McGroarty’s Top Times
200 free – 1:39.28 2019 SEC Time Trials
500 free – 4:32.86 2018 SEC Championships
1000 free – 9:40.73 SMU
50 breast – 26.58 2019 SEC Time Trials
100 breast – 56.87 2019 SEC Time Trials
200 breast – 2:04.16 2018 SEC Championships
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2018-19)
Swam a 4:53.20 in the 500-Yard Freestyle against Loyola and SMU to begin his season to finish in seventh place … Against Incarnate Word and Delta State, finished in fifth place with a time of 1:43.22 … Had three top-ten finishes against Texas A&M, finished fifth in the 500-Yard Freestyle with a time of 4:44.42, seventh in the 200-Yard Freestyle with a time of 1:42.55, and eighth in the 200-Yard IM with a time of 1:57.31.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2017-18)
Began the season with a seventh place finish in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 1:53.91 against Pittsburgh and Virginia … Took third place in the 1000-yard freestyle with a personal-best time of 9:40.73 against SMU … Swam a time of 1:57.94 which gave him fourth place in the 200-yard in the individual medley against Georgia … Swam a personal best time in the 200 yard backstroke in both the 400 yard IM and 500 yard free at the SEC Championships.
PRIOR TO LSU
Posted a 15-0 record his junior season … 2016 New Jersey State Champion, winning in the 200 medley relay and 400 free relay … also placed second in 200 IM and third in 500 free … 2016 State Champion with Regional Mainland HS … 2015-2016 South Jersey Champions … 2016 All South Jersey Swimmer of the Year … 11 total records broken junior season … Coached by Brian Booth.
PERSONAL
Born August 13, 1998 … Parents are Joseph and Luanna McGroarty … Has four siblings—Matt, Molly, Colleen, Kelly … Majoring in Civil Engineering.