Courtesy: Princeton Athletic CommunicationsThe 2009 Ivy League champion Princeton men's swimming and diving team will welcome 10 new members into the program for the 2009-10 season. Eight swimmers and two divers will look to help the Tigers repeat as Ivy champions when they begin work at DeNunzio Pool this fall.
Brian Barrett
New Albany, Ohio New Albany
Before Princeton Top Times: 50 free, 20.84; 100 free, 45.82; 100 breast, 58.19 ... 11-time All-America honoree ... won 2009 Ohio state championships in 50 free and 200 free relay ... holds six New Albany team records ... six-time district champion ... two-time team MVP ... team captain and Coach’s Award winner ... qualifier and participant in both Junior and Senior Nationals ... Academic All-America and three-time Scholastic All-America honoree ... Ohio High School Scholar-Athlete Award recipient ... National Honor Society member.
Personal born April 20, 1991 ... son of Bill and Joanne Barrett ... father is an employee benefits consultant, mother is a special education teaching assistant ... has an older sister Meredith ... enjoys golf, wakeboarding, snowboarding and rooting for the Pittsburgh professional sports teams.
Ben Chan
Westmont, Ill. Hinsdale Central
Before Princeton Top Times: 50 breast, 27.9; 100 breast, 1:01; 200 breast, 2:34 ... co-captain of the Hinsdale Central swim team ... qualified for state championships as a senior and helped 200 medley relay to fifth ... class salutatorian ... captain of the chess team.
Personal born March 22, 1991 ... son of I-Ja Chan and Jium Jieh Chang ... has a younger brother Franklin ... enjoys playing the piano.
Chris Kelly
Kirkwood, Mo. Kirkwood
Before Princeton four-time Missouri state medalist and placed in the top four each year ... four-time all-state selection in diving ... three-time first-team All-Metro selection ... co-captain of the Kirkwood High School team as a senior ... St. Louis Post Dispatch Scholar-Athlete ... winner of the Donald Duchek Award ... National Merit Commended Scholar ... attended Missouri Scholars Academy.
Personal born Nov. 19, 1990 ... son of Ralph and Marie Kelly ... father is a treasurer, mother is a volunteer ... has two sisters, Audrey and Erin ... enjoys rooting for the St. Louis Cardinals, computers and reading.
Will Lawley
Cincinnati, Ohio St. Xavier
Before Princeton Top Times: (SCY) 100 free, 45.60; 200 free, 1:39.14; (LCY) 50 free, 23.95; 100 free, 52.71; 200 free, 1:53.64 ... earned eight NISCA All-America honors ... four-time state qualifier and first-team all-league selection ... qualified for junior nationals in three events and senior short course nationals in two events ... individual high point scorer at Speedo Sectionals ... placed first in 200 and 400 free relays in state finals and recorded three top-five individual finishes in either 100 or 200 free in his career ... led team to three team state championships and two NISCA team national championships ... led club team, the Cincinnati Marlins, to three sectional championships ... placed fourth in nation on National French Exam ... earned departmental awards for English I, Faith and Sacraments, French IV, AP US History, AP Biology, Pre-calculus AB, French V ... National Honor Society member ... AP Scholar ... Kenyon College Book Award recipient.
Personal born July 11, 1990 ... son of Scott and Ann Lawley ... father is a banker, mother is a homemaker ... has three younger brothers, Robert, Sam and Nate ... interested in foreign culture, travel and epidemiology ... enjoys European League soccer.
Nick Manousos
North Palm Beach, Fla. Pine Crest School
Before Princeton Top Times: 100 breast, 56.1; 200 breast, 2:01; 200 IM, 1:54; 400 IM, 4:01; 50 free, 21.2; 100 free, 46.4; 200 free, 1:41.3 ... USA Swimming National Top 10 swimmer in the 100 and 200 breast ... Senior National and US Open qualifier ... Junior National medalist ... earned All-America honors in high school and named team captain and MVP as a senior ... FGC Zone Team member ... Miami Herald All-Broward Swimming and Sun Sentinel all-county first-team selection ... earned FIAAA Mandy Stoll Scholarship as top scholar-athlete in Florida ... three-time Scholastic All-America ... National Beta Club member ... National Merit Commended Scholar ... AP Scholar with Distinction ... member of the Spanish Honor Society.
Personal born August 2, 1991 ... son of Stan and Meg Manousos ... has a sister Morgan ... enjoys film, roller coasters, running, open water swimming and playing percussion instruments.
Beau Pickering
Manoa, Haw. Kamehameha Schools
Before Princeton Top Times: 100 breast, 56.48; 200 breast, 2:07.74; 200 IM, 1:55.89 ... 2009 Hawaii state champion, 100 breast ... multiple-time state club swimming champion and record holder ... swam for Kamehameha High School and the Kamehameha Swim Club ... Junior National Qualifier ... All-America and Scholastic All-American ... earned four varsity letters in both swimming and water polo ... earned all-league and all-state honors all four years ... graduated with honors ... National Merit Commended Scholar ... member of the National Honor Society, Treehuggers Club and Key Club.
Personal born Sept. 27, 1990 ... son of Edward and Kathy Pickering ... father was a pilot, mother is a flight attendant ... has two older brothers, Keahi and Keawe ... interested in personal therapy and business ... enjoys sports and the beach.
Kaspar Raigla
Tallinn, Estonia Tallinn Secondary Science School
Before Princeton Top Times: (SCM) 50 back, 25.76; 100 IM, 57.50; (LCM) 50 fly, 25.27; 100 fly 55.93; 50 back, 27.34; 100 back, 59.09 ... member of the Estonia national swim team ... participated in the 2008 World Short Course championships in Manchester and the Junior European Championships in 2007 ... two-time national championship and winner of 23 medals ... holds junior records in 50 and 100 back ... national junior team captain ... National Open Water Cup winner.
Personal born January 28, 1989 ... son of Arvi and Maire Raigla ... father is a product manager, mother works in postal service ... has older brother Olavi and older sister Anneli ... enjoys water sports ... interested in history.
David Reid
Salina, Kan. Salina Central
Before Princeton Top Times: 100 fly, 20.50; 50 free, 21.77; 100 free, 47.78; 200 free, 1:46.63; 200 IM, 2:02.51 ... won 2009 Kansas state championship in 100 fly ... earned All-America honors in same event ... first-team all-state selection as a senior and second-team selection as a junior ... holds seven school varsity records and 16 overall ... National Honor Society member ... member of the District Jazz Band ... member of the McPherson College Math Competition team ... class valedictorian ... American Legion Boys State honoree (Kansas, 2007) ... College Board AP Scholar with Honor and KU Kansas Honors Scholar in 2008.
Personal born Oct. 30, 1990 ... son of Tom and Ginger Reid ... father is a Presbyterian minister, mother is a library technician ... has a brother William ... enjoys building, engineering and rocketry.
Andres Tung
Hong Kong Hong Kong International School
Before Princeton joined the Hong Kong National Swimming Team at the age of 13 ... main events are 50 and 100 free ... held 13 age group/junior/national records in Hong Kong ... represented Hong Kong in the fifth Asian Age Group Swimming Championships in Jakarta, the second Asian Indoor Games in Macau and the 2008 World Cup Swimming in Stockholm and Berlin ... high school team captain ... Treasurer of National Honor Society ... Presidential Award recipient ... Senior Male Athlete of the Year.
Personal born Dec. 14, 1990 ... son of Eric and Priscilla Tung ... father is an architect ... has an older brother Boris ... born in Hong Kong and lived in Sydney for three years ... enjoys skiing and water sports.
Stevie Vines
Smyrna, Ga. The Westminster School
Before Princeton won the A/AA/AAA/AAAA Georgia State Diving championships sophomore, junior, and senior year ... won the platform competition of the Age Group Nationals in 2009 ... competed in nationals competition in 2006, 2007 and 2008 ... qualified for Spring J.O. Nationals in 2009 ... holds 6 and 11 1-meter diving records at The Westminster Schools ... earned All-America honors in 2007, 2008 and 2009 ... member of the National Honor Society.
Personal born Jan. 17, 1991 ... son of Mark and Carrie Vines ... has a younger sister Kristi ... enjoys reading and acrobatics.
