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Clark Wakeland

Clark Wakeland - Swimming & Diving - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Height 6-1
Major Aerospace Engineering
Hometown Austin, Texas
Last School Westlake
Club Team Austin Swim Club
Clark Wakeland - Swimming & Diving - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

2021-22 NCAA Championship Participant
2020-21 CSCAA Scholar All-American
2020-21 NCAA Championship Participant
2019-20 CSCAA Scholar All-American Honorable Mention
2018-19 ACC Academic Honor Roll

2021-22 (Senior): Freestyle swimmer … Swam in the 800 free relay at the NCAA Championships, posting a split of 1:34.79 … Set personal bests in the 200 free (1:35.40) and 500 free (4:17.85) at the ACC Championships, good for B cuts … Placed first in the 200 free (1:39.29) against Gardner-Webb … Took home a first place finish in the 400 free (3:34.50) against Northwestern and Miami … Swam the 200 free (1:36.48), 500 free (4:19.17) and 1650 free (15:29.20) at the Georgia Tech Invitational … Clocked times in the 500 free (4:43.88) and 1650 free (16:06.44) against Duke … Turned in times in the 500 free (4:36.52) and 1000 free (9:31.87) against North Carolina … Posted times in the 200 free (1:41.03) and 500 free (4:41.47) against Florida State … Opened the season against SCAD in the 500 free (4:35.71) and 1000 free (9:25.40)

2020-21 (Junior): Freestyle swimmer … Made his mark in the record books with times in the 200 free (1:36.03, sixth), 500 free (4:18.81, third), 1000 free (9:11.72, sixth) and 1650 free (15:17.73, eighth) … Swam with the second best 800 free relay (6:18.85) team in Georgia Tech history … Clocked personal bests and B qualifying times in the 200 free (1:36.03) and 1650 free (15:17.73) at the ACC championships … Posted a B qualifying time in the 500 free at the Georgia Invitational with a time of 4:18.81 … Turned in a personal best in the 1000 free (9:18.96) at the Georgia Invitational … Swam the 200 free (1:42.41) and 500 free (4:35.52) against Gardner Webb … Posted a time of 1:41.29 in the 200 free against Alabama …  Touched the wall in 23.21, 47.00, 4:32.46, and 9:44.78 in the 50 free, 100 free, 500 free and 1000 free, respectively, against Florida State

2019-20 (Sophomore): Freestyle swimmer who earned season-best times in the 100 free (47.01), 200 free (1:40.27), 500 free (4:26.86), 1000 free (9:30.41) and 1650 free (15:51.58) at the Georgia Tech Invitational … Also swam in the 800 free relay at the Georgia Tech Invitational … Earned silver in the 1000 free (9:35.36) against Georgia Southern, SCAD … Also competed in the 500 free (4:39.84) and 1000 free (9:36.09) against South Carolina, 500 free (4:38.70) and 1000 free (9:37.87) against Auburn, 500 free (4:37.44) and 1650 free (16:21.86) against Tennessee, and 500 free (4:48.60) and 1000 free (9:42.44) against Florida State.

2018-19 (Freshman): Competed in the 200 free, 500 free, 1000 free and 1650 free events for the Jackets … Also part of the 400 free and 800 free relay groups … Recorded his fastest 200 free (1:40.41), 500 free (4:26.42), 1000 free (9:27.23) and 1650 free (15:41.38) times of the season at the Georgia Tech Invitational … Finished fourth in the 1650 free (16:17.46) vs. Notre Dame, Miami, and fourth in the 200 free (1:44.18) vs. FGCU, SCAD … Placed fifth in the 1000 free vs. Denver (9:37.52) and South Carolina (9:40.82) … Runner-up in the 500 free vs. FGCU, SCAD (4:41.27) and  at the FAU Fun in the Sun Invite (4:40.07)… Placed fifth in the 500 free (4:41.12) vs. Auburn … ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Before Tech: A four-year letterwinner in swimming under head coach Steve Navarro at Westlake High School … Served as a team captain as a senior … A two-time NISCA all-American … Led his team to four-straight regional and district championships from 2015-18 and to a state runner-up finish in both 2016 and 2017 … A two-time first-team all-state performer in both the 200 and 500 free events (2017 and 2018) … Placed third overall in the 500 free (4:28.92) at the 2018 UIL Texas 6A State Championships … Also finished fifth in the 200 free (1:40.71) at the 2018 Texas state championship meet … Was a 2018 UIL 6A Region 3 champion in the 500 free (4:34.54) … Was also an open water nationals qualifier … Set the Austin Swim Club program record in the 1000 free … A three-time USA swimming scholastic all-American … Graduated in the top 10 percent of his graduating class … A National Merit Scholar … A member of the Aerospace Design-Build-Fly Club.

Personal: Mother, Maureen, swam at Texas A&M … Has an older brother … Also enjoys open water swimming … Chose Tech to challenge himself as an athlete and a student, the great opportunities that Tech provides after graduation and the athletic facilities … Intends to major in aerospace engineering.

 

 

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