At a glance: Specializes in distance freestyle and backstroke events for the Buckeyes … qualified for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in the 200 backstroke.
As a junior (2014):Swam in the 800 freestyle relay at the 2014 NCAA Championships and helped the team finished in 16th place while earning honorable mention All-America honors … registered the Buckeyes[apos] top time during the season in the 500 freestyle (4:18.64) and second-best in the 1650 freestyle (15:09.45) … qualified for the Big Ten championships, placing ninth in the 500 freestyle and 10th in the 1650 freestyle … earned Academic All-Big Ten and Ohio State Scholar-Athlete recognition.
As a sophomore (2013): Qualified for three events for the second-consecutive season at the Big Ten championships – 1650 freestyle, 500 freestyle and 200 freestyle … placed 13th at the conference meet in the 1650 freestyle with a time of 15:16.32 … recorded a personal-best time of 1:36.56 in the 200 freestyle at Big Tens … also posted a personal best at Ohio State[apos]s Last Chance NCAA Qualifier in the 500 freestyle (4:20.11) … ranks as the Buckeyes[apos] second-fastest in the 500 and 1650 freestyle events … received Academic All-Big Ten and Ohio State Scholar-Athlete recognition.
As a freshman (2012):Competed in three events at his first Big Ten championship meet – 1650 freestyle, 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle … dropped personal best times at Big Tens in the 500 freestyle (4:22.54) and 1650 freestyle (15:14.01) … also recorded a personal best time in the 1000 freestyle (9:28.98) at a meet vs. Michigan, Penn State and Northwestern.
Background: Rowan attended St. Francis de Sales High School in Toledo, Ohio … a USA scholastic All-American for two years … a northwest Ohio district record holder in the 500 freestyle … plans to major in science engineering at Ohio State.
