Hall of Fame
Williams ('81) is considered by many to be the fastest swimmer in The Citadel and Southern Conference history. He was a two-time NCAA qualifier and was the only competitor from the SoCon in those championships at Harvard and Texas in 1980 and 1981. He was twice named the conference's Most Valuable Swimmer and was selected four times as an All-Southern Conference performer. During his stellar career in which he garnered 22 SoCon championship medals (10 gold, 5 silver and 7 bronze), Williams qualified for the 1980 Olympic Trials and was considered a strong candidate to the make the team, but the United States boycotted the Summer Games. He established nine SoCon records that included five events (50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle and 200-yard freestyle) in which he bested his own conference record. Over the course of four years he was unbeaten in regular season competition in the 50-yard freestyle. Wearing a cast as a result of a broken thumb his senior year, which was removed just before the conference championships, he proceeded to capture the 50-yard freestyle, came in second in the 100-yard freestyle and won the 200-yard freestyle. He was the recipient of The Brigadier Club's President's Award in 1981.
