Bill Bass Class: Freshman Hometown: Chesterton, IN High School: Chesterton Height / Weight: 5-10 / 164 Position: IM/Free/Fly

THE BASS FILE: All-American, all-state, all-city, all-conference, regional champion and conference champion in each of his four seasons at Chesterton (Ind.) ... state champion and team captain as a junior and senior ... team MVP as a freshman, junior and senior ... held national rankings in all four years at Chesterton ... recorded best times at the 2009 IHSAA Swimming State Championships in the 200 Free, 500 Free and 200 Medley Relay ... guided his team to a 10th consecutive sectional title as a junior ... steered his 200 Medley Relay team to a best time of 1:32.05, which topped the national rankings in 2008 ... also won the 500 Free and then anchored the 200 Free Relay to set another sectional record (1:27.32) ... Chesterton record holder in the 200 Free, 500 Free, 200 Free Relay and 400 Free Relay ... anchored high school state champion 200 Free Relay in 2008 ... led team to state title in 2008 ... Indiana Senior Club state meet record holder in the 200 IM (1:50.44) ... the13th-ranked recruit in the nation according to CollegeSwimming.com in December 2008 ... member of the national Honor Society ... mentor at Bridges Mentoring Program ... biggest athletic thrill was winning back-to-back high school state championships ... born March 25, 1990 in Bronx, N.Y. ... oldest of three children ... son of Jean and William Bass ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies.