Max Irwin

Photo by: Mike Dickbernd

Weight:
185
Height:
6-1
Position:
Fly/Free
Year:
Senior
Hometown:
Bloomington, Ind.
High School:
North

SENIOR YEAR (2016-17)
Honorable-Mention CSCAA Scholar All-America ... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten … finished sixth in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:45.15 at the Big Ten Championships ... placed 15^th in the 100 butterfly at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 47.46 ... notched 15^th place in 500 freestyle with a time of 4:24.39 at the Big Ten Championships … member of the winning 800 freestyle relay (6:20.71) at the 2016 AT&T Winter Nationals ... touched first in the 100 butterfly (49.87), the 200 butterfly (1:48.65) and was a member of the winning 200 medley relay (1:30.89) team against Cincinnati ... won the 500 freestyle against Michigan State with a time of 4:31.59.

2016 U.S. OLYMPIC SWIMMING TRIALS
Tied for 32^nd in the 200 butterfly at U.S. Olympic Trials with a time of 2:01.06 … finished 51^st in the 400 freestyle at Trials with a time of 3:58.80.

JUNIOR YEAR (2015-16)
Second-Team All-Big Ten … CSCAA Scholar All-America ... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten … member of the 800 freestyle relay team that placed 10^th at the NCAA’s with a time of 6:17.73 to earn Honorable Mention All-America honors … 31^st in the 200 butterfly at the NCAA’s with a time of 1:44.50 … tied for 27^th in the 100 butterfly at the NCAA Championships with a personal-best time of 46.79 … 37^th in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:21.81 … member of the 800 freestyle relay team that won silver at the Big Ten Championships with a school record time of 6:16.28 … placed fifth in the 200 butterfly at the Big Ten Championships with a personal-best time of 1:43.71 … also placed fifth in the 500 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 4:19.79 … finished seventh in the 100 butterfly at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 47.34 … totaled four individual event wins during the dual-meet season, winning the 200 butterfly twice and the 200 and 500 freestyle each once.

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2014-15)
CSCAA Scholar All-America ...swam a career best time of 1:45.10 in the prelims of the Big Ten’s 200 fly, finished eighth in the event with a 1:45.46 … placed sixth in the Big Ten’s with a 1:26.11 in the 200 medley relay … finished 30^th (Big Ten’s) with a career low 20.34 in the 50 freestyle … part of the Big Ten’s sixth placed 400 medley relay team that ended with a time of 3:09.91 … won the consolation of the Big Ten’s 100 butterfly with a career best time, and third fastest time in program history, of 47.21 … finished 19^th in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:26.35 … came in with a season best 3:09.09 in the 400 medley relay, good for 17^th place … placed eighth in the 200 butterfly at the Winter Nationals in Wisconsin … went 3:56.18 in a 27^th place finish in the 400 freestyle of the USA Swimming Nationals.

FRESHMAN YEAR (2013-14)
CSCAA Scholar All-America ... earned honorable mention All-America honors in the 400 medley relay at the NCAA Championships with a time of 3:08.02 ... third-fastest time in IU history ... set a school record of 3:07.53 in prelims ... 17th in the 200 medley relay (1:26.11) ... also earned honorable mention All-America honors in the 800 free relay with an 11th-place finish (6:21.88-fourth-fastest time in IU history) ... 26th in the 400 freestyle relay (2:56.03) ... 4th in the 200 medley relay at the Big Ten Championships (1:25.49-third-fastest time in IU history) ... fourth in the 800 free relay (6:20.17-second-fastest time in IU history) ... went a career best 4:22.70 in prelims of the 500 freestyle ... third in the 400 medley relay with a time of 3:07.98 (second-fastest time in IU history) ... eighth in the 100 fly, going a career best 47.67 in prelims ... 15th in the 200 fly (1:46.80) ... 10th in the 200 butterfly at the 2014 Speedo Junior Nationals ... part of 400 free relay that won with a new meet record of 3:24.62 ... also set a meet and age group record in the 800 free relay with a winning time of 7:28.28 ... 18th in the 100 free (51.54), 14th in the 400 free (4:01.43), 26th in the 100 fly (51.48) and 17th in the 200 free (1:51.87).

PREP/PERSONAL
Two-time Indiana High School Athletics Association state champion (100 butterfly, 500 freestyle) ... nine-time All-American ... three-time Academic All-America honoree... seven time Indiana Swimming state champion ... winner of the IHSAA Herman F. Keller Mental Attitude Award ... three-time team MVP as voted upon by his teammates ... led Bloomington North to sectional and conference titles in 2012-13 ... the team finished eighth at the IHSAA state meet in 2011-12 and 2012-13 ... holder of 10 Bloomington North school records ... Eagle Scout ... parents are Philip and Elizabeth Irwin ... has three younger brothers (Jackson, Dane, Zachary) ... born Aug. 3, 1995.