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UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER YELLOWJACKETS

2015-16 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

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Dylan Sharkey

Dylan Sharkey

  • Position:
    Freestyle/IM
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Albany, NY
  • High School:
    Christian Brothers Academy

Summary

Biography

At UR 2015-16: Capped of Yellowjacket career with another solid season, including scoring in seven events at the Liberty League Championships...Was on league champion 400 freestyle relay which set a new conference record of 3:09.73...Also, ended 2nd in the 200 freestyle, 3rd in the 400 IM and 500 freestyle and 5th in the 100 freestyle...At the UAA Championships scored in three events, with his best result coming on the 800 freestyle relay which was 7th in 7:07.98 and ranked in the top-100 times of NCAA Division III...Swam a season best 200 free time of 1:41.96 at UAA's the quickest time by a UR swimming this season...Ended up with 2nd fastest time on UR in 500 freestyle and 400 IM...Was 3rd leading point scorer on the Yellowjackets, scoring 156 points in non-relay events and 203.5 including relays.

At UR 2014-15: Enjoyed phenomenal junior campaign which saw him end the season leading UR in individual scoring (without relays) with 211 points...Set a new school record in the 500 freestyle (4:35.62) in a 12th place finish at the UAA Championships while earning an NCAA 'B' cut in the process...Also, was on 5th place 800 freestyle relay, 7th place 400 freestyle relay and ended 9th in the 200 freestyle and 23rd in the 100 freestyle at UAAs...Was one of the best swimmers at the Liberty League Championships in UR's home pool in December, helping Rochester capture the team title...Finished 1st in four events and runner-up in one other, setting new league records in three of those...Was 1st in the 500 freestyle (league record 4:46.19), 400 IM (league record 4:12.76), 200 freestyle (1:44.08) and on 400 free relay (league record 3:10.57) while finishing 2nd in the 100 freestyle to teammate Gunnar Zemering...Also, was on UR's 200 freestyle relay 'B' team which swam the 3rd fastest time in the event.

At UR 2013-14: Had another strong year as a sophomore, earning nine total finishes in the top-16 at the two major championships meets...Won two events, the 400 IM and 400 free relay at the Liberty League Championships while placing 2nd in the 200 free, 4th in the 500 free and 7th in the 100 free...Part of three school records at the UAA Championships and matched UAA best result for a UR male swimmer with 4th place finish in the 200 freestyle...Set new school mark in 500 freestyle (4:36.09) while earning an NCAA B cut in a 10th place finish...Also, swam on 6th place 400 free relay (3:05.86) and 800 free relay (6:53.26) which set new school marks...Honored by Liberty League as All-Academic team member.

At UR 2012-13: Three wins at the Liberty League Championships as a freshman, winning the 400 IM, 200 freestyle and on the 400 free relay...Was named Liberty League Male Rookie of the Year...Also, placed 2nd in 200 IM at Liberty League's...Was on UR's 6th place 800 freestyle relay team at the UAA Championships...400 IM time of 4:15.86 ranks in the top 10 All-Time at UR.

HS: Swam varsity all four years at Christian Brothers Academy in Albany, NY... Team captain junior and senior years...Was the Section II champion in the 200 IM and 100 Breast two straight seasons...Selected outstanding competitor at the Sectional Championship in his senior year...Selected 1st Team All-Star by the Albany Times Union multiple years...In addition, swam for the Schenectady Sharks USA Swim Club.

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