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2018-19 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Profile

  • Breast
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Oakton, Va.
    Hometown
  • 6'1
    Height
  • Oakton High School
    High School
Rafael Suanes/George Mason Univ.
Rafael Suanes/George Mason Univ.
Rafael Suanes/George Mason Univ.
Michael Pettinichi
Michael Pettinichi
Breast
Position
Senior
Class
Oakton, Va.
Hometown

Summary

Biography

Performance History

HONORS
  • 2017-18 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • 2018-2019 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
2018-19:  Recorded two individual first place and two individual third place finishes…Took third place in both the 100-yard breaststroke (54.42) and in the 200-yard breaststroke (1:59.11), both season-best times, at the 2019 Atlantic 10 Championships Feb. 20-23…Placed fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke (57.53) and seventh in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:09.94) vs. American, Army and Old Dominion on Jan. 19…Finished fourth in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:03.03) and 20th in the preliminary round of the 100-yard breaststroke (59.00) at the Patriot Invitational Nov. 15-17…Took the top spot on the podium with first place finishes in both the 100-yard breaststroke (56.92) and in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:05.90) at the Atlantic 10 Classic Oct. 27-28.

2017-18:  Recorded five individual first place, one individual second place and five individual third place finishes during the season…Atlantic 10 Conference Champion in both the 100-yard breaststroke (54.01) and 200-yard breaststroke (1:58.03), with NCAA B qualifying times and placed 13th in the 200-yard IM (1:51.61) Feb. 14-17 at the Atlantic 10 Championships…Took the top spot on the podium in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:05.87) Jan. 26-27 at Liberty and VMI…Finished sixth in the 100-yard breaststroke (59.22) and eighth in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:13.94) Jan. 20 vs. Army, American and Boston University…Placed ninth in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:04.36), 10th in the 100-yard breaststroke (56.74) and 40th in the 200-yard IM (1:59.91) Nov. 16-18 at the Patriot Invitational…Swam in two events at the Atlantic 10 Classic Oct. 28-29, finishing third in both the 100-yard breaststroke (58.51) and 200-yard breaststroke (2:10.85)…Placed second in the 100-yard breaststroke (59.22), third in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:12.53) and fifth in the 50-yard breaststroke (27.57) Oct. 20-21 at the Richmond Duals…Began the season with third place finishes in both the 100-yard breaststroke (1:00.09) and 200-yard breaststroke (2:14.99).

At Xavier University:  Took first place at the 2016 BIG EAST Championship in the 100-yard breaststroke with a school-record time of 55.38…Also won the 200-yard breaststroke at the 2016 BIG EAST Championship with a school-record time of 2:01.89…Earned All-BIG EAST honors, winning a pair of gold medals as a member of the 200-yard medley relay and 400-yard medley relay teams at the 2016 BIG EAST Championships.

Prep:  Swam four years at Oakton High School…As a senior, qualified for two events at the Virginia 6A State Championships…Won the Virginia State Championship in the 100-yard breaststroke in 2015…Competed in four events at the 2015 NCSA Junior National Championships and placed seventh in the 50-yard breaststroke…Member of the Cougars 2015 Virginia 6A High School League State Championship team…Dean's list.

Personal:  Son of Jeanne and Scott…Has two siblings, Sam and Gabbie…Was a member of the Nation’s Capital Swim Club that took first place at the 2014 NCSA Junior National Championships…Mother, Jeanne swam at Vanderbilt…Sister, Gabbie swam at Miami (OH)…Finance major.
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