Naval Academy Athletics

Academic Information
•                   Operations research major.
•                   Earned Second-Team Scholar All-America honors from the CSCAA in 2024.
•                   Has received academic honors from the USNA in two semesters (one time on Superintendent’s List).
•                   Was named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in 2024.
 
Athletic Honors
•                   Was named the 2024 Patriot League Rookie of the Year.
•                   Also earned First-Team All-Patriot League honors in 2024.
•                   Was named the Patriot League Swimmer of the Week on Dec. 12, 2023.
 
2024 Summer
•                   Qualified for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in both backstroke events.
•                   Tied for 12th place in the semifinals of the 200 backstroke (1:59.89).
•                   Placed 12th in the trial heats of the event (1:58.96).
•                   Also tied for 20th place in the 100 back (54.96).
 
2023-24 / Freshman
•                   Won a trio of individual events at the Patriot League Championship, the 100 and 200 back and the 200 fly.
•                   Also swam on Navy’s winning 400 medley relay team and second-place finishing 200 medley relay team.
•                   Posted NCAA B cut times in the 100 back, 200 back and 200 fly.
•                   Recorded a career-best time of 46.18 in the 100 back against Army.
•                   Posted a new career-best time of 1:40.71 in the 200 back as an exhibition swimmer at the ECAC Championship, a time that also set a new Navy, Lejeune Hall and Patriot League record.
•                   Totaled 15 backstroke wins (eight in the 200 back) during the regular season, as well as 10 relay event wins.
 
High School
•                   Graduated from Buford High School.
•                   Earned four letters in swimming at the school.
•                   Won the state (Ga.) title in the 100 back as a junior and senior also the 100 fly as a senior.
•                   Set the state record in the 100 fly in his final season.
•                   Swam on the club level for SwimAtlanta.
•                   Was a member of the National Honor Society.
 
Personal
•                   Sister, Caroline, is a senior on the Navy swimming team.
•                   Father swam at Clemson and an uncle and aunt swam at Georgia.