Zack Vervlied

Position:
Freestyle, Butterfly
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Dyer, Ind.
High School:
Illiana Christian

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB:
- Varsity swimmer at Illiana Christian High School under head coach Sean Parpart.
- Homeschooled through his freshman year before transferring to Illiana Christian High School.
- Aided in kickstarting the school’s swimming program his junior year.
- Competed primarily in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 50 butterfly and 100 butterfly.
- Named team captain his junior and senior years.
- Placed first in the finals at the IHSAA Lake Central Sectional Championship in the 50 freestyle (21.00) and 100 butterfly (49.85) his junior year.
- Swam for the Munster Swim Club Team for three years under head coach Matt Lee.
- Qualified for the C and D Finals in the 50 freestyle at the USA Swimming Futures Championship his sophomore and junior years.
- Swam his personal-best time in the 100 freestyle (46.18) at the Indiana Swimming Senior Championships (March 14), qualifying for the 2025 USA Swimming Futures Championship (July 23-26).

PERSONAL:
- Son of Brenda and Ray Vervlied.
- Sibling of sister, Hayley, and two brothers, Matt and Mike.
- Favorite musicians are Zach Bryan, Lenny Kravitz and Foo Fighters.
- Majoring in business finance.