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  Joel Roycik
Joel Roycik

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Winter Park, FL
High School:
Winter Park
Height:
6-2
Event:
Free, Fly

2004-05: Swam the leadoff leg of the winning 400 free relay that posted an NCAA "B" cut of 2:57.26 at the ACC Championships (Feb. 23-26)...Earned All-ACC honors for the third year in a row with a pair of top three finishes...Lowered his personal-best with a time of 44.34 in the 100 freestyle to take third...Received the bronze medal for his 48.10 in the 100 butterfly. Both times are NCAA "B" cuts...Took seventh in the 50 freestyle with a season-best 20.43...Also swam on three more relays - 200 freestyle, 200 medley and 400 medley - that all finished in the top three and recorded NCAA provisional times...Finished in the top eight of four races at the Georgia Fall Invitational (Dec. 3-5)...Took second in the 100 fly, posting an NCAA "B" standard of 48.39...Finished fifth in the 200 freestyle, setting a new career-best of 1:39.22...Added a fifth-place time in the 50 freestyle (20.48) and a seventh-place 45.04 in the 100 freestyle...Top three in the 100 butterfly (51.57), 50 freestyle (21.14) and 100 freestyle (46.52) at an ACC quad meet in Atlanta (Oct. 30- 31)...Chalked up eight wins throughout the dual meet season, including victories in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle against thirdranked California (Oct. 22)...Also had multiple victories against Pacific (Oct. 23) and Florida Atlantic (Nov. 13)...Never finished lower than third in 20 dual meet races...Shared men's team MVP honors and captain's duties with Michael Averett at the annual team banquet.

2003-04: Made the jump to the elite level in the ACC with a breakout performance during his sophomore campaign...Stood on top of the podium at the ACC Championships (Feb. 25-28) as the league's top swimmer in the 100-yard butterfly--only the second Seminole to win the event--with his NCAA "B" standard of 47.53. Time ranks as the second-fastest in the school history and was the 19th-best in the country during 2003-04...Also took third in the 100 freestyle with an NCAA conditional standard of 44.46...Rounded out league championships with a fourth-place 20.32 in the 50 free...Victory and third-place finish earned him All-ACC honors for the second year in a row...Took part in four relays that posted top three finishes at the ACC Championships, including second-place marks in the 200 freestyle and 400 medley...Earned FSU Most Valuable Swimmer Award as one of only two Seminoles to qualify for the NCAA Championships (March 25- 27)...Best finish at the national meet came in the 100 butterfly where he placed 34th with time of 48.98. Also placed 49th in the 100 freestyle and 52nd in the 50 freestyle...Recorded a trio of top three finishes at the Texas A&M Fall Invitational (Nov. 21) for his efforts in the 100 freestyle (second), 50 freestyle (third) and 100 butterfly (third)...Finished no lower than third in all 19 races during the dual meet season with nine victories in four different events...Two of his victories came against sixth-ranked Florida as he won the 50 and 100 freestyle...Also posted multiple triumphs against Florida Atlantic and Indian River CC (Nov. 1) as well as Georgia Tech (Jan. 17).

2002-03: Third-place mark in the 100 freestyle at the ACC Championships was the best time turned in by a league rookie...NCAA B-cut time of 44.39 earned him All-ACC...Only freshman member of the 400-freestyle relay team that finished second at ACCs with a NCAA B-cut time of 2:57.67...Placed 11th in the 200-freestyle with a seasonbest time of 1:39.65...Finished 12th in the 50-freestyle with a mark of 20.73 at the conference championships after swimming a time of 20.68 in the prelims...Member of the winning 400 freestyle relay and runner-up 200 medley crew at the Georgia Invitational (Dec. 6-8)...Led all freshmen in dual meet competition with eight wins, including four individual victories...Produced two victories against Miami (Oct. 12) in the 50 and 100 freestyles, while winning the 100 yard distance against Georgia Tech (Nov. 2) and LSU (Jan. 25)...Took part in winning relays against Tech, Utah (Nov. 23) , UNC-Wilmington (Jan. 4) and NC State (Jan. 10)...All-ACC Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: Finished prep career by winning a pair of state titles his senior year...Placed first in the 50 freestyle at the 2000 FHSAA Championships with a state-record time of 20.41...Won the same event the year before, touching the wall with a time of 21.03...Also captured the 100 butterfly (49.53) as a senior, moving up one spot from his junior year when he placed second with a 50.68...Coached by Chris Emig at Winter Park and Rick Benner for the YMCA Team Orlando.

PERSONAL: Born June 8, 1984...Majoring in criminology...Son of Mark and Mary Susan Roycik...Married the former Jessica Moore on August 6, 2005.

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