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
• 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