2020-21 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Vanderbrook, Thomas

Thomas Vanderbrook
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- New Orleans, La.
- High School:
- Archbishop Rummel
- Club Team:
- Crescent City Swim Club
Bio
CAREER BEST TIMES AT INDIANA
100-yard free: 45.58 (1/11/20)
200-yard free: 1:34.91 (3/15/19)
100-yard back: 49.28 (11/17/17)
200-yard back: 1:52.07 (2/6/21)
200-yard breast: 1:56.66 (2/29/20)
200-yard IM: 1:44.05 (3/14/19)
400-yard IM: 3:53.46 (2/17/18)
CAREER BEST LCM TIMES
100-meter free: 51.37
200-meter free: 1:54.09
200-meter IM: 2:03.63
CAREER ACCOLADES AT INDIANA
Academic All-Big Ten (2020)
U.S. OLYMPIC SWIMMING TRIALS 2020 (SUMMER OF 2021)
Finished 15th out of the timed finals of the 200m IM in the first wave of the Olympic Trials with a time of 2:06.85.
SENIOR YEAR (2020-21)
Won the C Final of the 200 IM with a time of 1:45.90 at the Big Ten Championships … finished 19th in the 200 Freestyle with a time of 1:36.42 at the conference meet … placed 21st in the 200 Breaststroke with a time of 1:58.35 at the Big Ten meet.
JUNIOR YEAR (2019-20)
Won the C Final of the 200 IM at the Big Ten Championships to finish 17th with an NCAA B Cut time of 1:45.29 … placed 20th in the 200 Breaststroke with a career-best time of 1:56.66 at Big Tens … nabbed 22nd in the 200 Freestyle at the conference meet with an NCAA B Cut time of 1:36.25.
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2018-19)
Academic All-Big Ten ... placed 17th in the 200 IM at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 1:44.97 … finished 18th in the 200 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 1:35.08 … took 26th in the 100 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 44.20.
PREP/PERSONAL
Three-time All-America honoree … six-time Louisiana state champion, winning the 200 IM and 100 backstroke three times each … LHSAA DI and composite state record holder in both events … two-time New Orleans Metro Swimmer of the Year … three-time All-State honoree … earned All-District and All-Metro honors all four years … during his senior season, also posted the fastest 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle times at the state meet in relays en route to being named 2016 LHSAAA DI Male Swimmer of the Meet … three-time Louisiana Short Course Championship Male High Point Winner … two-time Louisiana Long Course Championship Open Male High Point Winner … also lettered four years in soccer and track and field … three-year captain … son of William and Vickie Vanderbrook … has two siblings, Rachel and Patrick.
100-yard free: 45.58 (1/11/20)
200-yard free: 1:34.91 (3/15/19)
100-yard back: 49.28 (11/17/17)
200-yard back: 1:52.07 (2/6/21)
200-yard breast: 1:56.66 (2/29/20)
200-yard IM: 1:44.05 (3/14/19)
400-yard IM: 3:53.46 (2/17/18)
CAREER BEST LCM TIMES
100-meter free: 51.37
200-meter free: 1:54.09
200-meter IM: 2:03.63
CAREER ACCOLADES AT INDIANA
Academic All-Big Ten (2020)
U.S. OLYMPIC SWIMMING TRIALS 2020 (SUMMER OF 2021)
Finished 15th out of the timed finals of the 200m IM in the first wave of the Olympic Trials with a time of 2:06.85.
SENIOR YEAR (2020-21)
Won the C Final of the 200 IM with a time of 1:45.90 at the Big Ten Championships … finished 19th in the 200 Freestyle with a time of 1:36.42 at the conference meet … placed 21st in the 200 Breaststroke with a time of 1:58.35 at the Big Ten meet.
JUNIOR YEAR (2019-20)
Won the C Final of the 200 IM at the Big Ten Championships to finish 17th with an NCAA B Cut time of 1:45.29 … placed 20th in the 200 Breaststroke with a career-best time of 1:56.66 at Big Tens … nabbed 22nd in the 200 Freestyle at the conference meet with an NCAA B Cut time of 1:36.25.
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2018-19)
Academic All-Big Ten ... placed 17th in the 200 IM at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 1:44.97 … finished 18th in the 200 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 1:35.08 … took 26th in the 100 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 44.20.
PREP/PERSONAL
Three-time All-America honoree … six-time Louisiana state champion, winning the 200 IM and 100 backstroke three times each … LHSAA DI and composite state record holder in both events … two-time New Orleans Metro Swimmer of the Year … three-time All-State honoree … earned All-District and All-Metro honors all four years … during his senior season, also posted the fastest 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle times at the state meet in relays en route to being named 2016 LHSAAA DI Male Swimmer of the Meet … three-time Louisiana Short Course Championship Male High Point Winner … two-time Louisiana Long Course Championship Open Male High Point Winner … also lettered four years in soccer and track and field … three-year captain … son of William and Vickie Vanderbrook … has two siblings, Rachel and Patrick.
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