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2021-22 Swimming and Diving Roster

Zachary Smith 2020-21 Swimming and Diving Roster

Fly / Back


Height 6-1
Class Senior
Hometown Tuscaloosa, AL
High School Holy Spirit
Zachary Smith - Swimming and Diving - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Bio

Honors & Awards

  • 2021 NCAA Championship Qualifier
  • 2020 CSCAA All-American – 200 Fly
  • 2020 All-ACC Academic Team
  • 2020 NCAA Championship Qualifier

As A Senior (2021-22)

  • Competed at the 2022 ACC Championships in the 50 freestyle (20.61), 100 butterfly (47.28) and 200 butterfly.
  • Smith qualified for the A Final in the 200 butterfly and finished eighth overall with a time of 1:44.63.
  • Won the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:50.50 in the dual meet against UIC on Senior Day.
  • Finished second in the 200 butterfly (1:46.69) and third in the 100 butterfly (47.60) at the Tim Welsh Classic.
  • Made the finals and finished eighth in the 100 butterfly (1:45.48) and 15th in the 100 butterfly (47.75) at the Ohio State Invitational.
  • Won the 200 butterfly (1:49.27) and finished sixth in the 100 butterfly (49.60) in the dual meet against Purdue.
  • Finished fifth in the 200 butterfly (1:51.57) in the season-opening meet against Pittsburgh and Cleveland State.

As A Junior (2020-21)

  • Placed first in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Brendan Santana, Josh Bottelberghe, and Cason Wilburn (1:27.97). Placed first in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:45.75). Placed second in the 100-yard Butterfly (47.99). Placed second in the 400-yard Medley Relay with Brendan Santana, Tyler Christianson, and Sadler McKeen (3:14.20) in the virtual meet vs. West Virginia (Nov. 6-7, 2020).
  • Placed first in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Jack Fitzpatrick, Josh Bottelberghe, and Topher Stensby (1:28.06). Placed first in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:46.33). Placed fifth in the 100-yard Butterfly (49.35). Placed fifth in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay with Liam Smith, Luke Thornbrue, and Charles Korndorffer (3:06.41) in the dual meet win vs. Cincinnati (Dec. 4, 2020).
  • Placed fourth in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Kaden Smesko, Tyler Christianson, and Cason Wilburn (1:29.76). Placed second in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:48.07). Placed fourth in the 100-yard Butterfly (48.65). Placed fifth in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay with Luke Uttley, Josh Bottelberghe, and Stephan Lukashev (3:07.94) in the dual meet vs. No. 13 Louisville (Jan. 9, 2021).
  • Placed third in the 200-yard Freestyle Relay with Josh Bottelberghe, Kaden Smesko, and Liam Hutchinson (1:22.63). Placed sixteenth in the 50-yard Freestyle (22.01). Placed second in the 400-yard Medley Relay with Brendan Santana, Tyler Christianson, and Sadler McKeen (3:13.25). Placed third in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Kaden Smesko, Sean Faikish, and Alec Delong (1:29.07). Placed second in the 100-yard Butterfly (47.97). Placed sixth in the 100-yard Backstroke (49.69). Participated in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:47.56) in the win over Missouri State in the Shamrock Invitational (Jan. 21-23, 2021).
  • Placed fifth in the 100-yard Butterfly (48.49). Placed second in the 400-yard Medley Relay with Brendan Santana, Tyler Christianson, and Sadler McKeen (3:13.96). Placed third in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Kaden Smesko, JP Backer, and Stephan Lukashev (1:30.38). Participated in the 100-yard Backstroke (49.75) in the dual meet win over West Virginia (Jan. 29-30, 2021).
  • Placed twenty-fourth in the 100-yard Butterfly (47.40). Placed twenty-eighth in the 100-yard Backstroke prelim (48.02). Placed thirteenth in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:45.40) in Notre Dame’s seventh-place finish at the ACC Championships (Feb. 24-27, 2021).
  • Placed 34th in the 100 Fly and 21st in the 200 Fly at the NCAA Championships (March 24-27, 2021).

As A Sophomore (2019-20)

  • Placed first in the 100-yard Butterfly (48.52).  Placed second in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Jack Montesi, Josh Bottelberghe, and Aaron Schultz (1:29.13).  Placed second in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:49.46) vs. Florida State.
  • Placed fourth in the 100-yard Butterfly (48.97).  Participated in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Jack Montesi, Matthew Limbacher, and Aaron Schultz (1:29.69). Participated in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:49.11) vs. Kentucky and IU.
  • Placed first in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Jack Montesi, Matthew Limbacher, and Aaron Schultz (1:29.07).  Placed first in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:48.88).  Placed second in the 100-yard Butterfly (48.69) vs. Purdue.
  • Placed second in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Jack Montesi, Matthew Limbacher, and Aaron Schultz (1:29.16).  Placed second in the 100-yard Butterfly (48.21).   Placed third in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:48.84) vs. Louisville.
  • Placed first in the 400-yard Medley Relay with Jack Montesi, Matthew Limbacher, and Aaron Schultz (3:16.45).  Placed first in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Jack Montesi, Matthew Limbacher, and Aaron Schultz (1:29.46).  Placed second in the 200-yard Freestyle Relay with Aaron Schultz, Topher Stensby, and Sadler McKeen (1:22.24).  Placed second in the 100-yard Butterfly (49.13).  Placed second in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:49.01) in the win over Pittsburgh.
  • Placed second in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:45.57).  Placed second in the 400-yard Medley Relay with Jack Montesi, Matthew Limbacher, and Aaron Schultz (3:12.19).  Placed third in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Jack Montesi, Matthew Limbacher, and Aaron Schultz (1:27.06).   Placed seventh in the 100-yard Butterfly (48.58).  Participated in the 200-yard Freestyle Relay with Jack Montesi, Alec DeLong, and Brendan Santana (1:21.72).  Participated in the 50-yard Freestyle (21.05).  Participated in the 100-yard Backstroke (50.38) in the second place finish at the Ohio State Fall Open Invitational.
  • Placed second in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:48.07). Participated in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Jack Montesi, Matthew Limbacher, and Aaron Schultz (1:30.21). Placed second in the 100-yard Butterfly (48.71). Participated in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay with Liam Hutchinson, Jack Montesi, and Luke Thornbrue (3:10.30) against Iowa.
  • Participated in the 400-yard Medley Relay with Jack Montesi, Josh Bottelberghe, and Aaron Schultz (3:13.88). Placed second in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:48.36). Participated in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay with Jack Hoagland, Marci Barta, and Brendan Santana (3:05.11) in the win against Northwestern.
  • Placed first in the 400-yard Medley Relay with Jack Montesi, Josh Bottelberghe, and Aaron Schultz (3:12.57).  Placed first in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Jack Montesi, Matthew Limbacher, and Aaron Schultz (1:27.68).  Placed second in the 100-yard Butterfly (48.20).  Participated in the 200-yard Freestyle Relay with Brendan Santana, Alec DeLong, and Matthew Limbacher (1:23.01).  Participated in the 50-yard Freestyle (21.38).  Participated in the 100-yard Backstroke (50.91).  Participated in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:49.61).  Participated in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay with Max Miranda, Marci Barta, and Jack Montesi (3:00.20) in the Shamrock Invitational.
  • Placed first in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Brendan Santana, Matthew Limbacher, and Aaron Schultz (1:28.70).  Placed first in the 100-yard Backstroke (50.70) in the win against Michigan State, Ball State, and Indiana State.
  • Participated in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Jack Montesi, Matthew Limbacher, and Aaron Schultz (1:25.84).  Participated in the 100-yard Fly (47.25).  Participated in the 100-yard Back (48.31).  Participated in the 400-yard Medley Relay with Jack Montesi, Joshua Bottelberghe, and Sadler McKeen (3:09.36).  Participated in the 200-yard Fly (1:47.59) at the ACC Championship.

FRESHMEN YEAR (2018-19):

  • ACC Academic Honor Roll
  • Attended ACC Championships

PREP AND PERSONAL:

  • Won the 100 fly state championship in 2016-17.
  • Captained the Crimson Tide Aquatics swim club.
  • Qualified for the Olympic Trials in 2016.
  • Named Scholastic All-American.
  • Also competed in cross country at Holy Spirit Catholic High School.
  • Son of Hiroshi and Shonna Smith.
  • Has two brothers, Adam and Alex.