2025-26 Swimming & Diving Roster
Hagar, Tommy
Tommy Hagar
- Position:
- Butterfly/Backstroke
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Braintree, Mass.
- High School:
- Xaverian Brothers HS
Bio
Career Accolades
- All-America
- 2025: First Team (800 freestyle relay) | Second Team (200 backstroke)
- 2024: Second Team (800 free relay)
- All-SEC
- 2024 SEC All-Freshman Team (200 back)
- SEC Freshman of the Week (10/3/2023, 10/24/2023)
- School Rankings
- 1st - 800 freestyle relay (6:06.77)
- 2nd - 200 IM (1:43.33)
- 3rd - 200 back (1:39.43)
- 3rd - 200 fly (1:43.08)
- 3rd - 400 IM (3:46.69)
- 5th - 100 back (45.70)
- Set Alabama's long course school records in the 200m backstroke and 200m individual medley
Summer 2025
- Reached the finals in the 200m backstroke after finishing third in the prelims with a time of 1:57.23 at the U.S. National Championships
- Finished seventh overall in the 200m backstroke
- Also advanced to the finals at the U.S. National Championships 50m backstroke and 100m backstroke placing 13th and 10th, respectively
2024-25
- Was a member of UA's fourth-place 800 freestyle relay team, helping the group earn First Team All-America honors in the event for the first time in 35 years while setting a school record
- Earned Second Team All-America honors with a 12th place finish in the 200 backstroke at the NCA A Championships
- His his career-best 200 backstroke swim from the NCAA Championships ranks third all-time in school history
- Swam a career-best 1:43.33 in the 200 IM at the NCAA Championships, moving to second to all-time on UA's top 10 list
- Recorded a fourth place finish in the 800 medley relay at SEC championships, recording a season-best time of 6:06.77
- Finished fourth at the SEC Championships in the 800 freestyle in addition to finishing sixth in the 400 medley relay and 200 backstroke, ninth in the 200 medley relay, 13th in the 200 IM and 21st in the 200 butterfly
Summer 2024
- Reached the semifinals at the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 200m backstroke after posting a fourth-place finish in the preliminary races
- Finished 10th overall at the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 200m backstroke
- Set a school record in the 200m backstroke with a time of 1:57.80
- Set a school record in the 200m individual medley at the U.S. Olympic Trials with a time of 2:01.78
2023-24
- Swam a career-best in the 100 backstroke (46.28) at the NCAA Championships, placing him eighth all-time in program history
- Scored 185 points for Alabama at the SEC Championships
- Posted a career-best and top-eight finish in the 200 backstroke (1:41.20) at the SEC Championships
- Also recorded career-best times and top-20 finishes in the 200 butterfly (13th - 1:44.09) and the 200 IM (19th - 1:45.34) at the SEC Championships
- Won the 200 backstroke at the Tennessee Invitational
- Clocked a then career-best time in the 100 backstroke to lead off Alabama's third-place 400 medley relay at the Tennessee Invitational
- Led off Alabama's third-place 200 medley relay at the Tennessee Invitational
- Also recorded top-10 finishes in the 200 IM and a career-best time in the 400 IM (3:49.51)
- Won the 200 backstroke and 200 IM during Alabama's win against Missouri, earning SEC Freshman of the Week honors
- Also earned a win as a member of the Tide's 200 medley relay against Missouri
- Earned first career wins at UA in the 200 butterfly, backstroke and individual medley
- Also earned a win as a member of the Tide's 200 medley relay against Delta State
- Two-time SEC Freshman of the Week honoree for his performance against Delta State and Missouri
Prep Highlights
- Olympic Trials Qualifier
- Competed at the 2021 and 2022 Winter Junior Nationals and the 2022 Summer Junior Nationals (2022)
- Invited to the 2022 and 2023 Phillips 66 Nationals
- Was a Junior National Finalist
- Two-time State Record Holder
- Two State Champion and two-time All-American
- South-Sectional Team runner-up with Xaverian Brothers High School
- New England age group high point scorer and Ithaca Sectionals high point scorer
- Junior Nationals Finalist
- Named New England Outstanding Swimmer in 2021-22 and 2022-23
Personal Information
- Son of Christine Hagar and Bill Hagar
- Has one brother, Billy Hagar
- Major: Mechanical Engineering
- Birthday: October 4, 2004
Top Marks
- 200-yard backstroke - 1:40.20
- 400-yard IM - 3:49.51
- 200-yard butterfly - 1:44.09
- 100-yard backstroke - 46.28
Poolside with Charlie Hawke
Friday, July 11
NCAA Championships Preview: Coach Geer
Thursday, March 14
NCAA Championships Preview: Avery Wiseman & Charlie Hawke
Thursday, March 14
SEC Championships Preview: Coach Geer
Monday, February 13