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Cooper Callahan Season 2024-25

PositionFREESTYLE/IM
YearJunior
HometownMarion, Iowa
2023-24 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• CSCAA National Invitational Championship (100 & 200 IM, 200 Free, Relays)
• Academic All-Big Ten

Competed primarily in the individual medley events and freestyle relays
Season-Best Times: 1:48.76 in the 200 IM and 3:58.62 in the 400 IM, both coming at the Purdue Invitational
B finalist in the 100 IM and 200 free at the NIC meet in Florida to conclude the season
Also raced on all three freestyle relays at the NIC meet
Scored in the A final of the 400 IM at the Purdue Invite
Also at the Purdue Invite, won the C final of the 200 IM and was a C finalist in the 100 freestyle
Victorious in the 200 IM in the two-day dual vs. Oakland
Finished third overall in the 100 IM at the Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate
Won four medals at Swim Fest/Indiana Senior State in July; headlined by winning gold in the 200m IM
Also at Swim Fest, anchored Boilermaker Aquatics 400 medley relay team to gold and swam the anchor on 200 and 400 free relay teams that won silver
A finalist in the 50m and 200m free at Swim Fest as well, finishing fourth in the 200 

2022-23 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Competed primarily in the IM and mid-distance freestyle events
• Ranked among the top five on the team for the season in the 200 (1:48.50) and 400 IM (4:00.30)
• Season bests in the 200 IM was at the Purdue Invitational and 400 IM at the Big Ten Triple Duals hosted by Northwestern
• Posted a career-best time of 1:38.33 in the 200 free at the Big Ten Championships
• Also raced on Purdue's 800 free relay at Big Tens
• A finalist in the 200 IM at the Purdue Invitational
• Also qualified for the C finals of the 100 and 200 free at the Purdue Invite
• Victorious in the 500 free and finished third overall in the 100 IM (winning his heat) at the Indiana Intercollegiates
 Out touched by Connor McCarthy by 0.28 to finish as the runner-up in the 200 free as part of a 1-2-3-4 finish for Purdue in the home opener vs. UIndy
• Helped his 800 free relay team win its heat at the Purdue Invite

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year varsity letterwinner for coach Tom Belin at Linn-Mar High School in the Cedar Rapids area
Also competed for the Linn-Mar Swim Club
Two-time District Athlete of the Year as an upperclassman
First Team all-state in the 200 and 500 free as an upperclassman
Second Team all-state in the 500 free and honorable mention in the 200 free as a sophomore
USA Swimming Scholastic All-American as a senior
Helped LMHS win back-to-back district titles as an upperclassman
KCRG-TV9 Athlete of the Week honoree as a sophomore
Junior Nationals and USA Swimming Futures Championships qualifier
National Honor Society
Earned academic distinction as an upperclassman and academic honors as an underclassman

PERSONAL
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Parents are Dan and Debra Callahan
• Family also includes older sister Claire

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Freshman
2022-23

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Sophomore
2023-24

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