Upcoming Event: Swimming & Diving versus Boston College on September 26, 2025 at 4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
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4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
Swimming & Diving
vs Boston College
2006-07 Swimming & Diving Roster
McCafferty, Jacob
Jacob McCafferty
- Position:
- Free/Back/Fly
- Weight:
- 0
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Round Rock, Texas
- High School:
- Round Rock
Bio
Junior: Combined with Billy Pearce, Kevin Arthofer and Ryan Packer to post the fastest 200 free relay time of 2005-06 (1:33.22) ... also teamed with those three to post the fastest 200 freestyle medley relay time (1:24.15) ... competed in the 200 backstroke bonus finals at the ACC Championships and took 23rd place, touching in 1:53.91 ... his preliminary time of 1:53.46 was a season best in the event and was the second-fastest Duke time on the year behind Pearce’s record-setting time ... was one of 17 Blue Devils to set a career-best on day three of the ACC Championships, finishing in 51.08 in the 100 fly ... that time was a Duke second-fastest on the year in that event ... set another career-best at ACCs in the 200 IM prelims, knocking two seconds from his previous best to finish 23rd overall in that round ... that time was the fastest on the team for the 2005-06 season ... posted a win in the 200 IM in a regular-season finale versus Clemson ... was named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll ...
Sophomore: Competed in every meet for the Blue Devils ... Posted career-bests in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 backstroke and 100 butterfly at the ACC Championships ... 100 butterfly champion in home meet against Davidson in January ... season-best 100 backstroke time was 53.48 at Patriot Invitational ... posted top five times in six events ...
Freshman: Finished 21st in the 100 fly with a career-best time of 51.64 at the ACC Championships ... posted second-fastest team time in the 200 backstroke with a personal-best performance at the ACC Championships ... member of the 200 medley relay that notched the top Duke time for the season ...
Prep: Earned four letters in swimming, garnering team MVP honors four times ... set three school records ... named the district Male Swimmer of the Year in senior season ... district champion in the 100 back all four years ... regional silver medalist in 100 back as a senior ... earned all-state accolades in the 100 back three times ... an all-state performer in the 50 freestyle as a senior ... 2002 Scholastic All-America ... received All-America consideration in the 200 medley relay as a freshman ... swam for the Texas Gold swim club ... member of National Honor Society ... earned Academic Achievement awards all four years ...
Personal: Born March 26, 1985 ... son of Wayne and Kathy McCafferty ... literature major.
Career Bests
50 Free 21.78
100 Free 47.32
100 Back 52.50
200 Back 1:52.72
100 Fly 50.91
200 IM 1:53.43
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