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Tyler Grenda |
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Breaststroke specialist is one of the program's best in that stroke ... three-time monogram winner ... third-best performer in the 200-yard breaststroke in Notre Dame history with a time of 2:02.36, which is the 10th best time in that event ... all-BIG EAST performer in the 200-yard breaststroke in 2005 ... stroke has flow and beauty and has added power ... consistent trainer has worked hard on his mechanics and fitness.
AS A JUNIOR: Earned all-BIG EAST honors in the 200-yard breast ... swam a time of 2:02.36 in that event to place third overall ... tops on the team in the 200-yard breast ... posted a BIG EAST "A" cut in the 100-breast with a time of 57.27, which ranked fourth on the squad ... ranked 21st on the team with 130.5 total points (117 individual, 13.5 relays) ... swam a time of 2:01.06 in the 200-yard IM at the Notre Dame Invitational ... won the 100-yard breast versus Louisville ... member of 400-yard medley relay team that was victorious at Utah ...
AS A SOPHOMORE: Top Irish competitor in the 200 breaststroke (2:02.58) ... ranked third on team in shorter breaststroke race (57.12) ... accounted for three of the team's top four times in the 200-yard event ... scored 173 points in individual competition to rank 10th on team despite only swimming three events (also the 200 IM) ... scored 16 points at the BIG EAST Championships, taking fifth in the 200 breast and 15th in the 100 ... posted seven dual-meet race victories and finished first in the 200 at the Notre Dame Invitational ... that NDI time was the third-quickest by a BIG EAST swimmer during the regular season ... runner-up in 100 breaststroke in Notre Dame Invitational.
AS A FRESHMAN: Helped Irish in breaststroke events in 2002-03 ... was among top four Notre Dame performers in 100- and 200-yard competitions ... qualified for BIG EAST Championships in both events, posting top times of season ... was 13th in 200 at conference meet ... finished among top three 10 times in dual meets, including victory in 200 breast against Air Force ... also swam 200 IM in dual-meet action.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Four-year letterwinner in swimming at Salesianum High School in Wilmington, Del. ... won both the conference and state championships all four years ... led team to a national ranking in three of those years ... team captain his senior year while earning his third all-state honor and his first All-America accolade ... member of the 200-yard medley relay team that holds the state record in Delaware ... high school team was undefeated in his first three years of competition ... born May 29, 1984, in Wilmington, Del. ... tabbed a BIG EAST Academic All-Star on three occasions ... enrolled in the College of Science as a preprofessional studies major.
