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Robert Howard Team USA World University Games

Jonty Skinner, Robert Howard and Dennis Pursley - SEC SD Scholar-Athlete of the Year

2/20/19 MWSD SEC TournamentAlabama junior swimmer Zane WaddellAlabama sophomore swimmer Sam DiSetteAlabama sophomore swimmer Jack BlakeAlabama senior swimmer Robert HowardPhoto by Robert Sutton

12/9/17 MWSD vs CrimsonWhiteRobert HowardPhoto by Hampton Callaghan

10-25-17 MWSD vs FloridaRobert HowardPhoto by Amelia B. Barton

1/18/18 MWSD vs Ohio StateRobert HowardPhoto by Robert Sutton

01-21-17 MWSD vs. FSURobert HowardPhoto by Hampton Callaghan

01/09/16 MWSD Vs TennesseeRobert HowardCrews WellfordPhoto by Daniel Melograna

Bams, Waddell, Young, Howard - SEC 200 free relay champions

Robert Howard

Position:
Freestyle
Height:
6-2
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Alexander City, Ala.
High School:
Benjamin Russell

Accolades

2018 CoSIDA Academic All-American At-Large First Team
2018 First Team All-American: 50 freestyle, 400 freestyle relay
2018 Honorable Mention All-American: 100 freestyle, 200 and 400 medley relays, 200 freestyle relay
2018 SEC Champion: 200 freestyle relay
2016, 2017, 2018 First Team CSCAA Scholar All-American
2017, 2018 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2017 First Team All-American: 200 freestyle relay
2017 Honorable Mention All-American: 400 freestyle relay
School Record Holder: 400 freestyle relay
2017 Second Team All-SEC
2016 First Team All-American: 400 freestyle relay

2019 – Senior

Took top honors in the 50 and 100 freestyles, and as part of the 400 freestyle and 200 medley relays at the SEC Championships
Also scored in the 200 freestyle (4^th) and as part of the 400 medley relay (2^nd) at the SEC Championships
Took top honors in the 50 and 200 freestyles, and as part of the 200 medley and freestyle relays against Florida State
Took top honors in the 50 and 200 freestyles, and as part of the 400 medley and freestyle relays against Auburn
Names SEC Swimmer of the Week for the third time this season (11/20/18)
Took top honors in the 50 and 100 freestyles, and as part of the 200 and 400 freestyle relays at the Georgia Tech Invitational
Also scored in the 200 freestyle (3^rd), 100 backstroke (15^th), and as part of the 200 (2^nd) and 400 (2^nd) medley relays, as well as the 800 freestyle relay (3^rd) at the Georgia Tech Invitational
Named SEC Swimmer of the Week for the second week in a row (10/30/18)
Took top honors in the 50 and 200 freestyles, and as part of the 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays at Tennessee
Named SEC Swimmer of the Week (10/23/18)
Took top honors in the 50 and 200 freestyles, and as part of the 200 medley and 200 freestyle relays against Texas A&M
Took top honors in the 200 freestyle and as part of the 400 medley and 400 freestyle relays at Ohio State
Also scored in the 50 freestyle (2^nd) at Ohio State
Took top honors in the 200 backstroke and as part of the 400 medley relay against Delta State
Also scored in the 100 backstroke (2^nd) against Delta State
Men’s team captain

2018 – Summer

Championship finalist in the 50-meter freestyle at the USA National Championships in Irvine, Calif., taking eighth place with a career-best 22.17
Posted a career-best 48.67 in finals of the 100-meter freestyle at the USA National Championships, setting a new school record in the process

2018 – Junior

Member of the CoSIDA Academic All-American At-Large First Team
First Team All-American in the 50 freestyle (7th) and as part of the 400 freestyle relay (7th) at the NCAA Championships
Honorable Mention All-American in the 100 freestyle (10th) as part of 200 (9th) and 400 (11th) medley relays and the 200 freestyle relay (10th) at the NCAA Championships
Posted a career-best 19.00 in the prelims of the 50 freestyle and 41.81 in the finals of the 100 freestyle at the NCAA championships
Also competed in the 200 freestyle at the NCAA Championships, taking 23rd place
SEC Champion as part of UA’s 200 freestyle relay
Reached the podium in the 50 freestyle (3rd) and as part of UA’s 200 medley relay (3rd) and 400 freestyle relay (3rd), finaled in the 100 freestyle (5th) and scored in the 200 freestyle (9th) and as part of UA’s 400 medley relay (5th) at the SEC championships
Took top honors against Ohio State in the 100 and 200 freestyle events and as part of the 400 freestyle and medley relays
Took top honors at FSU in the 200 freestyle and as part of the 200 medley and freestyle relays
Also scored in the 100 freestyle at FSU (2nd)
Posted career-best times at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational in the 50 freestyle (19.11), the 100 freestyle (41.99) and the 200 freestyle (1:33.75)
Took top honors in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle events and as part of the 200, 400 and 800 freestyle relays at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational
Also finaled in the 100 backstroke (6th) at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational
Took top honors at Auburn in the 100 and 200 freestyle events and as part of the 400 freestyle and 200 medley relays
Took top honors against Florida in the 100 freestyle and as part of the 200 freestyle and 400 medley relays
Also scored in the 200 freestyle against Florida (2nd)
Opened the season by taking top honors at Delta State in the 200 and 500 freestyle events and as part of the 400 freestyle relay
Also scored in the 50 freestyle at Delta State (3rd)
First Team CSCAA Scholar All-American
Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
Earned the Crimson Tide’s Most Outstanding Award

2017 – Summer

Won the 400 medley relay title along with Christopher Reid, Pavel Romanov and Laurent Bams at the 2017 U.S. Open while breaking the school record with a combined 1:39.11 time
Swam a 1:49.50 in the 200-meter freestyle to break another school record, win the B final and post the third fastest time overall at the 2017 U.S. Open
Also earned top honors in the 100-meter freestyle at the 2017 U.S. Open
Took second as part of the Tide’s 400-meter freestyle relay at the 2017 U.S. Open
Also took fifth in the fifty-meter freestyle at the 2017 U.S. Open
Finished in the top-20 in the prelims of the 50-meter freestyle at 2017 USA Swimming National Championships and World Championship Trials
Posted a career-best time in the prelims of the 100-meter freestyle at the trials, cracking 50 seconds for the first time with a 49.97

2017 – Sophomore

First Team All-American as part of the 200 freestyle relay (5th) at the NCAA Championships
Honorable Mention All-American as part of 400 freestyle relay (9th) at the NCAA Championships
Led-off the Tide’s 400 freestyle relay, breaking the school record (2:48.84) and taking first in the B final at the NCAA Championships
Also competed as part of the 800 freestyle relay at the NCAA Championships
Finaled as part of the 400 freestyle relay that took 2nd at the SEC Championships, breaking then-school record (2:49.68) in the process
Posted career-best times in the 50 freestyle (19.52) and 100 freestyle (42.85) at the SEC Championships
His times in the 100 freestyle and 50 freestyle at the SEC Championships rank him sixth all-time at Alabama
Also finaled at the SEC Championships in the 100 freestyle (7th) and as part of the 200 freestyle relay (3rd) and 800 freestyle relay (8th)
Also scored in the 50 (9th) and 200 (17th) freestyles at the SEC Championships
Second Team All-SEC
Earned wins against Florida State as part of the 400 medley and 400 freestyle relays
Also scored in the 100 freestyle (2nd) and 50 freestyle (3rd) against Florida State
Earned a win at Georgia Tech as part of the 200 freestyle relay
Also scored in the 200 freestyle (3rd) at Georgia Tech
Earned wins at LSU as part of the 400 medley and 400 freestyle relays
Also scored in the 50 freestyle (2nd) at LSU
Posted then-career-best times in the 50 (19.60), 100 (43.19) and 200 freestyles (1:34.99) at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational
Earned a win as part of the 200 freestyle relay at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational
Also finaled in the 50 freestyle (2nd), 200 freestyle (3rd) and as part of the 800 freestyle relay (2nd) at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational
Earned a win at Auburn as part of the 400 freestyle relay
Also scored in the 50 freestyle (3rd) at Auburn
Earned wins at Mizzou as part of the 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay
Also scored in the 50 (3rd) and 100 freestyle (3rd) at Mizzou
Opened the season by winning the 50 freestyle against Delta State, also earned a win against Delta State as part of the 400 freestyle relay
Scored in the 100 freestyle (2nd) against Delta State
First Team CSCAA Scholar All-American
Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
Earned a place on the President’s List (4.0 grade point average) for the fall and spring semesters
Carried a 4.0 cumulative grade point average into his junior season
earned the Tide’s Most Valuable Award

2016 – Summer

Competed in the 50-meter and 100-meter freestyle at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Omaha
Took 45th in the 50-meter freestyle (23.03) and 54th in the 100-meter freestyle (50.65) at the U.S. Olympic Trials

2016 – Freshman

First Team All-American as part of the 400 freestyle relay that finished sixth at the NCAA Championships and set a school record (2:49.96)
Posted career-best times in the 50 freestyle (19.83), 100 freestyle (43.73) and 200 freestyle (1:37.74) at the SEC Championships
His times in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle rank him 10th all-time at Alabama in both events
Finaled at the SEC Championships as part of the 400 freestyle relay (3rd)
Scored in the 100 freestyle (12th) and 50 freestyle (15th) at the SEC Championships
Also competed in the 200 freestyle at the SEC Championships
Scored at the home meet against Georgia Tech in the 50 freestyle (2nd)
Part of the Tide’s winning 400-meter freestyle relay in the long course home meet against Tennessee
Scored in the 100m freestyle (3rd) against Tennessee
Picked up wins as part of the Tide’s 400 medley and freestyle relays at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational while also finaling as part of the 200 freestyle relay (2nd), 50 freestyle (8th) and 100 freestyle (6th)
Part of the Tide’s winning 400 freestyle relay at South Carolina
Part of the Tide’s winning 200 freestyle relay at the home meet against Auburn
Also scored in the 50 freestyle (3rd) against Auburn
Scored in the 50 freestyle (3rd) in the season-opening meet at Delta State
First Team CSCAA Scholar All-American
Earned a place on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) for the fall and spring semesters