As a Senior (2006-07): Placed second in the 200-yard individual medley (1:59.57) and finished second in the 100 breaststroke (59.13) in the home opener against Johns Hopkins ... won the 200 breast (2:09.59), placed second in the 100 breast (59.92), and seventh in the 200 individual medley (1:59.93) against Duke and NC State ... top finisher in the bonus consolation final for the 200 breast, placing 17th overall (2:08.84) at the Terrapin Cup ... also at Terp Cup, was a bonus consolation finalist in the 200 IM placing 22nd overall (1:56.33) and in the 100 breast placing 21st overall (59.54) ... placed third in the 200 IM (1:58.75), second in the 200 breast (2:10.88), and was a member of the fourth-place 400 medley relay team (3:34.96) against Western Kentucky ... finished third in the 200 backstroke (2:04.23) at West Virginia ... member of the first-place 200 breast relay team (1:50.56), first-place 400 IM relay team (3:40.38), and the fourth-place 400 medley relay team (3:34.97) at the FIU Invitational ... took fifth in the 100 breast (59.01), fifth in the 200 breast (2:11.26), fourth in the 200 IM (1:58.78), swam for the fourth-place 200 medley relay team (1:37.49), and member of the fourth-place 400 medley relay team (3:34.95) against Pittsburgh and Villanova ... finished third in the 200 breast (2:09.30), eighth in the 200 IM (2:00.33) and was a member of the fourth-place 400 medley relay team (3:27.15) against Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech ... took third in the 400 IM (4:13.16) and fourth in the 100 breast (59.90) at North Carolina ... had a fifth-place finish in the 100 breast (58.75) at Virginia ... consolation finalist and point scorer for Maryland in the 100 breast and 200 breast at the ACC Championships ... finished 16th overall in the 100 breast with a career-best time of 57.27 and placed 15th overall in the 200 breast with a season-best time of 2:04.05 at ACCs ... also set a career-best time in the 200 IM at ACCs (1:53.61).
As a Junior (2005-06): Swam a 59.27 in the 100-yard breaststroke to finish fourth at the ACC quad meet against Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, and Florida State to open the season ... part of the fourth-place 200 medley relay team (1:35.87) and the fifth-place 400 medley relay team (3:32.02) at the quad meet ... part of the second-place 400 medley relay team against Johns Hopkins and Howard (3:32.21) ... finished fourth in the 100 breast against JHU and Howard (59.31) ... set a personal record in the 100 free against JHU and Howard, where he swam a 50.07 to finish sixth ... placed third in the 200 breast against Duke (2:10.80) ... finished 31st overall at the Terrapin Cup Invitational in the 200 IM (2:00.69) ... took 14th overall in the 200 breast at Terp Cup (2:10.92) ... finished fourth in the 100 breast (59.42) and second in the 200 breast (2:09.12) against Pittsburgh and Villanova ... part of the second-place 400 medley relay team against Pitt and Villanova (3:30.64) ... earned his first victory of the year in the 100 breast against NC State (58.74) ... part of the third-place 200 medley relay team against North Carolina (1:34.54) ... finished second in the 200 breast (2:08.00) and third in the 100 breast (59.27) against UNC ... took second in the 200 breast against Virginia (2:08.22) ... finished 29th overall in the ACC Championships in the 200 IM, setting a personal record in the process (1:54.33) ... took 17th overall at ACCs in the 100 breast (57.63) ... set a personal record in the prelim of the 100 breast, swimming a 57.59 ... took 16th in the 200 breast at ACCs (2:06.15).
As a Sophomore (2004-05): Established best times during the ACC Championships in the 200 breast (2:02.94) and the 200 IM (1:55.18) ... finished 17th in the 100 breast with a career best time of 57.66 and 12th in the 200 breast (2:03.12) at the conference meet ... took third in the 100 breast (59.99) against Johns Hopkins and Howard ... placed sixth in the 100 breast (59.94), 10th in the 200 breast (2:12.86) and was part of the sixth-place 400 and 200 medley relay teams against Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech and Florida State ... at the Terrapin Cup Invitational, established a career best in the 400 IM coming in fifth (4:08.10), also took 10th in the 200 IM (1:56.08), eighth in the 100 breast (58.77), and first in the 200 breast (2:03.87) and was part of the first-place 400 medley relay team ... finished fifth in the 100 breast (58.64), third in the 200 breast (2:08.36), and was part of the third-place 400 medley relay team and the sixth-place 200 medley relay team against Pittsburgh, Villanova and NC State ... came in seventh in the 200 IM (2:01.95) and sixth in the 100 breast (1:01.14) and contributed to the 200 medley relay team at Duke ... against the Tarheels finished fifth in the 100 breast (1:00.84) and fourth in the 200 breast (2:11.93) ... captured his first collegiate win in the 200 breast (2:12.18) against conference rival Virginia.
Before Maryland: Catonsville High School did not field a swim team ... holds his YMCA team record in the 400 IM and the 200 breast on long course ... was the team captain as a senior ... participated in three YMCA Short Course Nationals and four YMCA Long Course Nationals.
Personal: Tim C. Shepard ... son of Susan and Paul Shepard ... has a sister, Meaghan, 25 ... was also recruited by Loyola, NYU and Towson ... enjoys basketball, video games, accounting and body boarding ... was a member of the Spanish Honors Society in high school ... is a National Collegiate Scholar ... favorite athlete is Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis ... lists placing fourth in the preliminaries at Long Course Nationals as his biggest athletic thrill ... lists Martin Luther King as the person he most admires ... an accounting major.
Career Bests:
-100 free: 50.07
-100 breast: 57.27 (2006-07)
-200 breast: 2:02.94
-200 IM: 1:53.61 (2006-07)
-400 IM: 4:08.10
2006-07 Season Bests:
-100 breast: 57.27 (ACC Championships)
-200 breast: 2:04.05 (ACC Championships)
-200 IM: 1:53.61 (ACC Championships)
-400 IM: 4:13.16 (at North Carolina)
