2023-24 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

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Jack Meehan

  • Events IM/Free
  • Height/Weight 6-1 / 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Charlotte, N.C.
  • High School Charlotte Catholic HS
  • Major Mechanical Engineering
  • Instagram j_meehan1

Biography

Accolades
  • NCAA team championship (2022, 2023)
  • Pac-12 team championship (2021, 2022)
  • 2x CSCAA Scholar All-American (2021, HM; 2023, 2nd)
  • Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll (2022)

At Cal
2021-22 (Jr.)
  • Junior member of Cal's 2023 NCAA championship squad
  • Named a Second Team CSCAA Academic All-American
  • Scored nine points at the Pac-12 Championships
    • Finished 15th in the 500 free with a time of 4:24.11
      • set a season-best time in the event in the prelims with a time of 4:22.72
    • Took 10th in the 1650 free with a time of 15:12.36 - a season-best time. 
  • Set a season-best time in the 500 free at the Minnesota Invitational with a time of 4:23.48
    • Took 6th in the 1650 freestyle with a time of 15:14.43 - an NCAA B qualifying time. 
  • Competed in eight meets for the Bears in 2023-23. 

2021-22 (So.)
  • Sophomore member of Cal's 2022 NCAA & Pac-12 championship squad
  • Scored 11 points with an eighth-place finish in 1650 free (15:03.27) at Pac-12 Championships
  • Clocked 8.58.96 in a runner-up finish in 1000 free at #6 Stanford (Feb. 19); 10th-fastest time in school history
  • Swam a season-best time in 500 free (4:21.67) at Pac-12s (March 3)
  • Touched the wall first in 1000 free (9:08.41) & 500 free (4:28.39) at UC San Diego (Feb. 4)
  • Won his first race of the season in 400 IM (4:03.96) at Pacific Invite (Oct. 23)
2020-21 (Fr.)
  • Scored in three individual events at the Pac-12 Championships to help Cal win its fourth consecutive conference team title
  • Placed ninth & swam an NCAA "B" cut in the 1650 free (15:14.77) & also touched 15th in the 500 free (4:24.15) & 15th in the 400 IM (3:55.30) at Pac-12s
    • Swam season-best times of 4:24.12 (500 free) & 3:52.75 (400 IM) during prelims at Pac-12s
  • Named a Scholar All-American (honorable mention) by the CSCAA

High School/Club
  • Graduated from Charlotte Catholic High School (Charlotte, N.C.) in spring 2020
  • Swam club for Aquatic Team of Mecklenburg (ATOM)
  • 2020 NCHSAA 3A State champion in the 100 yard back (51.07)
    • Added a runner-up finish in the 200 yard IM (1:51.95)
  • Won the 200 IM (1:50.21) & was a runner-up in 100 breast (56.61) at 2019 NCHSAA 3A State Championships
  • Two-time Charlotte Catholic HS Swimmer of the Year & school record holder in six events (200 free, 500 free, 200 IM, 100 breast, 200 medley relay, 400 free relay)
  • Helped ATOM earn USA Swimming Silver Medal status
  • Competed at 2019 Speedo Junior Nationals
    • Won the B-Final of the 100 breast (1:03.36)
    • 7th in 200 IM (2:05.07)
    • 18th in 400 free (3:58.45)
  • Was a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist & a Junior Marshal (top 15 of his graduating class)
  • Member of school's National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society & Mu Alpha Theta (Math National Honor Society)

Personal
  • Full name is John Peter Meehan
  • Born on February 23, 2002 in Norwalk, Conn.
  • Son of Dennis & Kristin Meehan
  • Has two younger siblings, James & Caroline
  • Father, Dennis, swam at Virginia
  • Postgraduate plans include pursuing his master's degree & a career path focused on the environment & mathematics
  • Has two family rescue dogs, Penny & Charley
  • Hobbies include volunteer service & going to the beach

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    IM/Free
    6'0" 160 lbs
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    IM/Free
    6'0" 160 lbs
  • 2022-23Junior

    IM/Free
    6'0" 160 lbs
  • 2023-24Senior

    IM/Free
    6'1" 180 lbs