AuburnTigers.com will post a short spotlight on each of our NCAA Championship participants leading up the the championships, which will be contested March 27-30 at the Jamail Texas Swimming Center at the University of Texas.
Name: Santiago Grassi
2019 NCAA Championship Events: 50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Fly
Previous NCAA Experience:
2018 - 50 Free/35th; 100 Fly/T-19th; 200 FR; 400 FR; 200 MR; 400 MR
2017 - 50 Free/46th; 100 Fly/T-29th; 200 Fly - 34th
Auburn Rankings: Is the 6th-fastest 100 fly performer (45.60) and 8th-fastest 200 fly performer (1:43.05) in school history ... His 100 fly PR is tied for the 9th-fastest performance in school history ... Also owns the 14th (45.73) and 18th (45.77) fastest performances ... His 200 fly PR is the 23rd-fastest performance in school history.
Notable: Had a team-high four B cuts, also collecting one in the 200 Fly along with his three NCAA events ... Swept the fly events during the Alabama and Georgia Tech dual meets ... Also won the 100 fly in the Texas dual meet ... Swam on three of four winning relays during the dual meet season ... Led off the 200 free relay and anchored the 200 medley relay that both earned NCAA A times ... Finished 4th in the 50 free and 100 fly and 6th in the 200 fly at SECs.
On the Psych Sheet:
50 Free - 14th - 19.23
100 Fly - 18th - 45.60
100 Free - 51st - 43.32