The Tom Shields Photo Vault, With Lots of NCAA Championship Images

Tom Shields, 100 butterfly finals, 2010 US National Championships (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

Tom Shields, Cal Berkeley Bears, 200 butterfly finals, 2012 Men’s Swimming Division I NCAA Championshps, (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

Tom Shields (coached by David Durden) before 200 butterfly finals, 2012 Men’s Swimming Division I NCAA Championshps, (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, the swim pictures)

Tom Shields, 200 butterfly prelims, 2012 Men’s Swimming Division I NCAA Championshps, (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

Tom Shields wins the 100 backstroke championship final, 2012 Men’s Swimming Division I NCAA Championshps, (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

Tom Shields wins the 100 back finals, 2012 Men’s Swimming Division I NCAA Championshps, (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

Tom Shields wins the 100 back finals, 2012 Men’s Swimming Division I NCAA Championshps, (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

Tom Shields, before the 200 freestyle relay championship final, 2012 Men’s Swimming Division I NCAA Championshps, (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

Tom Shields, 4×100 medley relay prelim, 2012 Men’s Swimming Division I NCAA Championshps, (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

Tom Shields before the 4×100 free relay prelim, 2012 Men’s Swimming Division I NCAA Championshps, (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

Tom Shields of Cal Aquatics swims the 200 fly B final at the 2011 ConocoPhillips National Championships (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

Tom Shields of Cal Aquatics wins the100 free B final in 49.77 at the 2011 ConocoPhillips National Championships (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

Tom Shields of Cal Aquatics wins the100 free B final in 49.77 at the 2011 ConocoPhillips National Championships (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

Tom Shields of Cal Aquatics, 100 butterfly prelims, 2012 US Olympic Swimming Trials (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

Tom Shields of Cal Aquatics, 100 butterfly semi-final, 2012 US Olympic Swimming Trials (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

Tom Shields and Michael Phelps, 100 butterfly final, 2012 US Olympic Swimming Trials (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

Tom Shields of Cal Aquatics, 100 butterfly final, 2012 US Olympic Swimming Trials (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

Tom Shields, the underwater dolphin kick specialist

Tom Shields, 100 butterfly championship final, Men’s NCAA Swimming Championships, college swimming (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

Tom Shields is awarded Swimmer of the Meet and Cal Berkeley Men’s Swimming and Diving Celebrates winning the NCAA Championship (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

Tom Shields is awarded Swimmer of the Meet and Cal Berkeley Men’s Swimming and Diving Celebrates winning the NCAA Championship (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

Tom Shields is awarded Swimmer of the Meet and Cal Berkeley Men’s Swimming and Diving Celebrates winning the NCAA Championship (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

Tom Shields, Cal Berkeley, 100 back championship final, Men’s Swimming NCAA Championship (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

Tom Shields, Cal Berkeley, 100 back championship final, Men’s Swimming NCAA Championship (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

Tom Shields, Cal Berkeley, 100 back championship final, Men’s Swimming NCAA Championship (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

Tom Shields, Cal Berkeley, 100 fly championship final, Men’s Swimming NCAA Championship (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

Tom Shields, Cal Berkeley, 100 backstroke start, Men’s Swimming NCAA Championship (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

Tom Shields, Cal Berkeley, 100 back championship final, Men’s Swimming NCAA Championship (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

Tom Shields, Cal Berkeley, Men’s Swimming NCAA Championship (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

Tom Shields, Men’s Swimming NCAA Championship (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

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kcswimjk
11 years ago

Look at the fourth photo from the bottom — he swam NCAA’s in a brief? Even if it was just prelims — wow.

completelyconquered
11 years ago

I wish he’d learn to stop splashing like some kind of Auburn retard.

Jonny Newsom
Reply to  completelyconquered
11 years ago

You probably wish he would stop winning too but that’s not going to happen. #GoBears

Chance
11 years ago

I wish that the meet director hadn’t put the 200 free on the same day inbetween the 100 fly and 100 back at NCAAs, because considering shields went a 1:33 as a high school senior, he would probably be fast enough to win if it could be moved to another day, possibly being the first under 1:31 with his underwater powers. Just a thought

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Gold Medal Mel Stewart

MEL STEWART Jr., aka Gold Medal Mel, won three Olympic medals at the 1992 Olympic Games. Mel's best event was the 200 butterfly. He is a former World, American, and NCAA Record holder in the 200 butterfly. As a writer/producer and sports columnist, Mel has contributed to Yahoo Sports, Universal Sports, …

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