Kevin Mertz

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Santa Rosa, Calif.
High School:
El Dorado High School

2016-17: Finished second in the 200 freestyle against Cornell and second in the 500 freestyle versus Bryant and MIT ... Competed in all six meets on the season.

2015-16: Competed in the 200 butterfly, 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle at the Ivy League Championships … Set a personal best in the 200 freestyle at the Big Al Invite (1:41.03) … Finished first in the 200 freestyle and third in the 500 freestyle against UMass … Competed in all six meets on the season.

2014-15: Set a personal record in the 200 Free (1:41.31) ... Competed in the 500, 1000, and 1650 Free events at the Ivy League Championships ... Earned three 3rd place finshes in meets against Cornell, Columbia, and UMass ... Also competed against Harvard, Penn, and Yale.

2013-14: Competed at the 2014 Ivy League Championships, placing in the 500 free (18^th), 1,000 free (15^th), and 1,650 free (18^th) … Competed in the 200 yard fly against Harvard, placing eighth.

Before Brown: A four-year letterwinner at El Dorado High School and Santa Rosa High School … Three-time USA Swimming Academic All-American … Named an All-American as a senior … Team captain … Team MVP … Eight-time section finalist … Undefeated in 200 and 500 freestyle at league championships … Sacramento Metro All-City selection as a sophomore … First Team All-Empire as a junior and senior … North Bay League meet record in the 500 freestyle … El Dorado school record holder in the 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 200 IM and 100 breaststroke … Santa Rose school record holder in the 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle and 100 butterfly … California Scholarship Federation and National Merit Scholar … Bay State Representative … Also competed for Aquasol Swim Team and the Santa Rosa Neptunes.

Personal: Born on December 19, 1994 … Son of Stacy and Bob Mertz … Has one sister, Caroline and one brother, David … Biology concentration … Hobbies include surfing, football and hiking.

Personal Records
Event	Time	Date
50 Free	23.12	11/9/2013
100 Free	46.94	1/28/2017
100 Fly	52.57	11/16/2013
200 Free	1:40.80	1/28/2017
200 Fly	1:52.05	2/27/2016
400 IM	4:19.93	11/16/2013
500 Free	4:29.81	2/27/2014
1000 Free	9:20.96	2/28/2014
1650 Free	15:40.19	3/1/2014