Neil Savage

Event: Individual Medley/Backstroke
Class: Senior
Height: 6' 0"
Hometown: Roswell, Ga.

 

SKINNER ON SAVAGE: "Neil had a fantastic summer of training and competition. He gets better every time he hits the water and is a true team player."

2004-05: Finished 18^th at the ACC Championships in the 400 IM, 500 free and 19^th in the 1,650 free ... Won the 1,000 free against VMI ... Was third in the 200 IM against Pittsburgh ... Won the 1,000 free against West Virginia ... Finished ninth at the Nike Cup in the 1,650 free.

2003-04: Recorded three personal bests ... Tallied three first place finishes during the year ... Placed first in the 500 free against William & Mary, against Louisville in the 1,000 free and against East Carolina in the 200 back.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four times at Alan C. Pope High for Coach Andy Bristoe ... Was all-county three times ... Placed second in the state in the 100 backstroke and second in the medley relay.

PERSONAL: Neil Lowell Savage was born July 19, 1985 in Toronto, Canada ... Son of Lowell and Irene Savage ... Enrolled in marketing.