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Dimitri Colupaev

Class: Junior Hometown: Mainz, Germany High School: Gustav-Stresemann-Wirtschaftsschule

Height: 6-2 Position: Free/IM Birthdate: 01/29/1990

THIS SEASON: Junior Dimitri Colupaev, a German national teamer and Olympian who has a combined six All-American honors and two conference titles in his first two years at USC, is a versatile swimmer specializing in the freestyle and IM who will continue to play a huge role for the Trojans in dual meets and the postseason. He is USC's record holder in the 200y free (1:32.91) and the 200y IM (1:44.10), is second-fastest in the 100y free (42.95) and ninth-fastest in the 100y breast.

2012: Colupaev was a three-time All-American as a 2012 sophomore, finishing second at the NCAAs with a school-record-setting swim in the 200y free (1:32.91) while helping USC to sixth and fourth, respectively, in the 200y and 400y free relays. In the 200y free, he led after 150 yards but was beaten by Texas' Dax Hill by 0.40. He was also part of an 800y free relay squad headed for a top 4 finish before it was disqualified for a lane line infraction. Colupaev was also 12th in the 100y free (43.17), took 22nd in the 200y IM and swam on USC's 12th-place 200y medley relay ... At the 2012 Pac-12 Championships, Colupaev repeated as conference champion in the 200y free, winning in 1:34.20. He was also fifth in the 100y free (43.37) and helped USC to second-place in the 200y, 400y and 800y free relays ... He represented Germany at the 2012 Olympics and helped the 800m free relay to fourth place ... At the 2012 European Championships, Colupaev helped German to gold in the 800m free relay and silver in the 400m medley relay and was 14th in the 200m free. He also earned a spot to represent Germany at the 2013 World Championships.

2011: Colupaev was a three-time All-American as a 2011 freshman, finishing sixth in the 200y free (1:33.47) at the NCAA Championships and helping Troy to third in both the 400y and 800y free relays. The 400y free relay set a school record (2:50.32). He just missed earning a second swim in the 100y free, finishing 17th (43.10) and was 29th in the 200y IM (1:45.89) ... At the 2011 Pac-10 Championships, He won a title in the 200y free at the 2011 Pac-10s, winning the race in 1:34.05 in a wire-to-wire effort. He was also 10th in the 200y IM (1:46.35) and 11th in the 100y free (43.72).

HIGH SCHOOL: Colupaev, who prepped in his native Germany, competed at the 2009 European Short Course Championships, where he was a 100m and 200m free finalist and competed in the 200m IM and the 200m free relay ... He won the 200m IM at the 2008 Junior World Championships and helped Germany to second in the 800y free relay ... Was second in the 200m IM at the 2008 German Nationals and 2008 Olympic Trials as well as at the 2008 and 2009 German Short Course Nationals.

CLUB/COACH: SSV Undine 08 Mainz/Nikolai Evseev.

PERSONAL: Born Jan. 29, 1990, he is an economics major.

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