Athletes: Swimming, Dave Walters
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Dave won gold for Team USA in the 2008 Beijing Olympic before even starting his junior year of college. Since then he has joined the swimming greats winning gold medals and breaking records in the 2009 FINA World Championships. Joining with Olympic greats Aaron Peirsol, Eric Shanteau, and Michael Phelps, Dave anchored the 400m medley relay in 46.80 and helped establish a new record of 3:27.28, winning them a Gold Medal. He also helped the Americans to gold and a new world record of 6:58.55 in the 800m freestyle relay. Walters set a new American record in the 100m freestyle with a time of 47.33 and competed in the 200m freestyle at the 2009 FINA World Championships as well. He also competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Trials in the 100m and 200m freestyle. In 2011, he played an integral part in earning two medals for the United States at Fina World Championships winning gold in the 4x200 freestyle relay and bronze in the 4x100 freestyle relay. Walters graduated from and competed for the University of Texas, currently holding the Longhorn Aquatics record form the 200m freestyle. The Nine-time Big 12 Champion, 18-time All America was the 2007 U.S. National Champion in the 100m freestyle and has held the American record in 6 events. Walter holds the world record in the 400m medley relay and thee 800m freestyle relay. Dave was the 2009 NCAA Champion in the 800 freestyle relay, the 2008 NCAA Champion in the 200 freestyle, and the 2007 U.S. National Champion for the 100m freestyle. Outside of the pool, Dave Walters still spends most of his time in the water surfing and learning how to sail. Walters actually learned how to swim so that he could take on the big waves and surf with his father. Recently relocating to southern California, Dave continues to train with big hopes for 2012.
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STATS Birthday: September 27, 1987 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
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