Ross Van Allen Class: Junior Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind. High School: North Central Height: 6-2 Event: Free Experience: HS

Personal Bests
100-free - 46.82
200-free - 1:40.60
500-free - 4:33.03
1000-free - 9:31.74
1650-free - 15:51.78

Sophomore Season (2010-11): Notched personal bests in the 500-free and 1650-free at the MWC Championships ... His time of 4:33.03 in the 500-free was good for 13th at the conference meet ... Added a 15:51.78 in the 1650-free which was the 10th-best time ... Qualified for the consolation finals at the MWC Championships in the 200-free and notched a seasonal-best 1:41.42 for 15th place overall ... Best 1000-free time was a 9:39.04 against Air Force

Freshman Season (2009-10): Competed at five different distances during the freestlye season ... Logged a 48.14 in the 100-free at the Short Course Nationals ... Rest of his top times came at the MWC Championships ... Touched in 1:42.24 for the 200-free, in 4:35.30 for the 500-free, in 9:34.21 for the 1000-free and 15:55.83 for the 1650-free

High School: Helped lead North Central High School to the Indiana State title in 2006 ... Earned runner-up finishes in 2007 and 2009 ... Two-time All-American in the 200- and 500-free, as well as a member of the 200- and 400-free relays ... 400-free relay state champion as a senior ... Named a co-captain for the Panthers in 2009 ... Selected as to the academic all-conference squad and was an academic All-American as a senior ... Competed for the Washington Township Swim Club for coach Charlie Fry

Personal: Son of Mark and Jeannie Van Allen ... Has two sisters, Clara and Grace, and a brother, August ... Sister, Clara, is a junior on a swimming scholarship at Boston University ... Majoring in kinesiology/movement science and pre-vet

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