Olympic Trials Finalist Sophomore Season (2007-08): Competed in the 100m free, 200m fly and 100m fly at the 2008 United States Olympic Trials... Qualified in the finals of the 100 fly where he swam to a fourth-place finish with a time of 52.31... Swam in the semifinals in the 200m fly where he finished 10th overall (1:59.31), also finished 40th in the 100m free (50.34)... At the NCAA Championships, McGill earned All-America honors in the 100 fly, along with two honorable mentions honors in the 200 fly and the 800 freestyle relay... Swam to an eighth-place finish in the finals of the 100 fly, posting a time of 46.39... His 100 fly prelim time of 46.17 ranks third all-time at Auburn... Swam the lead leg (1:37.20) in the 800 free relay (6:26.11) that finished 11th... Individually, he also swam to a 10th-place finish in the 200 fly (1:43.15) and a 17th-place finish in the 200 IM (1:46.04)... His time of 1:43.15 in the 200 fly ranks second all-time at Auburn while his time of 1:46.04 in the 200 IM ranks 10th all-time... At the SEC Championships, he swam the lead leg (1:36.58) in the 800 free relay that finished third (6:26.10)... Individually, McGill swam to a third-place finish in the 100 fly (46.89), and two sixth place finishes in the 200 fly (1:45.29) and the 200 IM (1:47.28). Freshman Season (2006-07): Earned a spot on the U.S. National Team for the Japan International Grand Prix... Came in third in the 200m fly B Final (1:59.04) and fourth in the 100m fly B Final (53.66)... Also competed in the 100m free and 200m free... Finished sixth in the 200m fly (2:00.43) at the U.S. Senior National Championships... Also came in second in the 100m fly B Final (53.85) and 31st in the 200m IM preliminaries (2:06.81)... A two-time All-American at the NCAA Championships... Swam a 1:37.06 split as the third leg on Auburn's sixth-place 800 free relay team... Finished 11th in the 200 fly with a time of 1:45.04... Also competed in the 100 fly, finishing 27th in prelims with a 47.67... Came in fourth in the 200 fly at the SEC Championships with a time of 1:46.19... Also finished ninth in the 100 fly (47.95) and 16th in the 500 free (4:29.85)... Swam leadoff on the second-place 800 free relay team with a 1:38.04 split... Swam in the 50m free and 100m fly at the U.S. Open... Also swam on the third-place 400m free relay team, along with the 800m free relay and 400m medley relay teams. High School: Attended Champaign Central HS... Swam for Storm Aquatics under coach Will Barker... Twelve-time All-American... Swimmer of the Year for Illinois Swimming Inc.... Three-time state champion... Central HS record holder in two events ... National Select Camp participant... Two-time Senior Nationals qualifier... Two-time Academic All-American. Personal: Full name is Tyler Tennant McGill... Parents are Jeff and Susan McGill... Born on August 18, 1987... Has two brothers, Elliott and Colin, and one sister, Sarah... Brother Eilliott is a swimmer at Eastern Illinois and father played golf for Illinois. |
 
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