Liam Smith 2022-23 Swimming and Diving Roster

HONORS & AWARDS

2021 Notre Dame ACC Championship Team

As A Freshman (2020-21)

• Participated in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:39.57). Placed second in the 400-yard Freestyle with Luke Uttley, Liam Hutchinson, and Marci Barta (3:01.48). Participated in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:32.78) in the virtual meet vs. West Virginia (Nov. 6-7, 2020).
• Placed third in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:38.66). Placed fifth in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:31.76). Placed fifth in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay with Zachary Smith, Luke Thornbrue, and Charles Korndorffer (3:06.41) in the dual meet win vs. Cincinnati (Dec. 4, 2020).
• Placed fifth in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:40.54). Placed sixth in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:36.60). Placed sixth in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay with Luke Thornbrue, Michael McClamroch, and Connor Hinkes (3:09.86) in the dual meet vs. No. 13 Louisville (Jan. 9, 2021).
• Placed fifth in the 200-yard Freestyle Relay with Michael McClamroch, Ollie Bernasek, and Thacher Scannell (1:24.49). Placed seventh in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:27.36). Placed fifth in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:37.86). Placed second in the 800-yard Freestyle Relay with Alec Delong, Liam Hutchinson, and Thacher Scannell (6:37.38). Participated in the 1650-yard Freestyle (15:24.94). Participated in the 100-yard Freestyle (47.21). Participated in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay with Liam Hutchinson, Connor Hinkes, and Sean Faikish (3:05.37) in the win over Missouri State in the Shamrock Invitational (Jan. 21-23, 2021).
• Placed fifth in the 200-yard Freestyle Relay with Ollie Bernasek, Liam Hutchinson, and Sean Faikish (1:23.08). Participated in the 100-yard Butterfly (51.13). Placed fifth in the 400-yard Medley Relay with Nick Chase, Andrew Winton, and Joe Hunt (3:22.77). Participated in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:39.17). Placed fourth in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay with Josh Bottelberghe, Thacher Scannell, and Jack Fitzpatrick (3:03.79) in the dual meet win over West Virginia (Jan. 29-30, 2021).
• Placed eighteenth in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:20.24). Placed twenty-fifth in the 200-yard Freestyle Prelim (1:36.90). Placed seventh in the 1650-yard Freestyle (15:08.60) in Notre Dame’s seventh-place finish at the ACC Championships (Feb. 24-27, 2021).

PREP & PERSONAL

Club Team: Upper Dublin Aquatic Club, Lower Moreland Swimming and Dive

Best Times:  100 Free :45.20, 200 Free 1:37.32, 500 Free 4:24.57

• Nine-time Philly Catholic League Champion and three-time all-state
• Seven-time NISCA All-American
• 2019 U.S. Open, Summer Jr. Nationals and Winter Jr. Nationals qualifier

Litzinger’s scout: “Liam had a fantastic Junior National Meet in December and will come to Notre Dame ready to compete at a very high level. He has both speed and endurance, making him a factor in our Middle Distance Freestyle group.”

• 11-time PIAA District 12 Champion, two-time Frank Lichtner Award winner, two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American, 500 Free LaSalle College HS Pool Record
• 2019 Winter and Summer Junior Nationals !ualifier
• 2019 US Open Qualifier
• Service: Urban Immersion service trip, traveled to a Navajo Nation Indian Reservation to teach in a school, volunteers with efforts to help families affect by cancer