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Drew Pittman |
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Contributor for Irish in sprint freestyle events ... also picked up 100 breast as a championship event last year ... ranks among top eight swimmers in program history in both the 50 (8th, career-best 21.09) and 100 (6th, 45.83) ... member of Notre Dame's Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) ... has struggled with shoulder injuries throughout his career ... talented freestyler and a good racer ... has opportunity to make contribution for Irish in final season.
AS A JUNIOR: Ranked among top five on team in 50 free (4th, 21.09), 100 free (3rd, 45.83), and 100 breast (5th, 58.39) ... earned a spot on the 400 freestyle relay at the BIG EAST Championships, leading off a quartet that posted the third-fastest time in school history (3:02.43) while finishing sixth and clinching Notre Dame's runner-up finish in the team standings ... scored 2.5 points at the conference meet with a 14th-place finish in the 100 freestyle ... finished 21st in the 100 breast and 28th in the 50 free ... swam third leg on 200 free relay team that set meet record of 1:25.55 in the Dennis Stark Relays ... took part in 400 free relay that finished first against Oakland.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Provided depth in sprint freestyle events despite struggling with injuries ... participated in five dual meets, finishing second in 50 free vs. Northwestern ... had season-best in 100 free leading off relay against Oakland.
AS A FRESHMAN: Immediately stepped in to contribute in the sprint freestyle events as a rookie in 2001-02 ... qualified for the 50, 100, and 200 freestyle at the BIG EAST Championships ... ended up in the top three on the team in those three events ... won the 50 free against Xavier & Maine and at George Washington ... finished third in the 200 freestyle against Villanova, Kalamazoo, and Western Ontario ... took 10th place in the 50 freestyle in the Notre Dame Invitational ... moved up to eighth in the 100 free at the ND Invite ... top times included 21.30 in the 50 free, 46.69 in the 100 free, and 1:43.23 in the 200 free.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Four-year letterwinner in swimming at Lafayette High School in Williamsburg, Va. ... also won one letter as a quarterback for the freshman football team and competed in lacrosse ... set school records in the 50, 100, and 200 freestyle and was also a member of the 200 free, 400 free, and 200 medley relay teams that established school records ... member of both Lafayette state championship swimming teams (2000 and 2001), the first in the history of the school ... anchored the 200 freestyle relay team that came from behind to claim a state championship in 2001 ... served as swimming team captain during his senior season and was named the team's MVP ... three-time all-state and all-conference selection in swimming ... father Mark (`74) was a member of the Notre Dame baseball team ... member of the National Honor Society ... also was a member of the Colonial Williamsburg Fife and Drum Corps ... born July 28, 1983, in Boston, Mass. ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as a political science major.
