2012-13 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Jordan Sharples
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Manchester, England
- Prev School:
- Aquinas College
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2013-14: Swam third leg of school record-setting 800 free relay that finished fourth at the 2014 Atlantic 10 Championships (Feb. 19) in 6:35.92...Won the B Final and finished ninth overall in the 200 free at the A-10 Championships with a career-fastest time of 1:39.62, good for sixth on GW[apos]s all-time list...Won the B Final and finished ninth overall with a season-best time of 4:29.22 in the 500 free at the conference championships...Also recorded a season-best time in the 1,650 free (16:26.86) at the league meet...Swam season-best times in the prelims of the 50 free (23.42) and 100 free (48.07) at the Patriot Invitational (Nov. 21)...Named to GW Athletics Academic Dean[apos]s List.
2012-13: Swam third leg of school-record setting 800-yard freestyle relay that finished third at the Atlantic 10 Championships with a time of 6:36.75 (Feb. 20)...Took home fifth in the 500 free at the A-10 Championships in a season-best time of 4:28.03, good for third on GW[apos]s top 10 list...Finished fourth at A-10s in the B Final of the 200 free, 12th overall, with a season mark of 1:40.13 to sit seventh on the Colonials[apos] all-time list...Set a season-best time of 48.10 in the prelims of the 100 free at the Patriot Invitational (Nov. 17)...Finished fourth in the 1,000 free at the Rhode Island Invitational (Jan. 12) in 9:59.20.
High School: Helped 200-meter freestyle relay team earn three straight national championships from 2007-09...Guided 100-meter freestyle relay to back-to-back National Youth Championships in 2008 and 2009...Earned National Youth Championships in 400-meter freestyle in 2007 and 2008 and earned silver in the 200-meter freestyle in 2008.
Personal: Born Jordan Richard Sharples on Jan. 29, 1994 in Manchester, England...Son of Michelle and Mark Sharples...Has two older sisters, Faith and Megan...Intends to major in mathematics.
| CAREER BESTS (Through 2013-14 Season) | ||
| 50-Yard Freestyle | 23.42 | Patriot Invitational (11/21/2013) |
| 100-Yard Freestyle | 48.07 | Patriot Invitational (11/21/2013) |
| 200-Yard Freestyle | 1:39.62 | Atlantic 10 Championships (2/19/2014) |
| 500-Yard Freestyle | 4:28.03 | Atlantic 10 Championships (2/20/2013) |
| 1,000-Yard Freestyle | 9:59.20 | Rhode Island Invitational (1/11/2013) |
| 1,650-Yard Freestyle | 16:16.27 | Atlantic 10 Championships (2/20/2013) |
