Thomas Van Volkenburg Class: Junior Hometown: Erie, PA High School: Cathedral Height / Weight: 6-0 / 165 Event: Free/Back Birthdate: 03/13/1989

AS A SOPHOMORE: Went 20.96 in the 50 Free at the BIG EAST Championships ... also finished the year by going 45.02 at the league meet in the 100 Free ... best 200 Free (1:42.36) swim was logged at the Ohio State Invite ... swam the 100 Back in 50.55 at the league meet.

AS A FRESHMAN: Ranked among Notre Dame's top five performers in the 50 Free, 100 Free and 100 Back ... had a blazing 50 Free (21.28) performance at the Ohio State Invitational ... also drove in a 100 Free mark of 46.47 as an exhibition swimmer at BIG EAST Championships ... swam the 50 Back (25.35) against Cleveland State ... also swam the 100 Back (53.10) at the Ohio State Invitational ... took a shot at the 100 Fly (52.06) at the BIG EAST meet.

THE VAN VOLKENBURG FILE: Named team captain and declared MVP by coach Neil Postas as a senior at Cathedral (Pa.) ... gained 12 All-America distinctions as well as an Academic All-America honor during his prep tenure ... delivered times of 46.79 (100 Free) and 52.01 (100 Back) ... held eight of his high school team's varsity records ... lettered four times as member of water polo team ... National Honor Society member ... played in school band ... sat on high school's student council ... son of Deborah and Thomas Van Volkenburg ... born March 13, 1989, in Erie, Pa. ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a marketing major.

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