2014-15 Swimming and Diving Roster
John Newell
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- High School:
- Grace Academy
2015 ALL-AMERICA HONORS (400 Medley Relay)
2014-15 (Senior): A team captain for the 2014-15 season… A member of the 400 medley relay team that finished eighth at the NCAA Championships to earn first team All-America honors… Holds the second-fastest time in program history in the 200 butterfly (1:44.66) and the third-fastest in the 100 fly (46.67), both notched at the ACC Championships… He finished sixth in the 200 and ninth in the 100 at the conference championships… Also holds the eighth-fastest mark in program history in the 50 freestyle (19.80), which was charted at ACCs.
2013-14 (Junior): Scored 26 points for the Pack at the 2014 ACC Championships ... Recorded the second fastest time in the program record books in the 200 fly with a time of 1:46.28 ... Finished 13th overall at ACC's in the event ... Also, posted the third-fastest time in program history of 47.45 in the 100 butterfly and finished 14th overall in the event.
2012-13 (Sophomore): Posted the second-best time on the team for the year in the 100 butterfly ... Recorded the third-best time on the team in the 200 fly ... Swam the fourth-best time in the 500 freestyle
2011-12 (Freshman): Swam the third-best time in school history in the 200 butterfly with a 1:47.50 ... His time was also an NCAA "B" cut ... Placed 12th at the ACC Championships ... Also competed in the mid-distance freestyle events ... Qualified for the US Olympic Trials.
PREP/PERSONAL: Attended Grace Academy ... Earned five letters, four in swimming and another in cross country ... Qualified for junior nationals ... Three-time team MVP ... Won a state title in the 100 butterfly ... Holds his club team record in the 200 butterfly ... Owns seven high school records ... Won the 200 butterfly at the senior sectionals ... Enrolled in the First-Year College.