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2 The Auburn men's team dominated the competition at NCAAs last season, sweeping through an undefeated season and setting points records at both the SEC and NCAA Championships. Led by the 'Four Horsemen' of George Bovell, Fred Bousquet, Derek Gibb and Ryan Wochomurka, the Tigers charged to new heights in winning their second straight NCAA crown. This season, David Marsh has the enviable task of gunning for the three-peat. With a talented core of returnees, including three of the 'Four Horsemen', the outlook is very bright for the Tigers. The challenge every year is to win a new championship. The more the team can focus on what they can do this year rather than thinking of defending a championship, the better off they will be, Marsh said. There is plenty of veteran leadership which we will count on. If the veterans lead the way they can, this should be one of the stronger teams when you combine the swimming and diving. The younger athletes show a lot of promise. They were not all big names out of high school, but several show the capacity to develop into worldclass swimmers during their time here at Auburn. FREESTYLE The sprint freestyle should once again be very strong for the Tigers. World Recorder Holder Bousquet returns to defend his NCAA title in the 50 free. Bousquet, a part of three NCAA record setting relays, also placed third in the 100 free at NCAAs as well as semi-finaling in both the 50 and 100 freestyles at the Athens Olympic Games. Wochomurka, a fellow horseman, is back for his final go-around on the Plains. A great relay swimmer, 'Wocho' swam the second leg of both the 200 and 400 free relays that established NCAA records at the championships. Individually, Wocho finished third in the 50 and fifth in the 100. Again one of the stronger events is the sprint freestyle led by Ryan Wochomurka and Fred Bousquet, Marsh said. Some young depth will come from Joe Pascale, one of the most improved sprinters in the country last year. If he can continue to improve in the same fashion while some of our freshmen and sophomores come along like we hope they would, that event will be really solid. Bovell, though not known as a sprinter, has carried his weight in the 100 free. The leadoff swimmer in both the 200 and 400 free relays, he swam to a fourth-place finish in the 100 free, giving Auburn three of the top five finishers in the 100. Back are sophomores Bryan Lundquist, Seth Barry, and Pascale, who will add quality depth to the sprint freestyle events. Newcomer Scott Goodrich will add a little intensity to an already outstanding crew of sprinters. Bovell should also be the leader in the shorter of the middle distances after racing to a third-place finish in the 200 free at NCAAs. He will be joined by senior BJ Jones and sophomores Barry, Wesley Flatt, Daniel Slocki and Joey Schneider as returnees who look to make an impact at the NCAA level. Jones is coming off of a seventh-place finish in the 400 free at NCAAs and his firstever SEC title in the 500 free, which in itself put the LaGrange, Ga. native as one of the "swimmers-to-watch" heading into the summer. At the US Olympic Trials, he semifinaled in the 200 free. Slocki and Schneider were both pleasant surprises as freshmen earning spots on the NCAA team. Slocki finished seventh in both the 500 and 1650 at SECs while Schneider added a sixth-place finish in the 500 and a seventh-place in the 200 at the conference meet. Also watch for freshmen Shai Livnat and Rory Auburn Men s Preview Connell to make some waves in the mid-distance free events for the Tigers. BJ Jones will lead the way once again for us. He is a great leader and he will challenge all who train with him to be better on a consistent basis, Marsh said. Anchoring the distance freestyle crew, otherwise know as "RHOP", is Senior All-American Nate Knopf. Knopf reeled in the competition at NCAAs as he raced to an eighth place finish in the mile. Freshmen Cory Knopp and Jeff Smith will add energy to the "RHOP" group as they compete in the distance events. BACKSTROKE The backstroke should once again be a strength for our program. Doug Van Wie has emerged as a world-class backstroker and shows even more potential for the future. The performance of Chad Barlow will be key for this years team. Van Wie, a junior, popped onto the radar screen last year with his versatility in racing the 50, 100 and 200 backstrokes at the NCAA level. After leading off the NCAA record setting 200 medley relay at NCAAs, Van Wie posted a seventh-place finish in the 100 back and a 10th-place finish in the 200 back at the championships. His improvement carried into the summer with a semi-final swim in the 100 back and a final swim in the 200 back at the US Olympic Trials. Senior Chad Barlow will provide leadership in both the 100 and 200 backstroke events this season. The Virginia native finished 15th and 12th in the 100 and 200 backstrokes respectively at the 2003 Championships. Along with Barlow and Van Wie, Goodrich will provide some depth in the 100 back for the Tigers. BREASTSTROKE Losing 2004 Olympian Mark Gangloff last season after losing 2000 Olympian Pat Calhoun two years ago could cause a lot of heartache for a squad, but not for the Tigers. Stepping up to be the next great Auburn Auburn Men s Swimming & Diving Roster Name Cl. Event Ht. Hometown (High School) Chad Barlow* Sr. Back 6-4 Williamsburg, Va. (Walsingham Acad.) Seth Barry So. Free 6-2 Chesteron, Ind. (Chesterton) Fred Bousquet*^! Sr. Sprint Free/Fly 6-3 Perpignan, France George Bovell*^! Jr. Back/IM/Free 6-5 Trinidad & Tobago(The Bolles School) Matt Bricker* Sr. Diving 5-7 Winter Park, Fla. (Lakehighland Prep) Kurt Cady Jr. IM/Free 6-4 Las Vegas, Nev. (Silverado) Andrew Callahan Fr. Breast/IM 6-3 Alpharetta, Ga. (Centennial) Rory Connell Fr. Mid. Dist. Free/Fly 6-1 Newark, Del. (Salesianum) Wesley Flatt So. Free 6-1 Roswell, Ga. (Centennial) Scott Goodrich Fr. Back/Sprint Free 6-3 Glendale, Ariz. Mark Johnson So. Fly/IM 6-0 Nashotah, Wis. (Arrowhead) BJ Jones*^ Sr. Mid. Dist. Free 6-3 LaGrange, Ga. (LaGrange) Nate Knopf* Sr. Dist. Free 6-0 Louisville, Ky. (Shelby County) Cory Knopp Fr. Dist. Free 6-1 Aberdeen, Md. (Aberdeen) Shai Livnat Fr. Mid. Dist. Free 6-4 Vardia 9, Haifa, Israel (Wingate Institute) Bryan Lundquist So. Sprint Free/Fly 6-4 Marietta, Ga. (Lassiter) David Maras Fr. Breast/Sprint Free 6-0 New Orleans, La. (Rummel) Sean Osborne So. Breast/IM 6-2 Cedar Falls, Iowa (Cedar Falls) Joe Pascale So. Free 6-6 Manassas, Va. (Pope Paul II) Joey Schneider So. Mid. Dist. Free 6-3 Nashville, Tenn. (Brentwood) John Scott So. Fly/IM 6-0 Montgomery, Ala. (Montgomery Acad.) Steven Segerlin* So. Diving 6-0 Webster, N.Y. (Webster) Eric Shanteau* Jr. IM/Breast 6-1 Lilburn, Ga. (Parkview) Andrew Sivulka Sr. Diving 5-8 Ann Arbor, Mich. (Ann Arbor News) Daniel Slocki So. Distance Free 6-1 Charlotte, N.C. (Providence) Jeff Smith Fr. Distance Free/IM 6-1 Mandeville, La. (St. Pauls) Doug Van Wie*! Jr. IM/Back 6-0 Charlotte, N.C. (Myers Park) Luke Weniger Fr. Sprint Free/Fly 6-2 Pittsford, N.Y. (Sutherland) Ryan Wochomurka*^! Sr. Sprint Free/Back 6-3 Columbus, Ind. (Columbus North) * NCAA All-American ^ SEC Conference Champion! NCAA Champion

3 breaststroker is junior Eric Shanteau. An honorable mention All-American in the 200 at NCAAs, he semi-finaled at that distance at the 2004 US Olympic trials. This is a young but talented group. Breaststroke has always been a cornerstone of the Auburn swimming program. As these youngsters develop that trend should continue. David Maras and Andrew Callahan show early promise while Eric Shanteau in the 200 should make for a strong dual meet team, Marsh said. Classmate Kurt Cady brings added NCAA championships experience in the 100 breast. Sophomore Sean Osborne is looking to improve upon a pair of seventh place finishes at the SEC Championships. Throw in freshman Callahan, who placed 10th in the 200 at Olympic trials, and Louisiana native Maras, and the future of the Auburn breaststroke group looks bright. BUTTERFLY The Auburn butterflyers are looking forward to the challenges ahead of them in the campaign. Butterfly should be an event that allows for a lot of improvement, Marsh said. We expect Fred Bousquet to lead the way in the sprint butterfly. Depth should be good in the 200 fly, but we are looking for a leader to step forward. Leading the charge is Bousquet. Having earned All-American honors in 2003 and 2004, Bousquet looks to defend his SEC 100 butterfly title this year. Junior Kurt Cady and sophomore Mark Johnson provide NCAA experience in the 200. Sophomores Lundquist and John Scott along with freshmen Connell and Luke Weniger provide depth in the fly events for the Auburn Tigers. INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY The IMs, a cornerstone for the Auburn program over the past two years, will once again be a stronghold for the Tigers. Bovell successfully defended his title in the 200 IM at NCAAs in world record fashion before racing to a bronze medal in the same event at the summer Olympics. Bovell looks to improve upon his NCAA record performance in 2003, and joining him in the pursuit will be Shanteau, Van Wie and Cady. Shanteau, an All- American in both the 200 and 400 IMs, placed third in both IM events at the US Olympic Trials. Van Wie finished sixth in the 200 at NCAA's while Cady took home a ninth place finish at the conference level. Sophomores Osborne, Johnson, and Scott will provide depth in the event. Watch for freshmen Connell, an Olympic Trials qualifier in the 200, and Callahan to continue the Auburn IM legacy. IM is arguably the best event for the team this year, Marsh said. The program prides itself in the development of the individual medley and to have several world-class swimmers training together everyday only pushes them to be better in those events. Eric and George will lead the charge, but as they compete in each of the four strokes they will have plenty of competition in practice. DIVING For the past three years, the Auburn diving program has been one of the strongest in the nation. The duo of Caesar Garcia and Matt Bricker took AU Diving Coach Jeff Shaffer s squad to new heights. Now that the Tigers have become one of the elite diving programs in the country, nicely complimenting the swimming program, the challenge is to stay there Auburn Men s Preview With Steven and Matt returning they will lead us hopefully to the same success we had last year, Shaffer said. They set the table last year for continued success on the men s side. We have the potential to 1-2 on platform once again. With the loss of Garcia to graduation, Bricker will be the one looked to for guidance. But he will not be alone. Classmate Andrew Sivulka should continue his impressive rebound after a year away from the sport while sophomore Steven Segerlin s quest to be the best will continue. Bricker was the SEC champion on the platform as a freshman, but took a backseat to Garcia the last two years. However, his 2004 runner-up finish on the tower at SECs and his triple All-American honor run at the NCAA Championships should provide him with the confidence needed to succeed in his final year. Segerlin, a potential three-event finalist this season, came in with a lot of hype as a freshman, and lived up to it immediately. At his first SEC Championships, he was the third party in an Auburn sweep on the platform to go along with two top-10 finishes on the springboards. At NCAA s, he moved up a spot on the platform to second behind Garcia and also finished 12th on the 3-meter, giving him room for improvement but also the sweet taste of success. Both Matt and Steve are coming off a real solid Olympic trials and a very outstanding performance for Matt at the US Nationals, Shaffer said. It was good to see Matt finally show the ability that we always knew he had. I anticipate that Matt s performace over the summer will motivate him to have a great year. Sivulka s return to prominence should come this year. His year-long hiatus during AU s 2003 Championship run refueled his fire. Last year he contributed at SECs with a 10th-place finish on both the 3-meter and the platform. This year, his task will be to join Bricker and Segerlin on the NCAA roster. I think we have three of the very best males divers in the conference as well as at the NCAA level and it is going to be another exciting year on the men s side. MEN'S 25-Yard Course EVENT A B Standard Standard 50 Freestyle :19.74 : Freestyle :43.53 : Freestyle 1: : Freestyle 4: : ,650 Freestyle 15: : Butterfly :47.25 : Butterfly 1: : Backstroke :47.43 : Backstroke 1: : Breaststroke :54.00 : Breaststroke 1: : Individual Medley 1: : Individual Medley 3: : Freestyle Relay 1: : Freestyle Relay 2: : Freestyle Relay 6: : Medley Relay 1: : Medley Relay 3: : Meter Diving Points-Dual 290/ Championship 465/6 optionals format Meter Diving Points-Dual 310/Championship 480 Platform Diving Points-10 dives

4 Chad Barlow Senior Williamsburg, Va. All-American Backstroke Major: Criminology : Competed in the 100 back (56.90) and the 200 back (2:05.37) at the 2004 USA Olympic Team Trials, placing 17th and 18th, respectively... Finished in a tie for 12th in the 200 back (1:56.36) after qualifying in a time of 1:55.35 at the NCAA Championships... Also finished 15th in the 100 back (53.57) after posting a in the prelims... Third-place finisher in the 200 back at SECs (1:42.87)... Placed fifth in the 100 back with a time of Also had the ninth-best time in the 100 fly at : Was ranked No. 50 in the 200m back (2:01.65) in the World... Made dramatic strides since transfering into Auburn... Dropped from a best time of 2:05.00 to 2:01.65 in the 200 back... Competed at the ConocoPhillips Summer National Championships, placing fourth in the 200m back with a time of 2: Also placed seventh in the 100m back (56.43)... Was a member of the NCAA Championship team... Earned his first honorable mention All-America honor for his 15th-place finish in the 200 back (1:46.37) with a prelims time of 1: Clocked a 1:43.81 in the 200 back at the James E. Martin Invite... Finished sixth in the 100 back (48.77) with a prelims time of and sixth in the 200 back (1:45.42) with a prelims time of 1:45.10 at the SEC Championships... Also placed 16th in the 100 fly (49.13) with a prelims time of at the conference meet : Swam for University of Virginia ACC champion in the 400 medley relay, placed third in the 100 back (49.58) and fourth in the 200 back (1:46.41) Placed 16th in the 100 back at Summer Nationals. High School: Walsingham Academy, 01 Competed in the 100 and 200 backstroke at 2001 Summer Nationals and finished 16th in the 100 back 100 backstroke sectional champion State of Virginia short course record holder in the 200 backstroke Three-time High School All-American Virginia state champion and record holder in the 100 back High School state champion and record holder in the 100 and 200 freestyle Team captain at Walsingham Academy and Typhoon Aquatics club team, where he swam for Jack Bierie. Personal: Full name is Chad Robert Barlow... Son of Robert and Linda Barlow... Born Sept. 15, Has a brother, Derek, who played football at West Chester University. About Chad: Nicknames are Chico and Hot Sauce... Lists Gary Hall Jr. as his role model in swimming... Without Limits is his favorite sports movie... Larry Bird is his favorite professional athlete. 100 Back Back 1: Fly Barlow s Top Times 100 Back Back 2:01.65 Fred Bousquet Senior Captain Perpignan,France NCAA Champion World Record Holder All-American Sprint Freestyle/Butterfly Major: International Business : Olympian for France... Semi-finalist in both the 50 and 100 free, with his best times coming in the prelims of both (22.24 / 49.08)... Also swam the 100 fly (53.35) and anchored the seventh-place 4x100 free relay... Successfully defended his NCAA title in the 50 free with a World Record Was a member of Auburn s Four Horsemen, anchoring the 200 (20.55) and 400 (47.12) free relays that set world best times (1:23.75 / 3:08.85)... Swam the fly leg (22.73) for the 200 medley relay that set a world record (1:34.25)... Also swam the fly leg (51.09) for the runner-up 400 medley relay (3:27.19)... Also placed third in the 100 free (46.87) and sixth in the 100 fly (52.11) at NCAAs... SEC Champion in the 50- (19.48) and 100- (42.53) freestyles, setting the SEC record in the 100, as well as the 100 fly (47.06)... Was a part of three SEC Champion relays (200 FR , 400 FR , 200 MR ), anchoring both free relays that set SEC records... The 200 free relay also established the NCAA record at 1: : Was ranked No. 12 in the 100m free (49.27), No. 16 in the 50m fly (24.14), No. 18 in the 50m free (22.47) and No. 32 in the 100 fly (53.72) in the World... Swam for France at the FINA World Championships... Placed sixth in the 100m freestyle (49.30) and 10th in the 50m free (22.47)... Also anchored the 4x100m freestyle relay, splitting 47.03, the second-fastest split in the sport of swimming... NCAA Champion in the 50 freestyle (19.31) despite going in prelims... Anchored the runner-up 200 free relay (1:17.28) with a closing split... Also anchored the NCAA runner-up 400 free relay (2:49.68) with a final leg of Swam the fly leg of the runner-up 200 medley relay (1:24.96) in Placed third in the 100 free (42.69)... Swam the freestyle leg of the 3rd-place 400 medley relay (3:07.28) with a split... Was seventh in the 100 fly (46.75) with a prelims time of Finished the NCAA Championships as the second-highest scorer with 48 points... SEC Champion in the 50 free (19.57) and 100 fly (46.70)... Led off the SEC Champion 400 free relay (2:51.96) with a SEC record for his split... Swam the fly leg of the SEC Champion 200 medley relay (1:26.52) with a split of Anchored the SEC Champion 200 free reley (1:17.73) with a split of Also anchored the SEC Champion 400 medley relay (3:09.17) with a split... Placed third in the 100 free (43.02) at the conference meet... Was the second-highest scorer at SECs with 57 points... Joined the Tigers in January of 2003 and had an immediate impact. High School: Swam for Serge LeClaire and CS Clichy Olympian for his native France. Personal: Full name is Frederick Thierry Bousquet... Parents are Roger Bousquet and Dawy Roth... Born April 8, Has a sister, Valerie Roth-Bousquet. 50 Free Free Fly Bousquet's Top Times 50 Free Free Fly

5 Matt Bricker Senior Winter Park, Fla. All-American Diving Major: Psychology BJ Jones Senior LaGrange, Ga. All-American Captain Middle Distance Freestyle Major: Biomedical Science : Competed at the Olympic Trials, with his best finish coming in the synchronized platform competition with Caesar Garcia where they placed fourth... NCAA All-American on all three boards... Had a sixthplace finish on the platform (494.85) after qualifying with a Also placed eighth on the 3-meter (574.90) and 16th on the 1-meter (278.70) at NCAAs... Runner-up to Garcia on the platform at SECs with a Also earned a sixth-place finish on both the 1- (320.30) and 3-meter (536.65) boards : Won the synchronized platform event with AU teammate Caesar Garcia at the Speedo National Diving Championships... Won the platform competition with a score of at the FINA Grand Prix in Rome, Italy... Again teammed with Garcia to place second in the 3-meter synchrnozed and third in the synchronized platform competition at the World Championship Trials... Earned All-America honors for his fifthplace finish on the platform at NCAAs (518.35)... Entered the platform finals with the second-best score from prelims (561.40)... Honorable mention All-America on the 1-meter, placing 12th with a score of Also competed on the 3-meter, finishing 26th (274.70)... Placed 10th on the 1-meter at the SEC Championships (274.60) before withdrawing from the rest of the competition due to a shoulder injury... Combined with AU teammate Caesar Garcia to win the 3- and 10-meter synchronized diving events at the Speedo American Cup... Member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll : Captured the bronze medal in the platform event with a score of at the NCAA Championships.. Also placed 10th on the 1-meter (309.50) and 15th in the 3-meter (509.95) at NCAAs... Claimed the SEC Championship title on the platform with a score of Also earned fourth on the 3-meter (540.80) and sixth on the 1-meter (293.95) at SECs... Placed second in the 1-meter and earned a first place score (343.12) in the 3-meter at Florida... Named SEC Athlete of the Week following the Florida meet Earned a first place score (536.45) in the 3-meter and finished second in the 1-meter as well as in the platform at the Georgia Invite... Earned a spot on the US National team in the summer of 2001 by placing third on the platform (572.61), fifth on the 3-meter (577.98) and fifth on the 1-meter (301.50) at the US Outdoor Nationals in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. High School: Lakehighland Prep, 01 Coached by US National Team diving head coach Jay Larew at the Team Orlando Diving Club Ninetime Junior National Champion Member of the US Diving Junior and Senior National team Can-Am-Mex Age Group Champion Threetime All-American NISCA All-America National Champion US Diving Senior National High Point Winner Florida State High School Diving Champion Finalist in the 2000 US Olympic Team Trials in the platform. Personal: Full name is Matthew Nathan Bricker... Son of Bernie and Judy Bricker...Born Jan. 22, About Matt: Lists Tian Liang and Dimitri Savtin as the best divers he has ever competed against... Claims Cool Runnings Miracle and Remember the Titans as his favorite sports movies... Favorite book is The Bible... His boots, his cowboy hat and his fishin stuff are his most prized possessions. Bricker s Top Scores 1-Meter (6) Meter (6) Meter (11) Platform (10) : Swam in both the 200 and 400 freestyles (3:55.08) at the USA Olympic Team Trials, earning a spot in the semi-finals of the 200 with a 1:50.01 in the prelims while placing eighth in the Earned seventhplace finishes at NCAAs in both the 200 free (1:46.72) and the 400 free (3:47.30)...Swam the second leg (1:46.13) for the fourth-place 800 free relay... Also swam the 1500 free, placing 17th (15:18.51)... Won the 500 free at SECs in a time of 4:17.35, starting a string of 13 straight titles for the Tigers... Swam the leadoff leg of the SEC runner-up 800 free relay (1:35.63)... Also finished third in the 200 free (1:35.54) and fifth in the 1650 free (15:17.58) : Was ranked No. 49 in the 800m free (8:08.87) in the World... Anchored the fourth-place 800 free relay (6:22.16) with a 1:36.06 split at NCAAs... Also placed eighth in the 500 free (4:22.32), clocking a 4:18.20 in prelims... Finished 13th in the 200 free (1:36.55) with a prelims time of 1: Honorable mention All-America in the 1650 free, placing 16th with a 15: Swam the leadoff leg of the second-place 800 free relay (6:21.42) at the SEC Championships with a 1: Placed third in the 500 free (4:18.26) and fourth in the 1650 free (15:15.03) at the conference meet... Also finished seventh in the 200 free (1:36.94) at SECs : Placed eighth in the 800 free (8:15.06), 13th in the 1500 free (15:47.03) and 19th in the 200 free (1:52.04) at the Phillips 66 National Swimming Championships... Finished 15th in the 500 free in a time of 4:23.08 and 17th in the 1650 free (15:15.17) at the NCAA Championships... Captured fifth in the 500 free (4:22.73), eighth in the 200 free (1:39.45) and eighth in the 1650 free (15:29.83) at the SEC Championships. High School: LaGrange, 01 Coached by Jeff Dellinger in high school Qualified for 2000 Olympic Trials All-State A Team 2001 Bill Young Award recipient Member of the United States Achievement Academy All-American Scholar Recipient of the All-American Scholar Athlete Award Three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All- American Mr. LaGrange High School, 2001 Athlete Day Award recipient Georgia High School Athletic Director's Association Scholar. Personal: Full name is Benjamin Scott Jones... Parents are Scott and Suzanne Jones... Born July 7, Has a brother, Lincoln. About BJ: Lists Caddie Shack as his favorite sports movie... Saves the Day is his favorite musical group... Claims Jordan-Hare Stadium as his favorite place on the Auburn campus... Lists the Atlanta Braves as his favorite professional team. 200 Free 1: Free 4: Free 15:11.71 Jones' Top Times 200 Free 1: Free 3: Free 8: Free 15:

6 Nate Knopf Senior Louisville, Ky. All-American Distance Freestyle Major: Accounting Andrew Sivulka Senior Ann Arbor, Michigan Diving Major: Wireless Engineering : Swam to a 22nd-place finish in the 1500 free at the Olympic Trials (15:56.47)... Earned the first All-America honor of his career at NCAAs with an eighth-place finish in the 1500 free (15:07.83)... Also competed in the 400 free... Placed third in the 1650 free at SECs with a time of 15: Finished 11th in the 500 free at 4:26.32 and 16th in the 400 IM at 4:00.32 with a 3:58.52 in prelims : Competed at the ConocoPhillips Summer Nationals, placing 13th in the 800m free in a time of 8: Was exhibitioned at the SEC Championships... Registered a 15:13.16 in the 1650 free, which would have earned him third place at the conference championships... Clocked a 4:26.11 in the 500 free, which would have placed him in the consolation finals IM time of 4:00.40 would have placed 20th at SECs : Swam at the Texas American Short Course Championships, clocking a career-best in the 500 free (4:29.59) while also swimming in the 1650 free (15:20.42) and the 400 IM (3:59.44) Competed at the Texas Invitational in the 500 free (4:39.06), 1650 free (15:52.10), 400 IM (4:05.17) and 200 free (1:46.93). High School: Shelby County, Coached by John Mueaks... A two year high school All-American in the 500 free... Team MVP for three seasons on his club team the Shelby Sharks... Coached by Mike Deboar in his club team Jack Thompson Lakeside Award winner summer MVP... Graduated with high distinction and high honors including a 3.5 GPA... Academic high school All-American. Personal: Full name is Nathan Douglas Knopf... Parents are Martha and Doug Knopf... Born on Jan. 24, Has a brother, Nick. About Nate: Lists Stairway to Heaven as his favorite song of all time... Says his favorite professional team is the Louisville RiverBats... Lists the wall as his favorite spot on the Auburn campus... Biggest fear is going bald. 500 Free 4: Free 9: Free 15:09.49 Knopf's Top Times 400 Free 4: Free 8: Free 15: : Teammed with Jason Coben to finish seventh in the 3-meter sychronized competition at the Olympic Team Trials... Scored a on the 3-meter to place seventh at SECs... Also placed 10th on the platform with a score of Scored a to place 14th on the 1- meter... Awarded Most Improved Diver by Coach Jeff Shaffer at the end of the season : Did not compete : Placed fourth on the 1-meter and on the 3-meter at Florida... Finished seventh on the 1-meter and placed fifth on the platform at the Georgia Diving Invite... Earned a first-place score (300.83) on the 1- meter and finished third on the 3-meter vs. Southwest Missouri State... Earned a second-place score (301.28) on the 3-meter vs. Alabama : Finished 18th in the platform event at the NCAA Championships with a score of Was 24th on the 1-meter event at the NCAA Championships with a score of and 29th on the 3- meter (457.65)... Finished third, along with Jason Coban, in the synchronized 3-meter event at US Nationals... Placed seventh on the platform (446.40) at the SEC Championships... Was eighth in the 1-meter with a score of at SECs... Finished 11th in the 3-meter (481.20) at SECs. High School: Ann Arbor News, '00... Three-time Michigan State High School Champion... Four-time high school All-American... Coached by Tommy Michael at Great Lakes Eagle Diving. Personal: Full name is Andrew David Sivulka... Born July 24, Parents are Gerry and Nancy Sivulka... Has three siblings; Adam, Ben and Sarah. About Andrew: Nickname is Vlade... Lists AU divers Caesar Garcia, Matt Bricker and Steven Segerlin as the best divers he has ever competed against... Claims Chariots of Fire as his favorite sports movie... Vlade Divac is his favorite professional athlete. Sivulka s Top Scores 1-Meter (6) Meter (11) Platform (10)

7 Ryan Wochomurka Senior Columbus, Ind. NCAA Champion All-American Sprint Freestyle/Backstroke Major: Political Science : Olympic Trials finalist in the 50 free, finishing seventh with a Had clocked a during the semi-finals... Also was a semifinalist in the 100 free, finishing ninth with a time of Was a part of the Four Horsemen that set the NCAA and World Records in the 200 (21.04) and 400 (47.16) free relays at NCAA Championships (1:23.75 / 3:08.85), swimming the second leg for both... Third-place finisher in the 50 free at at NCAAs... Also placed fifth in the 100 free (47.49)... Swam the second leg of the 200 (19.18) and 400 (42.46) freestyle relays at SECs that set SEC and NCAA records... Swam the lead-off leg (22.33) of of the SEC Champion 200 medley relay... Placed second in both the 50 free (19.58) with a time of in prelims, and the 100 free (43.02) with a prelims of Swam the third leg (1:36.38) on the runner-up 800 free relay at SECs : Was ranked No. 43 in the 100m free (50.09) and No. 44 in the 50m free (22.90) in the World... Competed for the US at the FINA World Championships in Barcelona... Swam the third-leg of the silver medal winning 4x100m freestyle relay... Competed for the United States at the Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool, placing fourth in the 100m freestyle (50.26)... Swam the leadoff leg for the NCAA runner-up 200 free relay (1:17.28) in Also swam the second leg for the NCAA runner-up 400 free relay (2:49.68) with a split... Placed fourth in the 100 free at NCAAs... All-American in the 50 free with a 19.62, placing fifth... Anchored the SEC Champion 200 medley relay ( 1:26.52) with a split... Also swam the final leg for the SEC Champion 400 free relay (2:51.96) with a split... Swam leadoff for the SEC Champion 200 free relay (1:17.73) in a Was the runner-up in the 50 free (42.98) with a time that was better than the previous SEC record... Also placed fourth in the 50 free (19.78) with a prelims time of at the SEC Championships : Placed 10th in the 50 free (19.83) and 13th in the 100 free (43.78) at the NCAA Championships... Also swam in three relays helping his team finish fourth in the 400 free relay (2:52.98), fourth in the 200 free relay (1:17.41) and fifth in the 800 free relay (6:27.48) at NCAAs... Finished third in the 50 free at SEC Championship meet in a time of 19.80, but swam a career-best in the 200 free relay leadoff... Also took third in the 100 free (43.73) and fifth in the 200 free (1:37.55) at SECs. High School: Columbus North, 01 Coached by Jim Sheridan in high school and at Donner Swim Club Three-time High School State Champions Holds Indiana state record in the 100m free 2001 Public School National Champion in 100m free Member of the 2000 Junior National Team Graduated from high school with Academic Honors. Personal: Full name is Ryan Charles Wochomurka... Parents are Chip and Jayne Wochomurka... Born on June 20, Has two brothers, Brad and CJ. About Ryan: Nickname is Wocho... Claims Gary Hall Jr. as his role model in swimming... Says swimming as one of the Four Horsemen as his most memorable swimming moment... Ramble On is his favorite song of all time... Tony Stewart is his favorite professional athlete. Wochomurka's Top Times 50 Free Free Free 1: Back Free Free Free 1: Back George Bovell Junior Trinidad and Tobago NCAA Champion World Record Holder All-American IM/Backstroke Major: Building Science : Won a bronze medal in the 200 IM at the XXVIII Olympics with a time of 1: His medal represented the first swimming medal for the nations of Trinidad and Tobago... Also was an Olympic semifinalist in both the 100 and 200 freestyles, finishing 11th in both... Successfully defended his NCAA title in the 200 IM with a world record time of 1: Was a member of the Four Horsemen that set world best times in the 200 (21.40) and 400 (47.06) free relays, swimming leadoff for both (1:23.75 / 3:08.85)... Also anchored the runner-up 400 medley relay (46.58) and swam leadoff (1:44.81) for the fourth-place 800 free relay... Placed third in the 200 free (1:45.13) and fourth in the 100 free (47.39) at NCAAs... Led off the SEC record setting 200 (19.33) and 400 (42.94) freestyle relays at SECs... The 200 also established the NCAA record... SEC Champion in the 200 IM for the second straight season with a SEC-record 1: Also won the 200 free (1:34.54) and swam the anchor leg(1:34.95) of the runner-up 800 free relay... Leadoff of the 200 free established the SEC record for the 50 free at Won the consolation finals of the 400 IM (3:50.01) : Was ranked No. 2 in the 200m IM (1:59.49), No. 21 in the 100m free (49.61) and No. 42 in the 100m back (55.81) in the World... Gold medalist in the 200m freestyle at the Pan American Games, posting a 1: Also won gold in the 200m IM in a Pan American Games record 1: Earned a silver medal in the 100m free (49.61) and the 100m back (55.81) at Pan Ams, becoming the first Tiger since Rowdy Gaines in 1983 to win more than one medal at the Pan American Games in one year... Swam for his native Trinidad & Tobago at the FINA World Championships, placing fifth in the 200 IM (2:00.06)... Set the NCAA and US Open record in winning the 200 IM at the NCAA Championships in a time of 1: Swam leadoff for the NCAA runner-up 400 free relay (2:49.68) in Also swam the lead leg of the 4th-place 800 free relay (6:22.16) in 1: All-America honorable mention in the 200 free, where he placed ninth (1:35.19) and the 200 back, where he was 14th (1:45.73) with a prelims time of 1: SEC Champion in the 200 IM (1:44.21)... Was the runner-up in the 200 free (1:35.30) at the conference meet... Anchored the second-place 800 free relay squad (6:21.42) in 1: Also placed ninth in the 200 back (1:45.04)... Was the 10th-highest scorer at the SEC Championships with 46 points. High School: The Bolles School, 02 Swam for Piranah Aquatics and coach Anil Roberts Finished fourth in the 200m IM at the 2001 World Championships and seventh at the 2002 World Championships in Moscow 2000 Olympian Florida state high school champion in the 200 IM and 100 back Multiple Trinidad and Tobago as well as Caribbean and Central American national record holder. Personal: Full name is George R. L. Bovell... Born July 18, Parents are George and Barbara Bovell... Has two siblings; Nicholas and Alexandra... Father, George, was a collegiate swimmer and mother, Barbara, was an Olympic runner for Barbados and Canada. 200 IM 1: Back Back 1: Free 1: Free Free Bovell s Top Times 200 IM 1: Free Free Free 1: Back

8 Kurt Cady Junir Las Vegas, Nev. IM/Freestyle Major: Civil Engineering Eric Shanteau Junior Lilburn, Ga. All-American IM/Breaststroke Major: Business : Earned a spot in the semi-finals of the 200 IM at Olympic Trials, placing 15th (2:05.79)... Made his first NCAA team... Just missed All-America honors in the 200 IM, placing 17th (1:59.41)... Also placed 24th in both the 100 breast (1:01.26) and the 200 fly (1:59.58)... Swam to a sixth-place finish in the 200 fly at SECs, clocking a 1:46.74 in prelims and a 1:47.41 in finals... Also had a top-eight finish in the 100 breast with a time of Won the SEC consolation finals of the 200 IM with a time of 1: : Competed in every stroke but the back... Posted a season-best time in the 200 free (1:39.71) and 200 breast (2:03.60) in the dual meet victory over Texas... Time of 1:53.37 in the 200 IM at the Auburn Tiger Invitational was a season-best. High School: Silverado, 02 Swam for Mike Polk and Boulder City US Junior National Team member Eleven-time NISCA All-American State record holder in the 200 IM, 100 fly, 100 breast and 200 free relays Four-time NISCA All-America State Swimmer of the Year USA Swimming Scholastic All-American Chose Auburn over Texas, Tennessee and Stanford. Personal: Parents are Ron and Darla Cady... Born Sept. 2, Has a sister, Alyssa.... Has moved to Savannah, Ga., and trains with for AU standout and Olympic bronze medalist Bill Forrester when at home. About Kurt: Field of Dreams is his favorite movie... Therodynamics, Fluids and Heat is his favorite class at Auburn... Says looking at Samford is his favorite spot on the Auburn campus... Lists Modern Marvels and Monster House as his favorite television shows. 200 IM 1: Breast Fly 1:46.74 Cady's Top Times 200 IM 2: Free Fly : Finished third in the 200 IM to world record holder Michael Phelps with a finals time of 1:59.75 at USA Olympic Team Trials... Also was third to Phelps and Erik Vendt in the 400 IM with a finals time of 4: Semi-finaled in the 200 breast at Olympic Trials, placing 11th... Had fourth-place finishes in both the 200 (1:55.94) and 400 IMs (4:09.66) at NCAAs... Also swam the 200 breast, finishing 13th (2:11.44)... Runner-up in the 400 IM at SECs with a 3: Thirdplace finisher in the 200 breast, touching in a time of 1: Finished fourth in the 200 IM at the conference meet with a time of 1: : Was ranked No. 23 in the 400m IM (4:19.82) in the World... Silver medalist in the 400m IM (4:19.82) at the World University Games... All-American in the 400 IM, swimming a 3:49.07 with a 3:46.43 in prelims... Also earned honorable mention All-America honors in the 200 IM (1:46.35) with a prelims time of 1:45.85 to place ninth, leading a trio of AU swimmers that took the top three spots in the consolation finals... Also swam the 200 breast, placing 19th (1:58.37)... Was the runner-up in the 400 IM (3:45.91) at the SEC Championships... Also placed fourth in the 200 IM (1:46.43) at the conference meet.. Placed seventh in the 200 breast (1:58.79) with a prelims time of 1:58.46 as AU placed four in the top seven at SEC Championships... Was the 14th-highest scorer at the conference championships (44 pts). High School: Parkview, 02 Swam for Chris Davis and Swim Atlanta Ranked 31st in the 400 IM and 37th in the 200 IM World Rankings National champion in the 400 IM and placed second in the 200 IM and the 200 breast National Junior Team member Holds state record in the age group for the 200m breast, 200m IM, 400m IM and 400y IM Holds state record in 200y IM for the senior age group and Georgia Male Outstanding Swimmer Was ranked second in the nation in the 200m breast, 200m IM and 400m IM in his age group High School Scholar Athlete in 2000, 2001 and 2002 USA Swimming Scholastic All-American... Was the first male in the history in the program to have a national title and a 4.0 GPA...Three-time All-American Interscholastic Swim team Chose Auburn over Georgia, Texas, Stanford, Arizona and Florida. Personal: Full name is Eric Lee Shanteau... Born Oct. 1, Parents are Rick and Janet Shanteau Has a brother, Ryan, who swam at Georgia Tech. About Eric: Says that winning NCAAs in 2003 and then repeating in 2004 is his most memorable swimming moments... Lance Armstrong is his role model in life... Parks Bonifay is his favorite professional athlete... Claims PK s weight room is his favorite place on the Auburn campus... Super Troopers is his favorite movie. 200 Breast 1: IM 1: IM 3:44.68 Shanteau's Top Times 200 Breast 2: IM 1: IM 4:

9 Doug Van Wie Junior Charlotte, N.C. NCAA Champion All-American IM/Backstroke Major: Graphic Design Seth Barry Sophomore Chesterton, Ind. Freestyle Major: Wildlife Sciences : Olympic Trials finalist in the 200 back, finishing fifth with a time of 1: Also semi-finaled in the 100 back, finishing 11th after posting a Led off the 200 medley relay (24.24) that set a world s best time of 1:34.25 at the NCAA Championships... Earned All-America honors in the 200 IM with a sixth-place finish (1:59.08) after going 1:58.29 in prelims... Placed seventh in the 100 back with a time of in finals and a in prelims... Swam the third leg (1:48.30) for the fourth-place 800 free relay... Clocked a 1:55.57 to place 10th in the 200 back at NCAAs... Registered a fourth-place finish in the 200 back at SECs (1:43.23)... Finished sixth in the 100 back at Went 1:49.25 in the finals of the 200 IM at SECs to finish eighth as five Tigers swam in the championship finals : US Olympic Trials qualifier in the 200m back and 200m and 400m IM... Competed at the ConocoPhillips Summer Nationals, placing fourth in the B-Finals of the 200m backstroke in a time of 2:04.16, though his prelim time of 2:03.86 was the ninth-fastest time of the morning session... Also placed fourth in the 400m IM C-Finals with a time of 4: Exhibition swimmer at the SEC Championships... Time of 1:44.72 in the 200 back would have placed fifth in the championship finals at SECs... 3:55.16 in the 400 IM would have placed him in the consolation finals at SEC Championships... Swam the 500 free in a time of 4:28.07, which would have placed 20th at SECs back champion in the Alabama dual meet (1:49.28)... Also had a season-best time in the 100 back (50.49) against the Crimson Tide... Posted a season-best time in the 400 IM (4:03.13) against Florida... Clocked a 1:48.32 in the 200 back during the Auburn Tiger Invite. High School: Myers Park, 02 Swam for Frankie Bell at Aquatic Team of Mecklenburg National Junior Team member Was the fastest year old in the country in the 200 back in 2001 North Carolina State Meet MVP High school state record holder in the 200 free and 100 back Two-time All-American North Carolina state high school champion in the 100 free in 2000 and the champion in the 200 free and 100 back in 2001 Two-time USA Swimming Academic All-American Member of the National Honor Society Chose Auburn over Stanford and Texas : Swam in the Short Course Championships at Texas, placing third in the 100 free (44.91) despite swimming with a broken foot... Registered a pesonal-best 1:39.04 in the 200 free during the Kentucky dual meet, placing third... Time of in the 100 free during the Kentucky dual meet was an in-season best... Went in the 100 free (LCM) during the dual meet with Southern Cal and North Baltimore, finishing with the ninth-best time... Made Dean s List in the spring semester : Swam to a time of in the 100m free to place fifth at the 2003 Janet Evans Invitational... Decided to redshirted as a true freshman. High School: Chesteron, 02 Swam for Jim Voss and the Duneland Swim Club Indiana state champion in the 100 free... Indiana state finalist in the 50, 100 and 200 free every year of high school US Open qualifier... High School MVP four consecutive years... Member of the National Honor Society Received the Academic Athlete award... Scholar Athlete. Personal: Full name is Seth Isaac Barry... Parents are Drew and Susan Barry... Born Feb. 17, Has one sibling, Gage. About Seth: Lists Val Kilmer as his favorite actor... Snow Crush is his favorite book... Lists Hoosiers as his favorite movie. 50 Free Free Free 1:39.04 Barrys Top Times 50 Free Free Free 1:56.67 Personal: Full name is Douglas Paul Van Wie... Parents are Paul and Tama Van Wie, Becky Van Wie... Born May 31, Father was on the crew team at UPenn... Has four siblings; Greg, Nic, Kara and Brittany. About Doug: Nickname is Bear... Says being a part of the world record-breaking 200 medley relay at NCAAs is his most memorable swimming moment... Claims Mel Stewart is his role model in swimming... Neuromancer is his favorite book... Lists Toomers Corner as his favorite spot on the Auburn Campus. 100 Back Back 1: IM 3: IM 1:48.31 Van Wie's Top Times 100 Back Back 1: IM 2: IM 4:

10 Wesley Flatt Sophomore Roswell, Ga. Freestyle Major: Aerospace Engineering Mark Johnson Sophomore Nashotah, Wis. Butterfly/IM Major: Marketing : Swam at the the 2004 Summer Nationals, finishing 38th in the 200 free (1:56.58)... Time of in the 100 free at SECs would have placed second in the consolation finals... Registered a 1:39.06 in the 200 free, which would have placed him 13th at the SEC championships... Also swam the 100 fly at SECs, stopping the clock at High School: Centennial, Coached by Heidi Ballog in high school... Swam for Maria Thrash and Swim Atlanta... USA National Junior Team member... Won two gold and one silver medal at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival... Senior national qualifier in the 100 and 200 free... Seven-time All-American... High School Swimmer of the Year... Team captain and MVP his senior year... Six-time high school state champion... Three-time Scholastic All-American. Personal: Full name is Wesley Joseph Flatt... Parents are Andy and Lisa Flatt... Born Jan. 22, Father swam at Georgia... Has a brother, Justin. About Wesley: Claims walking in for the first time at the 2004 SEC Championships as his most memorable swimming moment... Says that Jackie Chan is his role model in life... Necessary Roughness is his favorite sports movie... Ender s Game is his favorite book. 50 Free Free Free 1:38.17 Flatt s Top Times 50 Free Free Free 1: : Competed at the USA Olympic Trials, clocking a 2:03.09 in the prelims of the 200 fly... Joined Steven Segerlin, Joey Schnieder and Daniel Slocki as the only freshmen on the NCAA team... Swam in the 200 fly, clocking a 2:00.07 to place 27th. High School: Arrowhead, Swam for Robert Jenkyns in high school and David Joyce and the Lake Country Swim Team US National Junior Team member Wisconsin High School Swimmer of the Year time high school All-American Junior National Qualifier... Placed 15th in the 200 fly at the 2002 Spring Nationals. Personal: Full name is Mark Douglas Johnson... Parents are Douglas and Linda Johnson... Born Jan. 3, Has two siblings; Aaron and Erika. About Mark: Says Pablo Morales is his role model in swimming... His biggest fear is being late to circuit again... Chariots of Fire is his favorite sports movie... Says his most prized possession is his car... Lists his goals for this year as swimming in finals at NCAAs and qualifying for the World University Games team. 100 Fly Fly 1: IM 1:51.5 Johnson s Top Times 100 Fly Fly 2: IM 2:

11 Bryan Lundquist Sophomore Marietta, Ga. Sprint Freestyle/Butterfly Major: Sports Broadcasting Sean Osborne Sophomore Cedar Falls, Iowa Breaststroke/IM Major: Computer Engineering : Time of in the 100 fly would have placed 10th at the conference championships free time of 1:37.59 would have placed him in the finals at SECs in the 100 free would have tied for fifth in the SEC championship finals. High School: Lassiter, Coached by Mark Zmuda in high school and Ian Goss with Stingrays Swimming... Holds the Georgia state record in the 200 free... Three-time high school state champion... Senior Nationals qualifier... Georgia High School Swimmer of the Year... Eight-time high school All-American... High School team MVP for three years... Cobb County Swimmer of the Year. Personal: Full name is Bryan Jackson Lundquist... Parents are Gordon and Debbie Lundquist... Born May 30, Has two sisters, Lauren and Hayley. 50 Free Free Free 1: Fly Lundquist's Top Times 50 Free Free Fly : Collected a seventh-place finish in the 100 breast with a in the first race of his SEC Championship career... Also placed seventh in the 200 breast with a time of 1: Time of 1:50.01 in the prelims of the 200 IM made him the first alternate for the consolation finals. High School: Cedar Falls, Coached by Dick Marcussen in high school... Also swam for Llyod Larsen ard Black Hawk Area Swim Iowa Swimmer of the Year and 2003 Conference Swimmer of the Year... High school state champion in the 100 breast and 200 IM... Top graduating senior in the nation in the 100 breast. Personal: Full name is Sean Matthew Osborne... Parents are Walter and Nancy Osborne... Born Sept. 26, Has two sisters, Lindsay and Jessica. About Sean: Nickname is Baked Beans... Favorite book is Crime and Punishment... Juan Pablo Montoya is his favorite professional athlete... Artur Wojdat is his role model in swimming. 100 Breast Breast 1: IM 1: IM 4:00.02 Osborne's Top Times 100 Breast 1: Breast 2: IM 2: IM 4:

12 Joe Pascale Sophomre Manassas, Va. Freestyle Major: Theater Joey Schneider Sophomore Nashville, Tenn. Middle Distance Freestyle Major: Mechanical Engineering : Clocked a in the 50 free at SECs, which would have placed him in the championship finals : Decided to redshirted. High School: Pope Paul VI, Swam for Col. Joe Gesker in high school... Also swam for Pete Morgan at the Carl-Burke Swim Club. Personal: Full name is Joe R. Pascale... Parents are Joe and Jill Pascale... Born June 21, Has two siblings, Nick and Liz... Father played football, track and basketball in college. About Joe: His most memorable moment in swimming was making the Auburn team... Claims AU graduate assistant Aaron Ciarla is his role model in swimming... Without Limits is his favorite sports movie... Nickname is JoePa. 50 Free Free 45.5 Pascales Top Times 50 Free Free : Joined Mark Johnson, Steven Segerlin and Daniel Slocki as the only freshmen on the NCAA team... Swam in both the 200 (1:48.90) and the 400 (3:52.36) at the NCAA Championships... Swam the second leg (1:36.11) of the SEC runner-up 800 free relay... Clocked a 4:22.76 to finish in sixth in the 500 free at SECs... Went 1:37.29 in the finals of the 200 free to place seventh at the conference meet... Also swam the 200 IM at SECs, going 1:50.36 to place 18th. High School: Brentwood, Coached by Dawn VanCuren... Also swam for John Morse at Nasville Aquatics time All-American... Swam at the Phillips66 Nationals in 2003, placing 10th in the 200 IM... Holds 12 of 13 high school records... Five-time high school state champion... Won both the 100 free and 100 back at the 2002 Tennessee State High School Championships... Set the Southeastern Zone record in five different events in July of National Select Camp participant. Personal: Full name is Josephy Andrew Schneider... Parents are Dan and Nena Schneider... Born July 4, Has an older brother, Judsen, who swam at Kalamazoo College. About Joey: Nickname is Bag of Doughnuts... Says, Being able to compete at NCAAs last year with the team and oh yeah, winning is his most memorable swimming moment... Claims his brother is his role model in life... The Replacements is his favorite sports movie... Lists his Auburn Championship Ring as his most prized possession. 200 Free 1: Free 4: Back 1: IM 1:50.36 Schneider's Top Times 200 Free 1: Free 4: Back 2: IM 2:

13 John Scott Sophomore Montgomery, Ala. Butterfly/IM Major: Pre-med Steven Segerlin Sophomore Webster, N.Y. Diving Major: Building Science : Clocked a to finish sixth in the B Final of the 100 fly at the 2004 Summer Nationals... Went 2:05.10 in the prelims of the 200 fly at Nationals, moving into the C Final where he placed sixth... Went a season-best 1:53.26 in the 200 fly during the Kentucky dual meet... Clocked an in-season best 4:46.63 in the 400 IM (LCM) during the dual meet with Michigan. High School: Motgomery Academy, Swam for Ken Dyess in high school... Also swam for Chris Snyder and the Montgomery YMCA Barracudas YMCA 200 IM LC National Champion time YMCA All-American... Five-time Alabama high school state champion... Jimmy Hitchcock nominee. Personal: Full name is John Andrew Scott... Parents are Peter and Diane Scott... Born Sept. 20, Has three siblings; Danielle, Matthew and Stephen. About John: Says former AU swimmer Jeremy Knowles is his role model in swimming... Claims his father as his role model in life... ESPN World Series of Poker is his favorite TV show... Lists Freebird as his favorite song of all time... Biggest fear is drowning. 100 Fly Fly 1: IM 1: IM 3:59.52 Scott s Top Times 100 Fly Fly 2: IM 2: : Olympic Trials finalist on the platform, finishing seventh with a score of Also competed on the 3-meter, finishing 18th... Was one of only three freshmen on the NCAA team... Scored a to finish second on the platform behind teammate Caesar Garcia at the NCAA championships... Earned honorable mention All-America honors on the 3-meter, placing 12th (532.05)... Also competed on the 1-meter, finishing 17th with a Was the third member of a AU sweep on the platform at SECs, scoring a in finals and a in prelims... Seventh-place finisher on the 1-meter at SECs with a Placed sixth on the 1- and 3-meters at US Nationals Senior National Team member for the 3-meter. High School: Webster, Dove for Carolyn Carlton and FAST Diving... Placed seventh on the platform at the 2003 World Championship Trials... Competed at the 2003 Speedo National Diving Championships... Was third on the platform and 21st on the 3-meter at the 2003 Speedo American Cup... Was 11th on the platform at the 2000 Junior World Championships Cam-Am-Mex participant, placing fourth on the platform... Won the platform and placed second on the 1- meter and third on the 3-meter at the 2002 Speedo National Junior Championships... Placed second on the platform and eighth on the 3- meter at the 2002 Senior National Championships Senior National Team member... Had three fourth-place finishes at the 2002 Junior World Team Trials... On the high school honor roll his last eight semesters... Three-time high school All-American. Personal: Full name is Steven Craig Segerlin... Parents are Craig and Ellen Segerlin... Born March 20, Father, Craig, was a pole vaulter at Murray State... Has three sisters; Laura, Sara and Leah... Sara was a 2001 NCAA field hockey champion at Lockhaven State University... Laura was on the swimming & diving team at Bowling Green University. About Steven: Nickname is Scuba Steve... Says that Keith Shuggerts is his role model in life... Lists Withoug Limits as his favorite sports movie... Catch 22 is his favorite book... Manchester United is his favorite professional sports team. Segerlin s Top Scores 1-Meter (6) Meter (11) Platform (10)

14 Daniel Slocki Sophomore Charlotte, N.C. Distance Freestyle Major: Business Andrew Callahan Freshman Alpharetta, Ga. Breaststroke/IM Major: Business : Clocked a 3:50.01 in the 400 freestyle at the NCAA Championships... Also swam the 1500 free, stopping the clock at 15: Earned a seventh-place finish in the 500 free at SECs after registering a 4: Also finished seventh in the 1650 free with a 15: Suprised everyone and snuck into the consolation finals of the 200 fly at SECs, finishing 16th with a time of 1: : Swam for his Mecklenburg Aquatic Club team at the ConocoPhillips Summer Nationals, placing 28th in the 800m free (8:21.64)... Competed at the ConocoPhillips Spring National Championships, placing seventh in the 800m free (8:18.40) while also swimming the 1500m free in a time of 15: Decided to redshirt as a true freshman. High School: Providence, 02 Coached by former Auburn assistant Morgan Bailey at the Mecklenburg Aquatic Club 2000 Junior National Champion in the 800 freestyle National Select Camp Member North Carolina All-Star Member of MAC National Team Most Valuable Swimmer all four years of high school National Honor Society member. Personal: Full name is Daniel Allen Slocki... Parents are Allen and Joan Slocki... Born May 24, Has two sisters, Cindy and Amanda... Cindy was on the waterpolo and crew teams at North Carolina. 500 Free 4: Free 9: Free 15:25.92 Slocki's Top Times 400 Free 3: Free 8: Free 15:30.43 High School: Centennial Swam for Alex Braunfeld and the Dynamo Swim Club... Also trained under Heidi Ballog at Centennial... Semi-finalist in the 200 breaststroke at the 2004 Olympic Trials, placing 10th with a time of 2: National Junior Team selection... Participated in the the 2003 National Select Camp meter breaststroke state record holder... high school all-american... Earned scholastic all-america honors for three academic years... Chose the Tigers over Florida, Minnesota, Virginia and Northwestern. Personal: Full name is Kevin Andrew Callahan... Born Aug. 7, Parents are Kevin and Patricia Callahan... Father played football at Northwestern... Has a brother and a sister. About Andrew: Nickname is Ox... Lists going to Olympic trails as his most memorable swimming moment... Lists his wallet as his most prized possession... Arnold Schwarzenegger is his favorite actor. Callahan s Top Times 200 Breast 2: IM 2: IM 4:30.09 Rory Connell Freshman Newark, Del. Mid. Dist. Free/Butterfly Major: Early Childhood Educcation High School: Salesianum Swam for Jamie Skinner and Team Delaware... Also trained under Chip Hannig... Placed 36th in the 200 free with a time of 1:52.55 at the 2004 Olympic Trials... Also placed 37th in the 200 IM (2:07.61) at 2004 Trials... Delaware High School state record holder in the 100 free, 200 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay and 200 medley relay time NISCA All-American Junior National Team selection... Four-time NISCA/SPEEDO State High School Swimmer of the Year... Led high school to four straight championships and top-15 national rankings National Select Camp participant... Cuts hair once a year... Chose AU over Texas and Georgia. Personal: Full name is Roderick Edmond Connell... Born July 27, Parents are Edward and Martina Connell... Has six siblings, Bridget, Martin, Cassie, Cecily, Olivia and Phoebe. About Rory: Nicknames are Sunshine and Pool Shark... His biggest fear is PK s circuit... Claims his orange coveralls are his most prized possession... Lists swim lesssons when he was 5 as his most memorable swimming moment. 100 Free Free 1: Fly Fly 1:49.24 Connell s Top Times 200 Free 1: Fly Fly 2: IM 2:

15 Scott Goodrich Freshman Glendale, Ariz. Backstroke/Sprint Free Major: High School: Swam for Charlie Cunningham's Arizona Swimming Gauchos... Holds the 100 backstroke record for class 5A high schools in Arizona... Olympic Trials qualifier in the 100 back where he went Clocked a in the 50 free and a 1:00.24 in the 100 back at the Janet Evans Invitational... Chose the Tigers over Minnesota. Personal: Full name is Donald Scott Goodrich... Born July 10, Parents are Don and Kim Goodrich... Has two brothers, Erik and Kyle... Brother Kyle currently swims for UNLV... Brother Erik graduated from Ball State where he was a member of the swimming team. Cory Knopp Freshman Aberdeen, Md. Distance Freestyle Major: Mechanical Engineering 50 Free Free Back Back 1:50.90 Goodrich s Top Times 50 Free Back About Cory: Lists The Replacements as his favorite sports movie... Catcher in the Rye is his favorite book... Says his New York Jets jersey is his most prized possession... Biggest fear is drowning. High School: Aberdeen Swam for Bob Bowman and the North Baltimore Aquatic Club... Trained with NBAC for the past four years... Also trained under Rigor Mortus... Owns four county swim records... Was ranked number one in the mile and number two for the 800 in the nation when he was Established six school records... Has been swimming competitively since he was 10 years old. Personal: Full name is Cory Ryan Knopp... Born Oct. 17, Parents are Dave and Sue Knopp... Has a brother and a sister. 200 Free 1: Free 4: Free 15:43.29 Knopp s Top Times 200 Free 1: Free 4: Free 15:54.00 Shai Livnat Freshman Vardia 9, Haifa, Israel Middle Distance Free Major: High School: Trained at the Wingate Institute... Israeli national record holder in both the 200 and 400 freestyles... Top finisher at the 2003 nationals in the 100 free... Member of the 2003 World Championship team... Had qualified for the XXVIII Olympics but was not taken to the games by the Israeli delegation. Personal: Full name is Shai Livnat... Born June 12, Parents are Uzi and Michal Livnat... Has two brothers, Nir and Nadau. Livnat s Top Times 100 Free Free 1: Free 3:

16 David Maras Freshman New Orleans, La. Breaststroke/Sprint Free Major: Business go in the 100 breast. High School: Rummel Swam for Carter Stamm and the Elmwood Sharks... Also trained under Joey Fritscher at Rummel... Chose AU over Texas. Personal: Full name is David Maras... Born July 24, Son of Carol Maras... Has two brothers, Brandon and Joe. About David: Says the best swimmer he has ever competed against is Brenden Hansen... Lists Rocky IV as his favorite sports movie... Lincoln Park is his favorite musical group... His goal for this year is to Jeff Smith Freshman Mandeville, La. Distance Freestyle/IM Major: Finance Maras Top Times 50 Free Free Breast Breast 2:02.30 as his favorite TV show... Says the training room is his favorite room on the Auburn campus... Lists Michael Jordan as his favorite professsional athlete. High School: St. Pauls Swam for Crescent City Swim Club and Billy Newport... Also trained under Chris Prator at St. Paul s... Went 4:09.85 in the 400 free and 8:37.35 in the 800 free at the 2004 Summer Nationals... Louisiana state champion... A member of the Saint Paul's honor roll... Chose AU over NC State and Penn State. Personal: Full name is Jeffrey Kenneth Smith... Parents are Kenneth and Barbara Smith... Has two sisters, Stephanie and Adreinne. About Jeff: His father is his role model in life... Lists Conan O Brien Luke Weniger Freshman Pittsford, N.Y. Sprint Free/Butterfly Major: Mechanical Engineering 500 Free 4: Free 9: Free 15: IM 3:58.00 swam at Syracuse. Smith s Top Times 400 Free 4: Free 8: Free 16:13.77 About Luke: Nickname is Loogie... Bull Durham is his favorite sports movie... Lists Crimson Tide s Nightwish as his favorite song of all time... Angels and Demons is his favorite book. High School: Sutherland Swam for Rick Aronberg and Greater Rochester Racing Raiders... Also trained under Mark Morris at Sutherland... Holds four Pittsford Sutherland High School Records... State champion in the 100 butterfly... Tied for 19th in the 100 fly at at the 2004 Summer Nationals... Chose Auburn over NC State, Penn State, Clemson and the Naval Academy. Personal: Full name is Benjamin Luke Weniger... Born May 14, Parents are Ted and Judy Weniger... Father swam and was on the tennis team at Muskingum... Has two sisters, Hailey and Kristen... Kristen 50 Free Fly Weniger s Top Times 50 Free 100 Fly

17 Auburn Men s Year In Review 2004 NCAA Results Team Scores Day 1 Day 2 Final Auburn Stanford Texas Arizona Michigan Meter Freestyle Relay (Prelim/Final) 1. Bovell, Wochomurka, Gibb, Bousquet :23.75*** 400-Meter Freestyle 7. BJ Jones :45.25/3: Daniel Slocki : Joey Schneider : Nate Knopf : Meter Individual Medley 1. George Bovell :54.68/1:53.93*** 4. Eric Shanteau :56.63/1: Mark Gangloff :56.69/1: Doug Van Wie :58.29/1: Kurt Cady :59.41 Jeremy Knowles DQ 50-Meter Freestyle 1. Fred Bousquet /21.10*** 3. Ryan Wochomurka / Derek Gibb / Meter Springboard 7. Caesar Garcia / Matt Bricker Steven Segerlin Meter Medley Relay 2. Hunt, Gangloff, Bousquet, Bovell : Meter Medley Relay 1. Van Wie, Gangloff, Bousquet, Gibb :34.25** 400-Meter Individual Medley 4. Eric Shanteau :09.67/4: Jeremy Knowles :13.92/4: Meter Butterfly 4. Bryce Hunt / Fred Bousquet /52.11 Chad Barlow DQ 200-Meter Freestyle 3. George Bovell :45.49/1: BJ Jones :45.64/1: Joey Schneider : Meter Breaststroke 2. Mark Gangloff / Kurt Cady : Meter Backstroke 7. Doug Van Wie / Derek Gibb / Bryce Hunt / Chad Barlow / Ryan Wochomurka Meter Springboard 5. Caesar Garcia / Matt Bricker / Steven Segerlin Meter Freestyle Relay 4. Bovell, Jones, Van Wie, Hunt : Meter Freestyle 8. Nate Knopf : BJ Jones : Daniel Slocki : Meter Backstroke 3. Bryce Hunt :54.08/1: Doug Van Wie :55.20/1:55.57 T12. Chad Barlow :55.35/1: Meter Freestyle 3. Fred Bousquet / George Bovell / Ryan Wochomurka / Derek Gibb / Meter Breaststroke 5. Mark Gangloff :09.70/2: Eric Shanteau :11.39/2: Meter Butterfly 10. Jeremy Knowles :56.97/1: Kurt Cady : Mark Johnson :00.07 Platform Diving 1. Caesar Garcia /635.05* 2. Steven Segerlin / Matt Bricker / Meter Freestyle Relay 1. Bovell, Wochomurka, Gibb, Bousquet :08.85*** *NCAA Meet Record **NCAA Record & World-Best Time ***NCAA & US Open Record, World-Best Time 2004 Southeastern Conference Results Team Scores Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 1. Auburn Florida Georgia Tennessee Kentucky Meter Springboard (Prelim/Final) 2. Caesar Garcia / Matt Bricker / Andrew Sivulka / Steven Segerlin Yard Freestyle 1. Fred Bousquet / Ryan Wochomurka / Derek Gibb /19.70 Joe Pascale Yard Individual Medley 2. Eric Shanteau :48.77/3: Jeremy Knowles :50.24/3: George Bovell :55.08/3: Nate Knopf :58.52/4: Yard Backstroke 2. Bryce Hunt / Chad Barlow / Doug Van Wie / Derek Gibb / Yard Freestyle Relay 2. Jones, Schneider, Wochomurka, Bovell..6: Meter Springboard 4. Caesar Garcia / Matt Bricker / Steven Segerlin / Andrew Sivulka Yard Freestyle 1. BJ Jones : Joey Schneider : Daniel Slocki : Nate Knopf : Yard Butterfly 1. Fred Bousquet Bryce Hunt Ryan Wochomurka Chad Barlow Bryan Lundquist Wesley Flatt Yard Breaststroke 1. Mark Gangloff Sean Osborne Kurt Cady Yard Freestyle Relay 1. Bovell, Wochomurka, Gibb, Bousquet..2:51.24* 200-Yard Medley Relay 1. Wochomurka, Gangloff, Bousquet, Gibb : Yard Butterfly 1. Jeremy Knowles :44.31/1: Kurt Cady :46.74/1: Daniel Slocki :50.86/1: Yard Freestyle 1. George Bovell :37.04/1: BJ Jones :36.34/1: Joey Schneider :37.18/1:37.29 Bryan Lundquist :37.59 Wesley Flatt : Yard Breaststroke 1. Mark Gangloff :57.28/1: Eric Shanteau :59.01/1: Sean Osborne :59.78/1: Yard Backstroke 1. Bryce Hunt :43.66/1:41.48* 3. Chad Barlow :43.39/1: Doug Van Wie :44.49/1: Yard Freestyle Relay 1. Bovell, Wochomurka, Gibb, Bousquet.1:16.09** Platform 1. Caesar Garcia / Matt Bricker / Steven Segerlin / Andrew Sivulka Yard Freestyle 3. Nate Knopf : BJ Jones : Daniel Slocki : Yard Individual Medley 1. George Bovell :47.46/1:43.73* 3. Mark Gangloff :46.29/1: Eric Shanteau :46.17/1: Jeremy Knowles :47.44/1: Doug Van Wie :48.31/1: Kurt Cady :48.57/1: Sean Osborne : Joey Schneider : Yard Freestyle 1. Fred Bousquet /42.53* 2. Ryan Wochomurka / Derek Gibb /43.55 Bryan Lundquist Wesley Flatt Yard Medley Relay 1. Hunt, Gangloff, Knowles, Gibb :09.39 * SEC Record **NCAA Record & SEC Record Note - the prelims session on Day Two of the SEC Championships was cancelled due to weather. Only finals were swum. 49

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19 50 Yard Freestyle ( A, B) 1. George Bovell ^# SEC-f /27 2. Ryan Wochomurka # SEC-p /25 3. Fred Bousquet # SEC-f /25 4. Derek Gibb # SEC-f /25 5. Joe Pascale * SEC-p / Yard Freestyle ( A, B) 1. Fred Bousquet # SEC-f /28 2. Ryan Wochomurka # SEC-p /28 3. George Bovell ^# SEC-f /26 4. Derek Gibb * SEC-f /28 5. Bryan Lundquist * SEC-p / Yard Freestyle (1: A, 1: B) 1. George Bovell :34.54# SEC-f /27 2. BJ Jones :35.54# SEC-f /27 3. Joey Schneider :37.18* SEC-p /27 4. Bryan Lundquist :37.59* SEC-p /27 5. Wesley Flatt :38.01*......Ga. Tech Inv /6 500 Yard Freestyle (4: A, 4: B) 1. BJ Jones :17.35# SEC-f /26 2. Joey Schneider :22.76* SEC-f /26 3. Daniel Slocki :22.77* SEC-f /26 4. Nate Knopf :26.32* SEC-f /26 5. Jeremy Knowles : Alabama / Yard Freestyle 1. BJ Jones : Kentucky /31 2. Nate Knopf : Alabama /21 3. Daniel Slocki : PSU/UVA /25 4. Doug Van Wie : Alabama /21 5. Eric Shanteau : Kentucky / Yard Freestyle (15: A, 15: B) 1. Nate Knopf :09.49* SEC-f /28 2. BJ Jones :17.58* SEC-f /28 3. Daniel Slocki :25.92* SEC-f /28 4. Jeremy Knowles : ATI /6 100 Yard Backstroke ( A, B) 1. Bryce Hunt # SEC-f /25 2. Chad Barlow * SEC-f /25 3. Doug Van Wie * SEC-f /25 4. Derek Gibb * SEC-f /25 5. Ryan Wochomurka * Ga. Tech Inv /6 200 Yard Backstroke (1: A, 1: B) 1. Bryce Hunt :41.48# SEC-f /27 2. Chad Barlow :42.87# SEC-f /27 3. Doug Van Wie :43.23# SEC-f /27 4. Eric Shanteau : Kentucky /31 5. Joey Schneider : Ga. Tech Inv /6 100 Yard Breaststroke ( A, B) 1. Mark Gangloff # SEC-f /26 1. Sean Osborne * SEC-f /26 3. Kurt Cady * SEC-f /26 4. Eric Shanteau Kentucky /31 5. Joey Schneider : Kentucky /31 # - NCAA A Cut * - NCAA B Cut ^ - relay leadoff Auburn Men s Top Times -SCY 200 Yard Breastroke (1: A, 2: B) 1. Mark Gangloff :56.10# SEC-f /27 2. Eric Shanteau :57.85* SEC-f /27 3. Sean Osborne :59.45* SEC-f /27 4. George Bovell : ATI /6 5. Jeremy Knowles : Texas / Yard Butterfly ( A, B) 1. Fred Bousquet # SEC-f /26 2. Bryce Hunt # SEC-f /26 3. Ryan Wochomurka * SEC-f /26 4. Chad Barlow * SEC-f /26 5. Bryan Lundquist SEC-p / Yard Butterfly (1: A, 1: B) 1. Jeremy Knowles :43.50# SEC-f /27 3. Kurt Cady :46.74* SEC-p /27 2. Eric Shanteau : ATI /6 4. Lyle Babcock : Texas /10 5. Mark Johnson : Texas / Yard IM (1: A, 1: B) 1. Geroge Bovell :43.73# SEC-f /28 1. Mark Gangloff :44.69# SEC-f /28 3. Eric Shanteau :45.36# SEC-f /28 4. Kurt Cady :46.71* SEC-f /28 5. Jeremy Knowles :47.44* SEC-p / Yard IM (3: A, 3: B) 1. Eric Shanteau :44.68# SEC-f /25 2. Jeremy Knowles :48.48* SEC-f /25 3. George Bovell :50.01* SEC-f /25 4. Mark Gangloff : Texas /10 5. Nate Knopf : SEC-p / Yard Free Relay (1: A, 1: B) 1. Bovell (19.33), Wochomurka (19.18), Gibb (18.68), Bousquet (18.90) :16.09#......SEC-f..2/27 2. Bovell, Wochomurka, Gibb, Bousquet..1:19.30*...Kentucky..1/31 3. Bovell, Gibb, Pascale, Lundquist : ATI..12/4 400 Yard Free Relay (2: A, 3: B) 1. Bovell (42.94), Wochomurka (42.46), Gibb (42.86), Bousquet (42.98) :51.24#......SEC-f..2/26 2. Cady, Bovell, Jones, Gibb :59.54*......Texas..1/10 3. Schneider, Bousquet, Lundquist, Wochomurka3:00.28*......Texas..1/ Yard Free Relay (6: A, 6: B) 1. Jones (1:35.63), Schneider (1:36.11), Wochomurka (1:36.38), Bovell (1:34.95) :23.07#......SEC-f..2/25 2. Schneider, Bovell, Barry, Jones :36.08* ATI..12/5 3. Wochomurka, Schneider, Hunt, Flatt....6: Alabama.11/ Yard Medley Relay (1: A, 1: B) 1. Wochomurka (22.33), Gangloff (23.60), Bousquet (20.46), Gibb (19.01) :25.40#......SEC-f..2/27 2. Hunt, Gangloff, Bousquet, Pascale : Alabama.11/21 3. Barlow, Cady, Knowles, Gibb : Alabama.11/ Yard Medley Relay (3: A, 3: B) 1. Hunt (47.17), Gangloff (52.10), Knowles (47.47), Gibb (42.65) :09.39#......SEC-f..2/28 2. Hunt, Gangloff, Bousquet, Wochomurka.3: Texas..1/10 3. Hunt, Gangloff, Knowles, Wochomurka.3: PSU/UVA.10/25 51

20 Auburn Men s Records Event Record Holder Time Date Meet 50 Freestyle Brett Hawke March 27, NCAA 100 Freestyle Rowdy Gaines March 28, NCAA 200 Freestyle Rowdy Gaines : March 6, SEC 500 Freestyle Kevin Clements : February 21, SEC 1000 Freestyle BJ Jones : January 31, Kentucky 1650 Freestyle Kevin Clements : March 30, NCAA 100 Butterfly John Hargis March 7, South Carolina 200 Butterfly Jeff Somensatto : February 24, SEC 100 Backstroke Bryce Hunt March 27, NCAA 200 Backstroke Bryce Hunt : March 29, NCAA 100 Breaststroke Dave Denniston March 23, NCAA 200 Breaststroke Dave Denniston : March 24, NCAA 200 Individual Medley......George Bovell : March 27, NCAA 400 Individual Medley Kevin Clements : March 23, NCAA 200 Freestyle Relay George Bovell, Ryan Wochomurka Derek Gibb, Fred Bousquet : February 26, SEC 400 Freestyle Relay George Bovell, Ryan Wochomurka Matt Kidd, Fred Bousquet : March 29, NCAA 800 Freestyle Relay George Bovell, Matt Kidd Clay Kirkland, BJ Jones : March 28, NCAA 200 Medley Relay Bryce Hunt, Pat Calhoun Fred Bousquet, Derek Gibb : March 28, NCAA 400 Medley Relay Jeff Somensatto, Dave Denniston Andy Haidinyak, Greg Busse : March 22, NCAA 1-Meter diving (11) Joes Rocha April 2, NCAA (6) Matt Bricker December 5, Auburn Inv. 3-Meter diving (11) Jose Rocha April 4, NCAA (6) Caesar Garcia January 31, Alabama Platform diving (10) Caesar Garcia February 22, SEC (13) Koffi Kla February 19, SEC Bold - current team member Matt Kidd and Fred Bousquet each swam a leg for the AU record-setting 400 free relay at the 2003 NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas. BJ Jones eclipsed the school record in the 1000 free during the Tigers dual meet with Kentucky to close out the dual meet season. Caesar Garcia owns two Auburn diving records and was just one point shy of tying Jose Rocha s 3-meter (11) record in