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
2009-10 Swimming & Diving Roster
Clark, Andrew
Andrew Clark
- Position:
- Distance Free
- Weight:
- 0
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Owings Mills, Md.
- High School:
- Gilman
Bio
Junior: Notched two career bests at the ACC Championship meet … swam a 4:00.21 for the 400 IM in ACC prelims, good enough for a personal best … came back at finals in 4:01.55, locking up 24th place in the conference … turned in his best lifetime performance in the 1650 free at the championship meet with a time of 15:41.68 (20th place) … took second place in the 1000 free versus UNCW (9:43.99) … also took second in the 1000 free against South Carolina and Davidson and third place against N.C. State and Maryland … consistently dropped time in the 1000 free over the course of the season, culminating in a season-best 9:39.57 against 13th-ranked UNC … joined with Carlson, Ness, and Tuben to take ninth place in the 800 free relay at the Gamecock Invitational with a time of 6:57.04 … touched the wall in second against Gardner-Webb, completing the 400 IM in a time of 4:18.63 … his 1650 free performance at ACCs was Duke’s second-best time in the event on the year …
Sophomore: Finished 16th at the ACC Championships in the 1650 free with a time of 15:48.99, breaking the existing 1000 free record in the process with a 9:29.19 ... owns the top-five 1000 free swims of the season ... also recorded the fastest time for the season in the 500 free at the ACC Championships with a 4:33.88 ... second-fastest time of the season in the 400 IM at ACCs, with a 4:07.41, breaking his personal-best by nearly 10 seconds ... finished first in the 1000 free and second in the 500 free against ECU with times of 9:31.29 and 4:43.42 respectively ... notched victories in both the 500 free and 1000 free with times of 4:46.07 and 9:44.08 against Davidson and South Carolina ... placed fifth at the Georgia Tech Invitational with a time of 15:58.88 in the 1650 free ... member of the second place 400 free relay team against North Carolina (3:15.26) ... won both the 500 free and 1000 free against Maryland ... had the fastest time in the 500 free for the season as well as four of the top five times in the 1650 free ...
Freshman: Became the first men’s swimmer to garner ACC Performer of the Week honors since 2000 after securing two first place finishes (500 free, 1000 free) in his first collegiate meet versus UNC Wilmington ... posted two second place finishes in the same events in Duke’s next outing and later versus Western Kentucky ... placed fourth in the 1650 free at the Patriot Invitational ... owned the top three best times for the year for the 100 free event ... was second-fastest on the team in the 500 free (4:40.23) ... held the No. 2 and 3 times for the 1650 free, with his season-best coming at the ACC Championships (15:59.20) ...
Prep: Four-year letter winner at Gilman School ... two-time Margaret V. Perin Swimming Award Winner ... All-MIAA selection senior year ... All-American selection senior year ... Junior National Qualifier junior and senior year ... Sectional Champion in 1000 free as a senior ... Maryland State champion in 1000 free as a senior ... MIAA champion in 500 free as a senior ... played tennis for two years ... played water polo for three years ... honor roll student all four years ...
Personal: Born Andrew Moore Clark on February 19, 1988 in Baltimore, Md. ... son of Steve and Maralee Clark ... has one sister, Rebecca ... enjoys watching TV, movies, listening to music and hanging out with friends ... economics major.
Career Bests
500 Free 4:33.88
1000 Free 9:29.19
1650 Free 15:48.99
400 IM 4:07.41
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