2021-22 Swimming and Diving
Roster
Josh Bottelberghe 2020-21 Swimming and Diving Roster
Breast
Height
6-4
Class
Junior
Hometown
Vancouver, WA
High School
Columbia River
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HONORS, AWARDS AND CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS
2021 NCAA Qualifier
2021 Notre Dame ACC Championships Team
2020 Program Most Improved Swimmer Award
2020 CSCAA All-American – 200 Breast
2020 NCAA Qualifier – 100 Breast (would have also competed in the 200 Breast)
2019 NCAA Qualifier – 200 Breast
As A Junior (2020-21)
- Placed first in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Brendan Santana, Zachary Smith, and Cason Wilburn (1:27.97). Placed first in the 200-yard Breaststroke (1:56.15). Placed first in the 100-yard Breaststroke (53.56). Placed first in the 400-yard Medley Relay with Jack Fitzpatrick, Charles Korndorffer, and Cason Wilburn (3:12.70) in the virtual meet vs. West Virginia (Nov. 6-7, 2020).
- Placed first in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Jack Fitzpatrick, Zachary Smith, and Topher Stensby (1:28.06). Placed first in the 100-yard Breaststroke (53.35). Placed first in the 200-yard Breaststroke (1:56.55). Placed eighth in the 200-yard IM (1:53.11) in the dual meet win vs. Cincinnati (Dec. 4, 2020).
- Placed second in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Jack Fitzpatrick, Charles Korndorffer, and Topher Stensby (1:28.80). Placed second in the 100-yard Breaststroke (54.13). Placed first in the 200-yard Breaststroke (2:00.29). Placed fifth in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay with Luke Uttley, Zachary Smith, 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 Zachary Smith, Kaden Smesko, and Liam Hutchinson (1:22.63). Placed sixth in the 200-yard IM (1:50.97). Placed first in the 400-yard Medley Relay with Jack Fitzpatrick, Charles Korndorffer, and Cason Wilburn (3:11.46). Placed first in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Brendan Santana, Cason Wilburn, and Topher Stensby (1:26.23). Placed first in the 100-yard Breaststroke (53.96). Participated in the 200-yard Breaststroke (1:58.40) n the win over Missouri State in the Shamrock Invitational (Jan. 21-23, 2021).
- Placed third in the 200-yard Freestyle Relay with Luke Uttley, Connor Hinkes, and Sadler McKeen (1:21.10). Placed first in the 100-yard Breaststroke (53.78). Placed first in the 400-yard Medley Relay with Jack Fitpatrick, Charles Korndorffer, and Cason Wilburn (3:12.82). Placed first in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Brendan Santana, Cason Wilburn, and Topher Stensby (1:26.57). Participated in the 50-yard Freestyle (20.77). Participated in the 100-yard Backstroke (53.68). Placed fourth in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay with Liam Smith, Thacher Scannell, and Jack Fitzpatrick (3:03.79) in the dual meet win over West Virginia (Jan. 29-30, 2021).
- Participated in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Brendan Santana, Cason Wilburn, and Topher Stensby (1:25.24). Placed twentieth in the 200-yard IM (1:46.72). Placed seventh in the 100-yard Breaststroke (52.39). Placed seventh in the 400-yard Medley Relay with Jack Fitzpatrick, Charles Korndorffer, and Cason Wilburn (3:10.82). Placed fourth in the 200-yard Breaststroke (1:52.87) in Notre Dame’s seventh-place finish at the ACC Championships (Feb. 24-27, 2021).
- Placed 23rd in the 100 Breast and 17th in the 200 Breast at the NCAA Championships (March 24-27, 2021).
As A Sophomore (2019-20)
- Qualified for the 2020 NCAA Championships in the 100 Breast, also would have swam the 200 Breast (Season halted due to Covid-19)
- Placed second in the 200-yard Breaststroke (2:00.43). Placed second in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Jack Montesi, Zachary Smith, and Aaron Schultz (1:29.13). Placed third in the 100-yard Breaststroke (55.72). Also participated in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay with Brendan Santana, Nicholas Torres, and Will Barao (3:11.61) vs. Florida State.
- Placed fourth in the 200-yard Breaststroke (2:03.79). Participated in the 200-yard Medley Relay with William Cumberland, Brendan Santana, and Topher Stensby (1:31.79) and the 100-yard Breaststroke (57.06) and the 400-yard Freestyle Relay with Matthew Limbacher, Rex Riley, and Will Barao (3:11.14) vs. Kentucky and IU.
- Placed first in the 200-yard Breaststroke (2:01.80). Placed third in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Jack Fitzpatrick, Brendan Santana, and Topher Stensby (1:31.69). Placed third in the 100-yard Breaststroke (56.88). Participated in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay with Brendan Santana, Will Barao, and Luke Thornbrue (3:12.57) vs. Purdue.
- Placed first in the 200-yard Breaststroke (2:00.00). Placed second in the 100-yard Breaststroke (55.60). Placed third in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Jack Fitzpatrick, Brendan Santana, and Topher Stensby (1:31.54) vs. Louisville.
- Placed third in the 400-yard Medley Relay with Will Cumberland, Brendan Santana, and Zach Yeadon (3:22.13) in the win over Pittsburgh.
- Placed fifth in the 100-yard Breaststroke (54.71). Place fifth in the 200-yard Breaststroke (1:59.68). Participated in the 200-yard Freestyle Relay with Rex Riley, Andrew Winton, and Matthew Limbacher (1:24.48). Participated in the 50-yard Freestyle (21.70). Participated in the 400-yard Medley Relay with Jack Fitzpatrick, Brendan Santana, and Topher Stensby (3:17.39). Participated in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Brendan Santana, Charles Korndorffer, and Alec DeLong (1:30.33). Participated in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay with Brendan Santana, Andrew Winton, and Rex Riley (3:03.64) in the second place finish at the Ohio State Fall Open Invitational.
- Participated in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Jack Fitzpatrick, Brendan Santana, and Topher Stensby (1:31.88). Placed third in the 100-yard Breaststroke (55.54). Placed first in the 200-yard Breaststroke (1:59.43) against Iowa.
- Participated in the 400-yard Medley Relay with Jack Montesi, Zachary Smith, and Aaron Schultz (3:13.88). Participated in the 200-yard IM (1:53.02). Placed first in the 200-yard Breaststroke (1:58.97) in the win against Northwestern.
- Placed first in the 100-yard Breaststroke (54.14). Placed first in the 200-yard Breaststroke (1:56.78). Placed first in the 400-yard Medley Relay with Jack Montesi, Zachary Smith, and Aaron Schultz (3:12.57). Participated in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Brendan Santana, Cason Wilburn, and Topher Stensby (1:29.13). Participated in the 200-yard Freestyle Relay with Rex Riley, Jack Montesi, and Marci Barta (1:23.34). Participated in the 200-yard IM (1:53.08) in the Shamrock Invitational.
- Placed second in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Jack Montesi, Cason Wilburn, and Sadler McKeen (1:28.86) in the win against Michigan State, Ball State and Indiana State.
- Participated in the 200-yard IM (1:46.96). Participated in the 100-yard Breast (52.68). Participated in the 400-yard Medley Relay with Jack Montesi, Zachary Smith, and Sadler McKeen (3:09.36). Participated in the 200-yard Breast (1:54.07) at the ACC Championship.
As A FRESHMEN (2018-19):
- Placed 3rd at ACCs in the 200
- Breaststroke Qualified to compete at NCAAs
- Made ACCs
- Qualified for Olympic Trials in the 100 and 200m Breaststroke
PREP AND PERSONAL:
- Won the state championship in the 100 breast his sophomore, junior and senior years.
- 200 free high school champion in 2016-17 and 2017-18.
- Competed for club team Portland Aquatic Club.
- Three-year Academic, Scholastic and High School All-American.
- Was an IB student at Columbia River High School.
- Son of Rolland and Sheri Bottelberghe.
- Has two sisters, Jessica and Monica.
- Sisters swam at Boise State University and parents both swam at University of North Dakota.
- Enrolled in First Year of Studies.