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2019-20 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

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Patrick Groters

  • Position Backstroke/IM
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Santa Cruz, Aruba
  • Highschool NSU University School

Biography

50 Free 20.11 02/20/20
100 Free 44.96 12/01/18
100 Back 48.26 02/21/20
200 Back 1:42.20 02/22/20
200 IM 1:46.24 02/20/20

Honors and Awards:
2020 All Summit League Honors in the 200 IM, 100 Backstroke, 200 Backstroke.
 
2019-20 Internationals:
Finished 12th in the 200 IM with a FINA B-Cut time of 2:01.62 at the 2019 U.S. Open.
 
2019 School Records
200 IM – 1:46.24 – Summit League Championship
 
2020 Summit League Championship Records
200 IM – 1:46.24
 
2020 Summit League Championship:
Won the 200 back with a 1:42.20, won the 200 IM with a 1:46.24 and finished second in the 100 back with a 48.26.
 
2020 NCAA Standards
200 Back – 1:42.20 – 02/22/20
200 IM – 1:46.24 – 02/20/20
 
2019-20 Regular Season Event Wins:
Won 2 200 back races, 1 200 IM and was a part of a win in the 200 medley relay.
 
2019-20 Regular Season National Rankings:
55th in the country in the 200 back with a 1:42.20.
 
2019-20 Regular Season Team Rankings:
4th on the team in the 50 back with a 23.51…3rd in the 100 back with a 48.26…1st in the 200 back with a 1:42.20…1st in the 200 IM with a 1:46.24…3rd in the 50 free with a 20.11.
 
2018-19 Internationals:
Took 41st in the 200 back and 48th in the 200 IM at the FINA World Championships…Finished 8th in the 200 back and 2nd in the B-Final of the 100 back at the 2019 PanAms…Also broke the 200 IM DU LCM Record with a 2:03.33, going on to finish eighth in the event at Pan Ams.

2018-19 Regular Season National Rankings:
97th in the country in the 200 back (1:44.07), set at the 2018 Tennessee Invite…

2018-19 Regular Season Team Rankings:
Sixth on the team in the 100 free (44.96), set at the Tennessee Invite, third in the 100 back (48.78), set in Tennessee, first in the 200 back (1:44.07), set in Tennessee and second in the 200 IM (1:48.17), set in Tennessee.

2018-19 Regular Season Event Wins:
Earned one win this season in the 200 back, one in the 200 IM and part of a win in the 400 free relay.

2018-19 NCAA B Standards:
200 Back – 1:44.07 – 12/01/18

2018-19 El Pomar Natatorium Records:
200 IM – 1:50.29 – 02/02/19

Before Denver:
2017 Broward County Swimmer of the Year…Two-time Florida High School State Champ[ion in the 100 back…Two-time Florida High School State silver medalist in the 200 IM…Finished in the top-16 in the 2017 Junior World Championships…2016 Junior Athlete of the Year…First Team All-Broward County…Two-time All-American in the 100 back and 200 IM…2015 All-American in the 200 IM…2014 All-American in the 500 Free…Multiple medalist at the CARIFTA and Caribbean Island Championships…Holds 11 national records for Aruba…holds 18 age group records in Aruba…Holds four CARIFTA Championship records…Holds 1 Caribbean Island Championship Record.

 

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    Backstroke/IM
    6'2"
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Backstroke/IM
    6'2"