2025-26 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Christian Simpson
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 182
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Tupelo, Miss.
- High School:
- Tupelo High School
2025-26 (Redshirt Junior)
- Won two individual events against Delaware
- 200-yard freestyle (1:37.75)
- 200-yard individual medley (1:50.30)
- Part of the relay team that finished second in the 400-yard freestyle relay (2:58.81) against Delaware
- Won the 200-yard individual medley (1:54.84) at the West Virginia State Games
- Placed second in the 200-yard freestyle (1:40.87) at the WV State Games
- Placed third in the 200-yard backstroke (1:59.22) at the WV State Games
2024-25 (Redshirt Sophomore)
- Part of the 800-yard freestyle relay team that set a program record (6:24.88) at the Big 12 Championships
Swam the fourth fastest time in program history in the 200-yard backstroke (1:43.78) at the Big 12 Championships - Swam the eighth fastest time in program history in the 200-yard freestyle (1:36.55) at the Big 12 Championships
- Swam the ninth fastest time in program history in the 200 IM (1:47.73) at the Big 12 Championships
- Placed eighth in the B final of the 200-yard individual medley (1:50.62) at the U.S. Open Championships
- Finished seventh in the C final of the 200-yard backstroke (1:48.49) at the U.S. Open Championships
- Finished third in the 400-yard individual medley (4:00.57) against Penn State
- Placed second in the 200-yard individual medley (1:50.03) against Villanova
- Placed third in the 200-yard backstroke (1:49.23) against Villanova
- Part of the relay team that finished second in the 800-yard freestyle relay (6:30.87) at the WVU Invitational
- Placed second in the 200-yard backstroke (1:51.65) against Kentucky
- Won the 200-yard individual medley (1:52.44) at the WV State Games
- Placed second in the 200-yard backstroke (1:49.98) at the WV State Games
- Part of the relay teams that placed third in the 200-yard freestyle (1:26.31) and the 400-yard medley (3:26.40) relays at the WV State Games
2023-24 (Redshirt Freshman)
- Part of the 800-yard freestyle relay (6:26.02) team that set a program record and placed third at the 2024 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
- Won the B final of the 200-yard IM (1:48.03) at the 2024 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
- Placed second in the B final of the 200-yard backstroke (1:45.72) at the 2024 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
- Placed third in the B final of the 200-yard freestyle (1:37.07) at the 2024 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
- Placed second in two individual events against Villanova (400-yard IM (4:03.39) and the 200-yard backstroke (1:48.52))
- Placed third in the 200-yard freestyle (1:40.37) against Villanova
- Placed second in the 200-yard backstroke (1:51.14) against Pitt
- Part of the 800-yard freestyle relay (6:34.19) team that placed first at the WVU Invitational
- Finished second in the 200-yard backstroke (1:49.83) against Cincinnati
- Placed second in the 200-yard backstroke (1:49.94) event against Penn State
- Part of the 200-yard freestyle relay team that placed third against Penn State
- Finished in first place at the WV State Games (200-yard backstroke)
- Part of three relay teams that placed second at the WV State Games (400-yard freestyle, 400-yard medley, 200-yard freestyle)
- 2024 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
2022-23 (Freshman)
- Redshirted
High School
- Attended Tupelo High School and swam for Lucas Smith and Josh Daniel
- Competed for Shockwave Aquatics under Lucas Smith and Cameron Brandao
- Tupelo HS Team Captain
- Four-time MHSAA Class 2 Individual Champion in the 100 back, 200 free and 200 IM
- Two-time MHSAA Class 2 Individual Runner-up in the 100 back and 200 free
- Four-time MHSAA Relay State Champion in the 200 medley, 400 free and 200 free relays
- Three-time MHSAA Relay State Runner-up in the 200 medley, 400 free and 200 free relays
- 2018, 2019 and 2020 Daily Journal Most Outstanding Athlete
- Mississippi Swimming 13-14, 15-16 and 17-18 Most Outstanding Swimmer of the Year
- Three-time Individual MSI State Record Holder in the 13-14 100 and 200 back, and the 17-18 200 free
- Junior National Qualifier
- Relay Team state record holder, Mississippi Swimming 2017-19
Personal
- Son of Scooter Simpson and Tiffany Fisher
- Birthday is Dec. 12
- Has one sister and three brothers
- Majoring in coaching and performance science
- Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
2025-26 WVU Swimming and Diving Hype Video
Thursday, September 25
Behind-the-Scenes at Swimming and Diving's Media Day
Monday, September 08
WVU Swim and Dive 2025-26 Schedule Release Video
Thursday, August 21
S&D: What it Means to Represent West Virginia
Thursday, June 19
