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Men's Swimming
AS A JUNIOR: One of three given most improved award in 1998-99 ... competed mainly in both butterfly events, as well as the 200 individual medley and the 50 freestyle ... posted the team’s fastest time and a career-best mark of 50.16 in the 100 butterfly, which earned him seventh place at the 1999 BIG EAST championships ... swam butterfly leg on three of Notre Dame’s fastest 200 medley relay teams ... part of the 200 medley relay that set a University record of 1:32.24, while placing third at the 1999 BIG EAST meet ... earned all-conference honors as a member of the 200 medley relay ... 12th in the BIG EAST 200 butterfly with season- and career-best time of 1:53.23 ... won the 100 butterfly at the 1999 Shamrock Classic and against defending NCAA national champion Stanford ... placed third against Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 200 butterfly ... came in third at the Shamrock Classic with a season-best time of 1:58.63 in the 200 individual medley. AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished sixth in the 200-yard individual medley at 1998 Shamrock Classic ... had a sixth-place showing in the 200 butterfly at the Shamrock Classic ... placed third in the 100 fly vs. St. Bonaventure in 1997-98 ... came in fourth vs. Western Ontario in the 50 freestyle ... had a fifth-place finish in the 200 fly against Cleveland State and West Virginia. AS A FRESHMAN: Swam for the Wildcat Aquatic Club while attending Villanova in 1996-97. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Four-year letterwinner and two-time captain at Westfield High School ... two-time state champion in the 200 medley relay as a junior and 400 freestyle relay as a senior ... set school records in the 100 fly and 200 free relay ... named Courier-News swimmer of the year in 1996 ... father, Jim, fought in Bengal Bouts while at Notre Dame ... only member of the 1998-99 Irish roster from New Jersey ... born January 11, 1978, in Plainfield, N.J. ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters with a major in history. |
    
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