Also, finished fourth in 200 butterfly (1:55.48), eighth in 100 butterfly (53.07) and 29th in 400 Free (3:50.59) and swam fly leg of eighth-place 400 Medley relay (3:34.61), 11th-place 200 Medley Relay (1:38.78) and swam leg two of eighth-place 400 Free Relay (3:15.96) ... At Big Ten Championships (Feb. 26-28), won 200-yard butterfly with Big Ten record time of 1:43.46 and led off conference-meet record setting 800-yard freestyle relay that finished in 6:21.77 ... Also placed second in 100-yard butterfly (47.41), finished eighth in 200-yard individual medley (1:48.16), swam third leg of runner-up 400-yard medley relay (3:11.82), third place 400-yard freestyle relay (2:54.89) and fifth-place 200-yard medley relay (1:28.42) ... Swam third leg of winning 400-yard medley relay (3:22.25) and won the 50- (21.06) and 100- (45.79) yard freestyle against Michigan State (Feb. 6) ... Won the 100-yard fly (48.14) and 200-yard fly (1:46.74) at Northwestern (Jan. 31) ... Won 100- (48.86) and 200-yard fly (1:46.98) at Indiana (Jan. 17) ... Won 200-yard IM (1:49.98) at Purdue (Jan. 16) ... Won 200-meter (SC) fly (1:59.06) against Stanford (Jan. 10) ... Was runner-up in 200-meter (LC) fly (1:59.96), third in 100-meter (LC) fly (54.06), fifth in 200-meter (LC) free (1:52.35) and seventh in 400-meter (LC) free (3:58.68) at the U.S. Open (Dec. 4-5).

Freshman (2002-03) ... NCAA All-America honorable mention (200-yard butterfly, 500-yard freestyle) ... All-Big Ten Conference first team (800-yard free relay) ... Swam opening leg of Michigan’s school record and third-place finishing 800-yard freestyle relay at the NCAA Championships (March 27-29) ... Individually, finished 11th in the 500-yard freestyle (4:18.78), 16th in the 200-yard butterfly (1:46.90), 26th in the 200-yard freestyle (1:37.62) at the national championship meet ... At the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 27-March 1), earned first team all-conference honors swimming the leadoff leg of the Big Ten champion 800-yard freestyle relay team that clocked in at 6:24.33 ... Also finished runner-up in the 200-yard butterfly with NCAA consideration clocking of 1:45.46, finished fifth in the 500-yard freestyle with NCAA consideration time of 4:20.84, placed sixth in the 100-yard butterfly in 48.37 and swam third leg of runner-up 400-yard medley relay that clocked in with an NCAA consideration time of 3:12.56 ... Won the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 49.64 against Ohio State (Feb. 1) ... Swam opening leg of the all-freshman 800-yard free relay that placed first with an NCAA consideration time of 6:36.86 ... Finished second in the 200-yard butterfly with season-best and NCAA consideration time of 1:47.16 against Northwestern (Jan. 31) ... Won the 100- and 200-yard butterflies with times of 49.08 and 1:47.27 and placed third in the 100-yard free at 46.31 against Indiana (Jan. 18) ... Clocked in with NCAA consideration time of 4:27.48 in the 500-yard free and placed second in the 200-yard free at 1:39.34 against Purdue (Jan . 17) ... Swam third leg of winning 400-yard medley relay, which clocked in with NCAA consideration time of 3:17.95 ... Placed second in an NCAA consideration time of 1:38.16 in the 200-yard free and won the 200-yard butterfly in 1:48.48 at Cal (Jan. 11) ... Set season-best time in the 100-yard freestyle with time of 45.53 during leadoff leg of winning 400-yard free relay at Stanford (Jan. 10) ... Won the 100-yard butterfly 50.02 and clocked in at 4:29.30 in the 500-yard free at Eastern Michigan Invite (Dec. 7) ... Claimed victory in the 200-yard butterfly in 1:48.94 at Florida (Nov. 1).

Prep ... Webb School of Knoxville (2002) ... 2002 Southeastern Swimmer of the Year ... Five-time state champion ... Won back-to-back state titles in the 500-yard freestyle at the 2001 and 2002 Tennessee state meet ... Broke own state record at the 2001 state meet with time of 4:22.20 in the 500 free ... Won 100-yard butterfly state title with state record time of 48.00 seconds at 2002 state championships ... 2000 state champion in the 200-yard butterfly ... U.S. team member at the 2001 Goodwill Games ... Finished third at the 2001 Nationals in the 1,500-meter freestyle and ninth in the 200-meters freestyle ... 1999 Southeast Junior National Champion in the 800 and 1,500-meter freestyle ... Set Southeast junior record at 8:17.31 in 800-meter free ... Sixth in the 800-meter freestyle at the U.S. Spring Nationals in 2000.

National/International ... Finished fourth at 2005 World Championships in 200-meter butterfly ... Two-time 2005 U.S. nationals champion: 200 butterfly (spring) and 400 freestyle relay (summer) ... Competed at the 2005 U.S. World Championships Trials, winning the 200-meter butterfly in 1:58.71 and placing fourth in the 100-meter butterfly in 53.45 ... Competed at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials, finishing fourth in the 200-meter butterfly (1:57.82) and 28th in the 200-meter freestyle (1:47.65).

Personal ... Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in political science ... Birthday is March 24, 1984.

Statistics

Event	Time	Date
50-yard freestyle	20.15	2/23/06
100-yard freestyle	44.16	12/3/05
200-yard freestyle	1:34.99	12/2/05
500-yard freestyle	4:16.89	3/24/05
100-yard butterfly	46.16*!	3/24/06
200-yard butterfly	1:41.84*!	3/25/06
200-yard Individual Medley	1:48.06	2/26/04