2015-16 Swimming & Diving Roster
Kurt Wohlrab
- Position:
- Breaststroke, Butterfly
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Pinehurst, N.C.
- High School:
- Pinecrest
Career Best Times: 55.63 in 100-yard breaststroke; 2:02.16 in 200-yard breaststroke; 49.75 in 100-yard butterfly.
Prep: Graduated in 2012 from Pinecrest High School...four-year swimming letterman there, specializing in the 200 breaststroke and 100 butterfly...also played wide receiver on the football team for three years...earned high school All-America honors in both his junior (100 breaststroke) and senior (100 breaststroke, 100 butterfly) years...captain of Pinecrest team as a junior and senior...competed in club swimming for Sandhills Sandsharks...was his club team captain for three years...named 2012 North Carolina 4A high school Most Valuable Swimmer...fastest long course times are 1:05.34 in 100 breast, 2:23.46 in 200 breast and 58.09 in 100 butterfly...National Honor Society member...AP Scholar.
Personal: Full name is Kurt Patrick Wohlrab, Jr. ...stands 5-9 tall...son of Kurt and Julie Wohlrab...was born January 20, 1994 in Las Vegas, Nevada...his father played football at both Air Force Academy and UNLV...exercise and sports science major.19 Questions With Freshman Kurt Wohlrab
Section #1: Swimming & Diving
1. The best thing about being a Tar Heel swimmer is being part of a competitive team.
2. My favorite thing about competing for Coach DeSelm is the chance to become a better swimmer.
3. Since last year the aspect of my training I've worked on the most is the 200 breaststroke.
4. My best friend on another college swimming/diving team is Kacy Johnson, University of Hawaii.
5. My greatest strength as a swimmer/diver is I despise losing.
Section #2: Hobbies & Interests
1. Away from the pool and academic pursuits I like to spend time doing anything active.
2. The best movies I've seen recently Friday Night Ligths.
3. If I could compete in another sport at UNC it would be basketball or football.
4. The music act I'd most like to see in person is Tupac and Biggie.
5. The personal interest I have that might surprise my teammates is Justin Bieber.
Section #3: Food & Beverage
1. After a big meet, I'd like to eat at a buffet spread that included burgers, hot dogs, wings, ice cream, soda.
2. My favorite beverage is Mountain Dew.
3. My favorite food made by a relative is Mom's enchiladas.
4. My favorite place to eat in Chapel Hill is Krispy Kreme.
5. My favorite guilty pleasure food wise is anything sweet.
Section #4: Personality
1. If I possessed the gift of time travel I'd like to go back to when I lived in Hawaii.
2. My most prized possession is my phone.
3. If I could go to dinner with a famous person it would be Jessica Alba.
4. My dream job is playing in the NFL.
