University of California, Santa Barbara

UC SANTA BARBARA

2013-14: Placed 34th overall in the 100freestyle at Pac-12 Championships

2012-13: Placed 18^th overall in the100 freestyle and 22^nd overall in the 100 butterfly(50.94) at the Pac-12 Championships…Finished second in the50 freestyle (21.57) against rival Cal Poly on Nov.3…Finished third in the 100 freestyle (47.07) against UNLVon Jan. 19…Placed fourth in the 50 freestyle vs. Cal StateBakersfield on Dec. 15.

2011-12: Recorded a time of 52.12 in the100-yard butterfly and a time of 46.11 in the 100-yard freestyle atthe Pac-12 Championships…Swam in the 200-yard medley relay(1:34.22), the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:23.39) and the 400-yardfreestyle relay (3:03.05) at the Pac-12 Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Foothill High School…Was coached by DannyWeber…Was a two-time All-East Bay Athletic Leagueselection…Earned Scholastic All-American honors twice inboth swimming and water polo…Set school records in the 50freestyle, 100 free and 200 free relay…Set EBAL records inthe 50 and 100 free…Was a four-time North Coast SectionChampionships qualifier…Swam club with Tri-Valley Aquaticswhere he was coached by Daniel Ridosko. 

PERSONAL
Christopher David Dotson was born on Oct. 23, 1992 in SanRamon, Calif.…Nicknamed “Dotty”…Ismajoring in economics with a minor in math...Aspires to become aprofessional athlete someday…Enjoys golf, long boarding,surfing, skim boarding and exercising in his free time…Isinvolved with the Student Athlete Academic Board (SAAB) atUCSB...Lists his top pre-race pump up song as "Intro" by thexx...Enjoys snacking on Power Bars before a meet...Began swimmingat age 7...Favorite aspect of college swimming is the brotherhoodand family...If he could add an event to each meet it would be a 25freestyle with a running dive...Becoming a part of UCSB swimming isthe proudest achievement of his swimming career.

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepestfear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, notour darkness, that frightens us the most."