John Riley Event: Freestyle
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Oak Ridge, N.C.
 
photo Skinner on Riley: "John fully dedicated himself over the summer and has come back looking great. He always finds a way to get the job done for the H2Okies."

2005-06: Finished 21st in the 500- and 200-yard freestyle at the ACC Championships ... Also placed 29th in the 200-yard butterfly ... Placed seventh in the 500-yard freestyle and ninth in the 1,000-yard freestyle at the Maryland Quad ... Placed third in the 200-yard freestyle at NC State ... Placed fifth in the 200-yard freestyle against Virginia ... Placed 13th in the 1,650-yard freestyle at the Nike Cup ... Swam the third leg of the event-winning 800-yard freestyle relay at the Nike Cup ... Placed third in the 200-yard butterfly and fifth in the 200-yard freestyle at UNC-Wilmington ... Placed third in the 1,000-yard freestyle at East Carolina ... Placed third in the 200-yard freestyle and fourth in the 500-yard freestyle at West Virginia Placed fifth in the 200-yard freestyle against Pittsburgh ... Took third in the 200-yard individual medley against VMI.

High School: Swam for Jim Crampton at Northwest Guilford ... Was all-Meet three times ... Three-time conference MVP ... Third in the 200-yard freestyle and sixth in 500-yard freestyle at the state championships ... USS Scholastic All-American.

Personal: John Elliott Riley was born May 10, 1987, in Meadowbrook, Penn. ... Son of John and Susan Riley.