2019-20 Swimming & Diving Roster

John Davidson

  • Class Senior
  • Position Freestyle
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 175
  • Hometown Eugene, Ore.
  • Highschool South Eugene

Biography

Top Times:
50 Freestyle – 23.61 (11/12/16 vs. Penn)
100 Freestyle – 49.63 (11/19/16 at the Hokie Fall Invitational)
200 Freestyle – 1:44.26 (11/30/18 Brown Invite)
500 Freestyle – 4:27.11 (2/22/18 at the BIG EAST Championships)
1000 Freestyle – 9:55.14 (1/13/18 vs. Providence)
1650 Freestyle – 15:25.52 (2/24/18 at the BIG EAST Championships)
800 Free Relay- 6:36.33 (2/21/18 at the BIG EAST Championships)

2018-19:  As a junior Davidson competed in 12 events, mainly swimming in the freestyle. At the BIG EAST Championships, he competed in the 500-free, 1650-free, 200-fly and 800-freestyle relay and was named to the All-BIG EAST Team for his performances in the 1650 and the 800-freestyle relay. In the 500 he clocked in at 4:31.41 for a season best and in the 1650-free he recorded a time of 15:43.21 for a second-place finish as well as a season best. At the championships his relay team placed third with their time of 6:37.08. At the Brown Invitational Davidson recorded a new personal best in the 200-free with a time of 1:44.26.

2017-18: Davidson was named to the All-BIG EAST Team for his performance in the 800-yard freestyle relay, and the 500 and 1650-freestyles. He competed in 13 events during his sophomore year and broke three of his previous top times, setting a new program record in the 1650, as well as setting a program record in the 800-freestyle relay. He secured a new top time in the 1000-free against Providence (1/13) with a time of 9:55.14. His program record in the 1650 was at the BIG EAST Championships where he swam to a first place finish with a time of 15:25.52. Davidson and his relay team clocked in at 6:36.33 in the 800-freestyle relay setting the program record.

2016-17: Competed primarily in the freestyle events during the season...Swam in three events at the BIG EAST Championships…Placed seventh in the 1650-yard freestyle, after clocking in at 16:14.18, which was the third-fastest time on the team this season…Finished 20thin the prelims of the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:46.46…Had a 17thplace finish in prelims of the 500-yard freestyle, touching the wall at 4:43.97…His time of 9:59.83 in the 1000-yard freestyle vs. Penn was the third-fastest time on the team.

South Eugene High School: Four-year varsity letter winner under coach Dan Cole…Named an All-American and Academic All-American in 2016…Swam in the 200 Free, 400 Free and 500 free.

Personal: Son of Craig and Sid Davidson…Younger brother to Ben Davidson…Majoring in Finance, Economincs and Business Analytics…Other hobbies include skiing, scuba diving and sailing...Chose Villanova because of the great academics and swimming program.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Free
    0 lbs
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Free
    0 lbs
  • 2018-19Junior

    Free
    0 lbs
  • 2019-20Senior

    Freestyle
    6'1" 175 lbs