Sam Lewis

Position:
Butterfly, Backstroke, Sprint Freestyle
Height:
6-0
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Alpharetta, Ga.
High School:
Milton

Career Best Times: 20.77 in 50-yard freestyle; 46.41 in 100-yard freestyle; 48.85 in 100-yard backstroke; 1:49.78 in 200-yard backstroke; 49.21 in 100-yard butterfly.

Prep: Graduated in 2012 from Milton High School in Alpharetta, Ga. ...swam there for four years, specializing in the 100 fly, 100 back, 200 back, 50 free and 100 free...competed in club swimming for the Dynamo Swim Club...Milton swim team captain...part of 2010 and 2011 Junior National Championships team winners...2012 individual state champion...scholastic All-America selection...merited high school All-America honors...2012 Olympic Trials qualifier...scholar-athlete award winner.

Personal: Full name is Samuel Craig Lewis...stands 6-0 tall...son of Craig and Sandy Lewis...was born June 2, 1994 in Cleveland, Ohio...self taught on the piano and drums...both of his parents are NC State alumni...business administration major.

20 Questions With Freshman Sam Lewis

Section #1: Swimming & Diving

1. The best thing about being a Tar Heel swimmer is having an instant group of awesome friends as an incoming freshman.

2. My favorite thing about competing for Coach DeSelm is competing for a coach who is so well known for his achievements.

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

4. My best friend on another college swimming team is Matias Koski at UGA.

5. My greatest strength as a swimmer is sprint backstroke.

Section #2: Hobbies & Interests

1. Away from the pool and academic pursuits I like to spend time playing drums and basketball.

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

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 Linkin Park.

5. The personal interest I have that might surprise my teammates is math.

Section #3: Food & Beverage

1. After a big meet, I'd like to eat at a buffet spread that included all breakfast, scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, hash browns, waffles (not pancakes) and also a section for steak.

2. My favorite beverage is chocolate milk.

3. My favorite food made by a relative is my grandma's spaghetti.

4. My favorite place to eat in Chapel Hill is Chipotle.

5. My favorite guilty pleasure food wise is I don't really have one...I just eat whatever I want all of the time, but I do eat pretty healthy.

Section #4: Personality

1. If I possessed the gift of time travel I'd like to go to watch Michael Jordan or Larry Bird play in the NBA.

2. My most prized personal possession is my phone.

3. If I could go to dinner with a famous person it would be Steve Jobs.

4. My dream job is something that I enjoy that pays well enough to support myself and a family. No specific idea.

5. The most interesting person I've met at UNC is I don't know yet!