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Photo by: Tim Benning

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Springfield, Ill.
High School:
Sacred Heart Griffin

4x NCAA Champion:

2018: 800 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay
2017: 800 freestyle relay
2016: 400 freestyle relay

25x All-American:

2018: 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay, 400 medley relay, 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 100 butterfly
2017: 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay
2016: 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay
2015: 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 400 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay

23x ACC Champion:

2018: 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay
2017: 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 400 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay
2016: 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay
2015: 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay

2016 Olympic Gold Medalist (4x100 freestyle relay)
2016 Olympic Games Semifinalist (50 freestyle)
2016 Olympic Trials qualifier (200 freestyle, 100 butterfly)
ACC Most Valuable Swimmer (2017, 2018)
2017 ACC Male Swimmer of the Year
All-ACC Academic Team (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)

2017-18 (Senior):

Member of the 400 freestyle relay that won the NCAA title and broke the national, U.S. Open, pool, conference, and school records with a time of 2:44.31
Part of the 800 freestyle relay team that won the NCAA title and broke the school, U.S. Open, and NCAA records with a time of 6:05.31
Took second in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle, second in the 400 medley relay, second in the 200 freestyle relay, and fifth in the 100 butterfly at the NCAA Championships
Won seven gold medals at the ACC Championships, placing first in all three of his individual events (50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 100 butterfly), as well as four relays (200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay 400 medley relay)
Named ACC Most Valuable Swimmer
Owns individual ACC records in the 500 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 200 medley relay
Named ACC Men's Swimmer of the Week on Nov. 14, 2017

2016-17 (Junior):

Won national title with the Wolfpack's 800 freestyle relay squad
Finished as runner-up in the 50 freestyle, third in the 100 freestyle, and fourth in the 100 butterfly at the NCAA Championships
Won seven gold medals at the ACC Championships, placing first in all three of his individual events (50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 100 butterfly) as well as four relays (200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay)
Notched ACC meet and school records in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 100 butterfly, while earning conference records in the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly
Broke the conference record in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:31.37 while leading off the 800 freestyle relay at the NCAA Championships
Named ACC Most Valuable Swimmer and Men's Swimmer of the Year
Tabbed career-bests in the 50 freestyle (18.58), 100 freestyle (41.21), 200 freestyle (1:31.37) and 100 butterfly (44.79)

2015-16 (Sophomore):

2016 NCAA Champion in the 400 freestyle relay, helping NC State earn its first NCAA relay title and first for the ACC
Finished fourth in the 100 freestyle, seventh in the 50 freestyle and ninth in the 200 freestyle at the NCAA Championships to earn All-America honors
Helped the 200 free style relay, 800 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay teams earn All-America honors
Won six gold medals at the ACC Championships, including two individual titles (50 freestyle, 100 freestyle) and four titles as part of relay teams (200 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay)
Finished third in the 200 freestyle at ACCs to earn All-ACC honors
Finished third in the 100 freestyle to earn a spot on Team USA's 4x100 free relay team
Won a gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, swimming the third leg of the 4x100 freestyle relay with Caeleb Dressel, Michael Phelps, and Nathan Adrian

2014-15 (Freshman):

Member of the 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, and 800 freestyle relay teams that earned conference championship titles at the ACC Championships
Part of the 400 freestyle relay and 800 freestyle relay that each took second at the NCAA Championships to earn First Team All-America honors and hold the school and conference record in both events
Earned Second Team All-America honors in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle
Part of the school and conference record-holding 200 free relay team

Prep/Personal:

Named State Journal-Register Central State Eight Illinois Swimmer of the Year
Captured the 2014 YMCA Short Course National Championship with a 19.58 finals time in the 50 free
Clocked the meet record at the YMCA Short Course National Championships with a title in the 100 freestyle
Finished his high school career as a five-time All-American
Earned All-Conference honors in each of his four seasons
Rated as the No. 2 incoming freshman in the state of Illinois and the 30th overall
A member of National Honor Society and a high school Academic All-American