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2013-14 Men's Swimming Roster

Joseph Polaco

  • Position Butterfly/Freestyle
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Waterbury, Conn.
  • High School Kenendy

Biography

As a Senior in 2013-14:
Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection…Placed seventh in the 500 yard freestyle and 13th in the 100 yard freestyle on 10/4 against West Chester and Shippensburg...Took ninth in the 1650 yard freestyle, 15th in the 100 yard butterfly, 20th in the 200 yard butterfly, 34th in the 200 yard IM, fourth in the 200 yard freestyle relay and fifth in the 400 yard freestyle relay on 10/18 in the Rutgers Invite...Placed seventh in the 50 yard freestyle and third in the 500 yard freestyle on 10/25 against St. Rose and Merrimack...Took sixth in the 200 yard medley relay, sixth in the 200 yard freestyle and third in the 400 yard freestyle relay on 11/2 against The College of New Jersey...Placed fifth in the 500 yard freestyle and fifth in the 200 yard freestyle relay on 11/8 against Yale...Took 12th in the 100 yard freestyle, eighth in the 200 yard freestyle and 24th in the 100 yard butterfly on 11/23 at the USMMA Invite...Placed fifth in the 500 yard freestyle, 11th in the 50 yard freestyle and fifth in the 400 medley relay on 12/6 at the Pace Invitational...Took fourth in the 200 yard freestyle, seventh in the 500 yard freestyle and sixth in the 200 yard freestyle relay on 1/11 against Marist...Placed sixth in the 200 yard freestyle, seventh in the 100 yard freestyle and fifth in the 200 yard freestyle relay on 1/12 against Connecticut College...Took second in the 50 yard freestyle, third in the 100 yard freestyle and third in the 200 yard freestyle relay on 1/17 against Queens College...Placed first in the 400 yard medley relay and second in the 500 yard freestyle on 1/18 against LeMoyne College...Took sixth in the 500 yard freestyle, fifth in the 200 yard freestyle and 11th in the 100 yard freestyle on 2/6 in the Northeast-10 Championship.

As a Junior in 2012-13
In the season opening meet against West Chester and Shippensburg from 10/5-6, finished second in the 400 yard freestyle relay, third in the 100 yard freestyle, fifth in the 800 yard freestyle relay, sixth in the 400 yard medley relay and competed in the 400 yard IM…At the Rutgers Sonny Werblin Invite from 10/19-20, finished sixth in the 200 yard freestyle and competed in the 500 yard freestyle, the 50 yard freestyle, the 400 yard medley and the 200 yard butterfly…Placed second in the 200 yard freestyle, second in the 400 yard freestyle relay and fifth in the 100 yard butterfly versus Saint Rose on 10/26…In the meet against Yale on 11/2, was fourth in the 200 yard freestyle relay, fifth in the 100 yard freestyle, seventh in the 200 yard IM and eighth in the 50 yard freestyle…On 11/17 at the USMMA Invite, finished 16th in the 200 yard IM and competed in the 50 yard freestyle…At the Pace Invitational from 11/30-12/1, finished eighth in the 200 yard freestyle and 12th in the 100 yard freestyle…Also competed in the 50 yard freestyle and the 100 yard butterfly…In the meet versus TCNJ on 12/8, finished fourth in the 200 yard freestyle, fourth in the 400 yard freestyle relay and sixth in the 100 yard freestyle…Against Marist on 1/12, finished second in the 500 yard freestyle, third in the 200 yard freestyle relay, fifth in the 200 yard medley relay and fifth in the 50 yard freestyle…In the meet versus Connecticut on 1/13, placed second in the 200 yard freestyle, second in the 100 yard freestyle, fourth in the 200 yard freestyle relay and eighth in the 100 yard butterfly…On 1/18 against Queens, finished first in the 200 yard medley relay, third in the 200 yard butterfly and fourth in the 100 yard freestyle…Against Le Moyne on 1/20, placed first in the 200 yard freestyle and first in the 400 yard freestyle relay…Placed fourth in the 200 yard freestyle, sixth in the 100 yard freestyle and ninth in the 500 yard freestyle at the Northeast-10 Conference Championships…At the Metropolitan Conference Championship from 2/15-2/17, was ninth as a member of the 800 yard freestyle relay and placed 18th in the 200 yard freestyle.

As a Sophomore in 2011-12:
Finished seventh in the 100 and 200 yard freestyle as well as participating in the 200 yard butterfly against CCSU…Placed fourth in the 400 IM at the Werblin Invitational…Captured third place in the 200 yard freestyle and butterfly, as well as first place with the 400 yard freestyle relay team against Saint Rose…Helped take second place in the 400 yard freestyle relay and placed fourth in the 100 yard butterfly against TCNJ…Placed third in the 200 yard medley relay, fourth in the 500 yard freestyle and fifth in the 50 yard freestyle against Marist … Finished in fourth place in the 200 yard freestyle versus Conn. College…Grabbed first place in the 500 yard freestyle against Queens… Helped capture ninth place in the 800 yard freestyle relay and was also fourth in the 500 freestyle, fifth in the 100 and 200 freestyle, ninth in the 200 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay and the 400 medley relay at the Northeast-10 Conference Championship…Finished 12th overall in the 200 freestyle relay at the Metro Championships.

Before Southern Connecticut State University:
Competed for Post University in 2010-11...Scholar-Athlete All-American...Swam scholastically at Kennedy (Conn.) High School...All-Conference selection...Set school records in the 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle and 200 freestyle relay...Two-year team captain.

Personal:
The son of George Polaco...Born in Waterbury, Conn...Undecided on a major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Sophomore

    Butterfly/Freestyle
  • 2012-13Junior

    Butterfly/Freestyle
  • 2013-14Senior

    Butterfly/Freestyle