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Andrew Witty Season 2021-22

PositionBREASTSTROKE/FREESTYLE
YearSophomore
HometownBainbridge Island, Wash.
2023-24 / AS A SENIOR
• 3-Time Academic All-Big Ten Honoree
• Academic All-District

2022-23 / AS A JUNIOR

• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• CSCAA Scholar All-America (Second Team)
• Academic All-District
Academic All-Big Ten
• USA Swimming TYR Pro Championships Qualifier (100m Breast)
Competed primarily in the breaststroke events
• Achieved personal-best times in the 100 (53.51, B Cut) and 200 breast (1:58.73) as well as the 50 free (20.55), 50 breast (24.78) and 100 IM (52.13)
• Contributed to the 200 medley relay at the Big Ten Championships, helping the quartet place fourth wth the second fastest time in team history
• Scored in the B final of the 100 breast and the C final of the 200 breast at Big Tens, accounting for 13 team points
• Finished fifth in the A final of both the 100 and 200 breast at the Purdue Invitational, winning his heat of the 100
• Accounted for 28 team points at the Purdue Invite
• Helped Purdue win the 200 medley relay at each of the first two home meets of the season
Won his heats of the 100 back and 100 IM at the Indiana Intercollegiates, finishing as the runner-up overall in the 100 IM and top 10 in both events

2021-22 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• CSCAA Scholar All-America (Second Team)
Academic All-Big Ten
• USA Swimming Phillips 66 National Championships Qualifier (100m Breast)
Competed primarily in the breaststroke events
• One of five members of the men's team to earn all three academic honors for the season
Posted career-best times in the 100 (53.85) and 200 breast (2:00.51) at the First Chance meet
Raced in the same events the following week at the Big Ten Championships
Moved into 12th place in team history in the 100 breast
Scored in the B final of the 100 breast at the Purdue Invitational, also qualifying for the C final of the 200 breast
Won his heat of the 50 free with a career-best time of 20.62 at the Purdue Invite, qualifying for the D final
Also helped his 400 medley relay team win its heat at the Purdue Invite
Posted a top-50 finish in the 100-meter breast at USA Swimming’s Phillips 66 National Championships while also racing in a 200m breast time trial

2020-21 / AS A FRESHMAN
Competed primarily in the breaststroke events
Posted season-best times in the 100 (55.74) and 200 breast (2:03.47) at the Senior Day triple dual with Indiana and Ohio State
Both times ranked among the top five on the team for the season
Also registered times of 21.75 in the 50 free and 54.27 in the 100 back

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year varsity letterwinner for coach Kaycee Taylor at Bainbridge High School on Bainbridge Island in Puget Sound
Helped BHS win four Class 3A Washington state titles in the relays – 200 medley and 400 free as a junior, 200 free as a senior, 400 free as a sophomore
Also was a four-year individual qualifier for the Washington state championships, winning three career medals
Helped lead Bainbridge to three straight Class 3A Washington state championships (2017-19)
NISCA All-American with his state champion relay teams
Three-year USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
At the state championships, won silver in the 200 IM as a senior as well bronze in the 100 back (junior) and 200 IM (sophomore)
Placed fourth in the 200 IM at state as a junior to give him three straight top-4 finishes
Also competed for the Bainbridge Island Swim Club, serving as a team captain
A finalist at the 2018 USA Swimming Futures Championships
Helped his 200 medley relay team place fifth at the 2018 Winter Junior Nationals (West)
AP Scholar and AP Scholar with Distinction during his upperclassman years
National Merit Commended Scholar
Washington State Honors award recipient
National Honor Society

PERSONAL
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Full name is Andrew Stanley Witty
Born in Seattle, Washington
Parents are Lawrence and Bernadette Witty
Family also includes siblings Lauren and Thomas
Dad played baseball at University of Puget Sound

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Senior
2023-24

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Junior
2022-23

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Freshman
2020-21

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