Patrick Myers

Position:
Backstroke, Individual Medley
Height:
5-10
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Norfolk, Mass.
High School:
King Phillip

Career Best Times: 1:39.40 in 200-yard freestyle; 48.67 in 100-yard backstroke; 1:45.33 in 200-yard backstroke; 48.59 in 100-yard butterfly; 1:48.91 in 200-yard butterfly; 1:51.51 in 200-yard individual medley; 3:52.36 in 400-yard individual medley.

Long Course Highlights: At the August 2011 U.S. Nationals, he placed 22^nd in the 200-meter backstroke in a time of 2:02.19.

2011-12: Place in three events at the 2012 ACC Championships...was 10th in the 400 IM (3:53.19), 13th in the 100 back (49.07) and 14th in the 200 back (1:46.92)...excelled at the 2011 Nike Cup Championships...won the 200-yard backstroke in 1:45.93, was second in the 100-yard backstroke in 49.07 and placed third in the 400-yard individual medley in 3:56.85...was also 10th in the 200 IM and swam on a 400 medley relay which won the bronze medal and a 200 medley relay which took fourth place...during the dual meet season he had two individual wins against Maryland and won single events against ECU, Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech...in the dual meet win over the Hokies he set what was then the VT pool record in the 200 back at 1:48.86...selected for 2011-12 All-ACC Academic Team...a College Swimming Coaches Association of America honorable mention Scholar All-America...named to Dean's List in second semester of freshman year...ACC Academic Honor Roll selection in 2011-12

Prep: Graduated from King Philip High School in Wrentham, Mass. ...swam his sophomore through senior years there...won state championships all three years in both the 100 butterfly and the 100 backstroke...broke the Massachusetts state record in the 100 back as a senior by going 49.60...led King Philip to an undefeated regular season his senior year...KPHS won conference title, Mass. Southern Sectionals and Mass. Division II state championship meet in 2010-11...high school All-America as a senior in both 100 fly and 100 back...captain of HS team as senior...Mass. State swimmer of the year both junior and senior seasons...USA Swimming Scholastic All-America his sophomore through senior years...New England swimming record holder in 100-yard butterfly (48.59) and 200-yard backstroke (1:45.33)...National Honor Society member...made honor roll all four terms of senior year...ranked in Top 15 percent of senior class with 3.9 GPA.

Personal: Patrick McKee Myers is the son of Jim and Karen Myers...born January 3, 1993 in Norwood, Mass. ...business administration major...stands 5-10 tall...comes from a family with long-held ties to the American swimming community...his grandfather, Alexander McKee, is former president of Mid-Atlantic AAU and former coach of Suburban Swim Club...an Ohio State alumnus, he was an Olympic qualifier in the 1940s but games were cancelled due to World War II...his uncle Tim MKee swam at Florida and was a three-time Olympic silver medalist in 1972 & 1976 Olympics...his uncle Mark McKee was the first alternate on the 1968 Olympic Team and also swam at Florida...uncles Chris McKee and Kevin McKee swam at University of Miami and Penn State, respectively...member of Carolina Leadership Academy Rising Stars program.

20 Questions With Sophomore Patrick Myers

Section #1: Swimming & Diving

1. The best thing about being a Tar Heel swimmer/diver is my teammates

2. My favorite thing about competing for Coach Deselm is our team meetings.

3. Since last year the aspect of my training I've worked on the most is lifting.

4. My best friend on another college swimming team is John Vatkevich at Lake Forest.

5. My greatest strength as a swimmer is my mental strength.

Section #2: Hobbies & Interests

1. Away from the pool and academic pursuits I like to spend time playing Super Smash Bros with Bollerman.

2. The best movie I've seen recently is The Avengers.

3. If I could compete in another sport at UNC it would be basketball.

4. The music act I'd most like to see in person is going to Woodstock.