2022-23 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Biography
Career Records
1000 Free (2nd, 9:23.29)
1650 Free (1st, 15:27.16)
200 Back (5th, 1:46.00)
400 IM (3rd, 3:52.70)
2022-23 (Sophomore): Earned All-CAA honors in the 500 and 1650 Free and the 200 IM ... Defended this CAA Championships in the 500 and 1650 Free at the conference championship meet ... Earned three gold medals and a silver at the meet ... Posted personal-best times in all three events ... Led Seahawks with 57 points at the CAA meet ... Competed in all 11 meets for the Seahawks ... Won eight events during the season and totaled 16 top-three finishes ... Won the 500, 1650 and 200 IM against William & Mary.
2021-22 (Freshman): Honored as the CAA Co-Rookie Swimmer of the Year ... Won both the 500 (4:23.83) and 1650 Freestyles (15:27.16) with school-record times at the CAA Championships ... Earned All-CAA honors in three individual events ... Finished second in the 400 IM ... Added an All-CAA honor as a member of the winning 800 Free Relay.
Prior to UNCW: Finished seventh in the 200 Back in Wave 1 of the 2021 Olympic Trials in Omaha, Neb. ... Fifth-ranked recruit in Virginia by SwimCloud ... Won state championships in both the 100 Backstroke and 500 Free ... Set school records in the 1650 Free (15:30.40) and 400 IM (3:53.59) ... USA Scholastic All-America ... Served as team captain twice ... Loudoun Valley High School Male Athlete of the Year in 2020-21 ... Also competed on the cross country and track and field teams ... Competed for The Fish swim club.
Personal: Full name: Sam Addison O'Brien ... Born in Reston, Va. ... Son of Carla and Eric O'Brien ... Father swam for three seasons at Rochester Institute of Technology.
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