Casey Papp

2012-13 – Solid sprinter for the Gamecocks…Swam in every meet during the regular season and at the SEC Championships…Competed in the 50 freestyle (45th, 23.84), 100 freestyle (51st, 51.97) and 100 butterfly (41st, 56.18) at the SEC Championships…Posted the team[apos]s top time in the 100 butterfly with a mark of 55.62 at the Virginia Tech Invitational, a time that ranks 10th all-time at South Carolina…Also had the team[apos]s third fastest 50 freestyle time (23.84) and the fifth fastest 100 freestyle time (51.97)…Won three races on the season, with two coming in the 100 butterfly and one in the 100 freestyle…Was a part of six relay wins during the regular season…Helped the Gamecocks swim the fifth fastest time in school history in the 200 medley relay (1:41.95) at the SEC Championships and the fifth fastest in the 400 medley relay (3:43.88) at the Virginia Tech Invitational.

PRE-COLLEGE – Graduated with honors from Bloomington High School South…Four-year letter winner for the Panthers under head coach Phil Cole…Four-time Herald Times All-Area Swimmer of the Year…Two-time IHSAA Swimming and Diving Honorable Mention…Eight-time All-Conference performer…Three-time All-American in the 100 butterfly…Three-time IHSAA Swimming and Diving Championships finalist in the 100 butterfly…IHSAA Swimming and Diving Championships top-16 performer in the 100 butterfly, 200 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay and 50 freestyle…Seven-time IHSAA Sectional Champion in the 100 butterfly and 50 freestyle…Eight-time Conference Indiana champion in the 200 freestyle, 100 butterfly and 50 freestyle…School record holder in the 200 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 50 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 200 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay…Named team MVP…Two-time USA Swimming Academic All-American…Received the 2012 Bloomington High School South Captain[apos]s Award…Was a USA Swimming Diversity Select Camp selection and an Indiana/Illinois Elite Training Camp selection…Winter Junior National qualifier and Winter Nationals qualifier…Achieved U.S. Open time standard in the 100 butterfly…Top 100 All-Times swimmer in the 50-yard butterfly…USA Swimming National Age Group Top 10 in 2007 and 2008…Second in the 200 medley relay for Center Grove Aquatic Club and third in the 400 free relay…Member of the Quill and Scroll Honor Society…Also played volleyball in high school.

PERSONAL – Full name is Casey Marie Papp…Born March 3, 1994…Parents are Stephen and Michelle Papp…Has one brother, Jacob, and one sister, Teryn…Brother cheered competitively for Indiana University…Sister won three ACC Championships while playing volleyball at Maryland…Chose South Carolina because of the campus, student-athletes and coaches…Plans to major in visual communications.