Andrew Smiddy Class: Freshman Hometown: Miami, Fla. High School: Miami Palmetto Event: Breaststroke Birthdate: 06/06/1992

HIGH SCHOOL
Named USA Swimming High School Scholastic All-American in 2009-10...Earned NISCA All-America recognition on the 200 free relay in 2008-09 and 200 medley relay in 2010-11...Swam for AquaKids Sharks club team under the tutelage of Lou Manganiello, finishing with the 50, 100 and 200 breakstroke records...Qualified for the 2011 NCSA Junior Nationals...Competed with the Miami Palmetto team coached by David Booher...Member of 2010 Florida state champion team as a captain...Swam breaststroke leg of 2010-11 state champion 200 medley relay that set Florida public high school record...Four-time individual state finalist...Named to two All-Dade First Teams as a junior and senior...Earned four letters...Played water polo senior year, earning second-team All-Dade honors and a spot in the GMAC All-Star game...Participated in the 2009 and 2010 Southern Zone Age Group Championship.

PERSONAL
Andrew Daniel Smiddy was born June 6, 1992 in Miami, Fla. to William and Julie Smiddy...One of seven children: Rose, Clara, Sam, Susan, Rebecca and Matt are siblings...Father, William, swam at Johns Hopkins from 1977-79...Brother, Matt, swam for Penn State in 2005-06, graduating from PSU in 2010...Sister, Susan, is a junior swimmer at the University of Miami, while Rebecca graduated from Grove City College in 2009 after a swimming career...Industrial engineering major with an economics minor.

ON CHOOSING PENN STATE
"I chose Penn State because of the diverse academics and incredible college atmosphere."