Biography

Jones ruled the pool at Higley High School. He owns all of the school records and set an age group record previously in the 200 backstroke as a freshman and was the youngest participant of the 2021 Olympic Trials.

He was ranked the number ninth overall recruit for the 2023 class by SwimSwam.com. He was twice the Division I Arizona Swimmer of the Year.

Jones also set a world record at the 5th Ice Swimming World Championships.

 

Personal Honors

Attends University of California-Berkeley

Biography

While Urlando’s senior season was cut short because of the coronavirus pandemic, he’ll be heading to the University of Georgia on a scholarship in the fall with dreams of one day being an Olympian. Urlando is considered one of the top college recruits in the nation in the Class of 2020 with a long list of accomplishments.

Urlando is a member of the 2019-20 USA Swimming National Team and a two-time Scholastic All-American, as well as a 2019 NISCA All-American. He’s best known for breaking Michael Phelps’ 17-18 National Age Group record in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:53.84. He also broke the Public High School record in the 100 butterfly with a time of 45.88 at the California CIF Sectional Championships.

At last summer’s FINA World Junior Championships, Urlando won gold medals in all five of his events — 200 freestyle, 200 butterfly, 4×100 freestyle relay, 4×200 freestyle relay and the mixed 4×100 freestyle relay.

Urlando continued his swimming career at the University of Georgia where he holds records in the 100-yard backstroke, 100 butterfly and 200 butterfly. While his collegiate career was plagued with shoulder injuries, Urlando rehabbed and got back into the pool. In 2022, he took 5th at the World Championships in the 200m Butterfly.

In the summer of 2024, Urlando represented Team USA at the Olympics in Paris.

Records

2024 Olympic Team Member

Personal Honors

Attended the University of Georgia

Biography

Arioti shines in the pool at Georgetown Day School. He is ranked in top 100 swims in USA Swimming history in multiple styles including the 100 Backstroke, 200 Backstroke, 200 IM.

He is a member of the 2023-2024 USA National Junior Team. He was selected to the USA Swimming National Select Camp at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs in 2022.

He was twice named the Swimmer of the Year by the Washington Post.

He is a three time USA Swimming Academic All American. He will continue his athletic and academic career at Harvard University.

Arioti won the Frank Martin Award for Outstanding Performance at Washington Metropolitan Swimming and Diving Championships. He graduates with three MAC all-time speed records.

Records

2x DCSAA State Champion

Personal Honors

Will attend Harvard University

Biography

Zuchowski graduates from The King’s Academy as the most decorated swimmer in the school’s history. He closed-out his scholastic career by winning gold medals in the 200 IM and 100 backstroke at the Florida 1A state swimming championships.

The future Stanford University swimmer won eight individual gold medals during his time at the West Palm Beach school.

“To be able to just have that locked in no matter what and just know that I get to go to the school of my dreams is just amazing” Zuchowski told The Palm Beach Post after signing his Letter of Intent to attend Stanford.

Zuchowski competed in the Olympic Trials for the 2021 Summer Games in Tokyo. He qualified for the 2021-22 U.S. National Junior Team.

Records

7x Individual FHSAA State Champion

Personal Honors

Attends Stanford University

Biography

“Garrett Weber-Gale is an example of what hard work and perseverance lead to high school athletics ,” said NHSCA executive director Bob Ferraro. “The NHSCA is proud to honor Garrett Weber-Gale as the National High School Senior Boys Swim Athlete of the Year.”

Weber-Gale has chosen to swim collegiately at the University of Texas, after finishing a high school career that included two state championships and a national record in the 100-yard freestyle (43.49). The future Longhorn also captured three 100-yard backstroke titles in the state of Wisconsin, including a state record swim of 49.73 in both his junior and senior seasons. Also during his prep years, Weber-Gale was recognized as a five-time All-American by the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association.

Weber-Gale continued his success at the University of Texas. In his first season he was named the Big 12 Freshman of the Year. He won the 2006 Division I National Title.

After college Weber-Gale went on to win two Gold Medals at the 2008 Olympic Games. He was part of the 4×100 freestyle relay team that set a world record.

 

Records

3x State Champion in the 100-yard Backstroke

1x State Champion in the 100 free Freestyle

Professional Achievements

2x Olympic Gold Medalist

2x NCAA National Champion

18x NCAA All American

Personal Honors

Attended the University of Texas

Biography

Foster’s scholastic career came to a close by winning four gold medals at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division I state championships. Jake set state records in the preliminaries, notching Ohio’s best times in the 200 individual medley and the 100 breaststroke before capturing gold later in the day in both events. His third and fourth golds came in the 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays where he teamed-up with his younger brother Carson, who is a top-rated junior. Combined, the brothers won eight gold medals and shared the meet’s Outstanding Swimmer Award.

Foster, who will attend the University of Texas on a scholarship, is a member of the USA Junior National team. Last summer, as part of the Mason Manta Rays swim team, he competed in the USA Swimming Phillips 66 Junior National Championships in Irvine, California, and earned the right to be a member of Team USA competing in the Junior Pan Paci­fic Games in Fiji.   There he brought home a silver medal in the 400-meter individual medley. Foster is also a Scholastic All-American.

Foster was the Big 12 Champ in the 400 IM and was a runner-up in the 200 IM.

Professional Achievements

3x National Junior Team Member

Personal Honors

Attends the University of Texas

Biography

Kibler closed out his scholastic career by leading Carmel to a fourth straight state championship and a national championship. Kibler captured two individual gold medals at the state championship in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard fly. He also won two golds as a part of the school’s 200 and 400-yard relay teams.

In the state preliminary round, Kibler set a national record in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 19.38 seconds.  Kibler, who has accepted a scholarship to the University of Texas, is also a member of the U.S. National Team.  He won four gold medals at the U.S. Winter National Championships in December 2017.

Kibler was named the Big 12 Conference Men’s Newcomer of the Year as a freshman at Texas. As a freshman, he announced himself on the national scene as he was on the team that won the 800 free relay at the NCAA’s. Additionally, he was a three time All American. The NCAA’s his sophomore year were canceled due to Covid.

In the midst of his college career, Kibler earned three medals, two Silver and one Bronze, at the 2019 Pan-American Games. In 2020, made the Olympic team and competed as a leg of the 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the Olympic Games held in the summer 2021 in Tokyo.

Professional Achievements

Olympic Team Member (2020)

2019 NCAA Champion

3x NCAA All American

Personal Honors

Attends the University of Texas

Biography

Andrew Seliskar ended his high school swimming career by breaking two Virginia state records in his final state championship swims. As a senior, Seliskar won a state championship in the 100 Fly and the 200 IM at the state meet.  He additionally took 1st as part of the school’s 200 medley relay team.

Seliskar, who has won multiple Junior National titles, was considered the top recruit in the country during his senior season. Additionally, he has another five state titles under his belt. He also won three Gold Medals at the 2014 Pan Am Games.

Seliskar also thrived in the classroom. He was a three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American. He will continue to swim collegiately at the University of California-Berkeley.

While at Berkeley, Seliskar was one of the most versatile swimmers. He claimed four NCAA National titles and was a runner up three times. Additionally, he placed third five times.

Since graduating, Seliskar is still swimming. In 2018, he won a gold and silver at the Pan Pacific Championships in Tokyo. At the World Championships in 2019, Seliskar brought home the bronze.

Records

8x Virginia State Champion

Professional Achievements

4x NCAA National Champion

3x Gold Medalist at 2014 Pan Am Games

Personal Honors

Attended the University of California-Berkeley

Biography

Before heading to the University of Texas, Southlake Carroll’s Jonathan Roberts became a back-to-back 500 freestyle Texas state champion with a dominant state record finish, winning by 10 seconds. He posted a time of 4:16.90.

Roberts added more gold with a state title in the 100 backstroke in a time of 48.65. He was also part of Southlake Carroll’s gold medal 200 medley relay team with a time of 1:34.93.  Roberts is a member of the Junior National Team and swam at the Junior World Championships, where he placed 12^th in the 400 freestyle, 13^th in the 800 freestyle and 10^th in the 1500 freestyle.

Roberts is the second boys’ swimmer from Texas that has been honored by the NHSCA.

Roberts continued his success as a Longhorn. He was a eight- time All American and was honorable mention twice. He won seven Big 12 Championships. He also was an accomplished student. He was a three time Academic All Big 12 First team honoree. As a senior, he also received the SAAC Leadership Award.

Internationally, he made it to the Olympic Trial finals in 2016. He was the Silver medalist at the 2017 World University Games. The next year, he was a National Swim Team Member.

Records

4x UIL Texas State Champion

Professional Achievements

8x NCAA All American

3x First Team All Academic Big 12

Personal Honors

Attended the University of Texas

Biography

Austin Garcia capped an incredible career this past spring by winning gold medals in the highly competitive CIF-Southern Section in the 50 and 100-yard freestyle. In the 50-yard freestyle, Garcia just missed setting a meet record with a time of 21.14.

Garcia was named the San Gabriel Valley Tribune Swimmer of the Year in 2013. He was selected as both “Athlete of the Year” and “Scholar Athlete of the Year” his senior year at SDHS.

In addition to swimming, Garcia also was the team captain and the team’s MVP in water polo. He plans on continuing to play water polo at Air Force next season. He was the only swimmer to win two gold medals this year.

He played water polo for the Air Force his freshman year. He graduated in 2017 and became a U.S.  Air Force pilot in 2019. That same year he married Amanda, who is also serving her community as a BSN at the local hospital. She holds a key role alongside Austin by supporting incoming Air Force families and helping them acclimate and prosper during their time in the military.

In 2021, Austin promoted to Captain and is currently completing his first assignment in the Air Force as an instructor pilot training upcoming Airmen on the T-38 Talon. He will soon be transitioning to his next assignment to fly the F-15E Strike Eagle.”

Records

Multiple State Medalist

Personal Honors

Attended the Air Force Academy

Biography

Koski’s family emigrated to the United States from Finland in 1997, eventually settling in the Atlanta area prior to his eighth-grade year.

Koski appears a certainty to earn his third Georgia Male Swimmer of the Year honor after becoming a three-time 5A state champion in both the 200- and 500-meter freestyle. He competed in three races this year and set state records in each. Koski broke his own state record in the 200 (1:36.15), set another record in the 500 (4:18.57) and swam the anchor leg on the Northview 4×100 freestyle relay team that set a third record (3:06.26). He also owns the state record in the 100 freestyle and 10 age-group state records.

Last summer, Koski was the USA Swimming Junior National champion in the 800 freestyle and was runner-up in the 200, 400 and 500 freestyle. He holds the Finnish national record in the 800 freestyle and was a finalist in the 2011 European Junior Championship in the 200 and 400 freestyle. Koski also won the Finnish National Championship in the 100 and 400 freestyle, and will compete in the Summer Olympics for his native Finland in both events. He will attend the University of Georgia.

Koski continued his swimming success at Georgia. As a Bulldog, Koski became a multiple time NCAA All American in different events. He was also the National Champion in the Men’s 1600 Freestyle. He is the school record older in the 200 freestyle.

In 2012, Koski was a member of the Finnish Olympic Team. Koski continues to compete in events. Most recently, he placed 5th and 6th in the 100 L and 200 L Freestyle at the TYR Pro Swim Series at Mesa in April of 2018.

Records

3x State Champion in 200 meter freestyle

3x State Champion in 500-meter freestyle

Professional Achievements

2015 NCAA National Champion

Multiple time NCAA All American

2012 Olympic Team member for Finland

Personal Honors

Attended the University of Georgia

Biography

At this year’s 3A state meet, Nolan set two national high school records – erasing the records set by the two previous NHSCA Senior Athlete of the Year honorees – and helped set another. Nolan became a four-time state champion in the 200 individual medley, and his time of 1:41.39 set a national record for the second straight year. That time shaved over two seconds off the record he set in 2010, which at the time broke the record established by the 2010 NHSCA honoree, Kyle Whitaker of Chesterton (Ind.) High.

Nolan’s second individual national record was 45.49 seconds in the 100 backstroke, his second state title in that event. He shaved more than a second off the previous record of 46.75, set by the 2009 NHSCA honoree, Cole Cragin of Friendswood (Texas) High.

In 2010, Nolan won the 100 freestyle state title in a then-national record of 43.27. He also helped put Hershey in the national record book this year in the 200 freestyle relay, swimming an opening leg of 19.58 in a record time of 1:21.01, more than a second faster than the previous mark. Nolan was the 200 individual medley champion in the Junior Pan-Pacific Championships last summer and second in the 100 butterfly. He will attend Stanford University.

Nolan continued his success at Stanford both in the pool and in the classroom. In 2015, he set a national record at the NCAA Division I Championships with a stunning time of 1:39.38. He broke his previous record of 1:40.07.

Over his career, Nolan won two NCAA titles, both in 2013, in the 200 individual medley and the 100 backstroke. We won nine Pac 10 titles in multiple styles. Nolan also earned 17 All America honors.

Records

4x PIAA AAA State Champion in the 200 individual medley

2x PIAA AAA State Champion in the 100 backstroke

Set 4 Nationals records in high school

Professional Achievements

2x NCAA National Champion

17x NCAA All American

Personal Honors

Attended Stanford University

Biography

With eight individual titles and 12 overall, Whitaker ended his career as the most decorated boys swimmer in Indiana high school history. He broke his own national record in the 200 individual medley with a time of 1:44.55, becoming the first four-time state champion in that event, and his time of 4:19.79 in the 500 freestyle set a state record. He also won three 100 butterfly state crowns.

The Indiana High School Athletic Association named Whitaker the recipient of its Herman F. Keller Mental Attitude Award, presented to a senior who demonstrates the qualities of mental attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic ability. In the Speedo Junior National Championships last summer Whitaker took the boys high point award, winning five individual events and setting meet records in all five: the 200 butterfly (1:56.95), the 400 individual medley (4:17.59), the 100 butterfly (53.31), the 200 freestyle (1:49.87) and the 200 individual medley (2:00.07). Whitaker will attend the University of Michigan.

While at Michigan, Whitaker accumulated 12 All American honors. He was a nine time Big-Ten Champion. Whitaker was the Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2011. He was also a member of the US National team during this time.

Records

8x Indiana Individual State Champion and 4x Relay State Champion

Professional Achievements

12x NCAA All American

9x Big Ten Champion

2011 Indiana High School Swimming & Diving Hall of Fame Inductee

Personal Honors

Attended the University of Michigan

Biography

Considered one of the nation’s top double-event swimmers this year, Cragin set a national high school record in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 46.75 seconds in the Class 4A state tournament, breaking a record which had stood for 10 years. The victory made him a four-time state champion in the event, in which he first set the state record as a sophomore, then broke it as a junior and again as a senior. His state-record time as a junior (48.63) was the nation’s fastest. Not only did Cragin double in the state meet in the backstroke and the 100-yard butterfly as a junior and a senior, but he set state records each year in the butterfly as well. His state-record time this year in the butterfly was 48.46 seconds, and he was second in that event as a sophomore and sixth as a freshman. Cragin will attend the University of Texas.

Cragin had an impressive career as a Longhorn. He was a four time NCAA All American. He also qualified for the 2012 Olympic Trials.

Records

set a national high school record in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 46.75 seconds

Professional Achievements

4x NCAA All American

Personal Honors

Attended the University of Texas

Biography

Considered one of the nation’s top sprint swimmers this year, Alden became the first swimmer to win three state titles in both the 50- and 100-yard freestyle events in the 73-year history of the two events in the Illinois state tournament. Only one other swimmer had previously won three titles in either event, and Alden’s feat ended a 57-year drought in the 100 and a 20-year drought in the 50.

As a junior Alden’s winning times were 20.14 seconds in the 50 – the second-best time in state history – and 44.86 in the 100, the state’s third-best mark. He also was a part of the state champion 200 and 400 relay teams, helping lead Neuqua Valley to its first state team title. He will attend Penn State University.

While at Penn State, Alden set a school record in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:35.49 during his portion of the 800 freestyle relay at the Big Ten Championships. Alden was an All American his senior year and was a two- time Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

Records

3x State Champion in 50-meters

3x State Champion in 100-meters

Professional Achievements

2011 NCAA All American

2018 VN Hall of Fame Inductee

Personal Honors

Attended Penn State University

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.

 

Records

2x State Champion

Professional Achievements

4x NCAA National Champion

18x NCAA All American

Personal Honors

Attended Stanford University

Biography

At the age of 16 Fraser represented his native Cayman Islands in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, competing in the 200-meter freestyle,  He also competed in the 2005 World Championships in Montreal.

At The Bolles School  Fraser helped lead his team to a pair of Florida state team titles. After winning Class A crowns in the 200- and 500-meter freestyle as a junior, Bolles moved up to Class AA and he repeated the double title this year as a senior. He will attend the University of Florida.

While attending the University of Florida, Fraser had quite an illustrious career as a Gator. Fraser set a school record winning he 200-yard freestyle and a NCAA record in the 200-yard butterfly. In addition, Fraser is a two time Silver medalist at the Pan Am Games (2007 and 2011) and a three time Olympic team member for the Cayman Islands. Fraser had the opportunity to also swim with his brother, pictured below.

In addition to all his swimming accolades, Fraser graduated from the University of Florida with B.S. in Finance and his JD and has his own Immigration Law company in Miami, FL.

Records

4x Florida State Champion

Professional Achievements

27x NCAA All American

2x NCAA National Champion

3x Olympic Team Member

Personal Honors

Attended the University of Florida

Graduated with his J.D. from the University of Florida

Biography

Righi set a state record (48.00) in winning the 100-meter backstroke as a senior, also won the 100 freestyle (44.76) and came within one-hundredth of a second of tying former Olympian and Brophy great Gary Hall Jr.’s state record in the 50 freestyle (20.31) while swimming the first leg of the 200 freestyle relay, a race his teammates went on to win in a state record time.

In the Spring Junior Nationals in March Righi won five events and set four meet records – in the 100 freestyle (44.24), the 50 backstroke (22.12), the 100 backstroke (47.63) and the 50 butterfly (21.99). His 100 butterfly time shattered the existing record by nearly 1½ seconds, earning him Male Performance of the Meet honors.

Righi went on to attend Yale University and became one of the most celebrated Bulldogs in history. He was honored as team caption his senior year and praised for his leadership in and out of the pool.

In 2008 his times at the NCAA Championships qualifed for the Olympic Team Trials. In 2009, Righi was honored with the Moriarty Award, which is Swimmer of the Meet at the Ivy League Championships. He also became a three- time All American at the NCAA Tournament.

Over Graduation weekend, Righi was honored as the William Neely Mallory Awardee, given to  the top senior male student-athlete.

 

Records

Upon graduation from Yale, set 7 school records

Set multiple State Records and Event Records

Professional Achievements

3x NCAA All American

NCAA Academic All American

2005 Swimmer's World Swimmer of the Year

Personal Honors

Attended Yale University

Biography

Bubolz, who won the 50 and 100-meter state freestyle titles, has set 133 swim records since jumping into the pool at age six. He currently holds six national records and 30 state marks. Bubolz will move to the Big Ten and swim at Northwestern after an attempt this July to make the U.S. Olympic Team.

While at Northwestern, Bubolz was a member of the 400 medley relay that won the NCAA title in 2007 with a NCAA-record time. He was a 19x All American and very prolific in the butterfly. He was also named to the All-Big Ten First Team four times. At the time of his graduation Bubolz held six school records.

In 2013, Bubolz joined the CWAC, Chicago Wolfpack Aquatic Club, team in Chicago where he is coaching swimmers to be better swimmers while having fun.

Records

Holds 6 NU records upon graduation

Professional Achievements

19x NCAA All American

2014 Northwestern Hall of Fame Inductee

Biography

“Athletes like Matt McDonald are among the success stories produced in high school athletics today,” NHSCA executive director Bob Ferraro said. “He has worked extremely hard to develop his skills and has become one of the best swimmers not only in the state of Indiana, but the entire nation, and we are proud to be honoring him.”

McDonald is a three-time state champion in the 100-yard butterfly, setting a state record in the event as a senior. He also won the title in the 100-yard backstroke as a senior and was the recipient of the Indiana High School Athletic Association’s Mental Attitude Award.

McDonald is also outstanding student, McDonald stands No. 4 in his class academically and will attend Stanford University.  McDonald also holds the national boys 15-16 record in the 100 butterfly and was a semifinalist in the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials in the event, finishing 13th.

Records

4x High School All American

3x State Champion in 100 Butterfly and 1x Champion in Backstroke

Professional Achievements

11x NCAA All American

Member of NCAA Champion 200 medley relay team in 2002

Indiana Swimming & Diving Hall of Fame Inductee

Personal Honors

Attended Stanford University

Biography

Lim set or helped set three national records as a senior and won four events to lead The Bolles School, coached by National High School Boys Swimming Coach of the Year Larry Shofe, to the Class 4A state team title. Lim set a national record in the 100-meter backstroke in 46.82 seconds, and was a member of two relay teams, the 200-meter medley relay (1:31.62) and the 400-meter freestyle relay (3:01.80) that also set national records. Lim’s fourth victory came in the 100-meter butterfly, which he swam in 47.64 seconds to set a state record.

“Athletes like Alex Lim are among the success stories produced in high school athletics today,” NHSCA executive director Bob Ferraro said. “He has worked extremely hard to develop his skills and has become one of the best swimmers not only in the state of Florida, but the entire nation, and we are proud to be honoring him.”

Lim also competed in the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, for his native Malaysia. He accepted an athletic scholarship to the University of California-Berkeley.

Records

Set the national high school record in the 100 backstroke

Won Malaysia its first-ever Asian Games swimming gold medal (1998)

Professional Achievements

3x Olympic Team Member (1996, 2000, 2004)

1998 National Sportsman of the Year

1998 Malayian Olympian of the Year

In 2009, inducted into Olympic Council of Malaysia Hall of Fame

Personal Honors

Attended University of California at Berkley