Pending completion of the admissions process, Shane McNamara intends to swim for Harvard beginning in the fall of 2014, making him the biggest recruit yet this fall for the Ivy League men’s programs.
McNamara is primarily a breaststroker (though he has an opportunity to commit in several areas). In yards, he’s been 55.49 and 1:59.84 in the 100 and 200 yard races.
He’ll have one year of overlap with Chuck Katis, who ranked 11th in the country last year in the 200 breaststroke (though a falter by the Harvard men at NCAA’s kept him from what could have been NCAA points).
McNamara’s times already, coming out of his junior year, would have put him in the top 10 in the 200 and top 11 in the 100 in the Ivy League in 2012-2013.
He dropped a second-and-a-half in the 100 as a junior, but his really significant improvement came in the 200, where he knocked four seconds off of his best yards time between March of 2012 and April of 2013.
As for those ‘other’ events, McNamara has been 45.8 in the 100 free, 1:40.59 in the 200 free, 1:50.40 in the 200 IM, and 3:55.62 in the 400 IM.
McNamara trains for Empire Swimming in New York.
Keep up the GOOD WORK!
Congratulations! Stay Strong
Stay in the fight!!!
Hoping Jack Boyd greatly helps the Crimson Tide. Agreed about the 1-2-3 dynamo of breaststrokers. Harkens back to my HS days.
Woah, guys, let’s not forget that Patrick Pender kid. Major potential in the 200 breast. His turns are glorious. Can’t wait to see these guys in action together.
Harvard Crimson will be blessed to have Shane. Not only are they getting a world class swimmer, more importantly they are getting an even better person! Very proud of you Shane!
Shane McNamara, Ed Kim and now Jack Boyd! For an Ivy League school, Harvard is realing in some of the best swimmers in the country and they still have more to come!
And recent verbal from Edward Kim from Bellevue makes the Harvard Class of 2014 off to a very good start. Very versatile swimmer who can sprint free, back or fly.
Congratulations Shane!! We wish you all the best. Amazing job!!!
Katis/ Ronda/ Mac/ you tell me can’t wait to see these 3 together