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Jack Smith Season 2021-22

PositionBACKSTROKE/BUTTERFLY
YearJunior
HometownMichigan City, Ind.
2022-23 / AS A SENIOR
Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed primarily in the backstroke events and 100 butterfly
• Closed out his career with a career-best time of 1:45.60 in the 200 back at the Big Ten Championships
• Also posted season bests in the 100 fly (48.05) and 100 back (48.72) at Big Tens
• Scored in all three of his individual events at the Purdue Invite, accounting for 11 team points in the trio of B finals
• Placed fourth overall in the 100 fly at the Indiana Intercollegiates
• Earned two degrees in four years, graduating with a bachelor's in 2022 and master's in 2023

2021-22 / AS A JUNIOR
Academic All-Big Ten
Competed primarily in the backstroke events and 100 butterfly
Posted season-best times in the 100 (48.65) and 200 back (1:45.65) at the First Chance meet
Moved into 14th place in team history in the 200 back, accounting for Purdue’s second-best mark of the season
Raced in the 50 free plus both backstroke events at the Big Ten Championships
Scored in the B finals of the 100 and 200 back while also qualifying for the C final of the 100 fly at the Purdue Invitational
Helped Boilermaker Aquatics take second in both the 400 free and medley relays at the Indiana Senior State Championships in July
Also was an A finalist in the 100-meter back and won the B final of the 100m fly at Senior State
Finished fifth overall in the 100 fly at the Indiana Intercollegiates

2020-2021 / AS A SOPHOMORE
Academic All-Big Ten
Competed primarily in the backstroke, butterfly and freestyle events
Posted season-best times in the 100 (48.36) and 200 back (1:46.88) at the Big Ten Championships, both marks ranking second on the team
Moved into 14th place in program history with his career best in the 100 back
Also had a career best of 48.00 in the 100 fly at Big Tens
Won the 200 back and finished as the runner-up in the 100 back at both November intrasquad meets
Helped Boilermaker Aquatics win the 400 free relay at the Indiana Senior State Championships in July

2019-2020 / AS A FRESHMAN
Competed primarily in the backstroke and butterfly events
Registered season-best times in the 100 (49.58) and 200 back (1:46.51) as well as the 200 IM (1:53.63) at the Purdue Invitational
Posted his season best in the 100 fly (48.28) at the Big Ten Championships
Ranked third on the team in both backstroke events
Accounted for 13 team points at the Purdue Invite, qualifying for the A final of the 200 back and also scoring in the B final of the 100 back
Qualified for the semifinal race of the 50 back ladder tournament at the FIU Sprint Invitational, placing third in the prelims, quarterfinal and semifinal
Won heat 1 of the prelims and qualified for the B final of the 200 fly at the Purdue Invite
Also qualified for the C final of the 100 fly and helped his 800 free relay team win its heat at the Purdue Invite

HIGH SCHOOL
 Four-year varsity letterwinner for coach Melvin Kovenz at Michigan City High School in Northwest Indiana
 Also played four years of varsity golf
 All-American in the 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly as a senior
 Duneland Athletic Conference MVP his senior year
 Two-time Scholastic All-American as an upperclassman
 Three-year team MVP
 Distinguished graduate honoree was the editor in chief of the MCHS newspaper and German club VP
 National Honor Society
 Also a member of foreign language and social studies honor societies

PERSONAL
 Major: Master's in Finance; graduated in three years with bachelor's in Supply Chain, Information & Analytics
 Full name is Jack Timothy Smith
 Born in Barrington, Illinois
 Parents are Timothy and Nancy Smith
 Family also includes older siblings Daniel, Lizzie and Sarah

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Senior
2022-23

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Freshman
2019-20

BACKSTROKE/BUTTERFLY/IM
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Sophomore
2020-21

BACKSTROKE/BUTTERFLY/IM