David Laitala Hometown: Richardson, Texas High School: Jesuit Prep Height / Weight: 5-11 / 160 Event: IM/Back/Fly

2001-02: Team captain this season. 2000-01: Became Tech’s first swimmer to earn back-to-back All-ACC honors ... Only the second Yellow Jacket to earn the honor twice in a career ... Placed third in the 100 fly, fifth in the 100 back and fifth in the 200 IM at the ACC Championships ... Established school records in the 100 back and 200 IM ... Also a member of three Tech record-setting relays: 400 medley, 200 free and 400 free ... Finished season ranked among on Tech’s All-Time Top-10 list in seven individual events ... Earned NCAA B-qualifying times in the 100 fly and 200 IM ... ACC Academic Honor Roll. 1999-2000: Olympic Trials Qualifier in the 100 and 200 fly and the 200 IM ... Earned All-ACC Honors by finishing in second place in the 100 fly at the ACC Championships ... Also placed eighth in the 200 fly and 11th in the 200 IM at the ACC Championships ... Set new school records in the 100 fly and 200 IM and was a member of the school record-breaking 200 and 400 medley and 800 free relay teams ... Earned an NCAA B-qualifying time in the 100 fly, 200 fly and 200 IM ... Recipient of the swim team’s Fred Lanuoe Athletic Achievement Award ... Dean’s List for Fall ’99 Semester and Faculty Honors (4.00) for Winter 2000 Semester ... ACC Academic Honor Roll. 1998-99: Involved in breaking seven Tech school records: the 100 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 200 individual medley, 200 and 400 medley relays, and the 400 and 800 free relays ... Established an NCAA B-qualifying standard in the 200 individual medley while winning the consolation finals at the 1999 ACC Championships ... Also finished 12th in the 200 butterfly at the ACC Championships ... Recipient of the team’s Chapman/Hiles Most Improved Athlete Award and the J. Herb McAuley Freshman Unity Award ... Swam at the U.S. National Swimming Championships in Minneapolis, Minn., during the summer of 1999 ... Dean’s List for Fall of ‘98, Winter and Spring ‘99 quarters ... All-ACC Academic Honor Roll member. High School: Two-year captain and four-year letterman for Chris Hoegee at Jesuit College Preparatory ... Met eight different Junior National qualifying standards ... Two-year letterman in basketball ... TCIL state champion in the 100-yard breaststroke and 200 IM ... Voted Jesuit’s most valuable swimmer ... Participated in the ‘98 Junior National championship meet ... Member of the All-State swimming team ... Member of the Dallas Cup champion Under-14 soccer team ... National Honor Society member. Personal: David Thompson Laitala ... Born April 18, 1980 ... Parents are Wayne and Pat Laitala ... Father, Wayne, played baseball and soccer at Lehigh ... Brother, Michael, was a member of the swimming and diving team at the University of Texas ... Majoring in mechanical engineering.

LAITALA’S LIFETIME BEST TIMES
200 IM	1:49.31	
100 Back	49.57
100 Butterfly	48.45	
100 Fly	1:48.94
100 Free 	45.55	
200 Free	1:41.88