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Michael Collins
Michael Collins
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Evansville, Ind.
  • High School:
    Harrison
  • Position:
    Butterfly/Sprint Freestyle
  • Major:
    CyberSecurity

Bio

AU:

Career Bests

50 Freestyle: 22.76 seconds at HCAC Championships (2/9/2023)

100 Freestyle: 51.08 seconds vs. Manchester, Olivet (10/13/2023)

200 Freestyle: 1:48.81 at HCAC Championships (2/10/2023)

500 Freestyle: 5:14.76 at Rose-Hulman (11/17/2023)

50 Butterfly: 24.88 seconds vs. Hanover, Bluffton (10/6/2023)

100 Butterfly: 55.09 seconds at HCAC Championships (2/10/2023)

200 Butterfly: 2:04.10 at HCAC Championships (2/11/2023)

200 Individual Medley: 2:09.85 at Miami University Invitational (12/1/2022)

2023-24

  • Season-Best 50 Freestyle (23.40) vs. Asbury (1/20/2024)
  • Season-Best 100 Freestyle (51.08) vs. Manchester, Olivet (10/13/2023)
  • Season-Best 200 Freestyle (1:50.82) at Halloween Invitational (10/28/2023)
  • Season-Best 500 Freestyle (5:14.76) at Rose-Hulman (11/17/2023)
  • Season-Best 50 Butterfly (24.88) vs. Hanover, Bluffton (10/6/2023)
  • Season-Best 100 Butterfly (55.43) at Indiana Wesleyan (11/3/2023)
  • Season-Best 200 Butterfly (2:08.38) at Halloween Invitational (10/28/2023)

2022-23

  • All-HCAC Honorable Mention
  • Contributed to Third-Place Finish (3:16.53) for 400 Freestyle Relay ‘A’ Team at HCAC Championships (2/11/2023)
  • 9th in 200 Butterfly Finals (2:04.10) at HCAC Championships (2/11/2023)
  • 13th in 100 Butterfly Finals (55.62) at HCAC Championships (2/10/2023)
  • 14th in 200 Freestyle Finals (1:50.50) at HCAC Championships (2/10/2023)
  • 9th in 200 Butterfly Prelims (2:05.96) at HCAC Championships (2/11/2023)
  • 10th in 200 Freestyle Prelims (1:48.81) at HCAC Championships (2/10/2023)
  • 12th in 100 Butterfly Prelims (55.09) at HCAC Championships (2/10/2023)
  • Contributed to Fourth-Place Finish (7:20.13) for 800 Freestyle Relay ‘A’ Team at HCAC Championships (2/8/2023)
  • Contributed to Fifth-Place Finish (1:31.87) for 200 Freestyle Relay ‘A’ Team at HCAC Championships (2/9/2023)
  • Contributed to 11th-Place Finish (1:50.41) for 200 Medley Relay ‘B’ Team at HCAC Championships (2/10/2023)
  • Season-Best 50 Freestyle (22.76) at HCAC Championships (2/9/2023)
  • Season-Best 100 Freestyle (51.58) vs. Bethel (Ind.) (10/13/2023)
  • Season-Best 200 Freestyle (1:48.81) at HCAC Championships (2/10/2023)
  • Season-Best 50 Butterfly (25.04) vs. Bluffton (1/13/2023)
  • Season-Best 100 Butterfly (55.09) at HCAC Championships (2/10/2023)
  • Season-Best 200 Butterfly (2:04.10) at HCAC Championships (2/11/2023)
  • Season-Best 200 Individual Medley (2:09.85) at Miami University Invitational (12/1/2022)

Harrison HS: Earned second place in 100 butterfly during Southern Indiana Athletic Conference (SIAC) meet … clocked 100 butterfly PR of 56.19 seconds … provided 50 freestyle PR of 23.08 seconds … turned in 100 freestyle PR of 53.91 seconds … earned Eagle Scout rank.

Why I Chose AU: I chose AU because it felt like the right place for me to go. Along with AU having a great campus, AU provides the amazing opportunity to study the major I want to study and get hands-on experience to prepare me for the future.

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