2018-19 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Biography
2017-18: Finished 16th in the 200 back final (1:47.60) and the 200 fly final (1:49.04), and placed 23rd in the 100 back final (48.45) at the Big Ten Championships ... took part in the 11th-place 400 medley relay squad (3:22.92) at the Shamrock Invite ... participated in the third-place 200 medley relay squad (1:31.03) at USC ... finished 22nd in the 200 IM (1:48.94) at the Texas Invite ... took home the 200 fly (1:50.22), placed second in the 100 fly (49.62), and participated in the winning 200 medley relay squad (1:30.76) at Northwestern ... won the 200 free (1:40.34) vs. UW-Green Bay ... won the 200 back (1:47.01) and took fifth in the 200 fly (1:50.20) at the Big Ten quad duals ... finished fourth in the 200-yard fly (1:51.07) vs. NC State ... took part in the second-place 200-yard medley relay squad (1:31.14) vs. Georgia ... secured a third place finish in the 200 fly (1:50.61) vs. Auburn and Tennessee
2016-17: Placed 13th in the 400 IM (3:52.00), 14th in the 200 backstroke (1:44.14) and 22nd in the 200 IM (1:46.81) at the Big Tem Championships ... won the 200 IM (1:50.67) against Green Bay, also was runner-up in the 400 medley relay (3:19.89) and 100 back (51.31) and placed fourth in the 200 back (1:52.98) ... finished third in the 200 back (1:47.07), fourth in the 400 IM (3:57.12), fifth in the 200 IM (1:50.12), sixth in the 100 back (50.97) and 400 medley relay (3:23.42) and 10th in the 200 medley relay (1:33.84) at the Notre Dame Shamrock Invitational ... took second in the 200 backstroke (1:47.30) and third in the 400 IM at USC (3:54.91) ... placed 15th in the 200 backstroke (1:45.98), 18th in the 400 IM (3:55.94) and 24th in the 200 IM (1:49.49) at the Texas Invitational ... runner-up in the 200-yard backstroke (1:46.82) and third in the 100 back (49.82) at Georgia, also placed seventh in the 400 IM (4:04.02) and fourth in the 200 medley relay (1:33.81) ... Runner-up in the 200-yard backstroke (1:50.30) against Minnesota ... finished third in both the 100- (49.87) and 200-yard backstroke (1:48.75) and fourth in the 200-yard medley relay (1:33.07) and 400-yard IM (4:04.36) vs. Auburn
2015-16: Set a trio of career-best marks in the 200-yard backstroke (1:43.51), 200-yard IM (1:48.57) and 400-yard IM (3:48.55) to finish 10th, 35th, and 11th, respectively, at the Big Ten Championship ... finished runner-up in the 200-yard butterfly and fourth in the 200-yard breaststroke with career-best times of 1:53.22 and 2:07.58 vs. Green Bay ... placed second, third and fourth in the 200-yard IM (1:49.95), 200-yard backstroke (1:45.64), and 100-yard backstroke (49.38) at Georgia ... grabbed a third-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke at Auburn with a time of 1:46.37 ... finished runner-up in the 200-yard backstroke at USC with a time of 1:48.34) ... recorded a new personal-best time in the 200-yard backstroke (1:44.49) and 400-yard IM (3:52.66) at the Texas Invitational, which were good for 10th place in both events ... finished runner-up in the 100-yard backstroke (49.66) and 400-yard IM (3:58.91) at Northwestern ... placed second in the 200-meter IM and third in the 200-meter backstroke at Indiana ... finished runner up in the 100- and 200- yard backstroke as well as the 200-yard IM vs. Minnesota.
2014-15: Recorded the seventh-fastest 100-yard backstroke time in program history (48.05) at the Ohio State Invitational ... recorded best times in the 200-yard backstroke (1:46.97) and the 100-yard butterfly (49.57) at the Big Ten championships ... tallied 21 individual top-10 finishes
Prep: The Bellevue, Wash., native was the 2013 Washington state champion in the 200-yard freestyle and runner-up in the 100-yard backstroke. McCarthy competed at the PNS Long Course Championships, where he placed first in the100 and 200-meter backstroke and thirdin the 200-meter freestyle. He is also a two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All American.
Personal: Majoring in mechanical engineering.
Hite on McCarthy: "We feel like Todd is going to be a guy to come in and really explode in this program. He's already got a big frame and when he adds strength his potential becomes even greater."
Top Times
200 Free: 1:41.98 (11/13/14)
100 Back: 48.05 (11/23/14)
200 Back: 1:43.51 (2/27/2016)
200 Breast: 2:07.58 (2/5/2016)
100 Fly: 49.57 (2/27/15)
200 Fly: 1:53.22 (2/5/2016)
200 IM: 1:46.66 (2/23/2017)
400 IM: 3:48.55 (2/26/2016)
Honors
2017 Academic All-Big Ten
2016 Academic All-Big Ten
Historical Player Information
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2015-16Sophomore
Back/Fl/Free
6'5"
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2016-17Junior
Back/Fly/Free
6'5"
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2017-18Senior
Back/Fly/Free
6'5"
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2018-19Graduate Student
Back/Fly/Free
6'5"