2019-20 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Biography
2019-20: Finished third in the 200 free (1:43.62) and fourth in the 500 free (4:40.00) vs. Green Bay (Oct. 4)... placed sixth in the 400 LC free (4:14.62), seventh in the 1000 free (9:38.74) and eighth in the 200 free (1:44.04) at Virginia (Oct. 25)... finished third in the 500 free (4:36.81) and sixth in the 200 free (1:42.18) at Minnesota (Nov. 8)... placed third in the 200 free (1:43.37) and seventh in the 500 free (4:50.10) at Denver (Jan. 4)... finished fourth in the 500 free (4:36.86) and fifth in the 200 free (1:41.75) vs. Northwestern (Jan. 25)... finished first in the 500 free (4:32.53) in the Badger Red/White Meet (Feb. 1)... placed 20th in the 1650 free (15:24.99) at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 26-29)
2018-19: Placed third in the 1000 free (9:40.17) in season-opener vs. Green Bay … qualified for 200 fly finals, finishing 23rd overall (1:52.02) at the Texas Hall of Fame Invitational … finished second in the 1000 free (9:37.53) vs. Hawaii
2017-18: Finished 18th in the 1650 free final (15:24.09) and 23rd in the 500 free final (4:24.17) at the Big Ten Championships ... took sixth in the 500 free (4:31.24) at the Shamrock Invitational ... notched a second-place finish in the 1000 free (9:26.96) and fourth in the 500 free (4:35.96) at USC ... recorded a 14th-place finish in the 800 free relay squad (6:33.31) at the Texas Invite ... took second-place in the 500 free (4:37.59) and third-place in the 1000 free (9:38.97) at Northwestern ... placed third in the 500 free (4:36.67) and the 200 fly (1:55.16) at UW-Green Bay ... finished 13th in the 500 free (4:36.56) at the Big Ten quad duals ... netted two fifth place finishes, one in the 500-yard freestyle (4:36.64) and one in the 1000 free (9:33.95) vs. Georgia ... took seventh-place in the 1000 free (9:34.02) vs. NC State ... finished seventh in the 500-yard freestyle (4:37.11) eight in the 1000-yard freestyle (9:39.64), tenth in the 200 butterfly (1:56.95), and took part the eighth-place 200 free relay squad (1:26.19) vs. Auburn and Tennessee
2016-17: Finished 21st in the 1650 free (15:23.88), 23rd in the 500 free (4:25.16) and 35th in the 200 free (1:37.74) at the Big Ten Championships ... runner-up in the 200 free (1:40.27) against Green Bay ... finished ninth in the 500 free (4:31.38), 10th in the 200 free (1:40.69), 14th in the 200 fly (1:54.97) and sixth in the 800 free relay (6:43.16) at the Notre Dame Shamrock Invitational ... placed fifth in the 1000-yard freestyle (9:27.98) eighth in the 200 fly (1:55.78) and fifth in the 400 free relay (3:10.03) at USC ... took 23rd in the 1650 free (15:50.65), 28th in the 400 IM (4:04.35) and 34th in the 200 fly (1:51.53) at the Texas Invitational ... garnered a trio of sixth-place finishes in the 1000-yard freestyle (9:31.24), 200 fly (1:55.97), and 500 free (4:35.11) at Georgia, also placed seventh in the 100 fly (53.27) ... finished seventh in the 200-yard butterfly (1:56.81) and eighth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:42.82) against Minnesota ... placed fourth in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:08.56), sixth in the 200-yard butterfly (1:58.66), and eighth in the 1000-yard free (9:50.74) vs. Auburn
Prep: Placed fifth in 500 freestyle and eighth in 200 freestyle at state as a senior … helped team to third-place finish by winning 400 freestyle relay and placing third in 500 freestyle as a junior … during sophomore campaign finished seventh in 500 freestyle and ninth in 200 freestyle to lift team to runner-up finish at state … qualified for state in 200 freestyle while team finished third as a freshman … coached by Rob Ramirez at Gainesville … swam with Gator Swim Club for 12 years … qualified for 2016 USA Olympic Trials in 400 meter freestyle, placing 95th overall … placed 12th in 200 meter freestyle (1:53.31) and 13th in 400 meter freestyle (3:59.38) at 2015 Summer Junior Nationals … placed 11th in 800 meter freestyle (8:15.15) at 2014 nationals and qualified for 2013 nationals … distinguished scholar … earned top score in the nation on 2015 Cambridge International ‘A’ Level chemistry exam … taught swim lessons at Swim America of Gainesville
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Personal: Parents are Joe and Sherry … has one brother, Brett … intends to major in chemical engineering
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Why Wisconsin? “Wisconsin has a chemical engineering program that is top 10 in the nation as well as a swimming program that is top 20 in the nation. When I visited, I loved how close-knit the team was and Madison turned out to be one of the coolest cities I had ever been in. All of these factors combined put Wisconsin on top."
Historical Player Information
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2016-17Freshman
Free/Fly
6'0"
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2017-18Sophomore
Free/Fly
6'0"
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2018-19Junior
Free / Fly
6'0"
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2018-19Junior
Free/Fly
6'0"
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2018-19Junior
Free/Fly
6'0"
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2019-20Senior
Free / Fly
6'0"