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2019-20 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Wade O'Brien
- Position:
- Back/IM
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Glen Allen, Va.
- High School:
- Deep Run
At Princeton — 2019-20: Posted top times in the 200 IM (1:50.61) at the Ivy League Championships and the 50 backstroke (23.21) at the Big Al Invite ... 2018-19: Posted top times of 49.51 (100 back) at the HYP meet, 1:50.61 (200 IM) at the Ivy meet, and 3:58.75 (400 IM) at the Bruno Invite ... 2017-18: posted Princeton’s fastest 200 back time of the season (1:46.07) and fifth-fastest 400 IM (4:02.33) during Big Al Open … added fifth-fastest 100 back (49.51) during H-Y-P weekend.
Before Princeton — won the 2016 Spring NCSA championship in the 200 back … qualified for Olympic Trials in both the 100 and 200 back … ranked 82nd in the world for 200 back (meters) in 2015 … holds the Virginia state record in the 200 back for 17-18 year olds … named to the Richmond All-Metro team in 2015 and 2016 … member of the U.S. Junior National Team … competed at USA Junior and Senior Nationals, as well as National Camps … lifetime best times include: 49.71 (100 back); 1:44.90 (200 back); 1:53.41 (200 IM); 4:00.55 (400 IM) … member of the Scholastic All-American Team … recipient of the Scientific Achievement Award and the Scientific Scholar Award.
Personal — born Aug. 28, 1997 … son of Jim and Denise O'Brien … has an older sister Meredith … interested in animals and their behavior … enjoys science and Netflix … considering studying Biochemistry or Molecular Chemistry.
