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Steve Shomberger |
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University record-holder in the 200-yard backstroke (1:46.06) ... three time monogram winner ... has combined with classmate Doug Bauman to be the most prolific backstroking duo in Notre Dame history ... owns four of the top 200-back times in school history ... captured 2005 BIG EAST title in the 200-back ... swam for the Irish Aquatics in the 200-meter backstroke at the 2005 ConocoPhillips Swimming National Championships ... initially broke that school record in prelims of 2004 BIG EAST Championships and went quicker in finals, but Bauman edged him in the evening ... fifth-best in school history in the 100-yard back ... was slowed at beginning of first collegiate season by broken arm ... added butterfly to his repertoire during sophomore season ... becoming more versatile ... great game-day swimmer in championship meets ... discipline among his virtues.
AS A JUNIOR: Established school-record in the 200-back (1:46.06) to take BIG EAST crown in that event ... that mark was also an NCAA "B" cut ... was one of four individual BIG EAST titles by the Irish en route to the program's first-ever BIG EAST championship ... posted BIG EAST "A" cut in the 100-yard back (50.37), 100-yard fly (49.98) and the 200-yard IM (1:54.81) ... also had a BIG EAST "B" cut in the 200-yard butterfly (1:59.95).
AS A SOPHOMORE: Broke University record in 200 backstroke (1:48.97) in prelims of BIG EAST Championships ... went quicker in evening session (1:48.66), but lost record to teammate Doug Bauman ... finished third on team in 100 back (50.98) and fourth in 100 fly (50.37) ... scored 129.5 points, including 23 at the BIG EAST meet, where he improved at least 10 spots from seeding in every event ... qualified third en route to moving up 10 spots from seeding (14th) to fourth in 200 back, missing all-BIG EAST honors by 0.10 seconds ... moved up from 22nd to 11th in the 100 back and from 37th to 15th in the 100 fly ... finished seventh in 200 back and eighth in 100 back at Notre Dame Invitational ... won 200 back against Villanova ... anchored 400 free relay that finished first against St. Bonaventure ... swam on 400 backstroke relay that set meet record (3:29.41) at Dennis Stark Relays.
AS A FRESHMAN: Missed University record in 200 backstroke by .24, finishing eighth at BIG EAST Championships ... finished with second-best time on team in 100 back, placing him fourth all-time ... finished second in 200 back vs. St. Bonaventure ... also swam 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly at times.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Four-year letterwinner in swimming at Courtland High School in Spotsylvania, Va. ... team MVP all four years of high school and was named to the all-conference and all-city teams ... team captain his junior and senior years ... won a state title in final season ... holds the state record in the 100-yard backstroke and holds 14 out of 16 team records at Courtland High School ... named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star ... sister, Kara, was a swimmer at Iona College ... member of student government and Latin Club ... born Sept. 7, 1984, in Royal Oak, Mich. ... enrolled in the College of Engineering as a mechanical engineering major.
