CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, April 23. VIRGINIA swimming and diving head coach Augie Busch announced Wednesday (April 23) that Brendan Casey (Santa Monica, Calif.) and Jack Smith (London, England) have signed National Letters of Intent to join the Cavalier men for the 2014-15 season.<\/p>\n
Casey and Smith join the group of Jack Bowtell, Luke Georgiadis, Nicholas Magana, Anthony Marcantonio and Henrik Pohlmann, who all signed in the fall.<\/p>\n
Brendan Casey<\/b>
\nDistance Free\/IM
\nSanta Monica, Calif. \u2013 Santa Monica High School
\nTeam Santa Monica
\nShort-Course Yards
\n500 Free: 4:27.37
\n1,650 Free: 15:37.32
\n200 Back: 1:47.79
\n400 IM: 3:54.53
\nLong-Course Meters
\n400 Free: 4:03.29
\n1,500 Free: 16:07.25
\n200 Back: 2:06.81
\n\u2022 Member of the U.S. Junior National Open Water Team
\n\u2022 Placed sixth in the individual 5k event at the 2012 World Junior Open Water Championships
\n\u2022 Finished third as part of Team USA in the 3k event at the same meet<\/p>\n
Busch on Casey: \u201cIt’s great to officially welcome Brendan to our program here at UVa. I believe it will not be long until Brendan is making significant contributions on our team. He has a great pedigree and skill set which is likely to serve him well at the next level. He is a great student, has a tremendous work ethic and is dedicated to maximizing his potential in the pool. We definitely are excited to work with him in the near future.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jack Smith<\/b>
\nSprint Freestyle
\nStoke-on-Trent, England \u2013 Plymouth Leander
\nPlymouth Leander
\nLong-Course Meters
\n50 Free: 23.33
\n100 Free: 50.70
\n200 Free: 1:51.81
\nShort-Course Meters
\n50 Free: 23.58
\n100 Free: 49.40
\n200 Free: 1:50.64
\n\u2022 Will compete for England at the 2014 European Junior Championships in July
\n\u2022 Earned silver as part of the 4x100m free relay at the 2013 European Junior Championships in Poznan, Poland
\n\u2022 Placed sixth as the anchor leg for the 4x100m medley relay and qualified for the semifinals and finished 12th in the 100m free at the same meet
\n\u2022 Age-group national champion in the 100m free and age-group record holder in 50m free<\/p>\n
Busch on Smith: \u201cWe are so excited to have Jack join our program. We feel he is going to do special things here. He is a great talent whose freestyle speed will immediately impact our relays. He is excited to come to the United States for school and I feel like his attitude will only enhance the culture we are working to establish. The coaches and I are delighted he chose UVa, and now it is time to help him achieve great things as a part of our men’s team.\u201d<\/p>\n
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