2019-20 Men's Swimming Roster

Will Gillespie

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 170
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lansdale, Pa.
  • Highschool North Penn

Biography

2019-20: Competed in the 100-, 500-, 1000- and 1650-yard freestyle, 100- and 200-yard butterfly, 100- and 200-yard breaststroke and the 400-yard individual medley throughout the season … won the consolation ‘C’ final in the 200-yard butterfly at the MAC Championships with a time of 2:07.59 … swam third leg of 800-yard freestyle relay, which took 10th in 7:47.46 … took 22nd in the 1,650-yard freestyle (18:26.20) … also competed in the 500-yard freestyle (5:18.99).

2018-19: Competed in 50-, 100-, 200-, 500-, 1000- and 1650-yard freestyle, 50- and 100-yard breaststroke and 100- and 200-yard butterfly throughout the season … competed in three individual and one relay events at the MAC Championships … helped the 800-yard freestyle relay squad shave 17 seconds off its seed time with a 7:31.77 to place ninth … finished 19th in the 1650-yard freestyle (18:04.58) … finished 21st in the 200-yard butterfly (2:09.90) and 500-yard freestyle (5:07.13).
 
2017-18: Competed in 200- and 500-yard freestyle, 100- and 200-yard breaststroke, 50-, 100- and 200-yard freestyle and the 200-yard individual medley events throughout the season … swam a team-season best 2:09.83 in the 200-yard butterfly to place 19th at the MAC Championships … helped 200-and 400-yard freestyle relay squad to eighth-place finishes at the MACs … placed 22nd in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 58.25 at the MACs and also competed in the 500-yard freestyle.
 
2016-17: Competed in 500- and 1,000-yard freestyle, 50-, 100- and 200-yard butterfly, and 400-yard individual medley throughout the season … took 15th in 200-yard butterfly in personal-best 2:06.19 after swimming personal-best 2:04.62 in preliminaries … swam third leg of 200-yard medley relay (1:39.64), which finished eighth to earn Honorable Mention All-MAC honors, and also the third leg of 400-yard medley (3:37.04), which took seventh to earn honorable mention all-conference accolades … swam personal bests at MAC Championships in the 500-yard freestyle (5:07.12), 100-yard butterfly (57.35) and second leg of 800-yard freestyle relay (7:34.92).
 
High School: A two-year letterwinner in swimming and water polo at North Penn … competed in the 500-yard freestyle at the District 1 Championships (4:58.20) … helped team to league title as a senior … swam with North Penn Aquatic Club.
 
Personal: Son of Bruce and Paula Gillespie … has a sister, Caroline … a Criminal Justice major … favorite movie is “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly” … favorite food is pizza … favorite musical artist is ELO … favorite football team is the Seattle Seahawks … enjoys bowling and collecting stamps.


Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17First Year

    Free/Fly
    5'11" 170 lbs
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Free/Fly
    5'11" 170 lbs
  • 2018-19Junior

    Free/Fly
    5'11" 170 lbs
  • 2019-20Senior

    Free/Fly
    5'11" 170 lbs