Chris Richardson

Chris Richardson Career Stats

Accolades

• 2023-24 ACC All-Academic Team
• Sits ninth in program history for 100 back (47.90)

2024-25:

• Competed in freestyle and backstroke
• Opened the season finishing second in both the 100 back (49.31) and 200 back (1:47.39) vs Emory
• Came in second in the 200 back (1:45.63) and fourth in the 200 free (1:36.46), while also swimming in the 200 free relay and 200 medley relay at Florida State
• Finished fourth in both the 100 back (48.44) and 200 back (1:54.68) at Pitt, while also swimming in the 200 medley and 400 free relay
• Came 11th in the 200 free (1:35.75) and 13th in the 200 back (1:43.70) in the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational
• Finished fourth in both the 200 free (1:37.89) and 200 back (1:47.34) in the tri-meet vs Auburn and Carson-Newman
• Came in second in both the 200 free (1:37.57) and 100 back (48.19) vs Duke
• Finished fourth in the 200 free (1:38.99) and 200 back (1:46.35) vs South Carolina
• Set an NCAA B Cut in the 200 back prelims (1:43.47) at ACC Championships

2023-24:

• Competed in the freestyle and backstroke
• Finished fourth in both the 200 free (1:40.36) and 200 back (1:49.60) in the FSU Invite
• Took sixth in the 200 free (1:40.15) and fifth in the 200 back (1:48.22) vs Georgia
• Claimed fourth place in the 200 free (1:41.42) and third place in the 200 back (1:50.24) vs Emory
• Finished sixth in the 200 free (1:38.36) and third in the 200 back (1:45.92) vs FSU
• Finished sixth in both the 200 free (1:37.74) and 200 back (1:45.87), second in the 100 L back (57.64) and fifth in the 100 L free (5.3.46) vs Texas A&M/Texas
• Swam in three events at the Georgia Fall Invite – 200 back (1:44.66), 200 free (1:37.30) and 100 back (47.90)
• Finished 11th in the 100 L back (57.30) at the UGA Fall LC Time Trial
• Took fourth place in the 200 back (1:48.98) vs Gardner-Webb and Queens
• Took third place in the 200 back (1:45.60) vs South Carolina
• Finished second in the 200 back (1:46.89) and sixth in the 100 back (1:06.17) vs Carson-Newman and ECU
• Swam in three prelims at ACCs

2022-23:

• Competed in the freestyle and backstroke
• Finished fifth in the 300 free (1:42.10) and second in the 200 back (1:49.69) vs Emory
• Finished third in the 200 back (1:50.25) and sixth in the 100 back (51.75) vs UNCW and Campbell
• Placed ninth in the 200 S free (1:54.34) and third in the 200 S b ack (2:01.86)
• Placed sixth in the 200 free (1:40.03) and fifth in the 200 back (1:49.14) vs FSU
• Finished fifth in the 200 free (1:41.23) and fourth in the 200 back (1:49.91) vs Pitt and BC
• Swam in three events at the Georgia Fall Invite – 200 back (1:45.07), 200 free (1:39.90) and 100 back (49.76)
• Finished ninth in the 200 back (1:42.17) and eighth in the 200 back (1:51.64) vs SCAD and Texas A&M
• Placed fifth in the 200 back (1:50.69) and seventh in the 200 free (1:42.37) as Auburn
• Finished second in the 200 back (1:47.11) and fifth in the 200 free (1:39.55)
• Came in fourth in the 200 free (1:40.92) vs Carson-Newman
• Took first in both the 200 back (1:48.86) and 100 back (51.51) vs Gardner-Webb
• Swam in prelims for the 200 free, 100 back. and 200 back at ACCs

Before Tech:

• Swam all four years of high school
• Received All-American honors during junior and senior year
• Set Louisiana State Records in the 200 Free during junior and senior year

Personal:

• Chose Tech because of the education, swimming and loves the team
• Enjoys basketball, fidget spinners and making a good gumbo