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National/International
Captured a gold medal in the 800m FR in an American record time of 7:07.33
Won a silver medal in a University of Florida record time of 1:58.78, which ranks third fastest time all-time in the history of the event
Qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympic games in the 200m IM in a long course personal best time of (1:59.41) and the 800m FR with his fourth place finish in the 200m Freestyle finals (1:48.65 in 200m Free) at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Swimming trials
Became the fourth-fastest American all-time in the 200-meter IM (2:00.34) and the seventh-fastest in the 400-meter IM after posting time of 4:16.80 at 2003 Pan American Games
Also won Gold at Pan Ams as a member of 800-meter FR team (7:18.93) that set a meet record
Swam then personal-best times in the 200-meter IM (2:03.50), 400-meter IM (4:20.10) and the 200-meter free (1:50.30) at the 2002 U.S. Senior Nationals
Competed in the 200-meter free, 400-meter free, 200-meter IM and the 400-meter IM at the 2001 Junior Nationals
Finished 11th in the 200-meter IM at the Junior Nationals.
At Florida
2003-04:
Picked up six All-America honors at NCAA Championships
Broke American, U.S. Open and NCAA short course record in winning 400-meter IM (4:04.52) at NCAAs
Finished third in 200-meter IM (1:55.62) and ninth in 200-meter fly (1:56.35)
Also swam on 800-meter FR that was third (7:06.95), 400-meter FR that placed fourth (3:13.53) and 200-meter FR that finished seventh (1:27.74)
Led all Florida swimmers with 45 points in individual events at NCAAs
Earned six All-SEC honors
Named All-SEC by Knoxville News-Sentinel
Captured third individual title of career when he posted the second-best time in school history in 400 IM (3:41.32) at SEC Championships
Also won gold as part of 800 FR team (6:21.29)
Also finished second in 200 IM (1:43.84) with automatic time and third in 200 fly (1:43.84) with automatic time
Took another gold with 800 FR team (6:21.29) and finished second as part of 200 FR (1:18.86) and 400 FR (2:54.42)
Won or swam fastest time in 22 of 27 individual events at college-only meets in regular season
Went undefeated for the regular season in nine different events (100 free, 200 free, 400-meter free, 500 free, 1,000 free, 100 back, 200 back, 200 IM, 400 IM)
Captured first place in 12 different individual events during the season
Posted 15 NCAA provisional times and six automatic times during the regular season
First in 100 free (45.15) and first in 200 IM (1:48.51) with provisional time at Tennessee (1/31/04)
First in 200-meter IM (2:05.62) and first as part of 400-meter MR team (3:53.56) vs. Alabama (1/24/04)
First in 400-meter free (3:57.28) with provisional time, second in 200-meter IM (2:03.05) with automatic time and third in 200-meter fly (2:05.34) vs. Auburn (1/23/04)
Named SEC Swimmer of the Week Jan. 20 for performances against Texas A&M and at the Dallas Morning News Classic
Won all three individual events he swam in and both relays in being named Most Outstanding Swimmer at the Dallas Morning News Classic (1/16-17/04)
Won 500 free (4:21.69), 200 IM (1:47.76) and 400 IM (3:47.17) and swam on winning 200 FR (1:21.80) and 800 FR teams (6:34.26)
First in three individual events at Texas A&M (1/15/04): 500 free (4:28.70), 1,000 free (9:05.68) and 200 fly (1:48.86)
Second in 200 fly (1:48.55) and swam second fastest time in 200 breast (2:07.10), but was exhibitioned vs. Kentucky (1/3/04)
Missed winning 2003 U.S. Open Male High Point Award by three points after collecting 66 … Had seven top-20 finishes in eight events competed in
Second in 200-meter IM (2:02.53), third in 200-meter free (1:50.75), fifth in 400-meter IM (4:30.81), seventh in 1,500-meter free (15:39.15) and 17th in 100-meter free (52.21)
Also swam on fifth-place teams in 400-meter FR (3:32.96) and 800-meter FR (7:46.42)
Recorded two provisional times in winning the 200 back (1:47.14) and 400 IM (3:51.35) at South Carolina (11/14/03)
First in both the 500 free (4:23.84) and 200 IM (1:48.71) as both were provisional times at Georgia (11/13/03)
Suffered first defeat in individual event of season when he finished second in 200 fly (1:49.23) at Georgia
Won 1,000 free (9:02.24) and was third as member of 400 FR team (3:08.28) vs. Florida State (11/11/03)
Also won 200 breast (2:05.57), but was exhibitioned
Top honors in both the 200-meter free (2:07.84) and 400-meter free (4:01.20) and was second as part of 400-meter FR team (3:28.99) at Michigan (10/31/03)
Captured first in both the 200 free (1:37.15) and 200 fly (1:50.02) and was second as member of 400 FR team (3:02.67) at Minnesota (10/30/03)
Won 200 free (1:37.44) with NCAA provisional time, 100 back (49.77) and swam leadoff leg of second place 200 MR (1:31.94) at Florida Invitational (10/18/03).
2002-03:
Southeastern Conference Male Swimmer of the Year
SEC Freshman of the Year
SEC Male High Point Award Winner
Knoxville News-Sentinel SEC Swimmer of the Year
Three-time SEC champion (two individual, one relay)
Five-time NCAA All-American
Named SEC Athlete of the Week for Jan. 27
Recorded 22 first-place finishes
Won 11 events in five meets in the spring (SMU, Dallas Morning News Classic, Auburn, Alabama and Tennessee)
Won three events in consecutive meets vs. Alabama (1/25/03) and Tennessee (2/1/03)
Third in the 400 IM in a time of 3:41.45 at the NCAA Championships
Touched the wall in a time of 1:44.58 to finish fourth in the 200 IM at the NCAA Championships
Eighth in a time of 14:59.18 in the 1,650 free
Member of 400 MR that finished seventh (2:54.94)
Member of 800 FR that finished second in a time of 6:20.54
Finished seventh as a member of 200 MR team (1:18.97)
Won SEC titles in the 400 IM (3:43.31) and 1,650 free (14:55.03)
Became just the third swimmer in SEC history to swim a sub-15 minute time in the 1,650 free
Won the 400 IM despite goggles breaking the moment he dove into the pool at the beginning of the race
Member of UF's 800 FR team that broke the 19-year-old school record with a time of 6:20.14 (also marked an SEC record)
Second in the 200 IM with a time of 1:45.05
Second in the 50 free in a time of 21.05 vs. Florida Atlantic (2/8/03)
Won three events vs. Tennessee (2/1/03) in the 200 fly (1:49.00), 200 IM (1:47.96) and the 500 free (4:25.85)
Also won three events at Alabama (1/25/03) in the 200 free (1:38.82), 400 IM (3:53.31) and the 500 free (4:26.83)
Recorded two first-place finishes at Auburn (1/25/03) in the 200 fly (1:48.17) and the 1,000 free (9:02.74)
Won the 200 IM in a time of 1:47.81 and was a member of the first place 800 FR team that set a meet record in a time of 6:35.01
First in both the 200 free (1:37.65) and 200 fly (1:50.91) at SMU (1/16/03)
Won the Male High Points Award at the 2002 U.S. Open with 66 points
Finished one point ahead of Minnesota's Keith Beaver to win the individual award
Third in the 400-meter IM in a time of 4:29.37
Also fourth in the 200 IM (2:04.63), sixth in the 400-meter FR (3:37.06), sixth in the 400-meter free (3:59.44), fourth in the 1,500-meter free (15:50.17) and fifth in the 800-meter FR (7:50.75)
Member of 400 FR team that won the event in a time of 3:00.97 vs. Georgia (11/23/02)
Picked up a pair of second-place finishes vs. Florida State (11/19/02) in the 100 free (46.29) and the 200 free (1:39.75) ... Touched the wall in a first-place time of 1:49.27 vs. South Carolina (11/15/02)
Swam second leg of 400 FR team that won with a time of 2:59.86 vs. Michigan (11/1/02)
Finished second in the 200 free in a time of 1:41.15
Second in the 200 fly in a time of 1:52.41 vs. Indian River CC (10/18/02)
Won the 500 free vs. LSU (10/11/02) in a time of 4:31.03.
High School
Florida Class 3A High School State Athletic Association champion in the 200 free (1:38.60) and 500 free (4:25.54) in 2001
Mark in the 500 free was the fourth fastest in state meet history
Also took home first place in the 200 free (1:40.15) and 500 free (4:30.89) at the 2000 meet
Swam with Gator teammate Andrew Swenson on the winning 400 FR teams at the 2001 (3:09.12) and 2000 (3:11.44) meets
Four-time All-State selection
Played for the Spruce Creek High School basketball team.
In Brief
In 2005
Won his first National title in the 400m IM and was second in the 200m back and 200m IM at World Championship Trials; also took fourth in the 200m free and seventh in the 100m free
Broke the American record in the 200y IM en route to winning his second NCAA title; also captured his third title in the 200y back (NCAA record) and finished second in the 100y back to be named Swimmer of the Meet.
In 2004
Won three titles at the U.S. Open in the 100m and 200m back and 400m IM; also finished third in the 100m free and fourth in the 1500m free; named Male High Point Award winner
Earned gold on the 800m free relay, silver in the 200 IM and bronze in the 200m free at Short Course World Championships; also took fifth in the 100m IM
Won gold swimming on the American record-breaking 800m free relay and silver in the 200m IM at the Olympic Games
Qualified for the 2004 Olympic team in both the 200m free and the 200m IM after finishing the events in fourth and second, respectively, at Olympic Trials; also swam the 400m IM at Trials and finished fourth
Won his first NCAA title, taking the 400m IM and breaking the American record; also was third in the 200m IM at the NCAA Championships.
In 2003
Took third in the 200m free, seventh in the 1500m free won a gold on the 800m free relay at the Pan American Games; broke the Games record in the prelims of the 400m IM
Was fourth in the 200y IM and eighth in the 1650y free at the NCAA Championships.
In 2002
Placed second in 400m IM, third in 200m IM and sixth in 800m free at the P66 Spring Nationals.
International Medals
Olympic Games
2004:
1st - 800m free relay (AR)
2nd - 200m IM
2000:
no medals
Pan American Games
2003:
2003: 1st - 800m FR (GR)
Short Course World Championships
2004:
1st - 800m FR
2nd - 200 IM
3rd - 200m free
U.S. National Titles
400m IM (1): ’05 SPG
World Rankings
2001:
99th - 800m free
2002:
51st - 200m free
103rd - 400m free
40th - 800m free
103rd - 1500m free
48th - 200m IM
23rd - 400m IM
2003:
96th - 100m free
32nd - 200m free
78th - 1500m free
8th - 200m IM
7th - 400m IM
2004:
147th - 100m free
17th - 200m free
120th - 400m free
47th - 1500m free
62nd - 100m back
58th - 200m back
2nd - 200m IM
16th - 400m IM
Courtesy of USA Swimming & University of Florida Men's Swimming
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