Personal Bests:
50 free: 21.44
100 free: 46.24
200 free: 1:39.31
500 free: 4:45.00
1000 free: 10:35.14
As a Junior (2008-09): Swam a career-best 50 free (21.44), 100 free (46.24), and 200 free (1:39.31) at the ACC Championships...finished 23rd in the 200 free (1:40.22) at the championships...was a member of the first-place 400 free (3:02.72) and second-place 800 free (6:46.74) relay teams at the Terrapin Cup.
As a Sophomore (2007-08): Had three career-bests at ACC Championships in exhibition swims in the 50 free (21.48), 100 free (46.94) and 200 free (1:40.97).
As a Freshman (2006-07): Placed fifth in the 500-yard freestyle (5:03.04) against Johns Hopkins in the season opener at home ... finished 13th in the 200 free (1:49.90) and 11th in the 500 free (5:01.26) against Duke and NC State ... swam a 23.53 in the 50 free, 50.59 in the 100 free, 1:48.42 in the 200 free, and 5:03.19 in the 500 free at the Terrapin Cup ... also anchored the 17th-place 800 free relay team (7:08.42) at the Terp Cup ... placed fifth in both the 500 free (5:12.64) and 1000 free (10:35.14) against Western Kentucky ... placed fourth in both the 100 free (50.93) and 200 free (1:47.48) at West Virginia ... member of the fourth-place 500 free relay team (4:18.46), fifth-place 200 fly relay team (1:43.12), sixth-place 400 free relay team (3:22.79) and anchored the fifth-place 400 individual medley relay team (3:58.45) at the FIU Invitational ... finished ninth in the 100 free (49.04) and tenth in the 200 free (1:48.36) against Pittsburgh and Villanova at home ... took ninth in the 200 free (1:49.50), 12th in the 500 free (5:05.82), and anchored the sixth-place 400 medley relay team (3:19.95) against Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech ... finished seventh in the 100 free (49.78) at North Carolina ... finished seventh in the 50 free (22.66) and swam the third leg for the second-place 200 free relay team (1:29.33) at Virginia ... bonus consolation finalist in the 200 free at ACC Championships, finishing 23rd overall (1:42.34) after swimming a career-best time of 1:42.28 in the prelim ... also had a season best of 21.82 in the 50 free for 48th and swam a 47.77 in the 100 free for 40th at ACCs ... swam the third leg for the seventh-place 800 free relay team with a season-best time (6:41.15) at ACC Championships.
Before Maryland: Four-time MVP of high school team ... holder of nine school records ... 3-time all-conference and 2-time All-South Jersey team member ... All-State in New Jersey for the 200 free ... first swimmer in 40-year history of high school to be retired into the Athletic Hall of Fame ... swam 3 years at the YMCA Short Course Nationals meet.
Personal: Son of Melinda and John ... sister Heather swam for the University of Pennsylvania ... brother Brian ... graduated with honors from Eastern Regional High ... finalist in the New Jersey State Jazz Competition ... Tri-M National Music honors society member ... owns a DJ production company ... DECA business state finalist ... marketing major.
