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2020-21 Men's Swimming Roster

Jake Kealy

  • Position Back/IM
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Wilton, Conn.
  • High School Fairfield Prep

Biography

Event Time Date
100 Back 48.80 H.S.
200 Back 1:45.10 2/17/18
200 IM 1:49.00 2/15/18
400 IM 3:58.98 12/2/17
2019-20
Three-event finalist at the CAA Championships ... Finished seventh in the 100 back, ninth in the 100 back, and 13th in the 200 IM ... At the West Virginia Invitational, finished eighth in the 200 back and 14th in the 100 back ... Also took 29th in the 200 IM ... Totaled 112.5 points with 10 podium finishes on the year, including five seconds and five thirds.

2018-19
Earned All-CAA honors for the second year in a row in the 200 back, finishing second at the CAA Championships ... Also qualified to the championship finals in the 100 back, placing fourth, and the 200 IM, where he finished sixth ... At the TYR Invitational in November, four-event finalist ... Finished sixth overall in the 200 back ... Won the consolation finals of the 400 IM, timing 4:00.00 for ninth place ... Also finished 13th in the 200 IM, and 14th in the 100 back ... Totaled 163.00 points to rank 10th on the team ... Also had six wins, and 16 podium finishes ... Won the 200 back against Delaware, Towson, and Johns Hopkins in the fall ... Added wins in his signature event against Queens (N.C.) and VMI in the spring portion ... Final win came in the prelims of the 200 back at the CAA Championships ... CAA Academic Honor Roll for having a GPA over 3.0.

2017-18
Named the CAA Men's Swimming Rookie of the Year after outscoring all other freshmen at the conference meet ... Finished second overall in the 200 back, after breaking the W&M freshman record in the prelims at 1:45.10 ... Also finished third in the 100 back and fourth in the 200 IM, the latter with a lifetime-best performance of 1:49.00 ... Totaled nine victories in the season ... Broke four minutes int he 400 IM for the first time with a 3:58.98 at the Big Al Invitational ... Also finished seventh in the 200 back at Princeton, 19th in the 100 back, and 15th in the 400 IM.

Prep
Won the 2016 YMCA Long Course National Championship in the 200m back at 2:04.81 ... Set the Connecticut state residential record in the 200 back at 1:45.39 ... Volunteered more than 50 hours at a local assisted living facility.

Personal
Son of John and Annamarie Kealy ... Brother, Tommy, is a senior on the Tribe swimming team.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Back/IM
    5'11"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Back/IM
    5'11"
  • 2019-20Junior

    Back/IM
    5'11"
  • 2020-21Senior

    Back/IM
    5'11"