University of California, Santa Barbara

UC SANTA BARBARA

2012-13: Finished second in the 200 butterfly(1:56.83) against Pacific on Feb. 2…Placed third in the 200butterfly (1:57.27) in a meet victory over Cal State Bakersfield onDec. 15 and posted another third place finish in the 200 butterflyagainst rival Cal Poly on Feb. 9…Placed fourth in the 200butterfly (1:55.47) in a meet victory over UC San Diego on Nov.2.

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Redwood High School where he swam under coach DavidWinters in the North Coast Section…Awarded All-Americanaccolades his senior year…Earned Most Improved in 2009 and2010…Awarded MVP honors his junior year…Named teamcaptain his senior year…Holds school and league record in400 freestyle relay…Played water polo all four years of highschool…Also swam for the Marin Pirates under coach WarrenLager.

PERSONAL
Richard Davison was born March 7, 1994 in San Francisco,Calif…Studying Environmental Studies with the dream oftraveling the world and preserving the environment...Hobbiesinclude water polo, rock climbing and sailing…Lists his toppre-race pump up song as "Lose Yourself" by Eminem...Enjoys eatingPower Bars before a meet...Began swimming at age 6...If he couldadd an event to each meet it would be the 800 medleyrelay...Favorite aspect of college swimming is being so close witha team…Qualifying for the U.S. National Team is the proudestachievement of his swimming career.

"All practices are easy; some are easier than others." - GreggWilson