2023-24 / AS A JUNIOR
• Academic All-Big Ten
2022-23 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• Competed primarily in the freestyle events
• Achieved a personal-best time in the 200 free (1:37.32) leading off the 800 free relay at the Big Ten Championships, moving into 15th place in team history
• Also had a season best in the 100 free (44.63) at Big Tens, ranking top five on the team in both events for the years
• Scored in the C final of the 200 free at Big Tens
• Contributed to the victorious 800 free relay team at the Purdue Invitational, which moved into second place in program history while coming up just .03 hundredths shy of the team record
• Also scored in the B final of the 200 free at the Purdue Invite
• Runner-up in the C finals of the 100 free and 200 IM (1:49.78) at the Purdue Invite
• Event winner in the 200 free in the home opener vs. UIndy
• Won his heat of the 50 free and finished fifth overall at the Indiana Intercollegiates
2021-22 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Competed primarily in the freestyle events and was a regular contributor on relays
• Season best in the 200 free (1:37.48) was at the First Chance meet, moving into 14th place in team history
• Posted season-best times in the 50 (20.46) and 100 free (44.47) as well as the 100 fly (49.21) at the Big Ten Championships
• Scored in the B finals of the 100 and 200 free and won the D final of the 50 free at the Purdue Invitational
• Swam on the Boilermakers’ top teams of the 800 free relay at the Purdue Invite and Big Ten Triple Duals
• Helped his 200 and 400 free relay teams win heat 2 at the Purdue Invite
• Won the 200 free and anchored the 200 free relay team to victory at the Senior Day dual vs. Wabash
• Posted a top-five finish in the 200 free at the Big Ten Triple Duals vs. Minnesota and Northwestern
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year varsity letterwinner for coach Steve Thompson at Fenwick High School on the western edge of Chicago
• Four-year Illinois state qualifier
• NISCA All-American in six events – including the 50 free, 100 free, 100 fly and 200 IM – as a senior
• Also an All-American in the 400 free relay as a sophomore and junior
• Silver medalist at the state as Illinois conducted a “virtual state championships” in the winter of 2021
• Set eight Fenwick team and pool records as a senior
• Two-time team captain as an upperclassman
• Fenwick’s Athlete of the Month in February 2020 as a state qualifier in four events, including the 100 fly and 200 IM
• Sectional champion in the 100 fly as a freshman
• Also played varsity water polo as an underclassman, helping Fenwick place third at state as a sophomore
• Also competed for the FMC Aquatic Club, helping FMC set three 17-18 age group records in the relays at the Illinois Swimming Winter Open in March 2021
• Two-time Academic All-American in water polo
• Honor roll student every semester
PERSONAL
• Major: Finance
• Full name is Connor Ryan McCarthy
• Born in Elmhurst, Illinois
• Parents are Will and Maggie McCarthy
• Family also includes siblings Liam (his twin), Annie and Kate
• Father swam at Notre Dame in the 1990s
• Academic All-Big Ten
2022-23 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• Competed primarily in the freestyle events
• Achieved a personal-best time in the 200 free (1:37.32) leading off the 800 free relay at the Big Ten Championships, moving into 15th place in team history
• Also had a season best in the 100 free (44.63) at Big Tens, ranking top five on the team in both events for the years
• Scored in the C final of the 200 free at Big Tens
• Contributed to the victorious 800 free relay team at the Purdue Invitational, which moved into second place in program history while coming up just .03 hundredths shy of the team record
• Also scored in the B final of the 200 free at the Purdue Invite
• Runner-up in the C finals of the 100 free and 200 IM (1:49.78) at the Purdue Invite
• Event winner in the 200 free in the home opener vs. UIndy
• Won his heat of the 50 free and finished fifth overall at the Indiana Intercollegiates
2021-22 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Competed primarily in the freestyle events and was a regular contributor on relays
• Season best in the 200 free (1:37.48) was at the First Chance meet, moving into 14th place in team history
• Posted season-best times in the 50 (20.46) and 100 free (44.47) as well as the 100 fly (49.21) at the Big Ten Championships
• Scored in the B finals of the 100 and 200 free and won the D final of the 50 free at the Purdue Invitational
• Swam on the Boilermakers’ top teams of the 800 free relay at the Purdue Invite and Big Ten Triple Duals
• Helped his 200 and 400 free relay teams win heat 2 at the Purdue Invite
• Won the 200 free and anchored the 200 free relay team to victory at the Senior Day dual vs. Wabash
• Posted a top-five finish in the 200 free at the Big Ten Triple Duals vs. Minnesota and Northwestern
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year varsity letterwinner for coach Steve Thompson at Fenwick High School on the western edge of Chicago
• Four-year Illinois state qualifier
• NISCA All-American in six events – including the 50 free, 100 free, 100 fly and 200 IM – as a senior
• Also an All-American in the 400 free relay as a sophomore and junior
• Silver medalist at the state as Illinois conducted a “virtual state championships” in the winter of 2021
• Set eight Fenwick team and pool records as a senior
• Two-time team captain as an upperclassman
• Fenwick’s Athlete of the Month in February 2020 as a state qualifier in four events, including the 100 fly and 200 IM
• Sectional champion in the 100 fly as a freshman
• Also played varsity water polo as an underclassman, helping Fenwick place third at state as a sophomore
• Also competed for the FMC Aquatic Club, helping FMC set three 17-18 age group records in the relays at the Illinois Swimming Winter Open in March 2021
• Two-time Academic All-American in water polo
• Honor roll student every semester
PERSONAL
• Major: Finance
• Full name is Connor Ryan McCarthy
• Born in Elmhurst, Illinois
• Parents are Will and Maggie McCarthy
• Family also includes siblings Liam (his twin), Annie and Kate
• Father swam at Notre Dame in the 1990s