Fort Mill, South Carolina-native David Sweezer will swim for IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis) in the fall. A senior at Nation Ford High School, Sweezer won the 500 free (4:35.24) and placed second in the 200 free (1:41.52) at the South Carolina High School 4A Championships in November.
When SwimSwam asked Sweezer why he chose IUPUI, he answered:
“I will graduate with a diploma from the Purdue School of Engineering, the swim facility is one of the top facilities in the nation, and I felt like I would make a positive impact on the IUPUI swim team.”
Sweezer began swimming at age 7 at Swim Pasadena, in California, then moved to South Carolina a year later. He has swum year-round for Rock Hill RAYS, also known as Upper Palmetto YMCA RAYS, ever since. Sweezer scored in the top-16 in the 1000 and the mile at the 2014 YMCA National Short Course Championships, and was top-24 in the 500. His best times are:
1650y free: 15:57.31 1500m free: 16:22.84
1000y free: 9:26.38 800m free: 8:35.16
500y free: 4:35.24 400m free: 4:06.51
200y free: 1:41.52 200m free: 2:06.01
400y IM: 4:09.18 400m IM: 4:51.17
Sweezer is a member of USA Swimming’s Scholastic All-America Team. He was accepted into the honors college at IUPUI and will study Biomedical Engineering.