Ross Spock
Ross Spock
Height: 5-10
Weight: 175
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Niceville, FL
High School: Niceville
Position: Back, Free
Major: Biology
Parents: Ronald & Virginia

Career Best Times:

20.15* 50 Free 3/19/2014 NCAA Championships
45.01 100 Free 3/20/2013 NCAA Championships
4:56.52 500 Free 2/1/2014 vs. Sewanee
47.62* 100 Back 3/19/2014 NCAA Championships
1:47.34* 200 Back 3/19/2014 NCAA Championships

* Emory Record

Honors:

2011 All-America 50 Free 7th
100 Back 3rd
200 Free Relay 2nd
400 Free Relay 4th
200 Medley Relay 3rd
400 Medley Relay 4th
UAA Rookie of the Year
UAA Champion 200 Free Relay
400 Free Relay
200 Medley Relay
400 Medley Relay
All-UAA 50 Free 3rd
100 Free 3rd
200 Free Relay 1st
400 Free Relay 1st
200 Medley Relay 1st
400 Medley Relay 1st
 
2012 All-America 100 Back 2nd
200 Free Relay 2nd
400 Free Relay 4th
400 Medley Relay 3rd
All-America Honorable Mention 100 Free 15th
 
2013 All-America 100 Back 6th
200 Free Relay 3rd
400 Free Relay 7th
200 Medley Relay 3rd
400 Medley Relay 6th
All-America Honorable Mention 50 Free 12th
100 Free 10th
UAA Champion 100 Back
200 Free Relay
400 Free Relay
200 Medley Relay
400 Medley Relay
All-UAA 50 Free 2nd
100 Back 1st
200 Free Relay 1st
400 Free Relay 1st
200 Medley Relay 1st
400 Medley Relay 1st
 
2014 National Champion 100 Back
200 Medley Relay
400 Medley Relay
All-America 50 Free 2nd
100 Back t-1st
200 Back 6th
200 Free Relay 2nd
200 Medley Relay 1st
400 Medley Relay 1st
All-America Honorable Mention 400 Free Relay 10th
UAA Champion 100 Back
200 Back
200 Free Relay
400 Free Relay
200 Medley Relay
400 Medley Relay
All-UAA 100 Back 1st
200 Back 1st
200 Free Relay 1st
400 Free Relay 1st
200 Medley Relay 1st
400 Medley Relay 1st
 

Prior to Emory:

Swam for the Niceville High School team for four seasons, serving as the team captain his junior and senior years... Won the state championships in the 100-yard backstroke and finished third in the 100-yard freestyle during his senior year... Recorded career-best times of 21.21 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle, 46.45 seconds in the 100-yard freestyle, and 51.16 seconds in the 100-yard backstroke... Made the 'B' finals in the 50 back and 100 back at the 2010 SC Junior Nationals... Coached in high school by Kathy Ritacco, and on his club team by Pam Braseth... Also played golf and ran track and field in high school.

Personal:

Born April 1, 1992... Brother is a swimmer at Johns Hopkins University.

Why he chose Emory:

"I chose Emory because of the perfect combination of competitiveness in athletics and the level of academics."