| Sean Mathews |
|
|
2007-08: Emerged as a strong swimmer for NU in the 200 free and 200 fly ... Qualified for the bonus final in the 200 fly at the Big Ten Championships, scoring points with a 15th-place overall finish in a time of 1:48.13 ... Took 27th in the 200 free and also competed in the 500 free at the Big Ten Championships ... Led off the 800 free relay at the conference meet, which turned in an NCAA `B' provisional qualifying time ... Ranks second on Northwestern's top times list for the year in the 200 free and 200 fly ... Won his first-career dual-meet event with a victory in the 500 free against Illinois-Chicago (10/27) ... Also won races in the 100 fly and 1,000 free against Carthage and Olivet (1/12) ... Has three other top-three dual-meet finishes on the year ... Qualified for the consolation finals in both the 200 fly and the 200 free at the Georgia Invitational (11/30-12/2).
High School: Missouri state champion in the 100 and 200 free in 2006 and 2007 ... Placed third in the 200 free and fifth in the 100 free at the 2005 state meet ... Three-time first-team member of the St. Louis All-Metro team ... Wendy's High School Heisman National Honoree ... Holds high school records in the 100, 200 and 500 freestyles ... Swam with the Rockwood Swim Club for four years ... NCSA All-American team in 2007 ... Club record-holder in the 200 fly ... Won the 2007 Steve Crocker Award ... National Merit Commended Scholar ... National Honor Society ... Bright Flight Scholar ... McCormick School of Engineering Dean's Scholar ... Won the George Washington Carver Award.
Personal: Born Sean Arie Mathews on 7/20/89 ... Son of Rod and Rita Mathews ... Chose Northwestern over Yale, Minnesota, Kentucky and Louisville ... Plans to major in engineering.
MATHEWS' PERSONAL BESTS
| 200 Fly | 1:48.13 |
| 200 Free | 1:39.46 |
| 500 Free | 4:36.80 |
