- Adam
- Skipper
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- Event
- Sprint Freestyle/Breaststroke/Individual Medley
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- Class
- Senior
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- Hometown
- Yorktown, Va.
Updated: April 5, 2013
2012-13: Earned the ACC Male Swimmer of the Week honor for the first time in his career for his efforts at the Virginia Tech Invitational ... Swept the breaststroke events with his first B standard times of his career at the Virginia Tech Invitational ... Took fourth in the 100 breaststroke and 10th in the 200 IM at Virginia ... Finished fourth in the 100 breaststroke and sixth in the 200 breaststroke against William & Mary ... Finished fifth in the 100 breaststroke at NC State ... Placed seventh in the 200 breaststroke, sixth in the 100 breaststroke and seventh in the 200 IM at the H2Okie Fall Invitational ... Took second in the 100 breaststroke at Georgia Tech ... Competed at Duke and North Carolina ... Opened the season with a fourth-place finish in the 50 freestyle against VMI and Gardner-Webb.
2011-12: Took home the title in the 100 breaststroke, while placing third in the 50 freestyle at the Virginia Tech Invitational ... Posted seventh-place finishes in the 50 and 100 freestyle against Georgia Tech ... A member of the 200 medley relay squad that set a new pool record at William & Mary ... Placed third in the 100 breaststroke and 100 freestyle against the Tribe ...Placed fourth in the 50 freestyle against Virginia.
2010-11: Won the 200 IM and set a new pool record on Jan. 29 at Cincinnati with Kentucky and placed third in the 50 free … Won the 50 free at the Virginia Tech Invitational and finished second in both the 100 free and the 100 breast ... Finished fifth in the 50 free and second in the 100 free at No. 18 Louisville with No. 13 Indiana ... Came in second in the 50 free against William & Mary.
2009-10: Finished second in the 200 IM at the College Cup with a season-best time of 1:52.03 and placed third in the 100 breaststroke and seventh in the 50 free…Placed eighth in the 200 IM and 14th in the 100 breaststroke at the Volunteer Invitational.
High School: Competed for Tabb High School and the Coast Guard Blue Dolphins club team … Was a four-year all-state letterman at Tabb and named the team MVP all four years … Qualified for Junior Nationals three times and was a National Qualifier twice with the Blue Dolphins and is a state record holder … Was a member of the National Honor Society and was a high honors program graduate.
Personal: Adam Skipper was born on June 27, 1991, in Newport News, Va. … Son of Everett and Sue Skipper … Majoring in human nutrition, foods and exercise.
Skipper's Career Best | |
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50 Freestyle: 20.60 | 100 Freestyle: 45.45 |
100 Breaststroke: 54.67 | 200 Breaststroke:1:59.38 |
200 IM: 1:50.30 |