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Thacher Scannell 2021-22 Swimming and Diving Roster

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Class Sophomore
Hometown Stamford, CT
High School Brunswick School
Height 6-2
Thacher Scannell - Swimming and Diving - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2023 Most Improved
  • 2023 NCAA qualifier
  • 2023 All-ACC Academic Team
  • 2022-23 team captain

As a Senior (2022-23)

  • Competed in two events at 2023 NCAAs:
    • 200 free relay (finished 22nd with time of 1:17.44)
    • 400 free relay (finished 18th with time of 2:50.61)
  • Finished 24th in the 200 free (1:36.88) and 200 IM (1:46.44) at ACCs
  • Helped 400 medley relay finish seventh at ACCs with a time of 3:07.92 and a free split of 42.97. Helped 400 free relay break school record and finish fifth with a time of 2:50.14 and a split of 42.74
  • Took third in the 200 free (1:38.74) in a tri-meet against Pittsburgh and Penn State
  • B finalist in the 100 free (44.70) at the Ohio State Invitational
  • 44.54 100 free took third against Navy and Princeton

As a Junior (2021-22)

  • Competed at the 2022 ACC Championships in the 100 freestyle (45.17), 200 freestyle (1:38.13) and 500 freestyle (4:27.91).
  • Finished second in the 100 freestyle (45.15) in the dual meet against UIC.
  • Earned the win in the 200 freestyle (1:37.85) and finished third in the 500 freestyle (4:28.67) at the Tim Welsh Classic.
  • Placed 23rd in the 200 freestyle finals (1:38.47) at the Ohio State Invitational.
  • Won the 500 freestyle (4:32.35) and came in second in the 1000 freestyle (9:29.63) in the dual meet against Purdue.
  • Finished second in the 500 freestyle (4:33.37) and 1000 freestyle (9:28.65) in the season-opening meet against Pittsburgh and Cleveland State.

As a Sophomore (2020-21)

  • Placed third in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:39.03). Placed second in the 1000-yard Freestyle (9:14.21). Placed fourth in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:29.42) in the virtual meet vs. West Virginia (Nov. 6-7, 2020).
  • Placed fourth in the 1000-yard Freestyle (9:20.27). Placed fourth in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:31.26). Placed third in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay with Luke Uttley, Jack Hoagland, and Brendan Santana (3:01.45) in the dual meet win vs. Cincinnati (Dec. 4, 2020).
  • Placed fifth in the 1000-yard Freestyle (9:24.42). Placed third in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:32.07). Placed fourth in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay with Alec Delong, Brendan Santana, and Liam Hutchinson (3:03.63) 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 Liam Smith (1:24.49). Placed sixth in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:27.28). Placed seventh in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:37.99). Placed second in the 800-yard Freestyle Relay with Alec Delong, Liam Smith, Liam Hutchinson (6:37.38). Participated in the 1650-yard Freestyle (15:33.99). Participated in the 100-yard Freestyle (46.13). Participated in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay with Luke Uttley, Stephan Lukashev, and Max Miranda (3:01.18) in the win over Missouri State in the Shamrock Invitational (Jan. 21-23, 2021).
  • Placed second in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:28.15). Placed third in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:39.30). Placed fourth in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay with Liam Smith, Josh Bottelberghe, and Jack Fitzpatrick (3:03.79) in the dual meet win over West Virginia (Jan. 29-30, 2021).
  • Placed thirty-third in the 500-yard Freestyle prelim (4:24.96). Placed twenty-ninth in the 200-yard Freestyle prelim (1:37.44). Placed thirtieth in the 1650-yard Freestyle (15:34.76) in Notre Dame’s seventh-place finish at the ACC Championships (Feb. 24-27, 2021).

As a Freshman (2018 at Davidson)

  • Set two program records, joined the top 10 performers list in two other events and earned five A-10 Rookie of the Week honors
  • Set the 1,650 freestyle Davidson record with a time of 15:36.73 at the Jr. Nationals in December
  • Took over the top spot in the 1,000 free with a time of 9:24.29 at the A-10 championships
  • Finished second in the A-10 in the 500 free with a time of 4:26.06, which ranks third on the Davidson list
  • Ranks fourth in the 200 free with a time of 1:37.51
  • Placed second in the A-10 in the 200 free with a time of 1:38.20
  • Swam on the school record 800 free relay, which placed second in the A-10 with a time of 6:32.13
  • Also took fourth in the A-10 in the 1,650 and was on the fourth-place 400 free relay
  • At the Bucknell Invitational, won the 1,650 free and was on the winning 800 free relay
  • Also placed second in the 200 free and fourth in the 500 free and reached the C finals in the 100 and 200 butterfly
  • Named A-10 Rookie of the Week on Nov. 6, Nov. 20, Dec. 11, Jan. 15 and Feb. 5
  • Won the 500 free against VMI, UNCW and Gardner-Webb
  • Won the 1,000 free against VMI, UMCW and Old Dominion.

PREP & PERSONAL

  • Swam for the Greenwich Marlins Club
  • Placed third at YMCA long course nationals in 200 Free, tabbed a personal best in 2019-2020 season (gap year) – 100 Free and 50 Free
  • Certified “One Love” proctor/instruction/summit leader, helped “Run for Green” (North Carolina Charity)
  • Sister, Quinn, swam at Penn, Notre Dame and Duke
  • Majoring in economics