Upcoming Event: Swimming & Diving versus Boston College on September 26, 2025 at 4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
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4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
Swimming & Diving
vs Boston College
2021-22 Swimming & Diving Roster
Hallaron, David
David Hallaron
- Position:
- Back/IM/Free
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Grapevine
- Hometown:
- Grapevine, Texas
Bio
Honors:
- CSCAA Scholar All-American Honorable Mention (2021)
- Above and Beyond Team Award (2021)
- ACC Academic Honor Roll (2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22)
- Team Captain (2021-22)
Career: Served as a team captain as a senior ... Awarded the program's Above and Beyond Award as a junior ... Graduated with four individual times and two relay times that ranked in the top 10 in program history ... Holds the Duke record in the 500 freestyle (4:22.33), second in the 200 backstroke (1:44.19) and third in the 200 freestyle (1:35.76) ... Also holds the 10th-fastest time in program history in the 100 backstroke (48.63) ... Was a member of two relays that placed in the top 10 in program history, the 800 freestyle relay (6:25.22 - second all-time at Duke) and 400 medley relay (3:10.82 - fourth all-time at Duke) ... Represented Duke at the ACC Championships in all four seasons ... Placed 19th in the 200 freestyle and 20th in the 200 backstroke as a junior.Â
2021-22: Team Captain ... Represented Duke in three individual events at the ACC Championships ... Narrowly missed the finals in each event, placing 25th in the 200 freestyle, 26th in the 500 freestyle and 28th in the 200 backstroke ... Also a member of two Duke relays, including the 400 medley relay which placed fourth all-time in program history with a time of 3:10.82 ... Touched first in the 200 backstroke and second in the 200 freestyle on Senior Day against North Carolina (1/28) ... Reached three finals at the NC State GAC Invitational ... Placed 13th in the 200 backstroke, 15th in the 500 freestyle and 17th in the 200 freestyle ... Also recorded career-best times in the 50 freestyle (21.31) and 100 freestyle (44.69) in relays at the meet ... Collected a pair of second-place finishes in the 200 freestyle and 200 backstrokes against Georgia Tech (11/6) ... Placed first in a trio of events in the tri-meet against Boston College and UNC Wilmington (10/29-30) ... Won the 200 and 500 freestyle and the 200 backstroke.
2020-21: Clocked career bests in the 200 backstroke (1:44.19) and 500 freestyle (4:22.33) in his final meet of the season, the UNC Last Chance Meet (11/7) ... His 500 freestyle time broke the school record while the 200 backstroke mark placed second in program history ... Reached two finals at the 2021 ACC Championship ... Placed 19th in the 200 freestyle (1:36.07) and 20th in the 200 backstroke (1:44.37) at the conference meet ... Swam the second-fastest time in program history in the 200 freestyle (1:35.76) in a time trial at ACCs ... Also recorded a then personal best in the 500 freestyle at ACCs before breaking it in the last chance meet ... Touched first in the 200 backstroke and second in the 200 freestyle against North Carolina (1/29) ... Reached three finals at the mid-season Janice Hape Dowd Invitational ... Placed sixth in the 200 freestyle at the meet, recording a then career-best time of 1:36.72 ... Also placed ninth in the 200 backstroke and 11th in the 500 freestyle ... Received the Above and Beyond Award at the end of season banquet.Â
2019-20: Clocked two top-10 times in program lore during the preliminaries at the ACC Championship ... Won the 200 back in Duke's road win over Queens University of Charlotte (1/11) ... Put together a successful weekend at the 2019 NC State GAC Invitational in November ... Reached three event finals, placing 16th in the 200 back, 19th in the 500 free and 20th in the 200 free ... Also set four career best times in that meet in the 100 free (45.75), 500 free (4:26.54), 100 back (49.77) and 200 back (1:47.83)... Clocked a then-career best in the 100 back (49.90) in Duke's sweep over Harvard and No. 7 Texas A&M (11/9) ... Swam a season best and placed second in the 200 back in the quad meet at Boston College (11/8) ... Opened the 2020 campaign with a second-place finish in the 200 backstroke at Florida State (10/12).
2018-19: Notched the 10th-fastest 500 freestyle and 200 backstroke times in school history during ACC Championship preliminaries ... Earned a top-10 finish in the 200 backstroke at the Big Al Invitational … Grabbed a finals spot in the 200 and 500 freestyle at the Tennessee Invitational.
Prior to Duke: Two-time Winter Junior Nationals qualifier … Winter Junior Nationals champion in the 800 freestyle relay … State champion in the 200 individual medley and state runner-up in the 100 backstroke as a senior … Garnered All-America honors in the 200 individual medley his final year … Regional champion in both of those events and district champion in four events ... Set six school and three facility records as a senior, in addition to breaking a regional meet record in the 200 individual medley ... First team all-state, all-region and all-district honoree in multiple events throughout his career ... Member of state championship 400 freestyle relay as a junior ... Swam for North Texas Nadadores club program ... NISCA and TISCA Academic All-American ... Member of the National Honor Society, National Math Honor Society and National Spanish Honor Society ... Eagle Scout as a member of the Boy Scouts of America.Â
Personal: Son of Thomas S. and Helen Hallaron ... Has one brother (Robby) ... Mother was an 11-time All-American swimmer at Yale (1977-81) ... Aunt, Carolyn M. Hyde MD, was a two-time team captain as a swimmer at Yale (1975-79) ... Uncle, David C. Hyde MD, rowed heavyweight crew for the Bulldogs (1980-84) ... Grandfather, Robert C. Hyde, was a high jumper at Alabama (1952-57), winning SEC titles in that event three times ... Great-grandfather, Irven M. Cox, played center for Oklahoma' State's football team ('25).
Hallaron Career Bests:
50 Free: 21.31Â ... 2021Â NC State GAC Invitational
100 Free: 44.69Â ... 2021Â NC State GAC Invitational
200 Free: 1:35.76 ... 3rd all-time at Duke ... 2021 ACC Championships
500 Free: 4:22.33 ... Duke Record ... 2021 UNC Last Chance Meet
100 Back: 48.63 ... 10th all-time at Duke ... 2021 ACC Championships
200 Back: 1:44.19 ... 2nd all-time at Duke ... 2021 UNC Last Chance Meet
200 IM: 1:54.88 ... 2018 Tennessee Invitational
On Duke's Relays:
800 Free Relay: 6:25.22 ... 2nd all-time at Duke ... 2020 ACC Championships
400 Medley Relay: 3:10.82 ... 4th all-time at Duke ... 2022 ACC Championships
At the ACC Championship:
2021: 19th, 200 Free ... 1:36.07
         20th, 200 Back ... 1:44.37
         9th, 800 Free Relay ... 6:26.95
         9th, 400 Medley Relay ... 3:13.75Â
          10th, 200 Free Relay ... 1:19.45
         10th, 400 Free Relay ... 2:56.44
2022: 10th, 400 Medley Relay ... 3:10.82
Last updated on 6/9/2022
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