May 15, 2018 WASHINGTON - Georgetown University Swimming & Diving Head Coach Jack Leavitt has announced the addition of five incoming freshmen swimmers to the men's roster. The five student-athletes, who hail from four different states, will join the Blue & Gray this fall as members of Georgetown's Class of 2022.
"We couldn't be happier with this group of guys," Leavitt said. "When we brought them on campus last fall, they just fit in so well with our team. Also, it's a really adaptable group that should make an impact right away from the 50 free all the way up to the mile and everything in between."
Matthew Braviak
Freestyle / Backstroke
Rockville, Md. / Gonzaga
Four-year member of the Gonzaga College High School swimming & diving team, serving as a team captain his senior year ... Helped Gonzaga win four Washington Metropolitan Prep School Swim and Dive League (WMPSSDL) Championships, two Metro Championships and the National Catholic Championships as a junior ... Named Washington Post All-Met Honorable Mention and to the WMPSSDL All-League First Team ... Named Gonzaga's Rookie of the Year as a freshman ... Won the 200-yard freestyle at the WMPSSDL Championships ... Also swam for the Rockville Montgomery Swim Club ... In the classroom, was a member of the National Honor Society and was a first honors student.
Sean Devlin
Freestyle / Butterfly
Framingham, Mass. / Wayland
Four-year member of the Wayland High School swimming & diving team, serving as a team captain his senior year ... Helped lead Wayland to back-to-back state championships as a junior and senior ... Twice named the Boston Globe Swimmer of the Year (2017-18) and named the Eastern Mass Swim Coaches Student-Athlete of the Year as a senior ... Eight-time individual state champion ... Holds Wayland's school records for the 50- and 100-yard freestyles and the 100-yard butterfly ... Also played football at Wayland, being named the league's defensive MVP as a junior and senior.
Brett Sherman
Freestyle / IM
Carmel, Ind. / Carmel
Four-year member of the Carmel High School swimming & diving team, serving as a team captain his senior year ... Helped lead Carmel to four-straight state championships (2015-18) and a national championships in 2017 ... Member of the state champion, and school-record 400-yard freestyle relay team and also came in second in the 500-yard freestyle as well as fifth in the 200-yard IM ... Also swam for the Carmel Swim Club, earning USA Swimming All-American honors (2015-18) ... Member of the national champion, and national-record 800-yard freestyle relay team ... Outside of the pool, named a Carmel High School Scholar Athlete all four years.
Carlson Temple
Breaststroke
San Diego, Calif. / Patrick Henry
Four-year member of the Patrick Henry High School swimming & diving team, serving as a team captain his senior year ... Named Patrick Henry's team MVP all four years (2015-18) ... Also swam for the College Area Swim Team where he was named Swimmer of the Year in 2015 ... In the classroom, was a Scholastic All-American.
Michael Wheeler
Freestyle
Lafayette, Calif. / Campolindo
Member of the Campolindo High School swimming & diving team, serving as a team captain his senior year ... Helped lead Campolindo to a North Coast Sectional Championship as a junior ... Qualified for the North Coast sectional championships all four years and for the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) state championships as a junior ... Named an All-American as a junior in 2017 ... Won the 2017 Diablo Athletic League 500-yard freestyle championship ... Also played water polo, serving as a team captain and earning all-league first team (2016-17) and All-American (2016) honors ... Swam for Orinda Aquatics, owning the program record in the 1,000-yard freestyle ... In the classroom, was a USA Water Polo Academic All-American and a four-time North Coast Section Scholar-Athlete.
The GU men finished third at the 2018 BIG EAST Championships, while the women took second for the fifth-consecutive season. Over the four-day meet, the Hoyas set a total of 13 new school records and won six gold medals. Freshman Drew Carbone (Chelmsford, Mass./Central Catholic) was named the championship's Most Outstanding Male Swimmer and Elizabeth Miller (Wayland, Mass./Wayland) earned the championship's Most Outstanding Women's Diver honor. The Hoyas had a program-record 22 student-athletes selected to the All-BIG EAST Team, including a conference-high 13 women.