2018-19 Swimming & Diving Roster
Lovasik, Brian
Brian Lovasik
- Class:
- Senior
- Event(s):
- FREE
- Hometown:
- Pittsburgh, PA
- High School:
- North Hills
Bio
2017-18 Season
- Was a major contributor for the Panthers in his junior year
- Set two personal bests and placed in one event at the ACC Championship (Feb. 21-24)
- Competed in the 800 Free relay at the ACC Championships placing seventh with a time of 6:22.56, setting a new school record
- Placed 17th in preliminaries and set a personal best in 200 Free with a time of 1:36.20
- Placed 20th in 200 Free in ACCs
- Set a personal record in 100 Free during the 400 Free Relay of 44.10
- Placed 28th in preliminaries in 500 Free during the ACC Championships
- Was a part of the 200 Free, 400 Free, 800 Free and 400 Medley teams
- Placed seventh in ACCs with the 800 Free relay team
- Finished second in 100 Breast at the Western PA Invite with a personal best 56.91
- Came in third in 1000 Free at the Pitt Pink Meet
2016-17 Season
- Stood out athletically and academically as a sophomore at Pitt
- One of six Panthers named to the All-ACC Academic Team, his first selection
- Won the 100 and 200 free against Buffalo (Oct. 28)
- Continued to score throughout dual season for the Panthers
- Triumphed in a rare 1,000 free appearance at the Western PA Invite (Jan. 28)
- Finished the season by scoring twice at the ACC Championships (Feb. 27-March 2)
- Placed 15th in the 200 free, setting a personal best of 1:36.26 in prelims
- Also secured 19th in the 500 with a PR swim of 4:23.77 in the C Final
- Took 32nd in the 100 free as well at his second ACC meet
- Immediately produced points in dual season for the Panthers as a freshman
- Scored against Georgia Tech, Bucknell, West Virginia and Denison
- Also excelled at the Pitt Invite, Big Al Open and Western PA Invite
- Scored at his first ACC Championships with the Panthers
- Placed 19th in the 200 free with a time of 1:37.21
- Also competed in the 50 free and 100 free in his ACC postseason debut
- Two-time WPIAL champion in 100 and 200 free
- Set new team records in 50, 100, 200, and 500 free
- Placed third in both 100 and 200 free at the PIAA Championships as a senior
- USA Swimming Scholastic All-American as a junior and senior
- Competed for former Pitt assistant Jeff Berghoff with Team Pittsburgh Aquatics club team
- Born June 18, 1997
- Son of Michael and Lisa Lovasik
- One younger brother, Kevin
- Rehabilitation Science major
- Eagle Scout
| Brian Lovasik’s Career Performances | |||
| Event | Time | Date | Venue |
| 50 Free | 20.83 | 1/26/2019 | Western PA Invite |
| 100 Free | 43.68 | 3/2/2019 | ACC Championships |
| 200 Free | 1:34.97 | 3/1/2019 | ACC Championships |
| 500 Free | 4:23.11 | 10/15/2018 | Ohio State Invitational |
| 1000 Free | 9:29.50 | 10/27/2017 | Pitt Pink Meet |
| 100 Breast | 55.09 | 3/5/2019 | NCAA Last Chance |
Bold = Pitt school record as of the end of the 2018-19 season
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