
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, 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)
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