Ryan Mills

Events:
Fly/Free
Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Round Rock, TX
High School:
Round Rock

TOP TIMES:
50 Free: 23.22 (Mountain West Championships, Feb. 19, 2026)
100 Free: 49.88 (Mountain West Championships, Feb. 21, 2026)
200 Free: 1:50.39 (Colorado Sprint Championships, Jan 27, 2024)
50 Fly: 25.53 (Colorado Sprint Championships, Jan. 31, 2026)
100 IM: 1:01.11 (Gary Ota Memorial Invite, Oct. 11, 2025)
200 IM: 2:29.28 (Denver First Chance Invite, Feb. 7, 2026)

JUNIOR | 2025-26: Competed in 13 meets…Helped break the Academy’s 400 free and 400 medley relay records at the Mountain West Championships…Totaled four first place finishes…Marked 18 top five placements…Logged five personal bests…Tallied Academy top ten times in the 50 free and 100 free…During the summer of 2026, she served as Obstacle Course Cadre at Basic Cadet Training and went to Taiwan for the Cadet Summer Language Immersion Program…Will serve as Group 2 A 4/6 Division Assistant during her senior year.

SOPHOMORE | 2024-25: Competed in 10 meets for Air Force…Tallied 19 top five finishes, with ten on the podium…Won the 100 butterfly twice against Wyoming and CSU, Seattle U, & New Mexico…Placed seventh in the 100 freestyle at the Phil Hansel Invitational for a personal best…Swam at the Mountain West Conference Championships…Named to the Athletic Director’s List.

FRESHMAN | 2023-24: Competed in 17 meets on the season…Member of the 400 free relay team that set the school record in the event (3:21.69)…Sixth ranked swimmer on the team winning 723.15 points…Improved career best times in five events…Won first place in in the 200 free at the Colorado Mountain Shootout…First place in the 100 free against Denver…First place in the 200 free against Colorado-Mines…First place in the 50 free against Seattle U…20 finishes in the top three.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Competed for Thomas Arredondo at Round Rock HS…Four-time NISCA All-American…All-State selection…Team captain her junior season…Holds school records in 200 Freestyle, 500 Freestyle, as well as 200 Freestyle and 400 Freestyle Relays…National Honor Society member…Mu Alpha Theta…Also swam for Aquatex Club and Round Rock Dolphins.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 20…Major is Data Science…Minoring in Chinese…Born in Austin, Texas…Grandfather Ed served in the Navy, while Grandfather Darrell served in the Air Force…Enjoys being outdoors and traveling…Chose the Academy “to be a part of something bigger than myself and to challenge myself on a level I have never been challenged before. I was grateful to have the opportunity to swim while studying at the Academy, and then the opportunity to serve my country after. All of which I am super excited and thankful for.”