Sam Apa

Height:
5-8
Position:
Breaststroke
Year:
Senior
Hometown:
Mechanicsburg, Pa.
High School:
Mechanicsburg

SENIOR YEAR (2017-18)
Placed 12^th in the 100 breaststroke at the Big Ten Championships with a NCAA B cut of 53.36 … finished 33^rd in the 200 breaststroke at Big Ten’s with a time of 2:01.35.

JUNIOR YEAR (2016-17)
Academic All-Big Ten .. placed 28^th in the 200 breaststroke at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 2:00.12 ... finished 21st in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 54.97 at the Big Ten Championships.

2016 U.S. OLYMPIC SWIMMING TRIALS
Placed in a tie for 97^th in the 100 breaststroke at the U.S. Olympic Trials with a time of 1:04.07.

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2015-16)
Finished 16^th in the 100 breaststroke at the Big Ten Championships with a personal-best time of 54.46 … placed 31^st in the 200 breaststroke at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 2:02.41.

FRESHMAN YEAR (2014-15)
Went 1:05 in the 100 breaststroke, unrested, at Senior State … career best 100 breaststroke time of 54.6.

PREP/PERSONAL
Has a top time of 55.50 in the 100 breaststroke ... parents are Jill and Chip Apa ... has one brother (Alex) ... born Feb. 24, 1996.