Austin Staab
Westerville Central High School
Impact Statement
Staab was a two- time State Champ at Westerville Central before becoming a four- time NCAA Champion at Stanford.
Biography
One of the nation’s top sprint swimmers, Staab is a two-time Division 1 state champion in the 100-meter freestyle and the 100-meter butterfly, becoming the first Ohio boys swimmer to repeat in the same event since 2001.
Staab’s 100 butterfly time of 47.10 set a state record and tied the national high school record set in 1997, and his 100 freestyle time of 43.93 was just one-half second off the state record. Also an outstanding student with a 4.2 grade-point average and a perfect combined score of 2400 on the SAT, he will attend Stanford University.
While at Stanford Staab went on to be a four- time NCAA National Champion, twice in the 100 meter butterfly, one in the 200 Individual Medley and 200 Free Relay respectively. Staab was also an 18- time All American. He holds Stanford and NCAA records in multiple events.
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