| Michael McBroom |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
The Woodlands, Texas
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| Last College:
Minnesota
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| Height:
6-2
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| Event:
Free
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| Experience:
3L
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• NCAA record holder, 1000-yard freestyle (8:43.48)
• Represented the USA in the 1500m freestyle at the 2012 FINA Short Course World Championships
• 2011 NCAA Champion, 1,650 freestyle
• Five-time All-American
• Big 12 Champion
• Member of Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2011, Spring 2012)
• 2012 Academic All-Big 12 (second team)
TOP TIMES
200 free (SCY/LCM): 1:39.26/1:53.60
400 free (LCM): 3:49.89
500 free (SCY): 4:15.99
1000 free (SCY): 9:01.57
1,650 free (SCY): 14:32.86
2012 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS
• Placed seventh in the 1500m freestyle (15:14.85/15:10.32p) and eighth in the 400m freestyle (3:56.12/3:49.89p)
AS A JUNIOR (2011-12)
• Earned All-America honors in the 500 freestyle (7th, 4:20.11) and 1,650 freestyle (8th, 14:43.83) at the NCAA Championships
• Won the Big 12 title in the 1,650 freestyle with a time of 14:53.86 and finished second in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:20.79
• At the Texas Invitational, he placed second in the 1,650 freestyle (15:03.73),fifth in the 500 freestyle (4:20.75) and ninth in the 400 IM (3:52.09)
• Finished first in the 1,000 freestyle against Georgia (9:05.52) and Arizona (9:16.20) and was second at Auburn with a season-best 9:01.57
• Took second in the 500 freestyle in dual meets with Auburn and Arizona
• Had his best time in the 500 freestyle in the prelims at NCAA's with a 4:15.99
AS A SOPHOMORE (2010-11)
• Placed second in the 1,650 freestyle (15:25.92) and fourth in the 500 freestyle (4:29.90) against Texas A&M
• Won the 1,650 freestyle (15:19.18) and placed second in the 500 freestyle (4:26.65) and fifth in the 400 IM (3:59.59) against Arizona and SMU
• Took second in the 1000 freestyle (9:08.38) and third in the 500 freestyle (4:30.45) at Georgia
• Won the 1000 freestyle (9:08.74) and the 500 freestyle (4:30.43) at Auburn
• Placed second in the 1,650 freestyle (14:58.07), sixth in the 500 freestyle (4:25.13) and sixth in the 400 IM (3:57.26) at the Texas Invitational
• Placed second in the 1000 freestyle (9:08.54) and the 500 freestyle (4:28.96) against Michigan and Indiana
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
FRESHMAN (2009-10)
• Placed fourth in the 1,650 freestyle at the NCAA Championships
PERSONAL
Born May 16, 1991 in Plymouth, Minn. ... son of Jay and Rena McBroom ... has one sister, Jessica (21) ... major is government with a minor in communication.
