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Brooks Ross
Brooks Ross

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Manakin-Sabot, Va.

High School:
Collegiate School

Height:
5-11

Event:
Distance Free

04/25/2012

Gamecocks Tie for Top Honors on SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll

South Carolina places 48 on the league's honor roll, tying Alabama and Florida for the most

02/18/2012

Rutqvist Wins Silver in 200 Breaststroke to Wrap Up SEC Championships

Gamecocks finish eighth in both championships

02/14/2012

Gamecock Swimming & Diving Heads to SEC Championships

Meet begins Wednesday at Allan Jones Aquatic Center at the University of Tennessee

01/28/2012

Gamecock Swimming & Diving Ends Regular Season with Sweep of ECU, Vanderbilt

Carolina shifts focus to SEC Championships

01/27/2012

Ridenour's Record Dive Leads Gamecocks on Day One Against East Carolina, Vanderbilt

Gamecocks dominant with 16 first-place finishes in 18 events

2010-11 - Continued to improve as Carolina's top distance freestyler...Posted an NCAA `B' cut in the 1650 freestyle (15:29.98) at Nike Cup; ranks as the fifth-fastest mile in school history...Also recorded a provisional time career-best in the 500 free at SEC Championships (4:26.97)...Has the team's top time and the fifth-fastest in school history in 1000 free (9:16.06), posting the time vs. Alabama/Georgia...Won both 500 and 1000 free vs. Missouri...Won 1000 free vs. Western Kentucky, Clemson, Kentucky/Charleston and Duke/Queens...Won 500 free vs. UNC Wilmington.

2009-10 - Emerged as the Gamecocks' top distance swimmer... Posted top Carolina time in 1000 free (9:24.68) and 1650 free (15:39.68)... Had the team's second-best time in 500 free (4:30.71)...1000 free time ranks sixth in school history; time in 1650 free is ninth-best all-time among Gamecock swimmers...Won five events during the year - 1000 free vs. Kentucky, Clemson and Tennessee, 500 free vs. Tennessee, 1650 free vs. Duke...Named to SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.

PRE-COLLEGE - Graduated from Collegiate School...Coach was Mike Stott...Team MVP in 2009...Team captain...Four-time all-state selection...Three-time all-prep selection...First-team All-Metro in 2009...2008-09 high school All-American...Helped team to three straight state titles...Holds team record in 500 free...Club team is NOVA of Virginia...Holds team records in 800 free and 800 FR (LCM)...Helped team to NCSA Junior championship in 2009.

PERSONAL - Full name is Brooks Robert Ross...Born Feb. 16, 1991...Parents are Dale and Joanne Ross...Has one sister, Hunter...Sister plays golf for N.C. State...Plans to major in business...Chose South Carolina because of its business school and the opportunity to compete in the SEC...Picked the Gamecocks over offers from Maryland and East Carolina.

Ross' Top Times
Event Time Date Meet Location
200 freestyle 1:42.13 11/19/10 Nike Cup Chapel Hill, N.C.
500 freestyle 4:26.97 2/17/11 SEC Championships Gainesville, Fla.
1000 freestyle 9:16.06 1/29/11 Alabama/Georgia Columbia, S.C.
1650 freestyle 15:29.98 11/20/10 Nike Cup Chapel Hill, N.C.
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