David Darmitzel

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Santa Fe, N.M.
High School:
Santa Fe

Honors and Awards
Two-time team co-captain
Three-time Academic All-Big 12 selection
2004 Men's Most Improved Swimmer

2005-06 (Senior): Served as a team captain for the second consecutive year ... earned his third Academic All-Big 12 nod ... recorded a fifth-place finish in the 400 IM (4:01.96), a 10th-place finish in the 200 breast (2:06.47) and a 12th-place finish in the 200 IM (1:54.43) at the 2006 Big 12 Championships ... carded a runner-up finish in the 200 IM (1:55.48) in his home pool at the Show-Me-Showdown ... anchored the second-place 300 fly relay (3 x 100) squad at the Big 12 Relays ... won the 100 (58.12) and 200 breast (2:08.00) to help propel the Tigers to their first-ever dual win over Texas A&M ... finished 11th in the 400 IM (4:03.83), 14th in the 200 IM (1:54.62) and 15th in the 200 breast (2:09.84) at Purdue's Boiler Invite ... swam to a 15th-place finish in the 400 IM (4:00.74) at the Texas Invite ... took second in the 200 IM ( third in the 100 (58.69) and 200 breast (2:08.80) in the dual win over Missouri State ... runner-up in the 200 breast against Iowa (2:09.14) ... finished fourth in the 200 (1:54.17) and 400 IM (4:04.24), seventh in the 100 breast (59.13) and 200 breast (2:10.32) at Notre Dame's Shamrock Invite ... placed second in the 200 IM (1:54.13) and third in the 200 breast (2:09.47) in the dual meet against Drury.

2004-05 (Junior): Team captain ... earned another academic all-conference selection ... secured an eighth-place finish in the 200 IM at the Big 12 Championships, turning in a top-five all-time Missouri time (1:51.59) and bettering his personal best by almost two seconds ... also swam personal bests in the 400 IM and the 200 fly at the conference meet, en route to finishing sixth and seventh, respectively ... placed second in the 200 fly and third in the 200 IM versus Southern Illinois ... notched a third-place finish in the 200 fly at the TYR Invitational ... touched in second in the 200 fly against Missouri State, in addition to a third-place effort in the 200 IM in the same dual ... picked up the win in the 200 IM in the double dual with Truman State and South Dakota ... earned a runner-up finish in the 200 IM versus Drury ... finished second in the 200 and 400 IM in the triangular with Penn State and Iowa.

2003-04 (Sophomore): Academic All-Big 12 ... voted team's Most Improved Swimmer ... placed seventh in the 200 fly and 10th in the 200 IM at the Big 12 Championships ... set personal best times in both events at the conference meet ... set a personal best in the 100 fly at the Indiana Invite ... placed in the top-five in the 200 and 400 IM at the Indiana Invite ... added a top-10 finish in the 200 fly at the Indiana Invite ... finished second against Texas A&M in the 200 fly.

2002-03 (Freshman): Finished eighth in the 200 fly at the Big 12 Championships ... added a 10th place finish in the 100 fly at the conference championships ... placed seventh in the 200 breaststroke against Texas A&M ... finished in the top-10 in the 100 fly, 200 fly and 200 IM at the Illinois Invite ... set new career bests in the 200 fly (1:55.56) and 200 IM (1:56.92) at Big 12's.

High School: Attended Santa Fe High School ... six-time New Mexico high school individual champion ... member of the Santa Fe Seals Swim Club, coached by high school coach Theresa Hamilton ... holder of multiple state club records ... holds the national record in the 100 fly in the 10-year-old age group.

Personal: Majoring in journalism ... son of Robert and Annetta Darmitzel ... older brother Stephen swam for Missouri ... born November 5, 1983 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.