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Shippens University Athletics

Shippensburg University Athletics

2013-14 Men's Swimming Roster

Bill Smith, Shippensburg University
Bill Smith, Shippensburg University

Chris Bankert

  • Position Free
  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Spring Grove
  • Highschool Spring Grove

Biography

PSAC Individual Competition:
3-Time PSAC Place-Winner
2011 – 50 Free (16th), 200 Free (16th)
2013 – 100 Back (14th)

PSAC Relay Competition:
2-Time PSAC Place-Winner
1-Time All-PSAC
2011 – 200 Free (3rd)
2012 – 200 Free (6th)

Top Performances
50 Free: 21:92 [2/17/11]
100 Free: 48:57 [11/19/10]
200 Free: 1:48.81 [11/19/10]
100 Back: 55.00 [2/14/13]

2012-13 (Junior): Posted a PSAC place-winning effort in the 100-yard backstroke in his third season with the Raiders, setting a personal best in the event…also competed in sprint freestyle events at the conference championships.

2011-12 (Sophomore): Placed sixth with the 200-yard freestyle relay at the conference championships…swam sprint freestyle throughout the regular season…posted the team’s fourth-fastest times in the 50 and 100 free…contributed to the season PRs in the 200 and 400 free relays.

2010-11 (Freshman): Finished his first season with the Raiders as a PSAC place-winner in the 50 and 200-yard freestyle…contributed to the 200-yard freestyle relay that placed third at the PSAC Championships…achieved season PRs in the 100 and 200-yard freestyle events at the Patriot Invitational.

Spring Grove High School: Accrued four varsity letters with the Rockets under head coach Peggy Kile…thrived as a sprint freestyle swimmer, posting times of 22.5 in the 50 free and 48.94 in the 100 free…named the Hanover Area Swimmer of the Year…named four times to the Hanover All-Area Aquatics team…twice selected as a York All Star.

Personal: Full name is John Christopher Bankert…is the son of John Bankert and Holly Harget…majoring in psychology.