Bill McCarty
Bill McCarty

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Milwaukee, Wis.

High School:
Nicolet

Height:
6-2

Position:
Mid-Distance/Free

2007-08: Swam to season-best times in four events at the Horizon League Championships, setting two records along the way ... placed fourth in the 500 freestyle, sixth in the 1000 free and ninth in the 200 free at the championships ... set a UWM freshman record in the preliminaries of the 500 free ... also swam with the school-record 800 freestyle relay team ... member of three relay teams that posted top team times during the season ... 14 top-three finishes on the season, including seven seconds ... won the 200 free and took second in the 50 free against Valparaiso Dec. 8 ... second in the 200 free and third in the 500 free against both Wright State Oct. 19 and Eastern Michigan Oct. 20.

High School: Helped his team to a sixth-place finish at the state meet as a senior, taking seventh place in both the 200 and 500 freestyles ... named to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel All-Area Swim Team as a member of the 400 free relay team and also helped Nicolet to a sectional championship his last season ... named Team MVP and hardest worker ... earned three letters.

Personal: Son of Michael McCarty and Ellen Wagner ... given name is William ... hobbies include rock climbing, hiking, swimming, eating and sleeping ... career goal is to work as an engineer with Harley Davidson motorcycles ... considers his most memorable sports experience to be the state meet as a senior ... will major in mechanical engineering at UWM ... born Mar. 30, 1989.