Career Bests
Event | Time | Date | Competition |
50 free | 20.13 | 2/27/20 | Big Ten Championships |
100 free | 46.83 | 10/20/17 | at NC State/vs. Duke |
100 back | 48.15 | 2/28/20 | Big Ten Championships |
200 back | 1:45.71 | 2/29/20 | Big Ten Championships |
Career Accolades
- Member of the fourth-fastest 200 free relay team in Penn State history (1:18.26).
- CSCAA All-American (2020).
- NCAA Championships qualifier in the 200 free relay (2020).
- Ranks as the 10th-fastest performer at Penn State all-time in the 100 back (48.15).
- Member of Penn State’s school-record 200 free relay team (1:17.04) and fifth-fastest relay team (1:18.26).
- Scored at the Big Ten Championships in the 100 back (2020).
- CSCAA Scholar All-America (2020).
2019-20 (Senior Year)
- Awards: CSCAA All-American…CSCAA Scholar All-America…Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.
- NCAA Championships: Qualified for the NCAA Championships 200 free relay. Championships canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
- Big Ten Championships (2/26-2/29): Member of the 200 free relay team that broke a school record and finished fourth overall (1:17.38)…Scored in the 100 back with the 10th-fastest time in school history (48.15)…Swam two personal-bests in the 50 free (20.13) and 200 back (1:46.71).
- St. Bonaventure (10/4): Won the 25 free (9.69) and placed second in both the 50 fly (22.86) and 100 Back (50.69)…Part of the winning 200 free relay team (42.63) and second-place 100 medley relay team (41.34).
- West Virginia (10/11): Finished third in both the 100 back (50.17) and the 200 back (1:50.91).
- at Bloomsburg (1/17): Won the 100 back (51.26).
- Villanova (1/31): Earned second-place finishes in both the 50 free (21.07) and the 200 back (1:51.51)...Member of the winning 200 free relay team that set a new pool record (1:19.72).
2018-19 (Junior Year)
- Big Ten Championships (2/27-3/2): Swam personal-bests in the 50 free (20.32), 100 back (48.68) and 200 back (1:46.73).
- George Washington (10/12): Placed second in the 50 free (20.89).
- Bloomsburg (1/19): Placed third in the 100 free (47.43).
- at Villanova (2/1): Placed second in the 100 free (47.81) and fourth in the 50 free (21.86).
2017-18 (Sophomore Year)
- Big Ten Championships (2/21-24): Swam personal bests in the 50 free (20.57) and 200 back (1:48.09) and a season best in the 100 back (49.09).
- Virginia (10/14): Placed third in the 100 back (50.83).
- at NC State/vs. Duke (10/20): Swam a personal best 100 free split during a relay.
- Villanova (2/2): Won the 200 back (1:51.44) and member of winning 200 medley relay team (1:29.76).
2016-17 (Freshman Year)
- Big Ten Championships (2/22-2/25): Earned career bests in the 100 back (49.08), 200 back (1:48.46) and the 50 free (20.73).
- Villanova (2/3): Posted a career best in the 100 free against with a time of 48.44.
High School
- Four-year letter winner swimming the freestyle and backstroke at Grove City Area H.S. for Coach Karen Wendelschaefer.
- Team captain as a junior and senior.
- Led team to its first ever state championship.
- Two-time state champion in 200 medley relay and a state champion in the 100 backstroke and 400 freestyle relay.
- Named all-state as a junior and senior and honorable mention as a sophomore.
- Set high school’s records in the 200 free (1:42.77) and 100 back (49.18).
- Also swam for the Grove City YMCA.
- During senior year, was a national champion in the 50 back, 3rd in 200 free relay, fourth in 100 back and fifth in 200 medley.
- Also lettered twice in both golf and baseball as a freshman and sophomore in high school.
- High honor roll student and member of National Honor Society
Personal
- Full name Austin Lyle Wilson.
- Son of Chris and Michele Wilson.
- Father, Chris, played football at Navy.
- Has three sisters: Ashley, Caroline and Emma.
- Majors in Kinesiology.
- Aspires to become a physical therapist.
- Born April 13, 1998 in Grove City, Pennsylvania.