Matt Obringer Class: Sophomore Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla. High School: The Bolles School Event: Freestyle/Backstroke Birthdate: 07/21/1982

AS A FRESHMAN: Won a different event at each of Notre Dame's first three dual meets .... swam the team's fastest 200 freestyle time of the season ... recorded his best 500 free time of the season in eighth place finish at the 2001 BIG EAST Championship ... won the 100 free against St. Bonaventure ... took first place in the 200 Individual Medley against Western Ontario ... won the 200 freestyle against Virginia Tech, then took first place in the 1000 freestyle against West Virginia ... posted a victory in the 200 backstroke versus Kalamazoo ... finished top five in the 800 and 200 freestyle at the Notre Dame Invitational ... won the 200 freestyle at Ball State and finished second in the 100 freestyle ... finished eighth in the 500 freestyle the 2001 BIG EAST Championship ... had 17 top-five finishes including 12 top two-finishes and six individual victories.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Four-year letterwinner in swimming at The Bolles School ... earned All-America honors four times; two times in the 100 backstroke, once each in the 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle ... swimming team went undefeated all four years of his high school competition ... team was named the national champion his sophomore and junior year ... continued the string of state championships at The Bolles School, which has claimed 12 consecutive titles ... served as team captain his senior year ... a finalist in the 200 freestyle at the Junior Nationals ... Swimming World magazine named The Bolles School the national champion in 2000 ... member of the National Honor Society ... father, Michael (‚71), and sister, Kelly (‚01) are both graduates of Notre Dame ... born July 21, 1982 in Jacksonville, Fla. ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.