2019-20 Swimming & Diving Roster
Andrew Abruzzo
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Plymouth Meeting, Pa.
- High School:
- Germantown Academy
Record Book: No. 8 in 500 freestyle...No. 9 in 200 butterfly.
2022-23: Finished 29th in 200 butterfly and 39th in 500 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Finished eighth in 200 butterfly, 13th in 500 freestyle, and 19th in 400 IM at SEC Championships...Posted B-cuts in 200 freestyle and 400 IM...Finished second in 200 butterfly and eighth in 500 freestyle and 400 IM at UGA Fall Invitational...Earned six dual wins in 500 freestyle and 200 butterfly...Set new personal-best times in 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 100 butterfly, and 200 butterfly...Named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Third Team...Named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll...Member of Georgia Way Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Academy.
2021-22: Served as relay alternate for NCAA Championships...Named to Second Team All-SEC...Earned bronze medal in 400 IM at SEC Championships...Finished eighth in 200 butterfly and 12th in 500 freestyle at SECs...Posted B-cuts in 500 freestyle, 200 butterfly, and 400 IM...Set new personal-best time in 200 butterfly...Named recipient of the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll...Serves as team representative on the UGA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee...Member of Georgia Way Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Academy...Named the recipient of the Ramsey Scholarship for Academic & Athletic Excellence.
2020-21: Earned Second Team CSCAA All-America citation in 400 IM...Finished 15th in 400 IM, 22nd in 500 freestyle, and 25th in 200 butterfly at NCAA Championships...Finished sixth in 400 IM and eighth in 500 freestyle and 200 butterfly at SEC Championships...Placed first in 400 IM at UGA Fall Invitational, along with fourth-place finishes in 500 freestyle and 200 butterfly, setting personal-best times in each event...Earned win in 200 butterfly against Tennessee...Earned University of Georgia Presidential Scholar honors for fall semester...Named to CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll...Serves as team representative on the UGA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee...Member of Georgia Way Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Academy...Named the recipient of the Reid Patterson Swimming Scholarship.
2019-20: Earned CSCAA All-America citations in 500 freestyle and 400 IM...Qualified for NCAA Championships in 500 freestyle and 400 IM...Ranked 20th nationally in 500 freestyle...Placed sixth in 500 freestyle, seventh in 400 IM and 15th in 1,650 freestyle at SEC Championships...Posted B-cuts in 1,000 freestyle and 200 butterfly...Set new personal best in 1,000 freestyle in win at North Carolina before topping mark in win at Florida...Also set new personal bests in 200 IM against Tennessee and in 500 freestyle during SEC prelims...Earned wins in 200 IM against UNC, Florida, and in 400 IM at Alabama...Named to CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll...Named the recipient of the Reid Patterson Swimming Scholarship...Served as team representative on the UGA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee...Inducted into Georgia Way Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Academy.
2018-19: Finished 30th in 400 IM, 32nd in 500 freestyle, 35th in 1,650 freestyle at NCAA Championships…Named to SEC All-Freshman Team…Finished seventh in 400 IM and 11th in 500 freestyle and 1,650 freestyle at SEC Championships…Placed sixth in 400 IM and eighth in 500 freestyle and 1,650 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational…Earned dual wins in 500 freestyle, 1,650 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 200 butterfly, 200 IM, and 400 IM…Named SEC Men’s Freshman of the Week on Nov. 6, Dec. 4, and Jan. 29…Named to CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team…Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll…Named to Dean’s List and J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll…Recipient of Peter O’Sullivan Hardest Worker Award.
High School: Graduated from Germantown Academy and swam for Plymouth Whitemarsh Aquatics under Dick Shoulberg and Caroline Boland.
National: Finished eighth in 400m and 800m freestyle finals at 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials, also placed 23rd in 200m butterfly prelims...Named to USA Swimming National Team in 2018-19 and 2019-20...Earned gold medals in 400m freestyle and 800m freestyle at 2019 Pan-American Games in Lima, Peru; was also member of first-place mixed 4x100m freestyle relay team...Won the 400m freestyle, 800m freestyle and 1,500m freestyle at the 2017 FINA Junior World Swimming Championships...Won the 400m free and placed second in the 800m free and 1500m free at 2016 Junior Pan Pacs.
Personal: Born November 18, 1999...Son of Joe and Karen Abruzzo...Graduated with a bachelor's degree in Finance...Pursuing a master's degree in Business Analytics.
Collegiate Personal Bests
| 50 Freestyle | 21.13 | Emory (2/2/19) |
| 100 Freestyle | 45.60 | Emory (1/28/23) |
| 200 Freestyle | 1:35.53 | 2022 UGA Fall Invitational (11/18/22) |
| 500 Freestyle | 4:13.54 | 2020 UGA Fall Invitational (11/18/20) |
| 1,000 Freestyle | 8:59.25 | Florida (11/1/19) |
| 1,650 Freestyle | 15:02.52 | Emory (2/2/19) |
| 200 Backstroke | 1:45.56 | South Carolina (11/3/18) |
| 100 Butterfly | 47.86 | Tennessee (1/21/23) |
| 200 Butterfly | 1:41.82 | 2023 Bulldog Invitational (2/25/23) |
| 200 IM | 1:47.49 | Tennessee (1/25/20) |
| 400 IM | 3:42.78 | 2021 NCAA Championships (3/26/21) |
