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Elected Team Captain for 2005-06 Season
As a Senior (2005-06) Set a new school record in the 50 freestyle as the leadoff man on the 200 free relay team that had a season-best time of 1:21.15, posting a leadoff split of 20.35 at the ACC Championships ... Tallied a NCAA 'B' standard and lifetime-best time of 48.55 in the prelims of the 100 butterfly to advance to the championship finals, finishing in sixth place at the ACC meet ... Logged an 11th-place finish in the 50 free with a time of 20.54 at the conference championship ... Qualified for the consolation finals at the ACC Championships with a season-best time of 45.20 in the prelims of the 100 free, finishing in 13th place ... Anchored the 400 free relay team that set a new school record with a time of 2:59.52 at the ACC meet ... Ranked No. 1 in the 50 free and 100 fly, and No. 2 in the 100 free for the season.
As a Junior (2004-05): Broke school record in the 50 freestyle with a lifetime-best time of 20.49 in the prelims at the ACC Championships, finishing eighth in the finals ... Advanced to the finals of the 100 butterfly at the ACC meet and finished eighth with a personal-best and NCAA 'B' cut time of 48.61 ... Helped 200 free relay team to a school record and NCAA 'B' standard time of 1:20.81 at the conference championship ... Won the consolations heat of the ACC meet in the 100 free, finishing ninth, with a time of 45.24 ... Posted a career-best 100 free time of 45.15 as the leadoff man of the record-setting 400 free relay team at ACC's ... Led Tech in the 50 free, 100 fly and ranked second in the 100 free.
As a Sophomore (2003-04): Tallied a pair of 12th-place finishes in the 100 freestyle and 100 butterfly events at the ACC Championships ... Posted lifetime-best times of 45.75 (100 free) and 49.34 (100 fly) at the ACC meet ... Had a 14th-place finish at the ACC meet in the 50 free, tallying a personal-best time of 20.79 in the preliminaries ... Held Tech's top time in the 100 fly ... Was part of the 200 free relay team that set a new Tech record with a time of 1:21.46 at the conference championships ... Led off the 400 free relay team that broke the school record at ACC's with a time of 3:01.64 ... ACC Academic Honor Roll.
As a Freshman (2002-03): Swam a lifetime-best time of 49.57 in the 100 butterfly to finish ninth at the ACC Championships ... Helped the 200 medley relay team finish fourth at the conference championship ... Finished 24th at the ACC meet in the 100 free (47.28) ... Dean's List for fall and spring semesters ... ACC Honor Roll.
High School: Swam from 1998-2001 at Makelanrinne Sports High School under coach Mika Kekalainen ... Recognized as a "Young Talented Athlete" by the Finnish Olympic Committee in 2002 ... Member of Finnish National Swimming Team for 2000-01 and 2001-02 seasons ... Finnish national champion in 200 fly and runner-up in 50 free in 2001 ... Finnish Junior Champion in 100 fly and 200 fly in 2000 ... Nordic Junior Champion in 200 fly in `99 ... Placed 13th in 100 fly and 16th in 200 fly at 2000 European Junior Championships.
Personal: Teemu Samuli Kettunen ... Son of Kari and Eeva Kettunen ... Born Jan. 31, 1982, in Vantaa, Finland ... Majoring in industrial engineering ... Brother Timo and sister Kati are also national-level swimmers.
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