Jerry O’Mara

Class:
Junior
Position:
Free, Back
Hometown:
Gillette, N.J.
High School:
The Pingry School

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2024-25: Competed in eight meets for the Bears as a senior ... Swam the anchor leg in the 800 freestyle relay that set a program record at the Ivy League Championships ... Finished 16th in the 200 backstroke, and 20th in the 100 back and 200 freestyle at the Ivies ... Finished fourth in both backstrokes against Penn and Bryant ... Placed fourth in the 200 backstroke, fifth in the 100 backstroke and 11th in the 50 freestyle at the Bruno Invitational ... Was second in the 100 and 200 backstrokes against Columbia ... Finished fourth in the 200 backstroke against Harvard ... Earned a fourth-place finish in the 100 backstroke against Cornell.

2023-24: Competed at seven meets this season ... Finished fourth in the 100 free against Penn ... Set a personal best in the 200 free, won the 100 back and took second in the 50 free at the Boston Winter Open.

2022-23: Part of the team that set the program record in the 400 medley relay (3:11.49) … Competed at eight events throughout the year, including the Ivy Championship … Won the 100 free against Columbia and the 100 back against Cornell … Set personal best times in the 50 free and 100 back at the Ivy Championship.

2021-22: Competed in all nine meets for the Bears in his rookie campaign ... Took second in the 200 free against Bryant in the season opener ... Placed fifth in the 50 free at Penn ... Finished fourth in the 100 free and fifth in the 50 free against Yale ... Was third in both the 50 and 100 free against Columbia ... Finished fifth in the 100 free at Harvard ... Was third in the 50, 100 and 200 free at the Boston Winter Open ... Competed in the 50 and 100 free and the 100 back at the Ivy League Championships.

Before Brown: Competed in swimming and water polo at The Pingry School … Named All-American and Scholastic All-American … Also swam for Berkeley Aquatics … Achieved the Honor Role.

Personal: Son of Deirdre and Gerald O’Mara … Has two siblings, Claire and Grace … Plans to concentrate in Biology.