Tom Shields
Tom Shields

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Huntington Beach, Calif.

High School:
Edison

Height / Weight:
6-4 / 193

Position:
Free/Fly/Back

Birthdate:
07/11/1991

04/09/2012

Shields and Durden Capture Pac-12 Honors

Top Swimmer and Coach

04/03/2012

Cal Men's Swimming and Diving Garners Publicity

Golden Bears Featured

03/26/2012

David Durden on Chronicle Live Tuesday on CSNBA

Feature on Comcast

03/24/2012

Cal Men's Swimming and Diving Wins 2012 NCAA Title

Second Straight Year

03/23/2012

Tom Shields Wins NCAA 100 Fly and 100 Back

Bears Maintain Lead

Cal Success

• Named 2011 Pac-10 Swimmer of the Meet

• Named 2010 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year

• 2011 NCAA champion in the 100 back (45.02) and national runner-up in the 100 fly (44.91)

• 2010 NCAA champion in the 100 fly (44.91) and national runner-up in the 200 fly (1:41.52)

• Member of 2011 and 2010 NCAA champion 400 free and 400 medley relays

• 2011 Pac-10 champion in the 100 back and 200 fly

• 2010 Pac-10 champion in the 100 fly

• Member of 2011 and 2010 Pac-10 champion 400 free and 400 medley relays

• Member of 2011 Pac-10 champion 200 free and relay

• Cal school record-holder in the 200 free (1:32.75), 100 back, and 100 and 200 fly

• On Cal school record-holding 400 free (2:47.39, third leg) and 800 free relays (6:19.79, anchor leg)

• Pac-10 record-holder in 200 fly

National Success

• Won the silver medal in the 100-meter butterfly (52.62) at the 2011 World University Games in Shenzen, China

• Was a member of the United States National Youth Team in 2008 and 2009

• Competed at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, posting a time of 55.77 in the 100 fly

High School Success

• Was named the 2009 National High School Swimmer of the Year

• Set the national high school record in the 200 free (1:33.83) in May, 2009

• Won the CIF Southern Section title in the 200 free four years in a row and the 100 fly two years in a row

• Had high school bests of 1:33.83 in the 200 free, 47.55 in the 100 fly and 43.53 in the 100 free

Personal

• Parents are Tim and Jolene Shields

• Undeclared major

• Born July 11, 1991, in Panama City, Fla.

CAREER-BEST TIMES

SHORT-COURSE YARDS

100 Free 43.56
200 Free 1:32.75
100 Back 45.02
100 Fly 44.78
200 Fly 1:40.31

LONG-COURSE METERS

100 Free 50.79
200 Free 1:51.72
100 Fly 52.62

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