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Dauw, Curtis

Hometown: St. Charles, IL, USA

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Date of birth: 08/14/1987

Graduation year: 2009

Top times this season

Junior season

Regular Season... Touched the wall sixth (48.52) in the 100-yard butterfly and fourth in the 200-yard butterfly with an NCAA consideration time of 1:47.52 at the Husky Invitational (Dec. 1) ... Finished fourth (49.67) and fifth (1:50.59) in the 100- and 200-yard butterfly vs. Wisconsin, Northwestern (Nov. 17)

Sophomore season

Academic All-Big Ten Conference ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement award ... NCAA All-American (200-yard butterfly) ... Three-time NCAA All-American honorable mention (100-yard butterfly, 200-yard freestyle relay, 400-yard medley relay) ... Championship Meets... Placed seventh in the 200-yard butterfly (1:44.50, 1:44.37 in prelims) and 11th in the 100-yard butterfly (46.90) at NCAAs (March 15-17) ... Also swam on the 10th place 400-yard freestyle relay team (2:54.74) and helped set a school record on the 11th place 200-yard freestyle relay team (1:18.88) at NCAAs ... Took third place in the 200-yard butterfly (1:44.84), fifth in the 100-yard butterfly (47.87, 47.64 in prelims) and fifth in the 200-yard individual medley (1:47.57, 1:47.31 in prelims) at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 16-18) ... Also swam on the fourth place 400-yard freestyle relay team (2:54.81) at the conference championships ... Regular Season... Placed fourth in the 200-yard butterfly (1:50.73), fifth in the 100-yard butterfly (49.65) and clocked 21.49 in the 50-yard freestyle against Ohio State and Northwestern (Jan. 26-27) ... Also helped a 200-yard freestyle relay team to finish third (1:22.05) and a 200-yard medley relay team to finish fifth (1:32.62) against the Buckeyes and Wildcats ... Placed third in both the 200-yard butterfly (1:50.08) and the 100-yard butterfly (49.77) vs. Indiana (Jan. 13) ... Also helped an 800-yard freestyle relay team to a second place finish (6:48.40) and a 200-yard medley relay team to a third place finish (1:33.16) against the Hoosiers ... Took third in the 200-yard butterfly (1:52.44), clocked 21.54 in the 50-yard freestyle and swam on a 400-yard medley relay team (3:25.32) vs. Purdue (Jan. 12) ... Clocked 20.45 in the 100-yard butterfly and 1:50.96 in the 200-yard butterfly against Arizona State and California (Jan. 6) ... Also swam on two relay teams, the 200-yard medley relay (1:34.89) and the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:26.08) against the Sun Devils and the Bears ... Won the 200-meter butterfly (2:08.51) and helped the 400-meter freestyle relay team to a time of 3:36.81 and the 400-meter medley relay team to a mark of 4:02.50 at Arizona (Jan. 5) ... Finished fourth in the C-final of the 100-meter butterfly (56.17), seventh in the C-final for the 200-meter butterfly (2:05.39; prelim time) and 28th in the 200-meter individual medley (2:10.18) at the U.S. Open (Nov. 30 - Dec. 2) ... Also swam on a 400-meter freestyle relay team that finished seventh (3:52.01) at the U.S. Open ... Took second in both the 100-yard butterfly (50.06) and the 200-yard butterfly (1:50.30) vs. Michigan State and Princeton (Nov. 11) ... Also swam for a 400-yard freestyle relay team with the second fastest time (3:06.74) against the Spartans and Tigers ... Placed third in the 100-yard butterfly (50.33) and clocked 21.68 in the 50-yard freestyle and 2:07.17 in the 200-meter butterfly at Georgia (Nov. 3-4) ... Also helped a 200-meter freestyle relay team to a second place finish (1:35.13) and a 200-yard medley relay team to a fourth place finish (1:35.23) against the Bulldogs ... Won the 200-yard butterfly (1:50.76), placed second in the 100-yard butterfly (50.85) and recorded a time of 1:56.40 in the 200-yard individual medley at Eastern Michigan (Oct. 20) ... Clocked 21.50 in the 50-yard freestyle and 1:51.12 in the 200-yard butterfly vs. Florida (Oct. 14) ... Also helped a 400-yard medley relay team to a 3:26.68 time against the Gators.

Freshman season

U-M Athletic Academic Achievement ... Championship Meets... At Big Ten Championships (Feb. 23-25), placed fourth in the 200-yard butterfly with NCAA consideration time of 1:47.15 and took 16th in the 100-yard butterfly (48.91) ... Regular Season... Participated in first collegiate meet vs. Eastern Michigan (Oct. 21) ... Placed third in the 200-yard butterfly (1:56.54) and swam third leg of second place 400-yard medley relay team aganist EMU ... Helped team to third place finish in 200-yard medley relay vs. Georgia (Nov. 5) ... Finished second in 100-yard freestyle (47.65) and was a member of third place 400-yard medley relay team against Michigan State (Nov. 18) ... Recorded personal best 1:50.80 in the 200-yard butterfly at the Texas Invite (Dec. 1-3) ... Also placed 22nd in the 100-yard butterfly at Texas ... Finished fifth in the 200-yard butterfly (1:53.61) and was a member of fourth place 400-yard medley relay team at Purdue (Jan. 13) ... Placed third in the 200-yard butterfly (1:50.81) and fifth in the 200-yard IM (1:53.15) vs. Ohio State (Jan. 28) ... Touched the wall third in the 200-yard butterfly (1:50.38) and fourth in the 100-yard butterfly (49.96) at Indiana (Jan. 29) ... Also placed third as a member of both the 200-yard medley and 800-yard freestyle relay teams against the Hoosiers ... Finished fourth and third in the 100- (50.51) and 200-yard (1:49.78) butterfly events, respectively, at Northwestern (Feb. 4) ... Also was a member of third place 400-yard medley relay team vs. the Wildcats ... Set career best and NCAA consideration time of 1:46.64 in the 200-yard butterfly at Ohio State Last Ditch Meet (March 5).

Prior to Michigan

St. Charles (2005) ... Graduated in the top five percent of his class ... Academic All-Conference ... Prep All-American as a junior and senior ... Two-time 200 individual medley state champion and 200 butterfly runnerup ... Also lettered in volleyball.