2019-20 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Jim Burgess
Jim Burgess

Dakota Mahaffey

  • Position Back
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Green Cove Springs, Fla.
  • Highschool Clay

Biography

Career Accolades
  • 2020 Second Team All-SEC
  • 2018 SEC Academic Honor Roll 
2019-20 (Senior)
SEC Championships
  • Member of the SEC Championship-winning team
  • Notched a bronze medal after leading off the 200 medley relay that combined for the eighth-fastest time in program history (1:24.51) 
  • Recorded a 22nd-place finish in the 200 free with a season-best swim of 1:35.46
  • Finished in second-place (18th overall) in the 100 back C-final after a season-best swim of 47.47 in the prelims 
  • Competed in the 200 back, posting a 27th-place finish with an effort of 1:45.77
Regular Season
  • Tallied two individual wins and was a member of four winning relays
  • Recorded season-bests swims in the 50 free (20.40), 100 fre (45.02), 200 free (1:37.76), 100 back (48.11) and 200 back (1:45.93)
2018-19 (Junior)
SEC Championships
  • Member of the SEC Championship-winning team
  • Set new career-best in the 100 back (46.97) and the 200 back (1:43.13)
  • Posted a season-best swim in the 200 free (1:35.30), good for 12th-place
Regular Season 
  • Ended junior campaign at Florida’s Last Chance Meet where he competed in the 200 free and the 100 back
  • Registered one individual victory after swimming a season-best time of 48.12 in the 100 back
2017-18 (Sophomore)
Regular Season
  • Finished his sophomore season at Florida’s Last Chance Meet, setting new career-highs in four events: 50 free (20.33), 200 free (1:35.19), 100 back (47.58) and 200 back (1:44.75)
  • Totaled one individual win throughout the season
  • Posted B-cuts in the 200 free (1:35.19), 100 back (47.58) and 200 back (1:44.75)
 
2016-17 (Freshman)
Regular Season
  • Posted B-cuts in the 200 free, 100 back and 200 back
 
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:
  • Competed in the 2017 US Open Swimming Championships in August, racing in the 200m free, 100m back and 200m back
  • Posted a time of 2:04.42 in the 200m back, good for 37th place
  • Finished 31st in the 200m free, swimming a 1:52.69 and he closed out competition in the 100m back, posting his best finish (28th) with a time of 57.02
 
Career-Best Times at Florida:
50 Free 20.33 Last Chance Meet Feb. 23-25, 2018
100 Free 44.51 Auburn Invitational Feb. 2-4, 2018
200 Free 1:35.19 Last Chance Meet Feb. 23-25, 2018
500 Free 4:25.35 Nike Invite Feb. 3, 2017
50 Back 22.47 Georgia Tech Fall Invitational Nov. 1-17, 2019
100 Back 46.97 SEC Championships Feb. 19-23, 2019
200 Back 1:43.13 SEC Championships Feb. 19-23, 2019
100 Fly 51.63 Georgia Oct. 28, 2016
200 IM 1:54.65 FSU Jan. 5, 2018
 
Prior to Florida
  • Swam for the Bolles club team
  • Back-to-back state champion in the 100 back
  • Also finished third in the 200 free in 2015
  • Placed third at the 2015 Speedo Junior National Championships in the 100 back
  • Graduated from Clay with a 4.0 GPA

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Back
    6'0"

  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Back
    6'0"

  • 2018-19Junior

    Back
    6'0"

  • 2019-20Senior

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