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Ranks among the top seven all-time Irish swimmers in four events: 500, 1000, and 1650 freestyle and 200 butterfly ... broke ankle shortly after 2002-03 season, causing him to rehab over the spring and summer ... one of toughest and most versatile swimmers on Irish team.
AS A JUNIOR: Was second-fastest Irish swimmer in 200 butterfly and third in 500, 1000, and 1650 freestyle ... qualified for BIG EAST Championships in all of those events, posting season bests in all four events ... key member of 800 free relay, which posted third-best time in school history in finishing sixth at BIG EAST meet ... was 12th in the 200 fly ... in 200 fly, registered two dual-meet victories, vs. St. Bonaventure and Cleveland State, and finished second six times ... won 500 free vs. Kalamazoo and had two runner-up finishes ... was second in 200 free vs. St. Bonaventure.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Top five on the team in the 500 free, 1,000 free, 1,650 free, and 200 fly ... Notre Dame's top 200 fly specialist during the 2001-02 season, finishing 13th at the BIG EAST Championships in 1:52.13 ... also swam the 500 free and 1,650 free at the BIG EAST meet ... undefeated in the 1,000 freestyle during the dual-meet season, winning the event vs. Kalamazoo and George Washington ... dominated the 200 fly during the dual-meet season as well, posting nine individual victories ... also won the 200 fly at the 2001 Notre Dame Invitational (1:53.94).
AS A FRESHMAN: Finished eighth in the 1650 freestyle at the 2001 BIG EAST Championships ... won the 400 meter freestyle against Western Ontario ... swam a BIG EAST qualifying time in the 500 freestyle at the Notre Dame Invitational ... won the 500 freestyle against Kalamazoo ... won the 1000 free against Virginia Tech ... finished sixth in the 1650 freestyle at the Notre Dame Invitational ... finished eighth in the 200-yard butterfly at the Notre Dame Invitational ... placed second in the 1650 freestyle against Cleveland State ... turned in a second-place finish in the 1000 freestyle against St. Bonaventure to help the Irish sweep the top three spots in the race ... earned 16 top-five finishes in the distance freestyle and 200 butterfly during the 2000-01 season.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Four-year letterwinner in swimming at Klein High School ... earned All-America honors in the 500 freestyle his senior season ... also earned All-America honors for academic achievement ... achieved Junior National qualifying times in the 200 butterfly, along with the 200, 400 and mile freestyle ... team was nationally ranked in 2000 ... named to the all-conference and all-city team all four years of high school competition ... served as team captain of the Gulf Zone all-star swim team in 1998 ... high school team won two conference championships in 1998 and 1999 ... swam in the 1998 Greater Southeast Zone Championships ... member of the National Honor Society and the Houston NW Fil-Am Community (HNFAC) Youth Group ... born June 17, 1982 in Houston, Texas ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as a preprofessional studies/psychology major.
