2020-21 Swimming & Diving Roster
Acevedo, Javier
Javier Acevedo
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Scarborough, Ontario
- High School:
- McNeil Catholic
Bio
Record Book: Holds school record in 200 backstroke, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay, and 400 medley relay...No. 2 in 100 backstroke...No. 3 in 200 IM...No. 4 in 800 freestyle relay...No. 6 in 50 and 100 freestyle.
2020-21: Earned First Team CSCAA All-America citations in 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, 200 IM, 200 freestyle relay, and 200 medley relay, along with Second Team citation in 400 medley relay...Finished seventh in 100 backstroke and eighth in 200 backstroke and 200 IM, setting personal-best time in 200 IM...Member of fourth-place 200 freestyle relay, seventh-place 200 medley relay, 10th-place 400 medley relay, and 17th-place 400 freestyle relay at NCAAs, helping to set school records in 200 freestyle and 200 medley relays...Named to First Team All-SEC...Won SEC Championship in 100 backstroke, along with silver medal in 200 backstroke and bronze medal in 200 IM and 200 freestyle relay, helping set school record in relay...Swam leadoff legs of fourth-place 200 and 400 medley relays and second leg of fourth-place 400 freestyle relay...Finished first in 100 backstroke and 200 IM at UGA Fall Invitational, setting new personal-best time in 200 IM; also placed second in 200 backstroke...Swam in all five relays at Invitational, setting new school records in 200 freestyle, 400 freestyle, and 200 medley relays, along with top-10 times in 800 freestyle and 400 medley relays...Earned dual wins in 100 backstroke against South Carolina, Auburn, and Tennessee, and in 100 freestyle at Tennessee; swept backstroke events against Florida...Named to CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team...Named SEC Men's Swimmer of the Week on Oct. 27...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll...Named the recipient of the Carl & Barbara Parks Scholarship.
2019-20: Redshirted season in preparation for 2020 Olympic Games...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll...Named the recipient of the Carl & Barbara Parks Scholarship.
2018-19: Earned First Team CSCAA All-America citation in 100 backstroke, along with Second Team citations in 200 backstroke, 200 IM, and 400 medley relay…Finished eighth in 100 backstroke and 12th in 200 backstroke and 200 IM at NCAA Championships…Swam leadoff leg of 400 medley relay team that placed 16th; also competed in 800 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay at NCAAs…Named to Second Team All-SEC…Earned bronze medal in 200 IM at SEC Championships and finished fourth in 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, and 400 medley relay…Also competed in 400 freestyle relay and 800 freestyle relay at SECs…Posted B-cuts in 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, and 200 freestyle…Finished second in 200 backstroke, third in 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke, and fifth in 200 IM at UGA Fall Invitational…Earned dual wins in 100 backstroke against Texas, Tennessee, and Harvard…Recipient of Reid Patterson Most Valuable Player Award.
2017-18: Earned First Team CSCAA All-America citations in 800 freestyle relay and 400 medley relay, along with Second Team citations in 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke…Finished ninth in 100 and 200 backstroke at NCAA Championships…Swam second leg of fifth-place 800 freestyle relay and leadoff lap of eighth-place 400 medley relay at NCAAs…Named to First Team All-SEC…Won SEC Championship in 100 backstroke and silver medal in 200 backstroke…Also placed 10th in 50 freestyle and competed in 400 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay, and 400 medley relay at SECs…Posted B-cuts in 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle…Finished second in 100 backstroke at UGA Fall Invitational, also reached final in 50 freestyle and 200 backstroke…Earned five dual wins in 100 backstroke, three wins in 200 backstroke, and one each in 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle…Recipient of Reid Patterson Most Valuable Player Award.
2016-17: Earned Second Team CSCAA All-America citations in 100 backstroke and 400 medley relay…Finished 11th in 100 backstroke at NCAA Championships; also competed in 200 backstroke, 200 medley relay, and 400 freestyle relay…Swam anchor leg of ninth-place 400 medley relay at NCAAs…Named to SEC All-Freshman Team…Finished ninth in 100 backstroke, 12th in 200 IM, and 13th in 200 backstroke at SEC Championships…Member of fifth-place 400 freestyle and 400 medley teams…Earned four dual wins in 100 backstroke, three in 200 backstroke, and one each in 50 and 100 freestyle…Named SEC Men’s Freshman of the Week on Oct. 11, Nov. 8, and Nov. 15...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.
High School: Graduated from Neil McNeil Catholic High School where he swam under Coach Johnny Foss...Swam for Markham Aquatic Club under Coach Robert Novak...Received the McNeil Athlete of the Year Award in 2016...Named Swimming Canada’s Junior Male Swimmer of the Year in 2015.
National: Qualified for 2020 Canadian Olympic team with fourth-place finish in 100m freestyle...Finished third in 100m backstroke and 200m IM at 2020 Canadian Trials...Member of Canada’s 2019 Pan American Games swim team, helping to win silver medal in mixed 4x100 medley relay...Competed in the 2019 Canadian Trials...Finished 17th in the men’s 100-meter backstroke at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games...Qualified for the 2016 Canadian Olympic team with gold in the 100-meter backstroke at the Canadian Olympic trials...Won gold in the mixed 400-meter freestyle relay and silver in the men’s 50-meter backstroke at the 2015 FINA World Championships.
Personal: Born Jan. 28, 1998...Son of Aroldo and Catherine Acevedo...Majoring in Psychology.
Collegiate Personal Bests
2020-21: Earned First Team CSCAA All-America citations in 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, 200 IM, 200 freestyle relay, and 200 medley relay, along with Second Team citation in 400 medley relay...Finished seventh in 100 backstroke and eighth in 200 backstroke and 200 IM, setting personal-best time in 200 IM...Member of fourth-place 200 freestyle relay, seventh-place 200 medley relay, 10th-place 400 medley relay, and 17th-place 400 freestyle relay at NCAAs, helping to set school records in 200 freestyle and 200 medley relays...Named to First Team All-SEC...Won SEC Championship in 100 backstroke, along with silver medal in 200 backstroke and bronze medal in 200 IM and 200 freestyle relay, helping set school record in relay...Swam leadoff legs of fourth-place 200 and 400 medley relays and second leg of fourth-place 400 freestyle relay...Finished first in 100 backstroke and 200 IM at UGA Fall Invitational, setting new personal-best time in 200 IM; also placed second in 200 backstroke...Swam in all five relays at Invitational, setting new school records in 200 freestyle, 400 freestyle, and 200 medley relays, along with top-10 times in 800 freestyle and 400 medley relays...Earned dual wins in 100 backstroke against South Carolina, Auburn, and Tennessee, and in 100 freestyle at Tennessee; swept backstroke events against Florida...Named to CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team...Named SEC Men's Swimmer of the Week on Oct. 27...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll...Named the recipient of the Carl & Barbara Parks Scholarship.
2019-20: Redshirted season in preparation for 2020 Olympic Games...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll...Named the recipient of the Carl & Barbara Parks Scholarship.
2018-19: Earned First Team CSCAA All-America citation in 100 backstroke, along with Second Team citations in 200 backstroke, 200 IM, and 400 medley relay…Finished eighth in 100 backstroke and 12th in 200 backstroke and 200 IM at NCAA Championships…Swam leadoff leg of 400 medley relay team that placed 16th; also competed in 800 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay at NCAAs…Named to Second Team All-SEC…Earned bronze medal in 200 IM at SEC Championships and finished fourth in 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, and 400 medley relay…Also competed in 400 freestyle relay and 800 freestyle relay at SECs…Posted B-cuts in 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, and 200 freestyle…Finished second in 200 backstroke, third in 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke, and fifth in 200 IM at UGA Fall Invitational…Earned dual wins in 100 backstroke against Texas, Tennessee, and Harvard…Recipient of Reid Patterson Most Valuable Player Award.
2017-18: Earned First Team CSCAA All-America citations in 800 freestyle relay and 400 medley relay, along with Second Team citations in 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke…Finished ninth in 100 and 200 backstroke at NCAA Championships…Swam second leg of fifth-place 800 freestyle relay and leadoff lap of eighth-place 400 medley relay at NCAAs…Named to First Team All-SEC…Won SEC Championship in 100 backstroke and silver medal in 200 backstroke…Also placed 10th in 50 freestyle and competed in 400 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay, and 400 medley relay at SECs…Posted B-cuts in 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle…Finished second in 100 backstroke at UGA Fall Invitational, also reached final in 50 freestyle and 200 backstroke…Earned five dual wins in 100 backstroke, three wins in 200 backstroke, and one each in 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle…Recipient of Reid Patterson Most Valuable Player Award.
2016-17: Earned Second Team CSCAA All-America citations in 100 backstroke and 400 medley relay…Finished 11th in 100 backstroke at NCAA Championships; also competed in 200 backstroke, 200 medley relay, and 400 freestyle relay…Swam anchor leg of ninth-place 400 medley relay at NCAAs…Named to SEC All-Freshman Team…Finished ninth in 100 backstroke, 12th in 200 IM, and 13th in 200 backstroke at SEC Championships…Member of fifth-place 400 freestyle and 400 medley teams…Earned four dual wins in 100 backstroke, three in 200 backstroke, and one each in 50 and 100 freestyle…Named SEC Men’s Freshman of the Week on Oct. 11, Nov. 8, and Nov. 15...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.
High School: Graduated from Neil McNeil Catholic High School where he swam under Coach Johnny Foss...Swam for Markham Aquatic Club under Coach Robert Novak...Received the McNeil Athlete of the Year Award in 2016...Named Swimming Canada’s Junior Male Swimmer of the Year in 2015.
National: Qualified for 2020 Canadian Olympic team with fourth-place finish in 100m freestyle...Finished third in 100m backstroke and 200m IM at 2020 Canadian Trials...Member of Canada’s 2019 Pan American Games swim team, helping to win silver medal in mixed 4x100 medley relay...Competed in the 2019 Canadian Trials...Finished 17th in the men’s 100-meter backstroke at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games...Qualified for the 2016 Canadian Olympic team with gold in the 100-meter backstroke at the Canadian Olympic trials...Won gold in the mixed 400-meter freestyle relay and silver in the men’s 50-meter backstroke at the 2015 FINA World Championships.
Personal: Born Jan. 28, 1998...Son of Aroldo and Catherine Acevedo...Majoring in Psychology.
Collegiate Personal Bests
| 50 Backstroke | 19.65 | 2018 SEC Championships (2/15/18) |
| 100 Backstroke | 44.74 | 2018 NCAA Championships (3/22/18) |
| 200 Backstroke | 1:39.06 | 2018 NCAA Championships (3/24/18) |
| 100 Breaststroke | 54.31 | 2019 Bulldog Invitational (3/2/19) |
| 200 Breaststroke | 2:03.35 | Emory (2/2/19) |
| 50 Freestyle | 19.65 | 2018 SEC Championships (2/15/18) |
| 100 Freestyle | 42.76 | 2018 Bulldog Invitational (2/24/18) |
| 200 Freestyle | 1:33.96 | 2019 NCAA Championships (3/27/19) |
| 500 Freestyle | 4:33.95 | Florida (10/30/20) |
| 200 IM | 1:41.72 | 2021 NCAA Championships (3/25/21) |
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