Bob Glover

Weight:
175
Height:
6-1
Position:
Backstroke
Year:
Senior
Hometown:
Omaha, Neb.
High School:
Millard South

SENIOR YEAR (2016-17)
Earned two All-America honors at the 2017 NCAA Championships … First-Team All-Big Ten … Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree … CSCAA Scholar All-America ... Academic All-Big Ten … placed 24^th in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:41.79 at the NCAA Championships ... part of the 200 medley relay team that placed 13^th at the NCAA Championships with a time of 1:24.60 while earning Honorable Mention All-America honors ... part of the 400 medley relay team that placed sixth with a time of 3:03.98 at the NCAA Championships receiving All-America honors ... finished first in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:41.25 at the Big Ten Championships ... notched a third place in the 100 backstroke at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 46.45 ... captured at 14^th place finish in the 200 IM at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 1:46.02 ... part of the 400 medley relay team that took first place at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 3:03.28 ... member of the 200 medley relay team that topped the podium at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 1:23.61 … member of the winning 200 medley relay team (1:26.98) against Louisville ... touched first in the 100 backstroke (48.68) and 200 backstroke (1:47.61) against Purdue ... also a member of the winning 200 medley relay (1:28.20) team versus the Boilermakers ... won the 100 backstroke against Michigan with a NCAA B cut time of 48.11 ... was also on the winning 200 medley relay team (1:27.13) against the Wolverines ... member of the winning 200 medley relay (1:25.13) and 400 medley relay (3:09.51) team at the 2016 AT&T Winter Nationals ... finished fourth in the 200 backstroke with a NCAA B cut time of 1:43.82 at the USA College Challenge … took fourth in the 100 backstroke with a NCAA B cut time of 46.95 at the USA College Challenge … member of the winning 200 medley relay team against Michigan State with a time of 1:29.31 ... touched first in the 100 backstroke against Tennessee and Kentucky with a time of 48.83 ... also won in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:27.99 ... won the 100 LCM backstroke (57.36) against Texas and Florida ... also member of winning 200 LCM medley relay (1:41.58) and 200 medley relay (1:27.48).

2016 U.S. OLYMPIC SWIMMING TRIALS
Finished in a tie for 18^th in the 100 backstroke at the U.S. Olympic Trials with a time of 55.43 … in a swim-off, posted a personal-best time of 54.96 … tied for 35^th in the 200 backstroke at Trials with a time of 2:02.54.

JUNIOR YEAR (2015-16)
Earned two All-America honors at the 2016 NCAA Championships … First-Team All-Big Ten … Academic All-Big Ten … member of the 400 medley relay team that placed seventh at the NCAA Championships with a school record time of 3:05.57 to earn All-America accolades … member of the 200 medley relay team that placed 11^th at the NCAA Championships with a school record time of 1:24.36 to earn Honorable Mention All-America honors … placed 27^th in the 200 backstroke at the NCAA Championships with a time of 1:41.83 … won silver in the 200 backstroke at the Big Ten Championships with time of 1:41.87 … set personal-best in the prelims with a time of 1:41.42 … member of Big Ten Champion 400 medley relay team that won with a then school-record and Purdue pool record time of 3:05.61 … member of the silver medal-winning 200 medley relay team at the Big Ten Championships who set a then school-record with a time of 1:24.63 … finished fourth in the 100 backstroke at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 46.83 … placed 13^th in the 200 IM at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 1:45.90 … set personal-best in prelims with 1:45.75 … totaled five individual event wins during the dual-meet season, winning the 100 backstroke three times and the 200 backstroke twice.

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2014-15)
Placed sixth in the Big Ten’s with a 1:26.11 in the 200 medley relay … finished 14^th overall with a 1:46.82 in the conference IM, set a career mark of 1:46.19 in the prelims … part of the Big Ten’s sixth placed 400 medley relay team that ended with a time of 3:09.91 … went 47.81 in the Big Ten’s 100 backstroke … finished the Big Ten’s with a 200 backstroke NCAA B cut, and career best time of 1:45.20 and an 18^th place finish … 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.

FRESHMAN YEAR (2013-14)
Took 21st in the 200 IM at the 2014 Big Ten Championships (1:48.16) ... posted a career time of 1:47.59 in prelims ... just missed a top-16 finish in the 100 backstroke, winning the C final with a career-best time of 48.22 ... took 18th in the 200 backstroke with a career best of 1:46.53 ... third in the 100 back in a dual meet win over Purdue (50.35) ... fourth in the 100 back in duals with Louisville (50.37) and Kentucky/Tennessee (50.39) ... eighth in the 200 back in a dual with Iowa and Missouri (1:52.17) ... fourth in the 200 back vs. Purdue (1:52.29) ... also took sixth in the 200 IM (1:54.33) ... eighth vs. Iowa and Missouri (1:54.29).

PREP/PERSONAL
Two-time state champion in the 100 backstroke ... also won a state title as a member of the 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay ... eight-time NISCA All-American ... championship finalist in the 100-meter backstroke at 2012 Junior Nationals ... school record holder in the 200 individual medley, 100 backstroke, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay and 400 free relay ... NISCA Academic All-American ... three-time Scholastic All-American ... AP Scholar with Honors ... parents are Carol and Dave Glover ... has one brother (Jim) ... Born March 21, 1995.