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National Competition: Competed at the 2004 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships.
2004-05 Season (Junior): Chalked up a career-best time of 1:36.01 in the 200 free to finish fifth at the Pac-10 Championship ... That time is tenth-best in school history ... Placed second in the 500 free with a career-best time of 4:14.89 (#2 all-time at Stanford) at the Pac-10 Championship ... Placed fifth in the 1650 free (15:18.12) at the conference championship ... At the NCAA's, chalked up a time of 15:05.92 which ranks eleventh-best in school history ... Gained All Pac-10 Academic honors.
2003-04 Season (Sophomore): Second-team Pac-10 All-Academic selection ... Finished fifth at the Pac-10 Championships in the 500 free with a time of 4:22.65 and took fourth in the 1650 free (15:15.12) ... Placed 28th at NCAAs in the 1500 free with a time of 15:27.66 ... Finished 51st in the 200 free (1:50.36) and 45th in the 400 free (3:56.05) at NCAAs ... Turned in a season-best time of 4:22.37 in the 500 free at the Speedo Cup (11/20) ... Swam the 1000 free in 9:03.65 against California (2/21).
2002-03 Season (Freshman): Placed 25th in the 1650 freestyle at NCAAs (15:27.47) ... Took eighth in the 500 freestyle at Pac-10s in a time of 4:27.19 ... Won the consolation final at the conference championships in the 200 freestyle, clocking in at a season-best 1:38.23 ... Finished fourth at Pac-10s in the 1650 freestyle in a season-best time of 15:09.96 ... Posted his fastest time of the season in the 500 freestyle at the Pac-10 prelims (4:22.95).
High School: A 2002 graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, N.H. ... Four-year letterwinner in both swimming and water polo ... Captained both teams his senior season ... Coached by Roger Nekton ... 14-time high school All-American ... Three-time school swim team MVP ... Twelve-time individual New England Prep School Champion ... 2002 New England Prep School MVP (both swimming and water polo) ... New England Prep School record holder in the 500 free, 100 back, 200 medley relay and 400 free relay ... Speedo Champion Series Sectional high point winner in the summer of 2001 and `02 ... Holds high school records in five events ... Fourth-team All-American in water polo (2002) .. AP Scholar with honors ... Helped team to four consecutive New England Prep School Swimming Championships.
Cardinal Catalogue: Economics major ... Parents are Michael and Diane McLean ... Has one sister, Megan (19) who swims at Bowdoin College, and one brother, Matt (15) who swims at Simsbury High School ... Born in South Windsor, Ct. ... Enjoys scuba diving and hanging out with friends ... Full name is Michael Ray McLean, Jr.