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Daniel Bates Athlete Profile
Personal
Married to Stephanie Bates
Parents are Brian and Yolanda Bates
High school basketball team captain senior year
Lettered Varsity basketball two years
His mother, Yolanda, was his coach
Mother, Yolanda, sister, Nikki, and brother, Sammy all swam for BYU
LDS mission to San Antonio, Texas
Has one sister and two brothers
Majoring in Mechanical Engineering
Before BYU
Member of the winning 200 and 400 free relay teams who set the school record region champion in the 100 free, 100 back, 50 free and 200 IM three years in high school
2004 state champion in the 100 free 2005 state champion in the 50 and 100 free
Lettered Varsity all four years in swimming
2008-2009 | Freshman Year
Competed in all seven dual meets for the Cougars
Named to the All-Mountain West Conference team for his performance in the 200 free relay and 400 free relay at MWC Championships
Finished 15th in the 50 free at the MWCC with a preliminary time of 20.61 and a final time of 20.88
Swam on the second-place 200 free relay at MWCC
Finished 12th in the 100 free at MWCC with a time of 45.58
Swam on the 400 free relay team at MWCC that placed second
Ranked third in the 50 free on the season for the Cougars
Ranked second in the 100 free on the season for BYU
2009-2010 | Sophomore Year
Competed in all nine meets for the Cougars
Helped the 200 free relay, 400 free relay, and 200 medley relay place sixth, fifth and fifth, respectively, in the Mountain West Conference
Had the second-fastest time in the 50 free on the team with a 21.03 earned at MWCC
Tallied the third-fastest time for the Cougars in the 100 free with a 46.42 earned at the MWCC
Earned the fourth-fastest Cougar time in the 200 back, clocking in at 1:59.00 against Arizona State
Received the MWC Academic All-Conference award
2010-2011 | Junior Year
Competed in all seven dual meets for the Cougars
Recorded two first-place wins in the 400 free relay against Seattle University and Wyoming
Placed 14th in the 50 free (20.94) and fourth in the 200 free relay (1:21.79) at the MWCC
Ranked 18th in the 50 free and 28th in the 100 back in the conference
Ranked third for the Cougars in the 50 free and fourth in the 100 back
Received the Academic All-Conference award
2011-2012 | Senior Year
Competed in seven dual meets for the Cougars
All-Academic MPSF selection
Member of 2012 MPSF Conference Championship team
Fifth on Cougars in 100 Back (52.46)