Gardner-Webb University Athletics

TOPTIMES:
400 IM: 4:08.29
200 IM: 1:54.95
100 breast: 1:00.38

2012-13 at Gardner-Webb: Enjoyed a breakthroughmeet at 2013 CCSA Championships, achieving personal best times infour different individual events … Raced to a career-best1:54.95 during prelims of the 200 I.M. at CCSA Championships… Also set a new personal best during prelims of the 400I.M. at CCSA's, achieving a time of 4:08.29 in the event …Raced to a personal best 200 breast time at the ConferenceChampionship meet, dropping nearly six seconds from his previousbest for a time of 2:12.43 … Also set a new personal besttime in the 100 breast (1:00.38) at CCSA's … Split 55.16 inthe 100 back during prelims of the 400 medley relay at theConference Championship meet … Established a personal best50 back split (26.85) at the Wingate Fall Frenzy … Votedteam’s Most Improved performer … Member of the 2012-13CCSA All-Academic Team.

High School/Club: Competed for King PhillipRegional High School under coach Heather Tomassian ... Helped teamto state championship ... Helped team to an undefeated high schoolseason ... Team MVP as a senior ... Also competed for Little RhodyAquatic Club and coach Kyle Browning ... New England Senior Champsfinalist in both IM events ... Sectional Finalist ... NSCA Juniorsqualifier ... Honor Roll student.

Personal: Born October 19, 1993 in Boston, Mass.... Son of Rob and Kathy Palmer ... Has an older sister (Krista,21) who swims for Messiah College (Mechanisburg, Pa.) ... Has ayounger brother (Brett, 16) ... Majoring in Computer InformationSystems.