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Andrew Swenson Season 2023-24

PositionBACKSTROKE/IM
YearSenior
HometownBedford, Ind.
2022-23 / AS A JUNIOR
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CSCAA National Invitational Championships Qualifier (200 Back, 400 Free Relay)
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Competed primarily in the backstroke events
• Achieved personal best times in the 100 back (48.05) and 200 back (1:44.41, B Cut) as well as the 200 IM (1:49.66) and 50 free (20.84)
• Accounted for Purdue's top time of the season in the 200 back while qualifying for the B final at Big Tens
• Also had his season best in the 100 back as a C finalist at Big Tens, accounting for 14 team points total
• A finalist in the 200 back at the CSCAA National Invitational Championships
• Scored in all three of his individual events at the Purdue Invitational, accounting for 27 team points
• At the Purdue Invite, was an A finalist in the 100 and 200 back as well as a B finalist in the 200 IM
• Won his heat of the 100 back and finished sixth overall at the Indiana Intercollegiates; also helped Purdue win the 200 medley relay at the meet

2021-22 / AS A SOPHOMORE
Competed primarily in the backstroke events and 200 IM
• Posted career-best times in the 100 (49.09) and 200 back (1:46.45) as well as the 200 IM (1:50.63) at the Purdue Invitational
Qualified for the A final of the 200 back at the Purdue Invite, accounting for 12 team points
Won the 200 back in the Senior Day dual vs. Wabash
Placed third overall in the 100 back at the Indiana Intercollegiates
Helped Boilermaker Aquatics sweep the 200 free and 200 medley relays at the Indiana Senior State Championships in July
Individually at Senior State, was a three time A finalist at Senior State – finishing third in the 200-meter back, fifth in the 200m IM and seventh in the 100m back

2020-21 / AS A FRESHMAN
Competed primarily in the backstroke events
Registered his season-best time in the 200 back (1:47.99) at the Senior Day triple dual with Indiana and Ohio State
Posted his season best in the 100 back (49.75) at the intrasquad time trials in November
Both times ranked among the top five on the team for the season
Also posted times of 1:00.93 in the 100 fly and 1:52.08 in the 200 IM
• Finished among the top five in both the 100m (5th) and 200m back (3rd) at the Indiana Senior State Championships in July

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year varsity letterwinner for coach Terry Tlustek at Bedford North Lawrence High School in south central Indiana
Won four consecutive IHSAA sectional championships in the 100 backstroke
Also a sectional champion in the 200 IM as a junior and 100 fly as a senior
Helped BNL win the sectional team title as a freshman
Also competed for the Lawrence County Aquatics club
USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
Multiple-time finalist at the club state championships
TYR Pro Swim Series and USA Swimming Junior Nationals qualifier
Selected to participate in Indiana Swimming’s 2019 Olympic training camp
Served as president of BNL’s student athletic leadership team
Graduated with an academic honors diploma

PERSONAL
Major: Atmospheric Science
Full name is Andrew James Swenson
Born in Bloomington, Indiana
Parents are James and Janice Swenson
Family also includes younger brother Alexander

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Junior
2022-23

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Sophomore
2021-22

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Freshman
2020-21

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