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2013-14 Men's Swimming Roster

John Flaherty

  • Position Back, IM
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • Highschool Peters Township

Biography

Awards:
• 2014 All-Centennial Conference Honorable Mention (400 IM)
• 2014 Centennial Conference All-Sportsmanship Team
• 2012 All-Centennial Conference First Team (400 IM)
• 2012 All-Centennial Conference Honorable Mention (200 Fly)
• 2012 Centennial Conference All-Sportsmanship Team
• 2011 All-Centennial Conference Honorable Mention (200 Fly)

Miscellaneous:
Has factored into three school records, which includes the 400-yard individual medley as well as the 400 medley relay and the 800 free relay.

2013-14:
Competed in all 10 meets as a senior … Was honorably mentioned for All-Centennial Conference laurels and made the Centennial Conference All-Sportsmanship Team … Swam in three individual and four relay events at the Centennial Conference Championships (2/21-23) … Broke own school record and registered an NCAA ‘B’ Cut time of 4:07.69 to place second in the 400 IM … Finished  third in the 200 fly in 1:55.49 and fifth in the 200 IM in 1:56.03 … Anchored four relay teams, which included the record-breaking 400 medley and 800 free squads that established program standards by placing fifth in 3:29.94 and fifth in 7:04.49, respectively, as well as the sixth-place 200 free relay that clocked in at 1:26.61 and the fifth-place 400 free relay that touched the wall in 3:12.04.
 
2012-13:
Competed in 11 meets as a junior … Notched three collegiate-best times, including a school record, in as many individual events at the Centennial Conference Championships (2/22-24) by placing fourth in the 200-yard backstroke in 1:55.34, third in the 200 IM in 1:55.99 and fourth in the 400 IM in 4:09.95 … Was also a member of the 200 free relay that finished fifth in 1:28.01 and the 400 free relay that hit the wall seventh in 3:14.05.

2011-12:
Competed in 11 meets as a sophomore … Made the Centennial Conference First Team in the 400 IM and was honorably mentioned for all-league accolades in the 200 fly … Also landed on the Centennial Conference All-Sportsmanship Team … Swam in three individual events at the Centennial Conference Championships (2/17-19), most notably winning the 400 IM in 4:10.11 … Also finished second in the 200 fly in 1:55.70, a collegiate best, and sixth in the 200 IM in 1:58.20 … Also swam on the fourth-place 800 free relay and fifth-place 400 free relay that finished with marks of 7:11.03 and 3:13.18, respectively.

2010-11:
Competed in five meets as a freshman … Was honorably mentioned for All-Centennial Conference laurels … Swam in three individual events at the Centennial Conference Championships (2/18-20), finishing second in the 200 fly in 1:56.66, third in the 200 IM in 1:58.29 and third in the 400 IM in 4:13.01 … Also swam on the winning 800 free relay that was fourth in 7:09.57.

Personal Bests at Swarthmore:
200 IM: 1:55.99, at Centennial Conference Championships (2/22/13)
*400 IM: 4:07.69, at Centennial Conference Championships (2/22/14)
200 Fly: 1:55.49, at Centennial Conference Championships (2/23/14)

*School Record