Austin Katz (born March 19, 1999) is an American competitive swimmer who specializes in backstroke events. He is a World University Games gold medalist and a Pan Pacs bronze medalist. At the 2020 US Olympic Trials, Katz placed third in the 200m backstroke behind Ryan Murphy and Bryce Mefford, just missing out on an Olympic berth by one place. From 2017 to 2021, Katz swam collegiately for the University of Texas at Austin where he was a three-time NCAA champion and the current American record-holder in the 4×200-yard freestyle relay.

See also

NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships

List of United States records in swimming

Texas Longhorns swimming and diving

Texas Longhorns

References

1999 births

Living people

People from Tarpon Springs, Florida

Sportspeople from Pinellas County, Florida

Sportspeople from Sarasota, Florida

American male swimmers

American male backstroke swimmers

Universiade medalists in swimming

FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States

Universiade silver medalists for the United States

Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade

Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade

Texas Longhorns men's swimmers

Riverview High School (Sarasota, Florida) alumni

21st-century American people

Austin Katz