Shaine Casas

Shaine Casas - Freestyle NCAA Championships

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Shaine Casas in position for relay leadoff

during Swimming and Diving meet against Ohio State

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Position:
Back/Fly/Free
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
McAllen, Texas
High School:
McAllen

International

200 back bronze medalist at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships
Qualified for the 2021-2022 US National Team in the 100 fly, 100 back, and 200 back
Won gold in two events, silver in three, and one bronze medal at the 2021 World Short Course Championships

Top Times/Performances
Event	Time	Meet	Post Season (Event)	History of Event
50 Free	19.02*r	NCAA 20-21
100 Free	41.68*	ASC 20-21
200 Free	1:30.59*r	NCAA 20-21		8th fastest time
500 Free	4:19.97	TCU 20-21
1,000 Free	9:19.67	SMU 19-20
50 Back	20.61r	SEC 20-21		3rd fastest time
100 Back	43.87*	AAI 20-21	NCAA Champion (21)	3rd fastest time
200 Back	1:35.75*	NCAA 20-21	NCAA Champion (21), SEC Champion (20, 21)	2nd fastest time
100 Breast	53.73	ASC 20-21
200 Breast	2:03.03	SMU 19-20
100 Fly	44.91*	SEC 20-21
200 Fly	1:38.69*	ASC 20-21		6th fastest time
200 IM	1:38.95*	AAI 20-21	NCAA Champion (21), SEC Champion (20, 21)	3rd fastest time
400 IM	3:38.22*	UT-SMU 20-21

* denotes current school record

Collegiate

20-time All-American
School record holder in the 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 100 back, 200 back, 100 fly, 200 fly, 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 800 free relay, 200 medley relay, and the 400 medley relay
2021 SEC Champion (200 back and 200 IM)
2020 SEC Champion (200 back)

2020-21 (Junior):

Has tallied seven individual A-cut times in five different events, lowering his own school record in the 100 back, 200 back, 200 fly and 200 IM ... Has been named SEC Male Swimmer of the Week on four occasions.
NCAA Championships: Placed first in the 200 IM (1:39.53), 100 back (44.20) and 200 back (1:35.75)... Set a new pool record at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in the 200 IM.
SEC Championships: Won the Commissioners Trophy as the top point scorer of the meet… Lowered the school record in the 50 back (20.61), 200 free (1:31.28) and 100 fly (44.91) to make four total trips to the podium.
Art Adamson: Lowered his own school record in the 100 back (43.87) and 200 IM (1:38.95), while also setting a new pool record in the 200 back (1:36.62) ... Helped the 200 free relay and 200 medley relay teams to top finishes with A-cut times of 1:16.48 and 1:24.21, respectively.
TCU: Topped his own school record and earned his second A-cut time of the year in the 200 fly with a time of 1:39.23.
At Texas: Tallied three top finishes, including the 100 back, 200 back and 200 IM.
First Chance Invite: Began his junior season with a school-record performance in the 200 back (1:36.54), claiming additional top-two finishes with A-cut times in the 100 back (44.40), 400 IM (3:38.22) and 200 IM (1:40.52).

2019-20 (Sophomore):

At the SEC Championships: won the Commissioners Trophy as the top point scorer of the meet… contributed to of the medals won by the men’s team, with two individual gold medals in the 200 IM (1:39.91) and 200 back (1:37.20) … his 200 back time broke Ryan Lochte’s SEC meet record of 1:38.29 … he placed second in the 100 back (44.68) … contributed the leadoff backstroke for the winning 200 medley relay squad
vs. SMU: won the 1000 free (9:19.67)
At LSU: won the 100 back (47.23) and the 200 back (1:44.21)
At Georgia: won the 100 back (47.21) and the 200 back (1:43.86)
At the Holiday Invite (at Incarnate Word/vs. Trinity): won the 200 free (1:38.43) and placed second in the 100 breast (56.50)
Awarded SEC Swimmer of the Week (11/26)
Art Adamson Invite: Became the fastest teenager of all time in the 200 IM with a time of 1:40.16 and 10th fastest swimmer of all time in the 200 IM… set school record in the 100 back the next day with a time of 44.48, which also notched a new pool record and top time in the country… . In the 100 fly, Casas erased the oldest school record, dating back from 2009, and now leads the nation with his time of 45.26… Casas became the eighth-fastest performer of all time in the 200 back with NCAA A-cut time of 1:52.48.
At Harvard/vs. Duke (double-dual meet): Notched two first-place finishes in the 100 back (47.68) and 200 back (1:44.08)
At Boston University: Won the 200 fly (1:48.16) in dual meet
No. 2 Texas: Touched the wall first in the 200 back (1:43.36) and 100 fly (47.34)
No. 5 Ohio State: Won each of his individual races, the 100 back (48.04), 200 back (1:44.78) and 100 fly (47.73)

2018-19 (Freshman):

Broke six school records in his rookie season (200 back, 200 IM, 200 free relay, 800 free relay, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay)
Named to inaugural TYR Next Gen Team
Was the 18-and-under national champion in both the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke at the Phillips 66 National Championships (July 2018)
Won the 200-yard backstroke (1:46.45) and placed second in the 100-yard backstroke (48.79) against No. 17 Alabama
Finished second in the 200-yard medley relay with Angel Martinez, Benjamin Walker, and Adam Koster against No. 5 Texas
Placed second in the 200-yard IM and third in the 100-yard backstroke (48.11) vs. No. 5 Texas
Set a new Texas A&M school record, swimming a national-best 1:40.04 to win the 200-yard backstroke in the Art Adamson Invitational
Took home the gold in the 200-yard fly (1:48.70) against TCU
Took down the school record in the 200-yard medley relay with Adam Koster, Benjamin Walker, and Angel Martinez at the SEC Championships
Broke the school record in the 800-yard freestyle relay with Mark Theall, Steven Richardson, and Clayton Bobo at the SEC Championships (6:15.59)
Member of the 200-freestyle relay that lowered the school record to 1:16.71, while placing fifth at the SEC Championships
Second-Team All-SEC (800 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
SEC All-Freshman Team (200 Backstroke)
Honorable Mention All-American (200 IM)
Became the third Texas A&M freshman swimmer to score individual points at the NCAA Championships and the first to do it in two events (200 IM and 200 fly)
Placed third in the consolation final (11^th overall) in 1:41.31 at the NCAA Championships

High School/Club:

2018 graduate of McAllen High school (McAllen, Texas)
Swam varsity for three years under Coach Albino Cisneros
Was the runner up in the 200 IM (1:47.59) and 100 fly (47.88) as a junior at the 2017 UIL 6A Swimming & Diving Championships … Led off McAllen’s 200 free relay in 20.17 (the fastest leadoff in the meet) and the 400 free relay in 45.15 (the second-fastest leadoff)
Swam for the United States Junior National Team … Won the national title in the 100 fly … was the runner-up in the 100 back … placed third in the 50 free and 200 IM, fourth in the 100 free, 6th in the 200 back, and 8th in the 200 free

Personal:
Shaine Casas is the son of Monica Epling… born December 25, 1999 in San Diego, California… has three brothers: Sean, Seth, and James… plans to Major in Biology

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