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2020-21 Swimming & Diving Roster

Craig Chase
Craig Chase

Stephen Machak

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Pompton Plains, N.J.
  • Highschool Pequannock Township

Biography

Top Times (CollegeSwimming.com)


2020-21 (Senior): Set personal bests in the 100 free (1:18.07) and 500 free (7:07.71) in his final collegiate meet at the April Pools Virtual Invitational, and added season bests in the 50 free (37.57) and 100 back (1:30.17) that weekend … honored as Loyola’s Diane Geppi-Aikens Inspiration Award winner at the Virtual Iggys ceremony … one of his strength training workouts, doing pull-ups in his wheelchair, was featured on ESPN during the season … competed at the U.S. Paralympic Trials in June … competed at seven meets overall during his senior season.

2019-20 (Junior): Set new personal-best times in the 50 free (37.42) and 100 breaststroke (1:26.82) at the ECAC Championships, and added a season-best mark of 7:21.92 in the 500 free … recorded a personal-best time of 1:34.61 in the 100 IM vs. Mount St. Mary’s … also set PR’s in the 100 back (1:28.31), 100 free (1:18.84) and 200 free (2:46.96) during the regular season.

2018-19 (Sophomore): Competed in nine meets … swam the freestyle and backstroke events … swam the 50-free against Towson … swam the 50-free and 50-back in win over Mount St. Mary’s … competed in five events at the ECAC Championship Meet … participated in the 50-free, 100-free and 200-free … also swam the 100-back and 200-back.

2017-2018 (Freshman): Competed in three events at the ECAC Championships, swimming season-best times in the 50 freestyle (39.51), 200 freestyle (2:57.55) and 200 backstroke (3:09.32) … was third in the 1000-free against Mount St. Mary’s … made his Loyola debut against American and had a sixth-place finish in the 100 backstroke.

Strong swimmer who earned honorable mention All-NJAC honors while competing for Peaquannock Township High School in New Jersey... also swam for Wyckoff YMCA Sharks and Children's Lightning Wheels Paralympic Sport Club. BEFORE LOYOLA: Two-sport athlete for the Panthers who competed in swimming and track... helped swim team compete in state tournament as a sophomore, ending a seven-year drought... member of four straight winning teams... two-time US Paralympic track and field high school All-American... competed in 2016 Paralympic Swimming Trials... sister plays soccer at Kean University... member of National Honor Society... has one older brother and one older sister.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

  • 2018-19Sophomore

  • 2019-20Junior

  • 2020-21Senior