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UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER YELLOWJACKETS

2022-23 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

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Sean Finnerty

Sean Finnerty

  • Position:
    Freestyle/Backstroke
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Solon, OH
  • Highschool:
    Solon

Summary

Biography

At UR 2022-23: Senior competed in all nine of Rochester's meets...Placed 30th (17:17.31) in the 1,650 freestyle, 40th (1:50.66) in the 200 freestyle and 41st (4:53.31) in the 500 freestyle at UAAs, finishing with season-best times across all three events...Also swam in UR's 800 freestyle 'B' relay, coming in 16th in the event...Scored two second-place results and three third-place finishes on the year, totaling 45.50 points for UR...Finished 9th in the 200 backstroke at the Ithaca Bomber Invitational with another season's-best time of 2:01.11...Also finished 13th in the 1,650 freestyle and 26th in the 500 freestyle at the Bomber Invite...Elected Phi Beta Kappa...CSC Academic All-District selection...UAA All-Academic honoree

At UR 2021-22: As a junior, competed in nine meets with the Yellowjackets...Was part of UR's top 800 free relay team during the season, placing 4th in 7:05.65 at the Ithaca Bomber Invitational in December...Added 10th place result in the 1650 free, 13th in the 200 back and 165th in the 500 free at Ithaca...Swam five events at the UAA Championships, earning a 25th place finish in the mile in 16:51.75, a season-best...Had career-best :49.73 second split to open 400 free relay race, helping UR's 'B' team place 15th...Five top-3 results during the season and earned 81.50 total points for the Yellowjackets...Earned UAA All-Academic recognition for the second year in a row.

At UR 2020-21: The sophomore recorded four top-4 results at the UR Invitational in March...Placed second on 800 free relay which had a time of 7:09.32 and ranked 22nd in Division III at the end of the season...Individually, finished 3rd in the 500 free (4:47.65) and 1650 free (16:53.58) and was 4th in the 200 free (1:46.76)...Ranked 35th with his time in the 1650 free and was 70th in the 500 free...Scored in two of three events in UR's win against Nazareth on Feb. 27...UAA All-Academic selection.

At UR 2019-20: Made strong first impression with Rochester during rookie season...Posted impressive finish in 1650 free (16:33.95) at UAA Championships, ranking 17th in the event and third on UR this season...Also, was third on UR in the 500 free this season, clocking in with a time of 4:46.75...Cracked top-10 at Ithaca Bomber Invitational in the 1650 free, ending 9th, while also finishing 15th in the 500 free.

HS: Lettered in swimming and diving and golf for Solon HS...Co-captained both teams as a senior...Earned Most Improved Award in junior season for golf...4-time All-conference swimmer (2016-19) and was All-Conference in golf in 2017...Personal best times of 48.89 in the 100 freestyle, 1:43.97 in the 200 freestyle and 2:00.009 in the 200 IM...Helped Comets swim team to Sectional titles in 2016, 2017 and 2019 and conference crown in 2019.

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