2016-17 GEORGIA TECH SWIMMING & DIVING INFORMATION GUIDE @GTSWIMDIVE
YELLOW JACKET NEWCOMERS TIM SLANSCHEK
LINDSAY WALLACE
Fr. • 6-1 • Fly, IM Sennwald, Switzerland (Liechtensteinisches Gymnasium Vaduz)
Fr. • 5-6 • Free, Back Augusta, Ga. (Davidson Fine Arts) Before Tech: A four-year letterwinner at Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School under coach Sara Nelson ... Ranked as high as eighth overall in the state of Georgia …A bronze medalist at the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) State Championship in both 2015 and 2016 … An eight-time GHSA State Championship finalist … An eighttime Richmond County High School swim league champion … 2016 Augusta Sports Council Female Athlete of the Year … A two-time Augusta Chronicle Female Swimmer of the Year … Two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American … A WJBF Scholar Athlete Award winner … A member of the honor roll all four years … Also a member of the National Honors Society, National Science Honors Society and a FLAIR Honor Society member … Was part of the Spanish Club, the Environmental Club and the Yearbook staff … Served as the president of the recycling program … Graduated with a perfect GPA of 4.0 and in the top-10 of her class. Personal: Full name is Lindsay Marie Wallace … Born Oct. 3, 1997 … Daughter of Scott and Rhonda Wallace … Has four siblings – Aaron, Lauren, Adam and Andrew … Enjoys painting, ceramics, kayaking, hiking, hanging out with friends and watching Grey’s Anatomy and The Bachelor … Chose Georgia Tech because of its prestigious academics, the great swim program and positive team atmosphere, and location … Intends to major in Biology (pre-med).
QUENTIN TALLEY Fr. • 6-3 • Sprint Free Trabuco Canyon, Calif. (St. Margaret’s Episcopal School) Before Tech: Was a multi-sport letter award winner at St. Margaret’s Episcopal School … Swam for three years for coach Edmund Herlihy … Was a team captain his senior season … Also lettered in cross country and track and field … Was a three-time Team MVP in swimming in 2012, 2014 and 2015 … Was the 2015 league champion in both the 100 breast and the 100 free events … Led his cross country team to the 2012 CIF Championship title … A member of the High School Honors Committee and the Headmaster’s Honors … Also a member of the Cum Laude Society. Personal: Full name is Quentin Scott Talley … Born on July 13, 1997 in Irvine, Calif. … Son of Brion and Luann Talley … Has a sister named Elise … Enjoys photography, hiking and surfing … Started swimming around six years old … Most memorable athletic accomplishment is walking on to the Georgia Tech swim team … Chose Tech because of the academics, the beautiful campus and athletics … Intends to major in aerospace engineering.
AUSTIN WHALEN Fr. • 6-2 • Free, Back Southlake, Texas (Carroll Senior) Before Tech: Lettered for four years at Carroll Senior High School for coach Kevin Murphy … Was a team captain his senior year … Helped lead his team to four straight 6A Texas state team titles … Was a three-time All-American in the 400 free relay … Also a two-time high school All-American in the 200 free and the 200 free relay … Set a new Texas state record at the 2016 Texas State Championships in the 400 yard free relay finals with a time of 2:59.69, besting the previous record of 3:02.03 which his same relay unit set in the prelims at the same meet … A member of the honor roll. Personal: Full name is Austin James Whalen … Born on March 17, 1998 … Son of Dave and Michelle Whalen … Has a younger sister named Natalie … Father graduated from Georgia Tech in 1986 … Began swimming at the young age of three … List his most memorable non-athletic accomplishment as getting into Georgia Tech … Chose Tech because of academics, swimming and the opportunities after graduation … Plans to major in business with a concentration in accounting.
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Before Tech: Attended Liechtensteinisches Gymnasium Vaduz in Germany … Swam for five seasons for coach Flemming Poulsen and coach Tibor Godo … Competed in the European Short Course Championships in Dec. 2015 … Also participated in the 2016 European Long Course Championships held in London, United Kingdom. Personal: Full name is Time Slanschek … Born on Oct. 18, 1996 in Grabs, Switzerland … Son of Peter and Karin Slanschek … Has a brother named Marvin … Enjoys gaming, hiking, cycling and watching movies … Began swimming at the age of eight … Lists most memorable athletic accomplishment as participating in the 2016 European Championships in London … Chose Georgia Tech because of its quality of education, athletics and learning English … Intends to major in computer science.