Meet the Class of 2016

Friar Name: Friar Free
Hometown: Tampa, FL
Major: Finance & Real Estate

Activities & Honors:

• 2-Year Captain – Varsity Swimming
• 2016 NCAA Champion 1650 Free
• 9-Time Ivy League Champion
• Penn Record Holder in the 500, 1000, 1650
• Fastest 1000m freestyle time in college swimming during 2014-15 season
• Harold Ulen Career High Point Swimmer of the Ivy League Championships
• 3-Time Phil Moriarty High Point Swimmer of the Ivy League Championships
• Ivy League Championship Record Holder in three events (500, 1000, 1650 free) and Ivy League Record Holder in the 1000
• 3-Time All-American in the 1650 Free
• Honorable Mention All-American in the 500 Free
• Olympic Trial Qualifier in the 1500m, Finished 12th in 2016
• Academic All-Ivy
• Member – Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC)
• Volunteer – We Can Swim (teaching inner city kids how to swim)

Favorite Book: Any kind of utopian/dystopian based book
Favorite Movie: Troy
Favorite Food: Mexican or BBQ
Favorite Quote:

Plans After Penn: Train for Olympic Trials for a couple of months, then I’ll figure out my life.