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- Freshman
- Charlotte, N.C.
2011-12: Had a great freshman campaign, scoring 16 points for the H2Okies at the ACC Championships ... Finished seventh in the 100 backstroke, 13th in the 200 backstroke and 22nd in the 200 IM at ACCs ... Posted third-place finishes in the 100 and 200 backstrokes against Georgia Tech ... Took home the title in the 200 backstroke, while coming in second in the 200 backstroke at William & Mary ... Placed fourth in the 100 and 200 backstrokes against Virginia ... Added 44 points for the H2Okies at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, finishing fourth in the 200 backstroke and fifth in the 100 backstroke ... Also bettered his 200 IM time by almost six seconds, with a time of 1:54.92 ... Placed in the top-10 in two events at Ohio State, coming in sixth in the 100 backstroke and fourth in the 200 backstroke ... Won his second title in the 200 backstroke in the quad meet against Florida State, Duke and UNC Wilmington ... Exploded in his collegiate debut against NC State, as he set a new pool record in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:48.57.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Charlotte Latin High School … Four-year State Champion in the 100 backstroke … Three-year State Champion in the 200 IM … Multiple State Champion for the SwimMac Carolina club team … Southern Zone Champion in the 100 and 200 backstroke … National qualifier in the 100 and 200 backstroke.
Personal: Collin Higgins was born Sept. 19, 1993, in Charlotte, N.C. ... Son of John and Sally Hunt … Has two older siblings, Charlie and Caroline, who are also H2Okies … Majoring in university studies.
Higgins' Career Best
| 100 Back: 48.48 | 200 Back: 1:46.43 |
| 200 IM: 1:50.56 |
