Gerard Rodriguez

• 2014 All-American (800 freestyle relay)
• 2013 All-American (800 freestyle relay)

2013-14 – Earned All-America honors in the 800 freestyle relay as the team finished 12^th (6:21.98) at the NCAA Championships … Finished the year strong with three season-best times at the SEC Championships, including new personal records in the 200 and 500 freestyles … Advanced to the B Final of the 200 freestyle at the championships with a time of 1:35.83, before placing 10th in the finals at 1:35.63 … Finished 18th in the 500 freestyle at the conference championship by lowering his prelim time by five seconds as he posted a new personal best at 4:19.82 … Posted a season-best mark of 1:47.23 in the prelims in the 200 butterfly before finishing 24th overall … Swam on the team[apos]s school record breaking 800 freestyle relay team at the SEC Championships … Named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2012-13 – Proved again to be among the Gamecocks[apos] best swimmers…Swam in every meet during the regular season and at the SEC and NCAA Championships…Helped lead South Carolina[apos]s 800 freestyle relay team to a 15th-place finish at the NCAA Championships to earn first career All-America honor…Made the championship final in the 200 freestyle at the SEC Championships, finishing eighth with a time of 1:36.42…Scored points in the 200 butterfly with a 17th-place finish in the C final in 1:46.78…Narrowly missed scoring in the 500 freestyle, finishing 25th with a B Cut of 4:23.86…Helped the 800 freestyle relay team set the school record at the SEC Championships with a time of 6:23.99…Moved into the top-10 in school history in two events at the SEC Championships, posting the third fastest time in the 200 freestyle (1:35.82) and the fourth fastest in the 200 butterfly (1:46.78)…Had the team[apos]s second fastest time in the 200 freestyle (1:35.82), third fastest in the 500 freestyle (4:23.86) and second fastest in the 200 butterfly (1:46.78)…Was a part of four relay wins during the regular season…Earned a spot on the Spanish National Team for the 2013 FINA World Championships by winning bronze in the 200 freestyle at the Spanish World Championship Trials…Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2011-12 –One of the Gamecocks[apos] top swimmers…Made the consolation finals in the 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle and 200 butterfly at the SEC Championships…Placed ninth overall in the 200 freestyle with a NCAA B cut 1:36.81…Posted the fastest time on the team in the 200 freestyle with a leadoff split of 1:36.58 in the 800 freestyle relay at the SEC Championships…Claimed 10th in the 500 freestyle at the SEC Championships with a personal record of and NCAA B cut of 4:22.48, which was the sixth fastest time in school history…Finished 10th at the SEC Championships in the 200 butterfly with a NCAA B cut of 1:47.60, which is the sixth fastest mark in program history…Won seven races on the season, with four coming in the 200 freestyle and three in the 500 freestyle…Part of 400 freestyle relay and 800 freestyle relay teams at SEC Championship that posted NCAA B cut times of 2:59.13 and 6:32.83, respectively…Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2010-11 – Was a valuable part of the Gamecock team as a freshman…Advanced to consolation finals in 200 free and 500 free at SEC Championships…Finished 14th in 500 free with 4:23.54…Took 11th in 200 free with time of 1:36.12…Both were NCAA `B[apos] cuts and the second-fastest time on the team for the year…Part of school record-setting 800 freestyle relay team at SEC Championships (6:27.30)… Also helped 400 FR team to NCAA `B[apos] cut time (2:58.02)… Named SEC Freshman of the Week following performance vs. Western Kentucky (10/16)…Posted first NCAA `B[apos] cut in the 200 freestyle at Nike Cup Invitational (1:37.72) to finish third behind teammate Michael Flach… Had team[apos]s fourth-fastest time in 100 free (45.42) and third-best in 200 IM (1:50.61)…Won 10 individual races and five relays during the dual-meet season.

PRE-COLLEGE – Member of Club Natacio Badalona… Was fifth at 2010 European Junior Championships in 200 freestyle…Won Campeonato de Espana Junior in 100, 200 and 400 freestyle…Took third place at the Campeonato de Espana Absoluto in 200 freestyle…Helped his high school team to a runner-up finish at the ISF World Championships in Puerto Rico in 2008-09.

PERSONAL –Full name is Gerard Rodriguez Lopez…Born Nov. 24, 1992, in Barcelona, Spain…Parents are Xavier Rodriguez and Maite Lopez…Has one brother, Albert…Plans to major in physics.