Willem Goedecke
Willem Goedecke
Height: 6-0
Year: Fr.
Hometown: Mt. Pleasant, SC
High School: Porter-Gaud School
Position: Free, Back
Parents: Aimee & Mark

Career Best Times:

22.82 50 Free 1/18/2020 vs. Delta State/UWF
50.31 100 Back 2/7/2020 Auburn Invitational
1:48.94 200 Back 12/5/2019 SCAD Invitational
1:52.96 200 IM 2/7/2020 Auburn Invitational
4:18.07 400 IM 11/8/2019 Emory Invitational

Honors:

2020 CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention


Prior to Emory:

Swam four seasons with the Porter-Gaud School swimming team, serving as a team captain as a senior...Led Porter-Guad to the SCISA state title all four years...4x Porter-Gaud swimming MVP...2018 Post and Courier All-Lowcounty Male Swimmer of the Year...2018 Moultrie News Best of Prep Sports Male Swimmer of the Year...2017 Junior National Qualifier...SCISA State Record Holder...2x Scholastic All-American...2018 Cum Laude Society...2019 National AP Scholar...Graduated with Distinction.

Personal:

Born on October 11th...Son of Aimee and Mark Goedecke...Father, Mark, swam at Southern Illinois University...Sister is a member of the club swim team at Loyola-Chicago.

Why he chose Emory?

"I chose Emory for its stellar academic opportunities and its incredible swim program. From the second I stepped on campus, I felt at home and didn't want to leave."