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2012-13 - FRESHMAN
DUAL MEET RECAP - Started out UT career at UNC Wilmington, taking third in the 200 freestyle (1:44.59) and third in the 200 backstroke (1:55.73)
- Swam the 200 free and 200 back again at Kentucky, placing 11th and fourth respectively
- Set new personal best of 1:52.78 in the 200 back in the home opener against Louisville
- Competed in the 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke for the second meet in a row against Ohio State, finishing fourth in the 200 backstroke
- Achieved six career bests at UT Invite, 50 free(21.72), 100 free (47.80), 200 free (1:44.06), 200 back (1:52.35), 200 IM (1:55.91) and 400 IM (4:11.90)
- Concentrated on the backstroke events during the spring semester, competing against Virginia Tech, Georgia and Florida.
- His best meet prior to the SEC Championships came at home against Georgia. He placed fourth in the 100 backstroke (50.49) and sixth in the 200 backstroke (1:50.87)
SEC RECAP
- Set career bests in his first conference meet, taking 34th in the 100 backstroke (50.01) and 29th in the 200 backstroke (1:48.05).
PRIOR TO TENNESSEE
- A fourth-time high school All-American and was named 14-time All-Ohio while swimming for Hudson High School
- Named the Northeast Ohio Conference Swimmer of the Year in 2012
- Held 13 high school team records
- Four-time high school state qualifier
- Received the Greater Akron Touchdown Club Swimming All-Star Award in 2010, 2011 and 2012
- Competed at three USA Junior Nationals in 2010 and 2011
- Traveled to Viena, Austria, for the United World Games in 2007, where he won a gold and silver medal
- Competed in club swimming for H.E.A.T. (Hudson Explorers Aquatics Team).
PERSONAL
- Born: Aug. 23, 1994
- Parents: James and Elizabeth Dagley
- Parents swam at Duke the same time as Tennessee head coach Matt Kredich
- Has two younger siblings, William and Kristin.
