Conner Gelwicks
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Zionsville, Ind.
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- High School:
- Zionsville Community
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- Events:
- Back/Distance Free
Hoping to qualify for NCAA Div. III Championships and lower his own school records.
2014-15: Broke 34-year-old Wooster record in the 200 freestyle (1:42.66) during the Wooster Invitational … Went on to set second school mark in the 200 backstroke at NCAC’s, logging a NCAA “B” cut time of 1:51.19 in preliminary swim, before ultimately placing ninth in championship heat (1:54.42) … Placed eighth in the NCAC championship in the 100 back (51.36) at NCACs, after preliminary NCAA “B” cut swim of 51.27 (the second-fastest clip in program history, and .01 off the school record) … Also scored at the conference meet in the 200 free, hitting the wall at 1:43.67 … Key in relays as well, helping the 800 free to fifth (7:10.22), the 400 medley to sixth (3:29.40), and the 200 and 400 frees to seventh (1:27.31, 3:11.78) … Turned in a 47.21 as the leadoff leg of the 400 free relay, the fifth-fastest 100 free time in team history.
2013-14: Made a strong impression in his debut at the NCAC Championships, as he placed 14th or better in six events, highlighted by anchoring the seventh-place 200 free relay (1:26.86) … Also in relay competition, was eighth in the 400 free in an NCAA “B” cut time of 3:15.40, and ninth in the 800 free in 7:12.36 … Individually, touched the wall 11th in the back (1:56.98), 13th in the 200 free (1:43.18), and 14th in the grueling 1650 free (16:52.95) … Went 16:51.65 at the Wooster Invitational - the ninth-fastest 1650 in school history.
Prior to Wooster: Helped lead Zionsville Community High School to sectional championships as a sophomore, junior, and senior … Was part of 400 free relay team that placed 15th in state.
Personal: Born March 22, 1995 … Son of Jeff and Beth Gelwicks, and older brother of teammate Cameron Gelwicks … Majoring in computer science.
