Upcoming Event: Men's Swimming and Diving versus Yellow and Blue Intrasquad on September 26, 2025 at 3 p.m.
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3 p.m.
Men's Swimming and Diving
vs Yellow and Blue Intrasquad
South Dakota State University Athletics
2021-22 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
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Damon Venner
- Position:
- Freestyle, Butterfly, IM
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Sioux Falls, S.D.
- High School:
- O'Gorman H.S.
- Major:
- Mathematics
Bio
HONORS AND AWARDS
2020-21: Reached the finals of the 200 butterfly at the Summit League Championships, placing eighth (1:58.34) … added 16th-place efforts in the 200 freestyle (1:47.12) and 500 freestyle (4:51.55) at season-ending meet … recorded a victory the 200 butterfly in home dual against Iowa Central … placed second in the 100 butterfly and was fourth in both the 100 and 200 freestyle to close out regular season at the Coyote Invite.
2019-20: Placed fifth in the 500 free (4:33.75) and 200 fly (1:52.14), 11th in the 1,650 free (16:43.72) and third with each the 800 free relay team (6:45.11) and 400 medley relay team (3:22.93) at 2020 Summit League Championships … swam career-best in the 400 IM (4:09.88) at Augustana Invitational … added career-bests in the 200 free (1:42.39), 100 breast (1:03.81), 200 breast (2:15.15), 100 fly (50.99) and 200 IM (2:00.65) at Jackrabbit Invitational … won the 500 free at USD Quad-Duals.
2018-19: Placed eighth in the 500 freestyle, 13th in the 1,650 freestyle and 16th in the 400 IM at the Summit League Championships … won the 200 butterfly at the Coyote Invite … swam season-bests in the 1,000 freestyle and 200 butterfly at the Minnesota Invite … recorded season-bests in the 200 backstroke and 200 IM at the Coyote Invite.
BEFORE SDSU: Competed in the 2018 South Dakota Short Course State Championship … finished first in the 1,000 free, 1,650 free and 400 IM … placed first in the 400 free, 800 free, 200 fly and 400 IM in the 2018 Long Course State Championship … member of the National Honor Society ... received 2017-18 Presidential Award for Academic Excellence ... has served as a coach for the Brookings Swim Club in recent years
- All-Summit League (2019-20, 2021-22)
- Summit League All-Academic Team (2021-22)
- Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence (2021-22)
- Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2018-19, 2020-21, 2021-22)
2020-21: Reached the finals of the 200 butterfly at the Summit League Championships, placing eighth (1:58.34) … added 16th-place efforts in the 200 freestyle (1:47.12) and 500 freestyle (4:51.55) at season-ending meet … recorded a victory the 200 butterfly in home dual against Iowa Central … placed second in the 100 butterfly and was fourth in both the 100 and 200 freestyle to close out regular season at the Coyote Invite.
2019-20: Placed fifth in the 500 free (4:33.75) and 200 fly (1:52.14), 11th in the 1,650 free (16:43.72) and third with each the 800 free relay team (6:45.11) and 400 medley relay team (3:22.93) at 2020 Summit League Championships … swam career-best in the 400 IM (4:09.88) at Augustana Invitational … added career-bests in the 200 free (1:42.39), 100 breast (1:03.81), 200 breast (2:15.15), 100 fly (50.99) and 200 IM (2:00.65) at Jackrabbit Invitational … won the 500 free at USD Quad-Duals.
2018-19: Placed eighth in the 500 freestyle, 13th in the 1,650 freestyle and 16th in the 400 IM at the Summit League Championships … won the 200 butterfly at the Coyote Invite … swam season-bests in the 1,000 freestyle and 200 butterfly at the Minnesota Invite … recorded season-bests in the 200 backstroke and 200 IM at the Coyote Invite.
BEFORE SDSU: Competed in the 2018 South Dakota Short Course State Championship … finished first in the 1,000 free, 1,650 free and 400 IM … placed first in the 400 free, 800 free, 200 fly and 400 IM in the 2018 Long Course State Championship … member of the National Honor Society ... received 2017-18 Presidential Award for Academic Excellence ... has served as a coach for the Brookings Swim Club in recent years
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