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Chip Hughes
  • Event
  • Class
  • Hometown
  • Freestyle/Backstroke/Butterfly
  • Senior
  • Greer, S.C.

2009-10: Helped the 800 freestyle relay team to a fourth-place finish and the 200 freestyle relay team to a sixth-place performance, both marking season-best finishes, at the ACC Championships…Placed 18th in the 100 freestyle and 21st in the 200 freestyle at the Volunteer Invitational…Earned titles in the 50 freestyle and 500 freestyle on Senior Day against Davidson in his first time racing in the events all season…Finished fifth in the 200 free against Penn State.

2008-09: Swam the first leg in the 800 freestyle relay, helping the team finish sixth at ACC Championships … Also placed 18th in both the 100 and 200 free … Placed 10th in the 200 free and 16th in the 100 free at the Volunteer Invitational, and also swam the first leg to help the 800 relay team place third ... Helped the H2Okies set a new school-record in the 800 free relay, posting a time of 6:30.03.

2007-08: Swam the second leg of the third-place finishing 800 free team at the ACC Championships ... Had his best individual finish ever at the ACC Championships by taking 12th in the 200 free ... Also placed 20th in the 100 free and 26th in the 500 free ... Had a strong performance at the Nike Cup, finishing fifth in the 200 free, seventh in the 500 free, 15th in the 100 free and 24th in the 50 free ... Also helped the 800 free relay squad on the second leg place second and Tech’s second 400 free relay team finish fourth.

2006-07: Earned points for the Hokies in two separate events at the ACC Championships ... Placed 15th in the 200 free and 16th in the 500 free ... Also placed 28th in the 1650 free ... Took 15th in the 200 free and 17th in the 500 free at the Nike Cup.

High School: A member of the Y-Spartaquatics swim club ... Earned All-Conference and All-State honors all four years of high school ... Also earned the Riverside MVP award each year ... Awarded the South Carolina High School League Swimmer of the Year as a senior ... Won the 2006 Long Course YMCA National Combined and Men’s championships.

Personal: Charles Edward Hughes was born on Feb. 15, 1988 ... Son of Eddie and Cissie Hughes … Majoring in hospitality and tourism management