2023-24 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed primarily in the breaststroke events and 200 IM
• Season-Best Times: 53.95 in the 100 breast, 1:58.20 in the 200 breast, 1:48.47 in the 200 IM
• Moved into 14th place in team history in both breaststroke events via his lifetime bests
• Scored in the C final of the 200 breast at Big Tens
• Accounted for 31 team points at the Purdue Invitational, qualifying for the A finals of both breaststroke events
• Won heat 1 of the 200 IM in the two-day triple dual vs. Oakland
2022-23 / AS A FRESHMAN
• CSCAA National Invitational Championships Qualifier (50, 100 & 200 Breast; 200 IM; Relays)
• USA Swimming TYR Pro Championships Qualifier (100m & 200m Breast)
• Competed primarily in the breaststroke events and 200 IM
• Achieved personal best times in the 50 (25.23), 100 (54.36) and 200 breast (1:58.84)
• Scored in the B final of the 100 and 200 breast at the CSCAA National Invitational Championships
• Scored in the B final of the 200 breast and 200 IM at the Purdue Invitational
• Runner-up in the C final of the 400 IM at the Purdue Invitational
• Heat winner in the 100 breast at the Senior Day dual vs. Indiana
• Won gold in the 200m breast (2:17.42) and bronze in the 100m breast (1:02.92) at the Indiana Senior State Championships in July, qualifying for nationals in both events
BEFORE PURDUE
• Competed for the Commonwealth Swimming Club coached by Christopher Sheppard
• Annually ranked as a New England Top 10 Swimmer
• Won the 200 breaststroke at the 2021 New England Senior Championships
• 17-18 age group New England virtual champion in the 200 breast as a senior
• USA Swimming Futures Championships qualifier
• Multi-year Summer Junior Nationals qualifier
• Helped lead his club to a third-place finish at the 2021 New England Senior Championships
• Top Times as a Senior:
…SCY 100 Breast: 55.77, 200 Breast: 2:00.90, 200 IM: 1:51.84, 400 IM: 4:00.46
…LCM 100 Breast: 1:05.18, 200 Breast: 2:21.86, 200 IM: 2:08.27
• Four-year honor roll student at Winthrop High School
• National Honor Society
PERSONAL
• Major: Electrical Engineering
• Born in Boston, Massachusetts
• Parents are Charles and Kathleen Whittaker
• Family also includes older sister Colleen, who's a swimmer at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York
• Father competed in track & field at the University of Vermont
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed primarily in the breaststroke events and 200 IM
• Season-Best Times: 53.95 in the 100 breast, 1:58.20 in the 200 breast, 1:48.47 in the 200 IM
• Moved into 14th place in team history in both breaststroke events via his lifetime bests
• Scored in the C final of the 200 breast at Big Tens
• Accounted for 31 team points at the Purdue Invitational, qualifying for the A finals of both breaststroke events
• Won heat 1 of the 200 IM in the two-day triple dual vs. Oakland
2022-23 / AS A FRESHMAN
• CSCAA National Invitational Championships Qualifier (50, 100 & 200 Breast; 200 IM; Relays)
• USA Swimming TYR Pro Championships Qualifier (100m & 200m Breast)
• Competed primarily in the breaststroke events and 200 IM
• Achieved personal best times in the 50 (25.23), 100 (54.36) and 200 breast (1:58.84)
• Scored in the B final of the 100 and 200 breast at the CSCAA National Invitational Championships
• Scored in the B final of the 200 breast and 200 IM at the Purdue Invitational
• Runner-up in the C final of the 400 IM at the Purdue Invitational
• Heat winner in the 100 breast at the Senior Day dual vs. Indiana
• Won gold in the 200m breast (2:17.42) and bronze in the 100m breast (1:02.92) at the Indiana Senior State Championships in July, qualifying for nationals in both events
BEFORE PURDUE
• Competed for the Commonwealth Swimming Club coached by Christopher Sheppard
• Annually ranked as a New England Top 10 Swimmer
• Won the 200 breaststroke at the 2021 New England Senior Championships
• 17-18 age group New England virtual champion in the 200 breast as a senior
• USA Swimming Futures Championships qualifier
• Multi-year Summer Junior Nationals qualifier
• Helped lead his club to a third-place finish at the 2021 New England Senior Championships
• Top Times as a Senior:
…SCY 100 Breast: 55.77, 200 Breast: 2:00.90, 200 IM: 1:51.84, 400 IM: 4:00.46
…LCM 100 Breast: 1:05.18, 200 Breast: 2:21.86, 200 IM: 2:08.27
• Four-year honor roll student at Winthrop High School
• National Honor Society
PERSONAL
• Major: Electrical Engineering
• Born in Boston, Massachusetts
• Parents are Charles and Kathleen Whittaker
• Family also includes older sister Colleen, who's a swimmer at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York
• Father competed in track & field at the University of Vermont