Austin Garcia
San Dimas High School
Impact Statement
Garcia excelled in the pool at San Dimas, in the class room and now in the air as a Captain in the US Air Force.
Biography
Austin Garcia capped an incredible career this past spring by winning gold medals in the highly competitive CIF-Southern Section in the 50 and 100-yard freestyle. In the 50-yard freestyle, Garcia just missed setting a meet record with a time of 21.14.
Garcia was named the San Gabriel Valley Tribune Swimmer of the Year in 2013. He was selected as both “Athlete of the Year” and “Scholar Athlete of the Year” his senior year at SDHS.
In addition to swimming, Garcia also was the team captain and the team’s MVP in water polo. He plans on continuing to play water polo at Air Force next season. He was the only swimmer to win two gold medals this year.
He played water polo for the Air Force his freshman year. He graduated in 2017 and became a U.S. Air Force pilot in 2019. That same year he married Amanda, who is also serving her community as a BSN at the local hospital. She holds a key role alongside Austin by supporting incoming Air Force families and helping them acclimate and prosper during their time in the military.
In 2021, Austin promoted to Captain and is currently completing his first assignment in the Air Force as an instructor pilot training upcoming Airmen on the T-38 Talon. He will soon be transitioning to his next assignment to fly the F-15E Strike Eagle.”
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