2012-13 Swimming and Diving Roster

Kevin Overholt 2011-12 Swimming and Diving Roster

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Height 6'3''
Weight 220 lbs.
Class Senior
Hometown Naperville, IL
High School Neuqua Valley
Kevin Overholt - Swimming and Diving - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Bio

AS A SENIOR (2012-13): Took home first place in the 50 free with a time of 20.95 against Pittsburgh … was a member of the victorious 200 medley relay `A[apos] squad (1:31.64) later in the meet … relay team repeated as event winner the following day against Louisville, logging a time of 1:29.18 … earned top-five finishes in the 50 free (21.07, fourth) and 100 free (46.25, fifth) later in the meet with the Cardinals … runner-up finish with the 200 free relay (1:19:56) at the Hawkeye Invitational … picked up third victory of the season with the 200 medley relay team (1:32.44) against Cleveland State … touched in with a second place time of 46.94 in the 100 free, and a third place finish in 21.39 against the Vikings … swam with the 200 medley and 400 and 800 free relay entries at the Northwestern Invitational.

AS A JUNIOR (2011-12): Anchored the victorious 200 free relay at the season-opening Dennis Stark Relays … swam the fourth leg for the runner-up squad in the 200 medley relay at the early season quad meet … first-place finisher in the 50 free (20.76) and the 100 free (45.83) as a double-winner at Pittsburgh … member of the second place 400 free relay team at Louisville … logged a personal-best 44.66 in the 100 free at the Hawkeye Invitational … part of the third place 400 free relay team at the Hawkeye Invitational … anchored the runner-up 200 medley relay squad against Northwestern … won the 50 free (20.84) and 100 free (45.34) against Northwestern … member of the victorious 400 free relay team against Northwestern … final swimmer in the water for the winning 200 medley relay team against Michigan State … posted a time of 1:40.90 to win the 200 free, and followed up with an effort of 45.95 to claim the 100 free win against Michigan State … part of the runner-up 200 free relay and 800 free relay teams at the Shamrock Invitational … anchor of the runner-up 800 free relay team at the BIG EAST Championships … personal-best time of 20.07 in the 50 free at the BIG EAST Championships … member of runner-up 200 free and 400 relay efforts at BIG EAST Championships … recorded second personal-best (1:37.98-200 free) at the BIG East Championships … monogram winner.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2010-11): Anchored the 200 medley relay in route to a school record of 1:28.86 at the BIG EAST Championships … that performance was an NCAA B-cut … amassed a total of six top-eight finishes at the league championships including three individual and three relay performances … earned a sixth-place finish in the 100 free (44.97), a seventh-place finish in the 200 free (1:39.70) and another seventh-place finish in the 50 free (20.47) … relay showings included being a member of the second-place 800 free relay, the fourth-place 200 free relay and the fourth-place 200 medley relay, all of which were NCAA B-cut times … set two personal-best times in the preliminary sessions of the 50 free (20.41) and the 100 free (44.68) … just under three tenths of a second away from a personal-best in the 200 free … competed in 20 individual freestyle events over the course of the season.

AS A FRESHMAN (2009-10): Performed primarily as a freestyler and secured three personal-bests during the BIG EAST Championships … personal-bests include performances in the final session of the 50 free (20.79) and the 200 free (1:38.80) and in the preliminary session of the 100 free (45.60) … career-best in the 500 free came at the Ohio State Invitational with a time of 4:35.12 in the preliminary session … collected six top-three finishes on the dual meet season … took home second in the 200 and 500 free in a tri-meet with Cleveland State and Miami (Ohio) for his best regular season performance.

THE OVERHOLT FILE: Tabbed as the 24th-best prospect by CollegeSwimming.com … nine-time All-American and all-state performer … achieved a 2008 Olympic Trials qualifying time in the 100m free (51.43) … National Junior Team qualifier in the 100 free … placed second in the 200 free at the 2008 Speedos Grand Prix while clocking the nation[apos]s 10th fastest time in the event on the season and fourth in the 100 free (46.00) at the 2008 Illinois state meet while representing Naperville Neuqua Valley (Ill.) … helped his squad claim the title in the 200 free relay at the meet en route to the overall team title … long course state champion in the 200 and 100 free and the senior 800 free relay and 400 medley relay … went 23.53 in the 50 free (long course), which qualifies him for the upcoming U.S. Summer Nationals … earned four varsity letters … began swimming when he was eight … son of Peggy and Ken Overholt … has one younger brother … first member of his family to attend Notre Dame … played the bassoon in school[apos]s concert band … competed for school[apos]s water polo team for two seasons … graduated with a degree in accounting from the Mendoza College of Business.

Overholt[apos]s Career Bests

Event Time Meet
50 Free 20.07 BIG EAST (2012)
100 Free 44.16 BIG EAST (2012)
200 Free 1:37.98 BIG EAST (2012)
500 Free 4:35.12 Ohio State Invite (2009)