2016-17 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Biography
2017-18: Took part in the second-place 200 free relay squad (1:22.85) and 400 free relay squad (3:05.94) vs. NC State ... finished second in the 50 free (21.19) vs. Georgia
2016-17: Placed sixth in the 200 free relay (1:18.47), 32nd in the 50 free (20.21), 37th in the 100 fly (49.28) and 43rd in the 100 free (44.89) ... earned a trio of runner-up finishes in the 400 medley relay (3:19.89), 50 free (20.91) and 200 free relay (1:23.63) against Green Bay, also placed fifth in the 100 free (46.58) ... finished 11th in the 50 free (21.09), 17th in the 100 free (46.84) and 18th in the 100 fly (52.43) at the Notre Dame Shamrock Invitational, also took third in the 200 free relay, sixth in the 400 free relay, seventh in the 400 medley relay and 10th in the 200 medley relay ... individually, placed sixth in the 100 fly (52.47), ninth in the 100 free (46.73) and fourth in both the 400 medley (3:26.48) and 400 free relays (3:06.65) at USC ... placed 39th in the 100 free (45.45), 50th in the 50 free (20.72), and 13th and 14th in the 400 and 200 free relays at the Texas Invitational ... finished fourth in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:04.38), sixth in the 200-yard medley relay (1:36.24), and eighth in the 50-yard free (21.73) vs. Minnesota ... placed fifth in the 50-yard freestyle (21.49), sixth in the 200-yard medley relay (1:35.71) and 400-yard freestyle relay (3:08.82), and seventh in the 100-yard butterfly (53.52) against Auburn
2015-16: Placed 45th in the 50-yard freestyle (20.67) and 51st in the 100-yard freestyle (45.61) at the Big Ten Championship ... finished fourth in the 50-yard freestyle vs. Green Bay with a time of 21.20 ... grabbed a ninth-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke at Auburn with a time of 59.76 ... finished seventh in the 100-yard breaststroke at USC with a time of 1:00.33 ... tallied a 27th-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle (45.62), a 28th-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke (58.81), and a 28th-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle (21.10) after swimming to a season-best time of 20.98 in the preliminary heat at the Texas Invitational ... placed sixth in the 100-yard freestyle at Northwestern with a time of 47.40
Prep:Â One of the top prospects out of Illinois ... as a freshman, was a state finalist and three-time All-American, and set a school record in the 100 breast ... state finalist and two-time All-American as a sophomore ... set the school record in the 200 individual medley as a sophomore as well ... state finalist and three-time All-American as a junior ... state champion in the 50-yard freestyle and four-time All-American as a senior ... Summer Junior National and Winter Nationals qualifier ... He also swims with the Swift Aquatics club team
Personal: Parents are Jim Salomon and Maribeth Jackson ... has one brother, Andrew ... majoring in civil engineering
Why Wisconsin?
"I chose Wisconsin for the engineering program and the atmosphere created by the team."
Hite on Salomon: "It's nice to start getting some kids from Illinois. He is a sprinter type that I think is going to really come in here and improve. He and Trevor are going to have an immediate impact in the sprint events and our relays."
Top Times
50 Freestyle: 20.21Â SCY(2/23/2017) / 23.50 LCM
100 Freestyle: 44.89Â SCY(2/25/2017)Â / 52.10 LCM
100 Breast: 57.79 SCY / 1:08.39 LCM
200 IM: 1:50.95 SCY / 2:08.71 LCM
Honors
2016-17
2017 Academic All-Big Ten
Historical Player Information