2008-09: Clocked season-best time of 9:22.20 while finishing sixth in 1,000 freestyle and recorded season-best 500 freestyle time of 4:31.29 while placing sixth vs. Indiana (2/7)...won 1,000 freestyle in 9:28.74 and stopped clock in 4:37.39 in 500 freestyle vs. Indianapolis (11/21)...also anchored 200 freestyle relay that touched wall in 1:26.09...placed third in 500 freestyle with 4:45.34 time vs. Miami (10/31)...also finished fourth in 1,000 freestyle after touching wall in 9:47.62 and swam second leg on fourth-place 400 freestyle relay...finished fourth in 500 freestyle in 4:51.18 and sixth in 200 freestyle with 1:48.54 time at Indiana Intercollegiates (10/8)...finished sixth in 500 freestyle with 4:49.30 clocking at Purdue Challenge (11/14)...also placed second in 1,000 freestyle with 9:44.60 time (11/15)...finished eighth in 1,000 freestyle with 9:48.20 time in triple dual at Florida Atlantic (1/10)
2007-08: Competed at the Big Ten Championships in the 200 free, 500 free and 1650 free ... posted season-best times at the Big Ten meet of 4:31.14 in the 500 free and 15:42.70 in the 1650 free ... recorded a season-best mark of 9:38.08 in the 1000 free versus Northwestern and Texas A&M ... finished third in the 500 free against Miami.
2006-07: Received semester honors and was named to the A.D. Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semester ... competed at the Big Ten Championships in the 500 and 1650 free and the 400 IM ... all three conference times (4:32.75; 15:59.15; 4:12.36 were season bests ... recorded third best 1000 free time in school history (9:20.54) against the Ohio State Buckeyes, which was good for third place ... scored 20 points through two events (200, 500 free) in collegiate debut at the Indiana Intercollegiates ... runner-up in the 100 free vs. Michigan State ... took second place in the 1000 free at Notre Dame.
High School: Graduated from Rochester Adams High School in 2006 ... 2005 USA Swimming Academic All-American ... 2005 spring sectional champion in the 1650 free.
Personal: Given name is Travis Cole Smith ... son of Roger and Karen Smith ... has a older brother, Jared ... majoring in mechanical engineering.
2007-08: Competed at the Big Ten Championships in the 200 free, 500 free and 1650 free ... posted season-best times at the Big Ten meet of 4:31.14 in the 500 free and 15:42.70 in the 1650 free ... recorded a season-best mark of 9:38.08 in the 1000 free versus Northwestern and Texas A&M ... finished third in the 500 free against Miami.
2006-07: Received semester honors and was named to the A.D. Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semester ... competed at the Big Ten Championships in the 500 and 1650 free and the 400 IM ... all three conference times (4:32.75; 15:59.15; 4:12.36 were season bests ... recorded third best 1000 free time in school history (9:20.54) against the Ohio State Buckeyes, which was good for third place ... scored 20 points through two events (200, 500 free) in collegiate debut at the Indiana Intercollegiates ... runner-up in the 100 free vs. Michigan State ... took second place in the 1000 free at Notre Dame.
High School: Graduated from Rochester Adams High School in 2006 ... 2005 USA Swimming Academic All-American ... 2005 spring sectional champion in the 1650 free.
Personal: Given name is Travis Cole Smith ... son of Roger and Karen Smith ... has a older brother, Jared ... majoring in mechanical engineering.