2023-24 Swimming & Diving Roster
Downing, Dillon
Dillon Downing
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Alpharetta, Ga.
- High School:
- Blessed Trinity
Bio
Record Book: Holds school records in 50 freestyle and 200 medley relay...No. 2 in 400 freestyle relay and 400 medley relay...No. 3 in 100 freestyle...Finished Georgia career with top-18 fastest 50 freestyle times in program history.
2023-24: Earned Second Team CSCAA All-America citations in 50 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, and 200 medley relay...Finished 15th in 50 freestyle and tied for 44th in 100 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Member of 13th-place 400 freestyle relay and 15th-place 200 freestyle and 200 medley relays at NCAAs...Reset school record in 400 freestyle relay with time of 2:48.22...Finished eighth in 50 freestyle and 15th in 100 freestyle at SEC Championships...Finished fourth in 200 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay, and 400 medley relay at SECs...Finished third in 50 freestyle, 10th in 100 freestyle, and 45th in 200 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Earned dual wins in 50 freestyle against Georgia Tech and Florida State...Set new personal-best times in 100 and 200 freestyle...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll...Recipient of the Reid Patterson Swimming Scholarship.
2022-23: Earned Second Team CSCAA All-America citations in 400 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay...Finished 22nd in 50 freestyle and 40th in 100 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Swam anchor leg of 13th-place 200 medley relay and 14th-place 400 freestyle relay at NCAAs; also led off 18th-place 200 freestyle relay...Named to Second Team All-SEC...Earned bronze medal in 400 freestyle relay at SEC Championships...Won consolation final in 100 freestyle at SECs; also finished tied for seventh in 50 freestyle...Swam anchor leg of school-record 200 medley relay...Posted B-cut in 100 freestyle...Finished fourth in 50 freestyle, ninth in 100 freestyle, and 45th in 200 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Earned six dual wins in 50 freestyle...Set new personal-best times in 100 breaststroke and 200 IM.
2021-22: Earned Second Team CSCAA All-America citations in 50 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, and 400 medley relay...Finished 16th in 50 freestyle and 36th in 100 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Finished 11th in 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle relays, 12th in 400 medley relay, and 22nd in 200 medley relay at NCAAs, helping set school record in 400 free relay...Named to Second Team All-SEC...Finished fourth in 50 freestyle and 15th in 100 freestyle at SEC Championships...Finished fourth in 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay, and 400 medley relay at SECs...Posted B-cuts in 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle...Set school record in 100 freestyle at Georgia Tech Invitational...Tied for first in 50 freestyle at Tech Invitational and finished seventh in 100 freestyle...Also finished second in 400 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay, third in 200 freestyle relay, and fifth in 400 medley relay at Tech...Earned three dual wins in 50 freestyle...Named the recipient of the Reid Patterson Swimming Scholarship.
2020-21: Earned First Team CSCAA All-America citations in 50 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, and 200 medley relay, along with Second Team citation in 100 freestyle...Finished fourth in 50 freestyle and 16th in 100 freestyle at NCAA Championships, setting school record in 50 freestyle in prelims...Member of fourth-place 200 freestyle relay, seventh-place 200 medley relay, and 17th-place 400 freestyle relay at NCAAs, setting school records in 200 freestyle and 200 medley relays...Named to Second Team All-SEC...Earned bronze medal in 50 freestyle at SEC Championships, setting school record in prelims...Earned silver medal as leadoff leg of 200 freestyle relay at SECs...Also finished seventh in 100 freestyle and swam anchor legs of fourth-place 200 and 400 medley relays...Posted A-cut in 50 freestyle...Finished first in 50 and 100 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational, setting personal-best times in each event...Swam in four relays, setting school records in 200 freestyle, 400 freestyle, and 200 medley, along with ninth-fastest 400 medley relay...Earned wins in 50 freestyle against Florida and Auburn...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.
2019-20: Earned CSCAA All-America citation in 50 freestyle...Qualified for NCAA Championships in 50 freestyle...Named to SEC All-Freshman Team...Finished eighth in 50 freestyle and 14th in 100 freestyle at SEC Championships, notching second-fastest time in school history in 50 free prelims...Posted B-cut in 100 freestyle...Swam final leg of 44.15 in winning 400 freestyle relay to clinch meet against Texas A&M...Tied for first place in 50 freestyle against Tennessee...Placed sixth in 50 freestyle with B-cut and seventh in 100 freestyle at Tennessee Invitational...Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.
High School: Swam for Blessed Trinity High School under head coach Chuck Oliver and Swim Atlanta under coach Andy Griffin...Won back-to-back Georgia 1-5A state championships in 50- and 100 freestyle...Finished just 0.1 second behind state record in 50 freestyle with time of 19.73...Only began swimming year-round during junior year.
National: Finished 12th in 50m freestyle and 18th in 100m freestyle at 2023 Phillips 66 National Championships...Finished 13th in 50m freestyle and 21st in 100m freestyle at 2022 Phillips 66 National Championships...Finished 15th in 50m freestyle semifinals and 22nd in 100m freestyle prelims at U.S. Olympic Trials, setting personal-best times in all three races...Named to USA Swimming Scholastic All-America Team in 2019...Qualified for Junior Nationals in 2018 and placed 11th in 50m freestyle.
Personal: Born June 28, 2000...Son of Phil Downing and Ana Bori...Graduated with bachelor's degree in Management...Pursuing certificate in Leadership and Service.
Collegiate Personal Bests
2023-24: Earned Second Team CSCAA All-America citations in 50 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, and 200 medley relay...Finished 15th in 50 freestyle and tied for 44th in 100 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Member of 13th-place 400 freestyle relay and 15th-place 200 freestyle and 200 medley relays at NCAAs...Reset school record in 400 freestyle relay with time of 2:48.22...Finished eighth in 50 freestyle and 15th in 100 freestyle at SEC Championships...Finished fourth in 200 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay, and 400 medley relay at SECs...Finished third in 50 freestyle, 10th in 100 freestyle, and 45th in 200 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Earned dual wins in 50 freestyle against Georgia Tech and Florida State...Set new personal-best times in 100 and 200 freestyle...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll...Recipient of the Reid Patterson Swimming Scholarship.
2022-23: Earned Second Team CSCAA All-America citations in 400 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay...Finished 22nd in 50 freestyle and 40th in 100 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Swam anchor leg of 13th-place 200 medley relay and 14th-place 400 freestyle relay at NCAAs; also led off 18th-place 200 freestyle relay...Named to Second Team All-SEC...Earned bronze medal in 400 freestyle relay at SEC Championships...Won consolation final in 100 freestyle at SECs; also finished tied for seventh in 50 freestyle...Swam anchor leg of school-record 200 medley relay...Posted B-cut in 100 freestyle...Finished fourth in 50 freestyle, ninth in 100 freestyle, and 45th in 200 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Earned six dual wins in 50 freestyle...Set new personal-best times in 100 breaststroke and 200 IM.
2021-22: Earned Second Team CSCAA All-America citations in 50 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, and 400 medley relay...Finished 16th in 50 freestyle and 36th in 100 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Finished 11th in 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle relays, 12th in 400 medley relay, and 22nd in 200 medley relay at NCAAs, helping set school record in 400 free relay...Named to Second Team All-SEC...Finished fourth in 50 freestyle and 15th in 100 freestyle at SEC Championships...Finished fourth in 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay, and 400 medley relay at SECs...Posted B-cuts in 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle...Set school record in 100 freestyle at Georgia Tech Invitational...Tied for first in 50 freestyle at Tech Invitational and finished seventh in 100 freestyle...Also finished second in 400 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay, third in 200 freestyle relay, and fifth in 400 medley relay at Tech...Earned three dual wins in 50 freestyle...Named the recipient of the Reid Patterson Swimming Scholarship.
2020-21: Earned First Team CSCAA All-America citations in 50 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, and 200 medley relay, along with Second Team citation in 100 freestyle...Finished fourth in 50 freestyle and 16th in 100 freestyle at NCAA Championships, setting school record in 50 freestyle in prelims...Member of fourth-place 200 freestyle relay, seventh-place 200 medley relay, and 17th-place 400 freestyle relay at NCAAs, setting school records in 200 freestyle and 200 medley relays...Named to Second Team All-SEC...Earned bronze medal in 50 freestyle at SEC Championships, setting school record in prelims...Earned silver medal as leadoff leg of 200 freestyle relay at SECs...Also finished seventh in 100 freestyle and swam anchor legs of fourth-place 200 and 400 medley relays...Posted A-cut in 50 freestyle...Finished first in 50 and 100 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational, setting personal-best times in each event...Swam in four relays, setting school records in 200 freestyle, 400 freestyle, and 200 medley, along with ninth-fastest 400 medley relay...Earned wins in 50 freestyle against Florida and Auburn...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.
2019-20: Earned CSCAA All-America citation in 50 freestyle...Qualified for NCAA Championships in 50 freestyle...Named to SEC All-Freshman Team...Finished eighth in 50 freestyle and 14th in 100 freestyle at SEC Championships, notching second-fastest time in school history in 50 free prelims...Posted B-cut in 100 freestyle...Swam final leg of 44.15 in winning 400 freestyle relay to clinch meet against Texas A&M...Tied for first place in 50 freestyle against Tennessee...Placed sixth in 50 freestyle with B-cut and seventh in 100 freestyle at Tennessee Invitational...Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.
High School: Swam for Blessed Trinity High School under head coach Chuck Oliver and Swim Atlanta under coach Andy Griffin...Won back-to-back Georgia 1-5A state championships in 50- and 100 freestyle...Finished just 0.1 second behind state record in 50 freestyle with time of 19.73...Only began swimming year-round during junior year.
National: Finished 12th in 50m freestyle and 18th in 100m freestyle at 2023 Phillips 66 National Championships...Finished 13th in 50m freestyle and 21st in 100m freestyle at 2022 Phillips 66 National Championships...Finished 15th in 50m freestyle semifinals and 22nd in 100m freestyle prelims at U.S. Olympic Trials, setting personal-best times in all three races...Named to USA Swimming Scholastic All-America Team in 2019...Qualified for Junior Nationals in 2018 and placed 11th in 50m freestyle.
Personal: Born June 28, 2000...Son of Phil Downing and Ana Bori...Graduated with bachelor's degree in Management...Pursuing certificate in Leadership and Service.
Collegiate Personal Bests
| 50 Freestyle | 18.88 | 2021 NCAA Championships (3/25/21) |
| 100 Freestyle | 42.16 | 2024 SEC Championships (2/24/24) |
| 200 Freestyle | 1:39.66 | 2023 UGA Fall Invitational (11/17/23) |
| 500 Freestyle | 4:40.49 | Emory (2/3/24) |
| 100 Breaststroke | 1:40.13 | Emory (1/28/23) |
| 200 IM | 1:59.09 | 2023 Bulldog Invitational (2/25/23) |
Georgia Swim and Dive Bulldog Invitational Video Recap
Sunday, March 02
Georgia Swimming and Diving SEC Championships Day 6 Video Recap
Saturday, February 22
Georgia Swim & Dive - SEC Championship Day 5 Video Recap
Friday, February 21
Georgia Swim and Dive - SEC Championship Day 2 Video Recap
Tuesday, February 18
