Steven Richardson

Photo by: Texas A&M Athletics

Weight:
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Position:
Back/Free
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Humble, Texas
High School:
Home School

Top Times:

50 Free: 20.04
100 Free: 43.92
100 Back: 50.32

2018-19 (Senior):

Second-Team All-SEC (800 Free Relay)
Named to winter SEC Academic Honor Roll
Broke the school record in the 800-yard freestyle relay with Mark Theall, Clayton Bobo, and Shaine Casas at the SEC Championships (6:15.59)
CSCAA Scholar All-America - First Team

2017-18 (Junior):

Member of NCAA Championship 200 free relay team that posted a season-best time of 1.17.78 (finished 19th)
200 free relay team finished 4^th at SEC Championships with time of 1:18.30
400 free relay team finished 8^th at SECs with time of 2:54.73
8^th-place showing at SECs as member of 800 free relay team, which posted a season-best mark of 6:25.60
Finished 13^th at SECs in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:35.97, a lifetime and team season best

2016-17 (Sophomore):

Swam the anchor leg on the Aggies’ 800 free relay (9th) at the SEC Championships. Also saw action in the 50 free, 100 free and 200 free
Posted an NCAA B cut of 1:37.76 in the 200 free and has season bests of 20.38 in the 50 free and 44.93 in the 100 free

2015-16 (Freshman):

Was one of the Aggies’ top entries in the sprint freestyle races
Ranked No. 2 on the team with a season-best 1:37.32 in the 200 free, which was a NCAA “B” qualifying cut, and No. 3 in the 50 free with a season best of 20.39
On the Aggies’ top 200 free relay
Saw action at the SEC Championships in the 50, 100 and 200 free and with the 200 free relay

2014-15:

Redshirted

High School/Club:

A 2014 graduate, Richardson was homeschooled
Swam for the Eagle Swimming Association under head coach Mike Robinson for 10 years
Recipient of the National Scholastic All-American Award for 2013 and 2014

Personal:

Steven Richardson is the son of Michael and Kristine Richardson of Humble, Texas
Has one sister, Sarah, 19
Has been swimming competitively since the age of nine
Majoring in integrated pest management entomology
Chose Texas A&M because it “has the best Entomology department in the United States. The athletic facilities and the campus in general were way better than the majority of the colleges I visited. A&M was the only college I visited where student-athletes had a private dining hall that actually had good food. The coaching staff seemed like they knew what they were doing, the school seemed like they really care about student-athletes and I am glad to say both of those impressions I got on my recruiting trip here were right.”

Up Close:
Favorite TV Show: River Monsters
Most Played Song on iPod: Firecracker by Josh Turner
Favorite Movie: Any of the Marvel movies
What I’m Currently Reading: My required text books
Bookmarked Websites: Bioquip.com, tamu.edu, Entomology Today magazine
Worst Habit: Caring what people think
Dream Date: Ariana Grande
Pre-Competition Music: EDM festival music
Favorite Quote: Insanity is doing the same thing twice and expecting a different result- Albert Einstein
Something about me that most people don’t know: I hate spiders
Favorite Tradition at Texas A&M: Ring Day

Describe in one word:
Coach Holmes: Very serious but funny when he wants to be and even when he is angry he still smiles
Coach Calanog: Master of Motivation