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  Jorge Oliver
Jorge Oliver
Player Profile
Hometown:
Jacksonville, Fla.

High School:
Episcopal

Height:
5-11

Position:
Student Assistant

Experience:
First Season

As a Senior (2002-03): Swam the freestyle, backstroke, individual medley and butterfly for the Jackets ... Ranked in the top three on the Tech squad in the backstroke, butterfly and individual medley ... Placed 12th at the ACC Championships with a time of 49.79 in the 100 fly ... Had a time of 51.27 in the 100 back at the ACC meet to earn 19th place ... Tallied his second 12th place finish at the conference championship in the 200 back (1:50.42) ... Top 200 IM time came against UNC/Maryland (1:54.76) ... Ranks fourth all-time in the 100 back (50.51/2002) and sixth in the 200 back.

2001-02: One of Tech’s most versatile swimmers…Finished 11th in 100 fly and 100 back, as well as 16th in the 200 back at the ACC Championships…A member of Tech’s 400 free relay that placed fifth at the ACC meet and set a school record…Swam lifetime bests in the 100 (50.51) and 200 back (1:50.46), as well as the 100 fly (49.55)…Ended the season ranked second in the 100 fly, third in the 100 free, fourth in the 100 back and fifth in the 200 back and 200 IM on Tech’s all-time top-10 list.

2000-01: Placed 12th in the 200 back and 15th in the 100 back at the ACC Championships...A part of Tech’s 400 medley, 200 free and 400 free relays that established school records, as well as the 200 medley relay squad, at the ACC meet...Finished the season as one of the program’s all-time top-10 performers in six individual events, including three appearances in the top three.

1999-2000: Finished 10th in the 100 back and 15th in the 200 back at the ACC Championships...Member of the school record-breaking 200 and 400 medley relays...Finished season ranked second in the 50 free and 100 back, third in the 100 free and 200 back and ninth in the 200 IM on Tech’s all-time top-10 performers list.

High School: Lettered four years at Episcopal High School while swimming for coach Mike Heath...Florida 4-A high school state champion in the 100 free in 1997 and ‘98...District champion in the 100 freestyle in 1997 and ‘98...Won district title in '95 in 100 back...NISCA All-American in the 100 free and back in 1998 and '99...Won all-city honors from 1996-98...MVP of Episcopal Swimming Team in 1997 and ‘98 ... Participated in the ‘99 Southeast Junior National Championships in Orlando, Fla....Set Episcopal school records in the 50, 100 and 500 free, the 100 back and the 200 IM...Puetro Rico national record holder in the 200-meter back for the 13-14 age group...Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Jorge Manuel Oliver...Born Jan. 23, 1981...Parents are Manuel and Alina Oliver...Majoring in chemical engineering…younger brother is a senior on the Tech Eduardo Oliver ... Will graduate in Dec. 2003.

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