2018-19 Swimming & Diving Roster
Dakota Luther
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Austin Westlake
- Hometown:
- Austin, Texas
Record Book: Holds school record in 200 butterfly...No. 2 in 100 butterfly...No. 4 in 200 medley relay...No. 7 in 400 medley relay.
2021-22: Earned First Team CSCAA All-America citation in 200 butterfly and Second Team citations in 100 butterfly, 200 medley relay, and 400 medley relay...Finished fourth in 200 butterfly, 11th in 100 butterfly, and 24th in 200 IM at NCAA Championships...Member of 14th-place 200 medley relay and 16th-place 400 medley relay at NCAAs...Named to Second Team All-SEC...Earned silver medal in 200 butterfly at SEC Championships...Finished fourth in 400 medley relay, fifth in 100 butterfly and 200 medley relay, and 13th in 200 IM at SECs...Posted A-cut in 200 butterfly...Finished first in 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly, 200 medley relay, and 400 medley relay at Georgia Tech Invitational...Also finished 10th in 200 freestyle and 12th in 200 IM...Earned seven wins in dual season...Set new personal-best times in 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly, and 200 IM...Named to CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Earned University of Georgia Presidential Scholar honors for fall semester...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll...Member of Georgia Way Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Academy...Named the recipient of the Damon Evans Swimming Scholarship.
2020-21: Earned First Team CSCAA All-America citation in 200 butterfly...Finished third in 200 butterfly, 17th in 100 butterfly, and 36th in 200 IM at NCAA Championships...Named to First Team All-SEC...Repeated as SEC Champion in 200 butterfly, setting SEC, Georgia, and Gabrielsen Natatorium records in win...Finished seventh in 100 butterfly and 16th in 200 IM at SEC Championships...Posted A-cut in 200 butterfly...Posted B-cut in 200 IM...Finished first in 200 butterfly, second in 100 butterfly, and sixth in 200 IM at UGA Fall Invitational...Earned dual wins in 200 butterfly against South Carolina (twice), Florida, and Tennessee...Set new personal-best time in 200 butterfly and 200 IM...Named to CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll...Named the recipient of the Damon Evans Swimming Scholarship.
2019-20: Earned CSCAA All-America citations in 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly, 800 freestyle relay, and 400 medley relay...Qualified for NCAA Championships in 100 and 200 butterfly...Ranked third nationally in 200 butterfly and 22nd in 100 butterfly...Named to First Team All-SEC...Won SEC Championship in 200 butterfly with personal-best A-cut...Earned bronze medal in 800 freestyle relay and finished seventh in 100 butterfly at SECs, while also competing in 500 freestyle...Swam third leg of fifth-place 400 medley relay and sixth-place 200 medley relay...Posted B-cuts in 200 and 500 freestyle...Earned six wins in 200 butterfly and two in 100 butterfly...Member of 400 medley relay that posted an A-cut time at Tennessee Invitational...Placed first in the 200 butterfly at the Tennessee Invitational, in addition to placing third in the 100 butterfly and sixth in the 200 and 500 freestyles...Set personal-best times in 50 and 100 freestyle...Named to CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.
2018-19: Earned Second Team CSCAA All-America citations in 200 butterfly and 800 freestyle relay…Won B final in 200 butterfly at NCAA Championships and was member of 11th-place 800 freestyle relay; also finished 18th in 100 butterfly…Named to Second Team All-SEC…Named to SEC All-Freshman Team…Earned bronze medal in 200 butterfly at SEC Championships; finished 12th in 100 butterfly and 23rd in 500 freestyle…Member of fifth-place 800 freestyle relay, eighth-place 200 medley relay, and ninth-place 400 medley relay at SECs…Posted B-cuts in 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle…Finished sixth in 100 butterfly, eighth in 500 freestyle, ninth in 200 butterfly, and 12th in 200 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational…Earned two dual wins in 100 butterfly and 200 butterfly…Named SEC Women’s Freshman of the Week on Dec. 4…Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll…Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.
High School: Graduated from Austin Westlake High School and swam for Austin Swim Club under Brendan Hansen.
National: Finished sixth in 200m butterfly at 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials, also placed 17th in 100m butterfly...Named to the USA Swimming National Team in 2019-20 and 2020-21...Earned bronze in 200 butterfly at 2019 Phillips 66 Nationals with a national team qualifying time of 2:07.76...Won gold medals in 200 butterfly and 400 medley relay at 2019 World University Games, in addition to silver medal in 100 butterfly...Set the meet record in the 100 butterfly at 2018 Summer Junior Nationals...Finished in 15th at 2017 World Championships in Budapest after finishing second at World Championship Trials...Represented U.S. at 2017 Mel Zajac Jr International meet in Vancouver...Finished 17th in 200m butterfly, 45th in 100m butterfly, and 56th in 200m freestyle at 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials.
Personal: Born November 7, 1999...Daughter of Mark Luther and Whitney Hedgepeth, a gold medalist in swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics...Majoring in Communication Studies.
Collegiate Personal Bests
| 50 Freestyle | 23.29 | 2020 Bulldog Invitational (2/29/20) |
| 100 Freestyle | 51.43 | Alabama (10/4/19) |
| 200 Freestyle | 1:46.15 | 2019 Bulldog Invitational (3/2/19) |
| 500 Freestyle | 4:44.30 | 2018 UGA Fall Invitational (11/29/18) |
| 100 Backstroke | 54.87 | 2020 SEC Championships (2/21/20) |
| 100 Breaststroke | 1:07.50 | Emory (1/29/22) |
| 100 Butterfly | 51.01 | 2022 NCAA Championships (3/18/22) |
| 200 Butterfly | 1:51.64 | 2022 NCAA Championships (3/19/22) |
| 200 IM | 1:56.67 | 2022 NCAA Championships (3/17/22) |
