The Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving teams took on Michigan State at home on January 21st.
AS A SOPHOMORE:Rewrote the Irish record book en route to earning the first men's swimming All-America honors in Notre Dame history ... placed fourth in the 200 freestyle (1:34.00) at the pinnacle of collegiate competition, becoming the first Irish swimmer or diver to crack the top-eight at the NCAA Championships ... competed in the 500 free, lowering his school record from earlier in the season to 4:17.97 ... also participated in the 100 free (44.04) at the same meet ... set four school records at the BIG EAST Championships, highlighted by a first-place finish, BIG EAST and Trees Pool record in the 500 free (4:18.50) ... led off the 800 free relay in a school record time of 1:33.71 while helping the Irish to a second-place finish ... took second overall in the individual event of the 200 free (1:34.00) ... earned bronze in the 100 free, setting the new school mark down to 43.22 ... posted a school record while leading off the second place 200 free relay, becoming the first Irish swimmer to crack the 20-second barrier in the 50 free with a time of 19.84 ... contributed to second place finishes on the 400 free relay and the 400 medley relay for the Irish at the BIG EAST Championships ... turned in a stellar performance at the Hawkeye Invitational in the 200 free, posting a time of 1:35.58 to break the meet record and set the new pool record ... garnered bronze in the 500 free (4:22.28) at the same meet ... took second place against Michigan State by swimming a season-best 49.32 in the 100 fly ... placed first in both the 100 free (44.47) and 200 free (1:37.50) while taking second in the 500 free (4:26.05) at the Shamrock Invitational ... rose to the occasion against league foe Louisville, snagging gold in the 50 free (20.27) and 500 free (4:27.86) and earned second place points in the 200 free (1:37.91) ... represented the Irish at the 2012 US Olympic Trials, highlighted by a 13th-place finish in the 400 meter free (3:52.74), a swim that ranked him in the top-100 performers in the event in the world at the time ... also competed in the 50 meter free (23.28, 65th), 100 meter free (50.67, 45th), and 200 meter free (1:50.53, 29th) ...named the 2011-2012 Notre Dame Monogram Club MVP Award for the team ... earned a monogram.
AS A FRESHMAN:Registered the highest finish at the NCAA Championships in Notre Dame history with his 26th place finish in the 200 free (1:36.15) ... became the first freshman, and the second swimmer, to make the NCAA Championships in school history ... swam in two additional events at NCAA Championships ... those two events were the 100 free (44.05) and the 500 free (4:27.25) ... won the 500 free in 4:19.08, which was an NCAA B-cut time, at the BIG EAST Championships ... that performance was a school record and first-ever 500 free time under 4:20 in school history ... also took second place in the 200 free (1:36.19) and third in the 100 free (44.11) while being a member of the silver medal 800 free relay, the fourth place 200 free relay and the fourth place 400 medley relay at the league meet ... all four times were NCAA B-cuts ... the 400 medley relay squad also broke the Notre Dame school record with their 3:15.10 showing ... top 1,000 free performance showing (9:22.35) came against Michigan State ... his performances in the 100 and 200 free at the NCAAs and his 50 free lead-off leg of 20.35 at the BIG EAST Championships earned him second place on the top performers list in school history all three events ... had the top team time in the 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1,000 free for the first time since in the Irish joined the BIG EAST conference ... qualified for the 2012 Olympic Trials in the 100, 200 and 400 meter free events ... registered 14 NCAA B-cut swims in his freshman campaign.
THE DYER FILE: Prepped at Shaker High School (N.Y.) ... three-time team captain ... three-time regional champion ... two-time state champion ... earned All-American recognition in the 50, 100, 200 and 500 free, and also in the 200 medley relay (which won the New York state title) ... set eight school and three sectional records ... top times entering Notre Dame: 500 free (4:26.85), 200 free (1:37.97), 100 free (45.95), 50 free (20.65) ... member of National Honor Society, Select Chorus and vice president of senior class ... attended same high school as junior Brian Maloy ... son of Mary and Frank Dyer ... father played basketball at Siena ... management consulting major.
