Joseph Raycroft Class: Junior Hometown: Munster, IN High School: Munster Height / Weight: 5-11 / 162 Event: Breast/IM Birthdate: 03/20/1989

AS A FRESHMAN: Participated in the BIG EAST Championships in time trials and as an exhibition swimmer ... his best times came in the 200 Breast (2:04.41), 100 Fly (51.32), 200 IM (1:54.81) and 400 IM (4:03.45) ... each of those marks were season bests ... swam the 200 IM (1:54.99) at the Ohio State Invitational, where he also shot through the 200 Breast in 2:06.29 ... swam the 100 Back (55.16) at Northwestern ... best time in the 100 Breast (1:02.65) was registered against Oakland.

THE RAYCROFT FILE: Named an All-American in the 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 IM and 100 Back in his junior and senior seasons at Munster (Ind.) ... team captain and MVP of prep squad over that same stretch ... took third his senior year at the state meet in the 200 IM (1:52.79) and the 100 Back (52.03) ... scored 84 of Munster's 134 points with a sixth-place finish at the state championship ... demonstrated an interest in science through membership in the Junior Engineering Technical Society ... member of the National Honor Society and student government ... accomplished pianist ... son of Kathleen and Patrick Raycroft ... born March, 20, 1989, in Hammond, Ind. ... brother graduated from Notre Dame in 2008 ... enrolled in the College of Engineering as a chemical engineering major.

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