IUPUI Picks Up South Carolina Distance Star, David Sweezer, for 2015-16

Fort Mill, South Carolina-native David Sweezer will swim for IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis) in the fall. A senior at Nation Ford High School, Sweezer won the 500 free (4:35.24) and placed second in the 200 free (1:41.52) at the South Carolina High School 4A Championships in November.

When SwimSwam asked Sweezer why he chose IUPUI, he answered:

“I will graduate with a diploma from the Purdue School of Engineering, the swim facility is one of the top facilities in the nation, and I felt like I would make a positive impact on the IUPUI swim team.”

Sweezer began swimming at age 7 at Swim Pasadena, in California, then moved to South Carolina a year later. He has swum year-round for Rock Hill RAYS, also known as Upper Palmetto YMCA RAYS, ever since. Sweezer scored in the top-16 in the 1000 and the mile at the 2014 YMCA National Short Course Championships, and was top-24 in the 500. His best times are:

1650y free: 15:57.31        1500m free: 16:22.84
1000y free: 9:26.38          800m free: 8:35.16
500y free: 4:35.24            400m free: 4:06.51
200y free: 1:41.52            200m free: 2:06.01
400y IM: 4:09.18               400m IM: 4:51.17

Sweezer is a member of USA Swimming’s Scholastic All-America Team. He was accepted into the honors college at IUPUI and will study Biomedical Engineering.

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Anne Lepesant

Anne Lepesant is the mother of four daughters, all of whom swam in college. With an undergraduate degree from Princeton (where she was an all-Ivy tennis player) and an MBA from INSEAD, she worked for many years in the financial industry, both in France and the U.S. Anne is currently …

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