Steven Brus Class: Junior Hometown: Davenport, IA High School: Davenport North Height / Weight: 6-1 / 178 Event: Free Birthdate: 04/28/1989

AS A SOPHOMORE: Started the BIG EAST Championships by teaming with the 800 Free Relay squad to set a league and school record in 6:27.19 ... followed that with an NCAA B-cut performance and first-place finish in the 500 Free (4:23.99) ... six Notre Dame swimmers finished in the top eight positions in that race ... sixth in the 200 Free (1:38.22) and ninth overall in the 1,650 Free (15:48.14) at the league meet ... took a shot at the 100 Free (47.74) in the season's final dual meet against Olivet ... named team's most improved swimmer ... went a career-best 1:37.85 in the 200 Free at the Boiler-Make-It Invitational ... named CSCAA All-Academic Honorable Mention.

AS A FRESHMAN: Finished the season with a good taper and strong showings ... forceful at the BIG EAST Championships, posting exhibition performances that would have scored in the finals ... had an extremely good performance in the 1,650 Free (15:29.67) which was the third fastest time of the night ... that swim was over 45 seconds faster than his next best mark of the season, a 16:16.07 result in a tri-met with Purdue and Texas A&M ... grabbed a 500 Free finish in 4:30.16 and went 1:40.34 in the 200 Free at the league meet ... saw limited action in the 400 IM with a best performance at the Ohio State Invitational (4:08.46) ... winner of Notre Dame's Beeler-Hipp Award.

THE BRUS FILE: Distinguished as an All-American his sophomore through senior seasons in the 200 and 500 Free events during her prep career at Davenport North (Iowa) ... during that stretch, he claimed an Iowa state title in the 500 Free (4:35.22) and finished second in the 200 Free (1:41.67) ... holds school records in several individual events (200 Free, 500 Free, 200 IM, 100 Back 100 Fly) in addition to the 200 Free Relay ... designated team captain his junior and senior year ... named MVP all four years by head coach Guy Heller ... competed and lettered all four years on the cross country team ... competed in several state and USS Junior National meets ... member of the National Honor Society, marching band and Key Club ... son of Joan and Richard Brus ...born April 28, 1989.

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