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Austin Surhoff (born November 27, 1990) is an American swimmer. His paternal grandfather Richard (Dick) Surhoff played in the NBA and was a world class softball player.
Swimming career
As a college swimmer at Texas, Surhoff is a one-time NCAA champion, winning the 200 yard IM in 2010. He also won the 200 yard IM and 200 yard backstroke at the 2010 Big 12 Championships.
At the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, Surhoff placed 13th in the 200 m IM and 24th in the 200 m backstroke.At the 2009 U.S. National Championships, he placed 14th in the 200 m backstroke and 20th in the 100 m backstroke. At the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, he bettered his 2008 finish with 4th place in the 200 m IM and was 15th in the 400 m IM.
Personal
Surhoff was born in Milwaukee when his father, B. J. was a member of the Milwaukee Brewers. Surhorff's father played 19 seasons of Major League Baseball between three teams.His mother, Polly, swam for The University of North Carolina and won a silver medal at the 1983 Pan American Games. He currently lives in Charlottesville, VA as a volunteer assistant coach for the University of Virginia swim team.