2017-18 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Chris McMahon
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 140
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Highlands Ranch, Colo.
- High School:
- Thunder Ridge HS
2016-17 (Junior)
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Part of silver-medal-winning 800 free relay team at Big 12 Championship (6:32.00)
- Raced in consolation final of 500 free at conference meet, finishing 13th overall (4:36.58)
- Finished ninth in 200 free at Big 12s (1:40.04)
- Took 11th in 200 back at Big 12 Championship, touching the wall in 1:50.85 (consolation final)
- Second place in 100 free, 200 free and 500 free at WV State Games
- Also was a part of first-place 800 free relay team at WV State Games (7:49.35)
- Helped 800 free relay team to a win at Big 12 vs. Big East Weekend (6:54.52)
- Placed 10th in 200 free at Virginia Tech quad (1:43.82)
- Finished in 24th overall in 500 free at NC State Invite (4:37.01)
- A part of winning 400 free relay team at Bucknell (3:06.51)
2015-16 (Sophomore)
- Member of the second place 800 freestyle relay team (6:32.28) at the Big 12 Championship
- Earned All-Big 12 Second Team honors and took sixth in the 500 freestyle to earn with a career-best time of 4:28.88 at the Big 12 Championship
- Swam a career-best time in the prelims of the 200 freestyle (1:39.54) while placing eighth overall at the Big 12 Championship
- Posted a career-best time (45.69) in the 100 freestyle, placing 13th at the Big 12 Championship
- Placed fifth in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:45.86 against TCU
- Finished 12th in the 500 freestyle (4:44.86) at Ohio State
2014-15 (Freshman)
- Finished third in 200 freestyle (1:40.36) at the Big 12 Championship
- Placed fifth in the B Final of the 200 backstroke (1:51.77) at the Big 12 Championship
- Top time of 1:39.36 in the 200 freestyle, placing 13th at the Big 12 Championship
- Top time of 4:32.01 in the 500 freestyle at the Big 12 Championship
- Placed third in the 200 freestyle (1:47.55) against Villanova
- Placed sixth in the 1,000 freestyle (10.09.31) against Pitt
- In debut, won the 200 freestyle (1:46.71) at the Gold-Blue Meet
High School
- Swam for coach Christina Kwon at Thunder Ridge High
- Team captain his senior season
- Academic All-State Honorable Mention
- Placed fifth in the 200 freestyle at the 2014 5A State meet
- Placed seventh in the 100 freestyle at the 2014 5A State meet
- Won the 200 individual medley at the 2014 Continental League Swimming Championship
Personal
- Son of Michael and Tavia McMahon
- Has two brothers and one sister
- Birthday is February 8
- Majoring in biology
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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