55 Facts About Will Licon

William Andrew Licon is an American competitive swimmer who specializes in breaststroke and medley events.

Will Licon previously competed for the professional team LA Current in the International Swimming League.

Will Licon competed for the Texas Longhorns from 2013 to 2017 under head coach Eddie Reese and Associate Coach Kris Kubik where he was an 11-time NCAA champion, a 15-time All-American, and a 12-time Big 12 Conference champion.

Additionally, Will Licon helped lead the Longhorns to three consecutive national championships in 2015,2016, and 2017.

Will Licon is only the fourth swimmer in collegiate history to win four individual NCAA titles in four different events.

Will Licon was born in El Paso, Texas on August 25,1994.

In 2009, Will Licon left El Paso and moved with his family to Plano, Texas.

At the 2010 5A Texas State Championships as a freshman, Will Licon placed third in the 200-yard medley relay, third in the 200-yard IM, and third in the 100-yard breaststroke.

In 2011, Will Licon moved to Austin, Texas at the age of 16 to swim for Nitro swim club, while the rest of his family moved back to El Paso.

Only months after moving cities, Will Licon won the 200-meter breaststroke at the 2011 Jr.

That summer, Will Licon competed in the 2012 United States Olympic Trials, finishing 19th in the 200-meter breaststroke which qualified him for the 2012 Jr.

In Hawaii, Will Licon posted a 2:14.53 in the 200-meter breaststroke to take fourth place.

Individually, Will Licon placed sixth in the 100-meter breaststroke and competed in the preliminary swims of the 100-meter butterfly and the 200-meter individual medley.

On October 19,2012, Will Licon gave his verbal commitment to swim at the University of Texas at Austin and signed his letter of intent on November 14,2012.

Will Licon finished 12th in the 200-yard breaststroke and 14th in the 200-yard individual medley.

At the 2015 NCAA Championships during his breakout sophomore year, Will Licon won two individual titles, one relay title, and earned a second place finish.

Will Licon won the 400-yard individual medley in a time of 3:36.37, defeating the American record-holder and 2-time defending champion Chase Kalisz by 3.14 seconds.

Will Licon became the fourth fastest performer of all time in this event, and it was the first time in history that a Texas Longhorns swimming and diving male athlete had won the 400 IM at the NCAA Championships.

Will Licon edged out Cordes by 5-hundredths of a second.

Will Licon's time broke the pool record previously held by 12-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte, which was the former American record just over a year prior.

Will Licon won the 200-yard breaststroke with a 1:48.12, beating second place Prenot by 1.26 seconds.

Will Licon's time broke the NCAA, American, and US Open record previously owned by Kevin Cordes by over half a second.

Will Licon joined John Shebat, Joseph Schooling, and Jack Conger to help Texas win the 400-yard medley relay for the second straight year with a new NCAA and US Open record of 3:00.68, splitting a 50.69 on the breaststroke leg.

Will Licon's efforts helped Texas win the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships, winning back-to-back team titles.

Later that session, Will Licon joined teammates Shebat, Schooling and Brett Ringgold in the 200-yard medley relay, splitting 22.91 on the breaststroke leg to take first place in a new NCAA and US Open record of 1:21.54.

On his final night of collegiate swimming, Will Licon took down his own American, NCAA, and US Open records in the 200-yard breaststroke with a 1:47.91, beating second place Anton McKee by 3.31 seconds.

Will Licon became the first swimmer in history to break the barrier of 1:48.00 in the 200-yard breaststroke.

Will Licon's undefeated performance was a significant factor in helping the Texas Longhorns swimming and diving team win the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships, secure the Longhorns' third consecutive team title, and win the Longhorn men's 13th national championship in total.

Will Licon finished his career at the University of Texas with 11 NCAA titles, 18 All-America honors, 16 Big 12 Conference titles, 6 school and Big 12 Conference records, and was named the Big 12 Men's Swimmer of the Year twice.

Will Licon shared the award with Kansas Jayhawks point guard and 2017 AP Player of the Year, Frank Mason III.

Will Licon was voted the Big 12 Conference Men's Swimmer of the Year by league coaches after his breakout sophomore season where he defeated a pair of American record-holders back-to-back en route to his first individual NCAA titles in the 400 IM and 200 breaststroke.

Will Licon placed second in the 200 IM behind another American record-holder, which brought his NCAA Championship medal haul to three golds and one silver.

Will Licon was a factor in the Longhorns' sweep of the 2015 Big 12 Championship, claiming event titles in the 200 IM, 400 IM and 200 breast.

Will Licon became the first Big 12 swimmer in history to win 3 individual events at a single NCAA Championships, doing so in the 200 IM, 100 breast, and 200 breast.

Will Licon placed 13th in the 200-meter individual medley and 13th in the 400-meter individual medley.

At the 150-meter mark, Will Licon turned in third place behind Cordes and just behind Josh Prenot, with all 3 swimmers still under the world record pace.

Will Licon finished eighth in the 100-meter breaststroke final, recording a 1:00.61.

Will Licon placed sixth in the 100-meter breaststroke with a 1:00.67 and sixth as well in the 200-meter individual medley with a 1:58.90.

At the 2017 World University Games, Will Licon was named co-captain of Team USA, alongside teammates Ryan Held, Ella Eastin, and Ali DeLoof.

Will Licon finished seventh in the 200-meter breaststroke with a time of 2:10.75 and ninth in the 200-meter individual medley with a 2:01.44, just missing the A final in the latter.

Will Licon came in third place in the 200-meter breaststroke, posting a time of 2:08.72.

Will Licon placed eighth in the 100-meter breaststroke and ninth in the 200-meter individual medley, winning the B Final in 1:59.39.

Reminiscent to the same race in 2016 however, Will Licon finished in 3rd place again behind Nic Fink and Andrew Wilson, swimming a 2:08.50.

On June 18,2019, Will Licon announced his commitment to swim professionally for the LA Current in the newly-formed International Swimming League, which would be swum exclusively in short course meters.

Will Licon elected to opt out of the ISL match in Budapest to continue training stateside.

At the ISL American Derby in College Park, Maryland, Will Licon finished third in the 100 and 200-meter breaststrokes, going 57.33 and 2:04.09 respectively, which improved upon both of his times from the previous month.

Will Licon competed in the 50 breast next to long course world record-holder, Adam Peaty.

Not known for his sprinting abilities, Will Licon got sixth place, but still managed to beat out sprint specialist Caeleb Dressel.

Will Licon took the early lead, hitting the 100-meter mark almost 8-tenths of a second ahead of the next swimmer.

Will Licon's time of 2:02.42 was a new personal best and just 9-hundredths off the American record.

In match 1 of the 2020 season, Will Licon got 2nd in the 200-meter breast in 2:04.28 to Marco Koch of the New York Breakers.

In match 3, Will Licon got 4th in the 200 breast, 6th in the 50 breast, and 6th in the 100 breast.

In match 5, Will Licon got his first individual win of his ISL career over London Roar's Kirill Prigoda in 2:03.92.

In 2017, Will Licon was selected by the University of Texas to be featured on the "Big 12 Champions for Life" campaign.

In 2017, Will Licon was inducted into the Friar Society, which is the "oldest and most prestigious" honor society at the University of Texas.