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2024-25 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

Steve Woltmann
Steve Woltmann
Steve Woltmann
Steve Woltmann
Steve Woltmann

Liam Davis

  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Naperville, Ill.
  • Highschool:
    Plainfield North

Summary

Biography

Career Bests at UIC 
50 Free: 20.83 (11/21/24)
50 Fly: 23.07 (11/23/24)
100 Fly: 50.03 (2/26/22)
200 Fly: 1:47.22 (3/09/24)
200 Free: 1:41.50 (2/26/22)
500 Free: 4:36.82 (1/27/24)
1000 Free: 9:25.77 (3/09/24)
400 IM: 3:56.37 (2/21/25)

2024-25 (Graduate Student):
  • Collected top finishes in the 1,650 freestyle (15:52.31 | 7th place) and in the 400 Individual Medley (3:57.24 | 7th place) at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship meet.
  • Finished in 13th place in the 200 butterfly (1:47.34) at the CSCAA National Invitational Championships.
  • Swam a career-high in the 50 freestyle (20.83) and the 50 butterfly (23.07) at the House of Champions meet.           
  • Selected as the Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Scholar Athlete of the Year and as a member of the 2025 All-MVC Scholar Team.
  • Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® Team

2023-24 (Senior):
  • Finished third in the 1,650 free (15:36.35), eighth in the 200 butterfly (1:49.86) and the 400 individual medley (4:01.12). He also was a member of the fifth place 400 medley relay team alongside Rafe Dolan Peterson, Ben Ramminger and Luke Wiesner, finishing in 3:13.81 to break a 13-year old school record at the 2024 MAC Championship meet.
  • Selected to the All-MAC First Team and the Academic All-MAC Team.
  • Placed ninth in the 200 butterfly (1:48.05) in the CSCAA National Invitational Championship.
  • Finished seventh in the 200 butterfly final with a time of 1:51.89 in the House of Champions meet.
  • Earned the George Wendt Memorial scholarship and was among the 12 record breaker award winners at the end-of-the-year awards banquet.

2022-23 (Junior):
  • Named All-MAC Second Team.
  • Named Most Valuable Swimmer in annual team awards.
  • Placed sixth in the 1650 free at conference, seventh in the 200 fly, and 10th in the 100 fly at the MAC Championships.
  • Member of the 200 free relay team that took sixth at conference.
  • Clocked in first in the 200 free against Illinois Wesleyan… Also a contributor to the winning 200 medley and 200 free relay teams.
  • Came in third for the 1650m freestyle in quad meet against Evansville, Missouri State, and Bellarmine.
  • Made the A-final in the 400 IM at House of Champions invitational.
  • Claimed second-place swims for the 1000 free and 200 fly in meet against Northwestern.
  • Won the 1000 free and 200 fly against Milwaukee.
2021-22 (Sophomore): 
  • Had a trio of top-three finishes in the Flames' season opener at Northwestern, finishing second in the 500 free and 200 fly, and third in the 1000 free.
  • Won the 100 and 200 fly against Milwaukee.
  • Was third in both the 1000 free and 100 fly against Oakland.
  • Qualified for the finals in both fly events at the House of Champions, finishing eighth in both the 100 and 200…Was also eighth in the 1650 free.
  • Won the 200 fly against Valparaiso.
  • Came in second in the 1000 free and third in the 100 fly against UChicago.
  • Was top-three in both fly races against Notre Dame.
  • Finished eighth in the 200 fly at the Horizon League Championships.
  • Qualified for the B-final in the 400 IM at conference.
  • Finished 13th in the 1650.
  • Made the B-final in the 200 free at the ECAC Championships.
  • Consistent member of the 200 free relay team.
2020-21 (Freshman):  
  • Won the 200 fly in his collegiate debut against Milwaukee…Was also fourth in the 200 free in that meet.
  • Had a trio of top-four swims in the 500 free, 1000 free, and 200 fly, in which he finished second, against Cleveland State.
  • Won both the 1000 free and 200 fly against Milwaukee to close the abbreviated regular season.
  • Was eighth in the 200 fly, 11th in the 400 IM, and ninth in the 1650 free at the Horizon League Championships. 
Personal:
  • Majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Free/Fly

  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Free/Fly

  • 2022-23Junior

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  • 2023-24Senior

    Free/Fly

  • 2024-25Graduate Student

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