2016-17 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
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Mahaffey, Dakota
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Dakota Mahaffey
- Position:
- Back
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Green Cove Springs, Fla.
- High School:
- Clay
Bio
Career Accolades
SEC Championships
SEC Championships
Regular Season
2016-17 (Freshman)
Regular Season
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:
Career-Best Times at Florida:
Prior to Florida
- 2020 Second Team All-SEC
- 2018 SEC Academic Honor Roll
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
- 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)
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
- 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
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
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