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Jeff Gettel
 Jeff Gettel
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Plano, Texas

High School:
Plano Senior H.S.

Height:
6-0

Event:
Back/IM

Personal Bests
50-free - 23.69
100-free - 47.85
100-back - 49.38
200-back - 1:47.40
200-individual medley - 1:51.37
400-individual medley - 4:02.24

All-MWC
2010 200-back
2011 100-back

Senior Season (2010-11): Earned All-MWC honors for the second-straight season with a personal-best 49.38 in the 100-back at the MWC Championships ... That mark is fifth all-time at TCU ... Narrowly missed a trip to MWC finals in the 200-back with a personal-best 1:47.70 ... For the 200-back, his time is fourth on TCU's all-time list for the event ... Added another personal-best at the MWC Championships when he touched the wall in 1:51.37 for the 200-IM ... Picked up three wins during the dual season for the Frogs ... Recipient of the Breakout Swim Award

Junior Season (2009-10): Undefeated on his back during the dual season ... Undefeated in the 200-back against the MWC in dual events for the third time in his career ... Took All-MWC honors in the 200-back with a fourth-place finish at the MWC Championships ... Member of TCU's 400-medley relay team that broke the school record at the MWC Championships ... Improved on his personal bests in the 50-, 100- and 200- back during the season ... Clocked a 23.69 in the 50-back against UNLV, a 50.17 in the 100-back against Wyoming and a 1:47.40 in the 200-back at the MWC Championships ... His 200-back time is the third-best on TCU's all-time performance list ... Swam a 1:52.92 in the 200-IM and a 4:17.00 in the 400-IM

Sophomore Season (2008-09): All-MWC Academic Team ... Undefeated in 200-back on the season against the MWC ... Third on the squad with 10 event wins on the year ... Was the fastest Frog in the 200-back and the third-best in the 100-back ... Set a personal-best time in the 100-back (50.33) for an 11th place finish at the MWC Championships ... Took 13th place in the 200-back ... His quickest 200-back time of 1:50.70 came at the 2008 Conoco/USA Swimming Short Course National Championships ... Took the 200-free against UT Permian Basin ... Enjoyed multi-win meets against UTPB, UNLV and Wyoming

Freshman Season (2007-08): Earned team award for Male Freshman of the Year ... Set a new personal best in the 400-IM to finish 11th with a time of 4:02.24 at the MWC Championship ... Took eighth in the 200-back (1:49.68) ... Was runner-up to TCU's Jonathon Berrettini in the 100-back (52.73) ... Took fourth place out of 22 finishers in the 200-IM (2:00.21) at the CSU Early Bird Invite

High School: Two-time All-American at Plano Sr. High School ... Member of the all-state team all four years ... Finished in the top five at the state championship two years in a row ... Named District Swimmer of the Year and Freshman of the Year

Personal: Son of Gary and Vicki Gettel ... Has three siblings, Dayna, Lauren and Megan ... Majoring in computer information technologies


 
 
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