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Michael Roka
Butterfly/Freestyle - Fly/Free
Height: 5-6 
Sophomore
Previous Affiliations
   Ft. Myers H.S.
Previous Experience
  
Fort Myers , Fla.
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Courtesy: Gardner-Webb
Release: 06/27/2007

 

2008-09: Finished sixth in the 200 breast at the Christian College Invite with a time of 2:24.63 ... Part of the fifth place 200 medley relay team against VMI with a time of 1:52.34 ... Finished second in the 200 free against VMI, timing in at 1:55.55 ... Finished second in the 200 fly against VMI with a time of 2:11.43 ... Finished third in the 1000 free against American, touching the wall at 10:31.18 ... Finished fourth in the 200 fly against American with a time of 2:08.36 ... Finished second in the 500 free against American with a time of 5:04.67 ... Finished fourth in the 100 fly against Howard with a time of 1:00.51 ... Finished second in the 100 breast against Howard with a time of 1:06.05 ... Finished fourth in the 500 free against Limestone with a time of 5:00.39 ... Finished eleventh in the 1650 free at the 2008 DCSD Invitational with a time of 17:14.88 ... Finished eighth in the 500 free at the 2008 DCSD Invitational with a time of 5:14.97 ... Finished seventh in the 200 breast at the 2008 DCSD Invitational with a time of 2:25.43 ... Finished fourth in the 400 IM against Duke with a time of 4:29.57 ... Finished fourth in the 500 free against Duke with a time of 5:05.50 ... Part of the fourth place 200 medley relay team against Davidson with a time of 1:50.01 ... Finished third in the 500 free against Davidson with a time of 5:02.49 ... Finished sixth in the 800 free against College of Charleston, timing in at 9:08.76 ... Part of fifth place 200 medley relay team against College of Charleston with a time of 1:58.49 ... Finished sixth in the 400 free against College of Charleston with a time of 4:27.05 ... Finished second in the 400 fly against VMI with a time of 4:31.61 ... Finished eleventh in the 500 free at the CCSA Championships, timing in at 4:54.71 ... Finished tenth in the 1650 free at the CCSA Championships with a time of 17:10.51.

 

 

2007-08: Finished second in the 1000 free at Radford, finishing in 10:24.32 ... Placed fourth in the 200 fly at Radford, finishing in 2:14.31 ... Placed third in the 1,650 free against the College of Charleston in of 17:26.32 ... Finished third in the 500 free against the College of Charleston with a time of 5:02.46 ... Part of the sixth-place 400 free relay team against the College of Charleston, finishing in 3:44.74 ... Part of the second-place 400 free relay team at the Wingate Invitational in a time of 3:41.81 ... Placed seventh in the 1,650 free at the Davidson Invitational in time of 17:16.40 ... Part of the second-place 200-medley relay team at the Georgia Southern meet, finishing in 1:51.59 ... Finished third in the 50 free at the Georgia Southern meet in a time of 24.71 ... Took fifth in the 100 fly at the Georgia Southern meet in a time of 1:00.86 ... Part of the second-place 200-free relay team at the Georgia Southern meet with a time of 1:35.51 ... Finished sixth at Duke in the 1,650 free with a time of 17:27.93 ... Placed third in the 400 fly at the Half-Double Invitational with a time of 4:32.79 ... Placed fourth in the 1000 free against Clemson with a time of 10:30.50 ... Took seventh at the CCSA Championships in the 1,650 free in a personal-best time of 17:10.23 ... Finished 12th in the 500 free at the CCSA Championships with the third-fastest time in school history, 4:55.91.

 

High School/Club: Swam for four years at Fort Myers H.S. ... Took 15th at the state championship in the 500 free ... Made it to the state championship three times ... Placed 16th in the state in his sophomore season in the 500 free ... Was 20th in the state as a freshman in the 500 free ... Four-year letterwinner ... Was Summa Cum Laude ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Member of the All-America Interscholastic Academic Team his senior season.

 

Personal: Born July 1, 1989 ... Son of Fritz and Cynthia Roka ... Sister Heather also swims at Gardner-Webb ... Has not declared a major.