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Michael Stern

Class:
Junior
Weight:
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Hometown:
Naperville, Ill.
High School:
Naperville Central HS
Major:
Electrical Engineering

SIU TOP TIMES

50-yard freestyle: 22.65
100-yard freestyle: 47.92
200-yard freestyle: 1:42.23
200-yard butterfly: 2:03.45
500-yard freestyle: 4:39.35
1,000-yard freestyle: 9:58.34
1,650-yard freestyle: 16:22.37

2020-2021 (SENIOR)

Swam in six events all season... swam in the 100-, 200-, and 500-freestyle events at the MAC Championships... set new PR in the 100-freestyle (47.92) at the MAC Championships... best finish was third place in dual against Valparaiso in the 1000-freestyle... six top-eight finishes.

2019-2020 (JUNIOR)

MAC All-Academic team... Top-five SIU times in the 200-free, 1000-free, and 1650-free... Placed 12th in the 1650-free at the MAC Championships... PR in the 200-free (1:42.23) at the MAC Championships... PR in the 50-free (22.72) at Missouri... Season-best third-place finish in the 500-free against Bellarmine/Valparaiso... Placed fourth in 1000-free three times... Took fourth in the 1650-free and seventh in the 200-free at the SIU Invitational... 14 top-10 marks.

2018-2019 (SOPHOMORE)

MAC All-Academic team... Swam in six events... Recorded top-five SIU times in the 200-free, 500-free, 1,000-free and 1,650-free... Placed 15th in the 1,650-free, 19th in the 500-free and 20th in the 200-free at the MAC Championships... Third-place finishes in the 500-free and 1,000-free at Ball State... 10 top-10 finishes.

2017-2018 (FRESHMAN)

Swam in six events... Recorded top-five SIU times in the 200-yard freestyle and 500-yard freestyle... Placed sixth in the 200-yard freestyle at Missouri St... Season-best third place finishes in the 200-yard freestyle and 500-yard freestyle against Ouachita Baptist... Competed in three events at the MAC Championships... Eight top-10 finishes.

PRIOR TO SIU

Helped Naperville Central High School to four-straight top-10 finishes at the Illinois State High School swimming and diving championships... Named an to All-American and All-State teams in twice as a junior and senior in the 400-yard relay and once as a senior in the 200-yard relay... Named to the Academic All-Conference team for four straight seasons... Also played water polo on a team that went 35-0 to win the state championship as a junior... Named to the honor roll each semester in high school... Member of the Math Honors Society, Spanish Honors Society, Mu Alpha Theta and was a student ambassador.

PERSONAL

Born on October 1, 1998 to Mark and Kathleen Stern... Father works in mergers and acquisitions for IBM... Mother is a swim coach and substitute teacher... Has three siblings.