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2008-09: Qualified for the BIG EAST Championships in his main events, the 100 and 200 yard breaststroke ... Swam both events six times during the season and placed second in both against Seton Hall ... Finished second in the 100 breast against Widener and third against Syracuse ... Improved on his previous season-best time by 2.5 seconds at the conference meet with a time of 58.94, a mark which nearly advanced him to the finals ... Registered his top time for the season in the 200 fly at the BIG EAST meet with a mark of 2:10.15 ... Raced in the 200 yard individual medley five times ... Finished third against Seton Hall with a top time of 2:05.00 ... Also posted a time of 2:05.82 in season opener against La Salle ... Swam the second leg of the 400 medley relay at the BIG EAST Championships, where Villanova posted a season-best time of 3:26.34 that was more than 12 seconds faster than its previous season best time in the event.
2007-08: Tallied two victories in the 200 individual medley against Connecticut (2:08.03) and Syracuse ... Took second in the 200 breaststroke versus Georgetown with a time of 2:17.44.
Bloomsburg High School: Won the district championship in the 200 individual medley ... Holds school record in the 100 breaststroke ... Valedictorian of his graduating class in 2007.
Personal: Born 1/21/89 ... One of four children of John and Ann Stephens ... Siblings are Matthew (26), Jessica (23) and Zachary (15) ... Matthew ran track at Princeton and Jessica swam at Notre Dame ... Majoring in Biology.
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