Will Roberts

Class:
Senior
Position:
Distance
Weight:
null
Hometown:
Annapolis, Md.
High School:
Broadneck Senior

At Michigan
• *CSCAA All-American in 2020 (1,650-yard Freestyle)
• CSCAA All-America Honorable Mention (2021: 400-yard IM)
• CSCAA Scholar All-American (2020)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2021)

Senior (2020-21)
• CSCAA All-America Honorable Mention (400-yard IM)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• NCAA Championships (March 24-27): Finished 16th in the 400-yard IM (3:48.24), 27th in the 1650-yard Freestyle (15:04.72) and 50th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:22.71).
• Big Ten Championships (March 2-6): Finished 5th in the 1650-yard Freestyle (14:59.87), 7th in the 400-yard IM (3:49.28) and 7th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:20.16).
• Michigan State (Jan. 22): Swam the 200-yard Freestyle (1:40.32).
• Indiana/Northwestern (Jan. 16): Finished 3rd in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:26.70) and 4th in both the 1,000-yard Freestyle (9:16.88) and 200-yard Butterfly (1:47.70).

Junior (2019-20)
• *CSCAA All-American (1,650-yard Freestyle)
• CSCAA Scholar All-American
• NCAA Championships (March 25-28): Canceled due to COVID-19; had received invite in the 1,650-yard freestyle.
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 26- 29): Finished 7th in the 1650-yard Freestyle (15.00.58), 8th in the 400-yard IM (3:48.62), and 8th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:24.23)
• Michigan State (Jan. 31): Swam in the 100-yard Freestyle (47.08) and in the 400-yard IM (3:52.78).
• Ohio State (Jan. 18): Finished 2nd in the 1000-yard Freestyle (9:11.66), 3rd in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:26.19), and 3rd in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:47.90).
• Indiana (Jan. 11): Finished 4th in the 1000-yard Freestyle (9:12.29), 5th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:29.87), and 7th in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:50.15).
• Minnesota Invite (Dec. 4-7): Finished 5th in the 1,650-yard Freestyle (14:54.04), 7th in the 400-yard IM (3:46.27) and 10th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:16.50).

* Due to the cancellation of the 2020 NCAA Championships because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the CSCAA awarded All-America honors to: a.) individuals who were a part of a relay with an NCAA 'A' cut; b.) those who had individually qualified for the NCAA Championships; or c.) divers who had qualified for the NCAA Zone C Championships.

Sophomore (2018-19)
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 27-March 2): Finished 5th in the 1,650-yard Freestyle (14:54.77), 6th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:19.35) and 7th in the 400-yard IM (3:47.03).
• Ohio State (Jan. 19): Finished 3rd in 1,000-yard freestyle (9:04.80), 3rd in 500-yard freestyle (4:27.51), and 5th in 200-yard breaststroke (1:49.66).
• Indiana (Jan. 17): Finished 5th in 200-yard Butterfly (1:50.00), 5th in 1000-yard freestyle (9:07.66) and 5th in 500-yard Freestyle (4:28.56).
• UGA Fall Invite (Nov. 29-Dec. 1): Finished 6th in the 1650-yard Freestyle (15:02.67), 10th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:20.47), 13th in the 400-yard IM (3:48.79) and 17th in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:46.64).

Freshman (2017-18)
• NCAA Championships (March 21-24): Did not qualify
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 21-24): Finished 6th in the 1,650-yard Freestyle (15:02.38) and 12th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:21.50) and the 400-yard IM (3:48.11).
• Ohio State/Virginia Tech (Jan. 20): Finished 6th in the 1,000-yard Freestyle (9:17.06) and 8th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:31.93).
• Indiana (Jan. 13): Finished 4th in the 1,000-yard Freestyle (9:13.71) and 5th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:32.42).
• UGA Fall Invite (Dec. 1-3): Finished 12th in the 1,650-yard Freestyle (15:21.69), 22nd in the 400-yard IM (3:52.87) and 31st in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:30.28).
• Minnesota, Wisconsin, Penn State (Nov. 4-5): Finished 2nd in the 1000-yard Freestyle (9:13.89) and 6th in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:50.62).
• Louisville (Oct. 20-21): Finished 5th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:30.89) and 1,000-yard Freestyle (9:19.58) and swam in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:50.49) and 400-yard IM (3:59.16).
• Made collegiate debut vs. Oakland (Sept. 29).

Prep
• High School: Broadneck High School
• Graduated magna cum laude
• Three-year varsity letterwinner (2013-14, 2016)
• Two-time All-County selection
• Two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American

Club/International
• Club: Naval Academy Aquatic Club
• Selected to 2017 USA Swimming National Open Water Select camp
• Maryland LSC Swimmer of the Year (2015, 2016)

Personal
• Full Name: William Edward Roberts
• Birthday: July 17, 2017
• Father, Bill, is head coach at U.S. Naval Academy
• Mother, Nicole, played field hockey and lacrosse at Wells College
• Enrolled in the College of Engineering
• Major: Industrial & Operations Engineering

Career Bests

Event	Time	Date
50-yard Freestyle	21.73	12/1/2017
100-yard Freestyle	47.08	1/31/2020
200-yard Freestyle	1:40.32	1/22/2021
500-yard Freestyle	4:16.50	12/5/2019
1000-yard Freestyle	9:02.39	12/7/2019
1,650-yard Freestyle	14:54.04	12/7/2019
200-yard Butterfly	1:44.76(c)	3/7/2021
200-yard IM	1:51.92	9/20/2019
400-yard IM	3:44.05	3/26/2021