Christopher Reid

Position:
Butterfly/Backstroke
Height:
6-6
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
High School:
Grey

Alabama Highlights:
2018 – Senior: Earned a place on the Tide’s NCAA championships squad ... won his second-consecutive SEC championship in the 200 backstroke with a career-best 1:39.42 ... reached the podium as part of UA’s 400 freestyle relay (3rd), finaled in the 200 freestyle (7th) and scored in the 200 individual medley (11th) with a career-best 1:44.51 which ranks him second all-time for the Tide and as part of UA’s 800 freestyle relay (9th) at the SEC championships ... took top honors against Ohio State in the 200 backstroke and the 200 individual medley … also scored in the 200 freestyle against Ohio State (3rd) … took top honors at FSU in the 200 backstroke … also scored in the 100 backstroke at FSU (3rd) … took top honors at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational in the 200 backstroke and as part of the 400 and 800 freestyle relays … also finaled in the 200 individual medley (3rd) and the 100 backstroke (8th) at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational … took top honors at Auburn as part of the 400 freestyle relay … also scored in the 200 (2nd) and 100 (3rd) backstroke events at Auburn … took top honors against Florida in the 200 backstroke … also scored in the 100 backstroke 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) … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2017 – Summer: Won the 400 medley relay title along with Pavel Romanov, Laurent Bams and Robert Howard at the 2017 U.S. Open while breaking the school record with a combined 1:39.11 time … took second as part of the Tide’s 400-meter freestyle relay at the 2017 U.S. Open … also took second in the 100-meter backstroke, third in the 200-meter backstroke, 15th in the 100-meter freestyle and 19th in the 50-meter freestyle at the 2017 U.S. Open.

2017 – Junior: Honorable Mention All-American as part of 400 freestyle relay (9th) at the NCAA Championships … swam the third leg of 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 in the 100 and 200 backstroke events and as part of the 800 freestyle relay at the NCAA Championships … SEC Champion in the 200 backstroke with a 1:39.64, breaking the then-school record in the event … finaled as part of the 400 freestyle relay that took (2nd) at the SEC Championships, breaking the then-school record (2:49.68) in the process … posted a career-best 46.17 in the 100 backstroke at the SEC Championships, taking 4th in the process … finaled at the SEC Championships as part of the 800 freestyle relay (5th) … also scored in the 200 freestyle (10th) at the SEC Championships … First Team All-SEC … earned a win against Florida State as part of the 400 medley relay … also scored in the 200 backstroke (2nd) and 100 backstroke (3rd) against Florida State … scored at Georgia Tech in the 200 backstroke (2nd) and 200 freestyle (4th) … earned a win at LSU in the 200 backstroke … also scored in the 200 freestyle (3rd) at LSU … finaled at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational in the 100 backstroke (3rd), 200 individual medley (5th) and as part of the 800 freestyle relay (2nd) … scored at Auburn in the 200 backstroke (2nd) … earned a win at Mizzou in the 200 backstroke … also scored in the 200 freestyle (2nd), 200 freestyle relay (2nd) and 200 medley relay (3rd) at Mizzou … opened the season by winning the 200 individual medley against Delta State, also earned a win against Delta State as part of the 400 medley relay … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2016 – Summer: Competed for South Africa in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games … earned a place in the semifinals of the 100-meter backstroke after turning in a time of 53.68 in the prelims of the Rio Olympics … turned in a 53.70 and finished 10th overall in the semifinals of the Rio Olympics 100m backstroke … swam the leadoff leg of South Africa’s 400-meter medley relay, which finished 13th at the Rio Olympics with a time of 3:55.50 … set school long-course records in the 100-meter backstroke (53.12) and 200-meter backstroke (1:58.31) at the South African Olympic Trials … won the 100-meter backstroke at the South African Olympic Trials.

2016 – Sophomore: First Team All-American as part of the Tide’s 400 freestyle relay (6th) at the NCAA Championships … Honorable Mention All-American in the 200 backstroke (10th) and as part of the 800 freestyle relay (16th) at the NCAA Championships … also swam the 100 backstroke at the NCAA Championships … broke the school record in the 200 backstroke (1:39.87) in the consolation finals of the NCAA Championships … swam legs on the school-record 400 freestyle relay (2:49.96) and 800 freestyle relays (6:20.09) at the NCAA Championships … posted a career-best 46.41 in the 100 backstroke at the NCAA Championships, ranking him third all-time at Alabama … posted a career-best time in the 200 individual medley (1:45.65) at the SEC Championships, ranking him second all-time at Alabama … finaled at the SEC Championships in the 200 backstroke (3rd) and as part of the 400 freestyle relay (3rd) as well as the 100 backstroke (8th) and 800 freestyle relay (8th) … scored at the SEC Championships in the 200 individual medley (10th) … scored at the home meet against Georgia Tech in the 200 backstroke (2nd) and 100 backstroke (3rd) … won the 100-meter backstroke and 200m backstroke and took top honors as part of the 400m medley relay in the long course home meet against Tennessee … finaled at the 2015 AT&T Winter Championships in the 100m backstroke (5th) and 200m backstroke (6th) … won the 200 individual medley, 200 backstroke and 800 freestyle relay at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational and took third in the 100 backstroke … scored in the 200 backstroke (2nd), 100 backstroke (3rd) and 200 individual medley (3rd) at South Carolina … scored at the home meet against Auburn in the 200 backstroke (3rd) and 400 individual medley (3rd) … won the 100 backstroke in the season opener at Delta State … also scored in the 200 backstroke (2nd) and 200 individual medley (3rd) at Delta State… named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2015 – Freshman: Swam at the NCAA Championships in both the 100 and 200 backstroke as well as the 200 individual medley and the 800 freestyle relay … finaled in the 200 backstroke at the SEC Championships, taking fifth … scored at the SEC Championships in the 100 backstroke, taking 13th, and the 200 individual medley, taking 18th … part of the Tide’s 800 freestyle relay squad that took sixth at the SEC Championships … earned a spot on the SEC All-Freshman Team … arrived for the final meet of the regular season and won the 200 backstroke against Cincinnati.

Prep Highlights: Joined the Crimson Tide for the spring semester … graduated from Grey High School … 2014 Youth Olympic Games finalist.

Personal Information: Full name: Christopher Patrick Reid … son of Maria Reid … double major in finance and economics … born January 10, 1996.

Top Times:
200 backstroke 1:39.42
100 backstroke 46.17
200 freestyle 1:34.37
200 individual medley 1:45.65