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Tommy Hancock of Urbandale, Iowa, will join the University of Denver Pioneers in the fall of 2022, furthering his academic and athletic career in the Colorado capital. With his best times, he will provide an immediate impact for the Pioneers at the Summit League Championships.
I am beyond excited to announce my verbal commitment to swim and study at the University of Denver. Big thank you’s to my friends, family, coaches, and everyone in between who has supported me throughout this process and my swimming career. I’m excited and thankful for this opportunity to better myself through an excellent university and team. Go Pios!
Hancock competes for Dowling Catholic High School and the YMCA of Greater Des Moines. He is a strong freestyle and IM swimmer who, based on his best times, provides “A” finals scoring potential for at the Summit League Championships.
Top SCY Times
- 100 Freestyle: 46.46
- 200 Freestyle: 1:42.00
- 500 Freestyle: 4:38.81
- 200 IM: 1:53.62
- 400 IM: 4:05.73
He provides the best scoring opportunity in the 500 freestyle, as that time would have placed fourth overall at the 2021 Summit League Championships. His personal best in the 400 IM would have been fifth and his 200 freestyle time would have finished seventh. His times in the 100 freestyle and 200 IM would have placed eighth.
This summer, Hancock competed in the Futures Championship meet at West Fargo, North Darkota. His best finishes were first in the 400 freestyle (4:17.57) and second in the 200 freestyle (1:58.95). He also swam the 100 freestyle (54.46), 200 IM (2:14.53), and 400 IM (4:47.45).
Hancock will train under head coach Alicia Hicken-Franklin, who is in her third year at the university. Despite having only 11 men at the end of the 2020-2021 season, they still placed third overall at the Summit League Championships. Previously, the men dominated the conference and had won seven conference titles in a row.
“I chose Denver because of the excellent opportunity to better myself there, academically and athletically,” Hancock added, “alongside an excellent coaching staff and with amazing teammates.”
The University of Denver is a private university located in Denver, Colorado. Before last year’s third-place finish, the Pioneer men had won seven conference championships in a row. In 2020, they ran away with the conference title by over 350 points.
Hancock will arrive in Denver next fall as a member of the class of 2026. He will be joined by Dylan Mes, Noah Laird, and Liam Simmons, all of whom can make an impact as a Pioneer. Mes’ best times would have claimed “A” final finishes in the 200 and 500 freestyle, 200 backstroke, and 200 butterfly. Laird’s top times would have scored in the “A” finals for the 100 and 200 freestyle, 200 backstroke and breaststroke, as well as the 200 and 400 IM. Simmons also provides “A” finals scoring capability, particularly in the 100 and 200 freestyle, 100 and 200 backstroke, and 200 and 400 IM.
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