Full name Francis Townley Haas Sport Swimming College team University of Texas Weight 83 kg Parents Channing Haas, Lori Haas | Nationality United States Strokes Freestyle Height 1.96 m Siblings Wyatt Haas, Emily Kline | |
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Born December 13, 1996 (age 20) ( 1996-12-13 ) Richmond, VA Education University of Texas at Austin Similar Conor Dwyer, Clark Smith, Caeleb Dressel, Ryan Held, Jack Conger Profiles | ||
2016 ncaa 200y free townley haas ncaa record
Francis Townley Haas (born December 13, 1996) is an American swimmer specializing in freestyle events. He competes for the University of Texas.
Contents
- 2016 ncaa 200y free townley haas ncaa record
- Background
- College swimming career
- 2016 Olympics
- References
Background
Haas grew up in Richmond, Virginia (where his family still lives) and graduated from Benedictine College Prep. Before his time at Texas he swam for Geoff Brown at Nova of Virginia Aquatics, which sent nine swimmers to the Olympic trials in Omaha.
College swimming career
He won the 500 yard freestyle and the 200 yard freestyle at the 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Swimming and diving Championship. In 2016, he swam in a 4×200 free relay for Texas setting the US Open record and with the fastest relay split ever.
Haas holds the American record in the 200 yard freestyle.
2016 Olympics
In 2016, he placed first at the US Olympic Swimming trials in the 200 meter freestyle, qualifying for a spot on the US Olympic Team. Haas also placed third in the 400 m freestyle.
At the Rio Olympics, he placed fifth in the 200 meter freestyle and first in the 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay. He swam the second leg on the relay and provided the fastest split of the entire field by 0.71 seconds.
