Brian Coughlan Class: Senior Hometown: Moraga, CA High School: Campolindo Height / Weight: 6-1 / 170 Event: Fly Birthdate: 02/08/1982

Has gradually concentrated exclusively on butterfly ... returns from semester abroad as one of four Irish seniors in 2003-04 ... one of top performers in the classroom earned 4.000 GPA in spring '03, bringing his cumulative average to 3.739.

AS A JUNIOR: Spent spring '03 semester studying in Rome ... still ranked third on team in 100 butterfly ... participated in both butterfly events and 50 free in Notre Dame Invitational ... also swam in dual meets vs. Air Force, Purdue, and Michigan State ... earned 4.000 GPA in spring '03.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Concentrated on the butterfly stroke and developed into the third-fastest Irish swimmer in the 200 fly ... ranked as the team's fifth-fastest in the 100 fly ... also competed in the 50 freestyle ... competed in both butterfly distances at the 2002 BIG EAST Championships ... finished 21st in the 200 fly and 31st in the 100 fly at the BIG EAST meet ... first collegiate dual-meet event finish was fourth at George Washington in the 100 fly ... earned first dual-meet event victory vs. St. Bonaventure in the 100 fly (52.50).

AS A FRESHMAN: Finished fourth in the 200 butterfly against Kalamazoo ... placed fifth in the 200 fly against Wisconsin-Milwaukee ... helped the Irish sweep the top three spots with his third-place effort in the 200 freestyle against Wisconsin-Milwaukee... recorded four top-five finishes during the 2000-01 season.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Four-year swimming letterwinner at Campolindo High School ... also earned three letters in water polo ... member of All-American 200 medley relay teams his junior and senior seasons ... a freestyle and butterfly specialist in high school ... member of two conference-winning teams ... member of the Western Zone All-Star Team in '99 ... served as team captain of the water polo team his senior year ... member of fourth-place 200 medley relay team at the 1999 Summer Nationals ... mother Margaret rowed at Loyola Marymount ... served as sports editor of the Campolindo school newspaper ... born Feb. 8, 1982 in Stockton, Calif. ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters with a major in history.