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2019-20 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Patrick Folan

  • Position Freestyle
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Park Ridge, IL
  • Highschool Maine South
  • Major Economics and International Business

Biography

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Career Honors
  • OAC Champion 800 Free Relay: 2018
  • All-OAC 200 Free: 2018
  • All-OAC 500 Free: 2017
  • 2019 Comeback Athlete of the Year

Career Top Times 
  • 50 Free = 22.01 (2/14/19)
  • 100 Free = 48.78 (2/16/19) 
  • 200 Free = 1:44.35 (2/16/18) 
  • 500 Free = 4:45.89 (2/15/18) 
  • 1000 Free = 10.24.62 (11/18/16) 
  • 1650 Free = 17.07.00 (2/18/17) 
2019-2020
  • Finished fourth in the 200 free (1:51.32) in the win against Ohio Northern (10/26)
  • Placed sixth in the 200 Free with a time of 1:51.79 against Case Western (11/9)
  • Took third in the 100 Fly (57.78) and fourth in the 200 Free (1:50.23) against Baldwin-Wallace (1/18)
  • Touched seventh in the 100 Free (49.94) and eighth in the 50 Free (23.11) against Ashland (1/24)
  • Placed eighth in the 100 Free at the OAC's with a time of 48.06 (2/13-2/15)
2018-2019
  • At the OAC's, Folan placed first in the 50 Free with a time of 22.01 (2/14/19) 
  • Won the 200 Free with a time of 1:51.58 against Wilmington (1/26/19)
  • Finished fourth with a time of 51.45 in the 100 Free against Baldwin Wallace (1/19/19)
  • Took fourth place in the 200 Free against Gannon with a time of 1:53.04 (1/12/19)
  • Placed sixth in the 500 Free with a time of 5:28.15 against Mount Union (11/3/18)
  • Helped his 800 Free team finish ninth (7:11.64) on the second day of the Wabash Invitational (11/23)

2017-2018
  • Placed fourth in the 500 Free, was third in the 1-2-3-4 punch in the 200 Free, and claimed sixth in the 1650 Free all at the OAC's 
  • Finished the 200 Meter Freestyle in third place against Wilmington 
  • Took fourth in the 200 Back with a time of 2:16.65
  • Touched third in the 1000 Free against Wooster with a time of 10:56.58 
  • Finished fifth in the 500 Free against Gannon  
  • Improved his times in the 200 and 500 Back at the Malone Invitational
  • Placed second in the 200 Free with a time of 1:54.45 against Mount Union

2016-2017
  • Took sixth in both the 200 Free (1:46.24) and 1650 Free (17:07.00) at the OAC's 
  • Finished third in the 500 Free at the championship final to earn All-OAC Honors with a time of 4:46.24
  • Touched fifth in the 1650 Free at the Fredonia Blue Devil Invitational (17:33.57)

High School
  • Swam for head coach Donald Kura at Main South High School
  • Received Swimming Most Valuable and Water Polo Coaches Award
  • Team Captain of Swimming & Water Polo
  • Member of Hawk Honor, Hawk Pride, Spanish Club, Swimming, Water Polo, & Computer Club
  • Graduated with a 3.6 GPA

Academics & Personal
  • Majoring in Economics with a minor in Spanish
  • SAAC Co-President
  • Had an internship with Dataseential in Chicago
  • Son of Ann and John Folan

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17First Year

    Freestyle
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Freestyle
    6'3"
  • 2018-19Junior

    Freestyle
    6'3"
  • 2019-20Senior

    Freestyle

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