2024-25 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Norton, Mitchell
Mitchell Norton
- Position:
- Free / Back
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Acworth, Ga.
- High School:
- Mount Paran Christian School
- Exchange Profile:
- Pitch an NIL Deal
Bio
Record Book: No. 7 in 800 freestyle relay...No. 10 in 100 and 200 backstroke.
2024-25: Finished 12th in 200 backstroke, 30th in 100 backstroke, and 36th in 200 freestyle at SEC Championships...Posted B-cuts in 100 and 200 backstroke...Finished ninth in 200 backstroke, 10th in 100 backstroke, and 30th in 50 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Set new personal-best time in 50 backstroke...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Serves as team representative on the UGA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee...Recipient of the Damon Evans Swimming Scholarship.
2023-24: Finished 10th in 200 backstroke, 19th in 200 freestyle, and 20th in 100 backstroke at SEC Championships...Posted B-cuts in 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke, and 200 backstroke...Finished 10th in 200 backstroke, 13th in 100 backstroke, 18th in 200 freestyle, and 19th in 50 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Set new personal-best times in 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, and 50 backstroke...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll...Recipient of the Morton S. Hodgson, Jr. Men's Swimming and Diving Scholarship.
2022-23: Earned Second Team CSCAA All-America citation in 800 freestyle relay...Finished 28th in 200 backstroke and 41st in 100 backstroke at NCAA Championships...Anchored 11th-place 800 freestyle relay at NCAAs...Finished 14th in 200 freestyle and 200 backstroke and 23rd in 100 backstroke at SEC Championships...Posted B-cuts in 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke...Finished seventh in 200 backstroke, ninth in 100 backstroke, and 22nd in 50 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Earned dual win in 200 backstroke against Georgia Tech...Set new personal-best times in 50 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 50 backstroke, 100 backstroke, and 200 backstroke...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.
2021-22: Finished 19th in 200 backstroke, 20th in 100 backstroke, and 38th in 200 freestyle at SEC Championships...Posted B-cut in 200 backstroke...Finished ninth in 200 backstroke, 13th in 100 backstroke, and 20th in 200 freestyle at Georgia Tech Invitational...Named to CSCAA Scholar All-America Second Team...Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.
High School: Swam for Mount Paran Christian School under coach Bonnie Roginsky and for Marietta Marlins under coach Yit Lim…Won six Georgia state championships, including four consecutive 200 freestyle titles and back-to-back 100 freestyle victories…Reached 11 finals at Georgia Senior State Long Course and Short Course Championships, finishing third in 100m backstroke in 2021.
National: Finished 57th in 200m backstroke at 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials...Finished 38th in 200m backstroke and 44th in 100 backstroke at 2023 Phillips 66 National Championships...Finished 20th in 200m backstroke at 2022 Phillips 66 National Championships...Named to USA Swimming Scholastic All-America Team in 2018, 2019, and 2020…Earned silver medals in 50m freestyle, 50m backstroke, and 100m backstroke at 2019 ISCA TYR Junior Nationals…Reached finals in two events at 2019 Speedo Winter Junior Nationals.
Personal: Born July 9, 2002…Son of Tim and Deidre Norton…Sister, Emma, is a junior on the Georgia women’s team... Brother, Matt, played baseball at Presbyterian...Majoring in Management.
Collegiate Personal Bests
2024-25: Finished 12th in 200 backstroke, 30th in 100 backstroke, and 36th in 200 freestyle at SEC Championships...Posted B-cuts in 100 and 200 backstroke...Finished ninth in 200 backstroke, 10th in 100 backstroke, and 30th in 50 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Set new personal-best time in 50 backstroke...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Serves as team representative on the UGA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee...Recipient of the Damon Evans Swimming Scholarship.
2023-24: Finished 10th in 200 backstroke, 19th in 200 freestyle, and 20th in 100 backstroke at SEC Championships...Posted B-cuts in 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke, and 200 backstroke...Finished 10th in 200 backstroke, 13th in 100 backstroke, 18th in 200 freestyle, and 19th in 50 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Set new personal-best times in 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, and 50 backstroke...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll...Recipient of the Morton S. Hodgson, Jr. Men's Swimming and Diving Scholarship.
2022-23: Earned Second Team CSCAA All-America citation in 800 freestyle relay...Finished 28th in 200 backstroke and 41st in 100 backstroke at NCAA Championships...Anchored 11th-place 800 freestyle relay at NCAAs...Finished 14th in 200 freestyle and 200 backstroke and 23rd in 100 backstroke at SEC Championships...Posted B-cuts in 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke...Finished seventh in 200 backstroke, ninth in 100 backstroke, and 22nd in 50 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Earned dual win in 200 backstroke against Georgia Tech...Set new personal-best times in 50 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 50 backstroke, 100 backstroke, and 200 backstroke...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.
2021-22: Finished 19th in 200 backstroke, 20th in 100 backstroke, and 38th in 200 freestyle at SEC Championships...Posted B-cut in 200 backstroke...Finished ninth in 200 backstroke, 13th in 100 backstroke, and 20th in 200 freestyle at Georgia Tech Invitational...Named to CSCAA Scholar All-America Second Team...Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.
High School: Swam for Mount Paran Christian School under coach Bonnie Roginsky and for Marietta Marlins under coach Yit Lim…Won six Georgia state championships, including four consecutive 200 freestyle titles and back-to-back 100 freestyle victories…Reached 11 finals at Georgia Senior State Long Course and Short Course Championships, finishing third in 100m backstroke in 2021.
National: Finished 57th in 200m backstroke at 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials...Finished 38th in 200m backstroke and 44th in 100 backstroke at 2023 Phillips 66 National Championships...Finished 20th in 200m backstroke at 2022 Phillips 66 National Championships...Named to USA Swimming Scholastic All-America Team in 2018, 2019, and 2020…Earned silver medals in 50m freestyle, 50m backstroke, and 100m backstroke at 2019 ISCA TYR Junior Nationals…Reached finals in two events at 2019 Speedo Winter Junior Nationals.
Personal: Born July 9, 2002…Son of Tim and Deidre Norton…Sister, Emma, is a junior on the Georgia women’s team... Brother, Matt, played baseball at Presbyterian...Majoring in Management.
Collegiate Personal Bests
| 50 Freestyle | 19.90 | 2023 UGA Fall Invitational (11/16/23) |
| 100 Freestyle | 44.00 | Tennessee (1/20/24) |
| 200 Freestyle | 1:34.52 | 2023 SEC Championships (2/16/23) |
| 50 Backstroke | 22.27 | Florida State (10/18/24) / UNC Wilmington (1/18/25) |
| 100 Backstroke | 46.35 | 2022 UGA Fall Invitational (11/18/22) |
| 200 Backstroke | 1:40.62 | 2023 Bulldog Invitational (2/25/23) |
| 200 IM | 1:46.83 | Emory (2/3/24) |
Georgia Men's Swimming and Diving NCAA Championships Day 4 Video Recap
Monday, March 31
Georgia Men's Swimming and Diving NCAA Championships Day 3 Video Recap
Saturday, March 29
Georgia Men's Swimming and Diving NCAA Championships Day 2 Video Recap
Friday, March 28
Georgia Men's Swimming and Diving NCAA Championships Day 1 Video Recap
Thursday, March 27
