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2012-13 Swimming Roster

DJ Hughes

  • Height:
    5-10
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Snellville, GA

Summary

Biography

2011-12 at Gardner-Webb: Achieved a personalbest time of 1:53.81 in the 200 IM (8th) at 2012 CCSA Championships... Swam fly on GWU's 2nd place 400 medley relay team at 2012 CCSAChampionships, earning All-Conference honors in helping the teamachieve a season best time of 3:22.69 ... Also swam fly on the 2ndplace 200 medley relay team at 2012 CCSA Championships, helping theteam achieve a school record time of 1:30.20 in holding off the 3rdplace finisher by just .14 ... Swam a season best time of 50.48during prelims of the 100 fly (5th) at 2012 CCSA Championships ...Led off the 3rd place 800 free relay (6:56.93) at 2012 CCSAChampionships, again earning All-CCSA honors in helping record the2nd fastest 800 free relay time in GWU history ... Came in 6th inthe 200 fly (1:54.11) at the end-of-year Conference meet ...Recorded a season best time of 1:53.57 during CCSA 200 fly prelims... Part of the 3rd place 400 free relay (3:06.07) at 2012 CCSAChampionships ... Finished 6th in the 100 fly (51.90) at theWingate Fall Frenzy ... Led off the 7th place 400 free relay(3:11.36) at the Wingate Fall Frenzy ... Finished 2nd in the 200fly (1:57.48) at Davidson ... Took 2nd in the 100 fly (52.82) and100 free (48.56) vs. College of Charleston ... Won the 100 free(48.98) vs. VMI.

2010-11 at Gardner-Webb:
Helped the 200 fr relay team atCCSA Championships achieve a 2nd place finish in a school recordtime of 1:22.29 ... Led off the 2nd place 400 fr relay team at CCSAChampionships, recording a personal best time (46.47) in helpingGWU set a new school record (3:03.74) ... Earned all-conferencehonors in the 100 fly at CCSA Championships, finishing 3rd in aseason best time of 49.66 ... Led off the 3rd place 800 fr relayteam that set a new school record, finishing with a time of 6:54.53... Finished 5th in the 200 fly at CCSA Championships in a personalbest time of 1:52.74 ... Recorded a 6th place finish in the 200 IMat CCSA Championships (1:55.68) ... Achieved a season best time of1:53.53 in the CCSA 200 IM prelims ... Finished 2nd in the 100 flyagainst UNC-W ... Won the 400 IM against Pfeiffer ... Anchored the8th place 200 fr relay team at the Georgia Tech Invite ... Reachedfinals in the 200 IM, 100 fly, and 200 fly at the Georgia TechInvite ... Member of the 2011 CCSA All-Academic Team.

2009-10 at Gardner-Webb:
Season-best time in the 50 freecame in third place finish against Limestone with a time of 22.77... Season-best time in 100 free was at 2009 Georgia TechInvitational at 47.75 ... Timed in at 1:46.94 in the 200 free atthe 2010 CCSA Championships ... Time of 5:02.19 in the 500 freeagainst Florida A&M ... Fifth place finish in the 100 fly atthe 2010 CCSA Championships with a time of 51.07 ... Fifth placefinish in the 200 fly at the 2010 CCSA Championships, timing in at1:54.89 ... Tenth place finish in the 200 IM at the 2010 CCSAChampionships with a time of 1:56.29 ... Part of sixth place 200medley relay team at the 2009 Georgia Tech Invitational with a timeof 1:36.02 ... Part of third place 200 free relay team at the 2010CCSA Championships, touching the wall at 1:23.45 ... Part of thirdplace 800 free relay team at the 2010 CCSA Championships with atime of 7:05.84 ... Part of third place 400 free relay team at the2010 CCSA Championships with a time of 3:08.99.

High School/Club:
Swam for the Dekalb Aquatics Swim Team... Jr. National Qualifer and was All-State at the GA SeniorChampionships.

Personal:
Born May 15, 1990 ... Son of Darryl and KimHughes ... Majoring in Accounting.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2009-10Freshman

    Fly/IM/Free
    5'10"
  • 2010-11Sophomore

    Fly/IM/Free
    5'10"
  • 2011-12Junior

    Fly/Fr
    5'10"
  • 2012-13Senior

    Fly/Fr
    5'10"