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Career Highlights
Placed fifth in the 100m free and sixth in the 200m free at the 2010 CP National Championships ... set the American Record in the 100 free at the 2009 FINA World Championships, also two gold medals and set two world records in the 4x100 free-relay and 4x200 free-relay… placed second in the 100m and 200m free at 2009 Nationals... captured a gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games by competing on the 800m
free-relay (prelims)… qualified for the 2008 Olympics by placing fifth in the 200m free… earned first NCAA title in the 200y free at the 2008 NCAA Championships… placed first in the 100m free at 2007 Nationals… double bronze medalist swimming on the 400m and 800m free-relays at the 2005 Junior Pan Pacs; also took sixth in the 100m free… 2005 national Jr. team member… placed sixth in the 200m free at the 2006 Nationals to earn a spot on the 2007 World Championships team
Olympics History
2008: Gold, 800m FR-R (pr)
World Champs History
Gold 400m MR-R (WR); Gold 800m FR-R (WR); 5th, 100m FR (AR) ... 2007: Gold, 800m FR-R(pr)
World Champs History
WC LCM: 3G
World Champs History
2011: Gold (pr) 4x200 FR-R, Bronze (pr) 4x100 FR-R
Duel in the Pool History
First MoO Duel in the Pool (2007)
U.S. Nationals History
2009: 2, 100m FR; 2, 200m FR ... 2007: 1st, 100m FR; 4th, 200m FR
NCAA History
2010(Sr): 3, 200y FR ... 2009(Jr): 2, 200y FR; 5, 100y FR ... 2008(So): 1, 200y FR; 2, 800y FR-R; 5, 500y FR/400y MR-R/400y FR-R; 10, 100y FR ... 2007(Fr): 4, 800y FR-R; 8, 200y FR; 15, 400y FR; 32, 100y FR
Fun Facts
High School
Tabb HS '06
College
Texas '10
College Major
Undeclared, but is considering engineering
Future Professional Aspirations
Engineer for the Coast Guard
Parents
Wayne and Susan ... father is a mechanical engineer, and mother is an operations coordinator ... David and his father take as many beach trips to go surfing as possible
Sibling(s)
Sister (Gailey) swam at James Madison
Notable Relative(s)
Grandfather (George Cherry) competed in track and field at Auburn
Started Swimming
"I started swimming with my neighborhood team around the age 5 to improve my swimming skills so that I could go surfing in rougher conditions with my dad. It killed me to have to sit on the beach and see my dad get monster barrels."
Sports Played Before Swimming
Little league soccer ... "Unfortunately we didn’t have a coach, so my dad stepped in after watching the FIFA World Cup and lead the team to victory."
Nickname(s)
Que Tip ... "When summer time comes, I still have pale skin, and my body burns more than tans."
Hobbies Outside the Pool
Surfing, sailing, skeet shooting, cooking, reading