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TJ Leon Class: Junior Hometown: Mobile, Ala. High School: UMS-Wright Prep Height: 6-3 Event: Free/Fly Major: Physical Therapy

2012 Olympic Trials Qualifier
Two-Time All-American
2012 SEC Champion (200 FR)
2012 All-SEC First Team
SEC Academic Honor Roll

Sophomore Season (2011-12)
Competed at 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha ... Finished 43rd in 50 freestyle with career-best LCM time (23.06) ... Also swam 100 free (51.65) and 100 fly (55.76) ... Earned a pair of All-America honors at the 2012 NCAA Championships ... Helped 200 free relay team to runner-up finish (1:16.67) ... Swam butterfly leg for 400 medley relay team that finished fifth (3:06.51) ... Finished 26th in 50 free (19.79), 48th in 100 free (44.50), 33rd in 100 fly (47.63, season-best) ... Won first conference title at 2012 SEC Championships in Knoxville ... Helped 200 free relay to gold (1:16.38) ... Scored for Tigers in three individual events ... Advanced to championship final in 100 fly, finishing 8th (47.91) ... Posted season-best time in prelims of 50 free (19.76), finishing 10th in finals (19.88) ... Also recorded season-best in 100 free, finishing 14th (44.12) ... Won 100 butterfly vs. Texas ... Part of three winning relay teams during the season ... Won 200 free relay vs. Penn State and Texas ... Runner-up in 50 free vs. Penn State and Georgia ... Finished 7th in 100 fly final at Georgia Invitational ... Named to All-SEC First Team ... SEC Academic Honor Roll.

Freshman Season (2010-11)
Earned a spot on the Tigers' NCAA Championship team after a stellar performance at the Bulldog Invitational ... Finished 39th in the 50 free (19.95) and 41st in the 100 free (44.06) at the NCAA Championships in Minneapolis, Minn. ... Posted outstanding times in both events at the Bulldog Invitational, earning NCAA `B' cuts with a 19.66 in the 50 free and a 43.83 in the 100 free ... Part of the winning 200 free relay team in dual meet victory over LSU ... Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

High School
A five-star recruit by Swimming World Magazine ... Swam for the City of Mobile Swim Association ... Competed at the 2010 USA Swimming Senior National Championships ... Took 22nd in the 50 free (23.10), 23rd in the 100 fly (55.07) and 42nd in the 100 free (54.10) ... Six-time Alabama state champion ... NCSA All-American ... USA National Youth Team member ... Qualified for the 2008 United States Olympic Trials in the 100m free ... NCSA Junior National Champion (100 fly) and 2009 Speedo Short Course Junior National Champion (100 free) ... Member of the junior national champion 200 free relay ... Holds eight current Southeastern LSC records ... Named to the Alabama All-State and Mobile All-County teams ... USA Swimming Scholastic All-American.

Personal
Full name is Tofey James Leon, IV ... Son of Tofey, III, and Caren Leon ... Has a sister, Lindsay ... Plans on majoring in physical therapy.

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