2023-24 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Gehrig, John
Breast/Fly/IM
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
Back/IM
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
Free/Fly/IM
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
IM
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
Free/Fly/IM
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
Free/Breast/IM
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
Breast/Fly/IM
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
Free/Back/Fly
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
Back
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
Free/Fly/IM
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
Free/Fly/Back
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
Breast/IM
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
Free/IM
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
Diving
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
IM/Fly/Back/Free
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
Breast
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
Distance Free/Fly
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
Breast
/ Men's Swimming and DivingFree/Fly
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
Free
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
Free
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
Free/Fly
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
Back
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
Free
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
Diving
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
Free/Fly
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
Diving
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
Back/Fly/IM
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
John Gehrig
- Position:
- Free/Fly/IM
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- High School:
- Charlotte Catholic
Bio
Career: Three-time All-Patriot League honoree (First Team 2023 & 2022, Second Team 2024) ... four-time Patriot League individual medalist, taking silver (2023) and bronze (2022) in the 200 butterfly, bronze in the 200 IM (2023) and bronze in the 100 butterfly (2023) ... scored 152.5 points at the Patriot League Championships ... graduated with the school record in the 200 butterfly (1:45.13) and 200 IM (1:46.21) … also owns program’s second-fastest 100 butterfly (47.73), third-fastest 200 freestyle (1:37.88), fourth-fastest 200 breaststroke (1:59.46), fifth-fastest 400 IM (3:52.09), sixth-fastest 100 backstroke (49.57) and ninth-fastest 100 freestyle (44.99) … member of 15 relay teams with program top-10 times, including the school record holding 200 medley (1:26.88), 400 medley (3:12.99), 200 freestyle (1:19.46), 400 freestyle (2:56.34) and 800 freestyle relay (6:30.17) teams … one-time Patriot League Swimmer of the Week … 40 wins in individual events … 2024 Christy Mathewson Award winner.
2023-24 (Senior): Made the All-Patriot League Second Team … scored 65 points at the Patriot League Championships, good for third among Bison, finishing fourth in the 200 butterfly, seventh in the 200 IM and 11th in the 100 butterfly … also swam on the bronze medal-winning and school record-setting 800 freestyle relay team (6:30.17), the fourth-place 400 medley relay team, the fourth-place 200 freestyle relay team and the fourth-place 400 freestyle relay team at the PL Championships … at the ECAC Championships, placed fourth in the 200 breaststroke with the fourth-fastest time in school history (1:59.46) and placed seventh in the 100 backstroke with the sixth-fastest time in school history (49.57) … registered 16 first-place finishes during the season and went runner-up four times … captured three wins in the dual meet at Loyola, winning the 200 butterfly, the 200 IM and the 100 butterfly … also touched the wall first three times at Boston U., winning the 200 butterfly, 100 butterfly and 200 IM … earned two wins in the dual meet at Holy Cross and at the Navy Quad Meet.
2022-23 (Junior): All-Patriot League First Team … silver medalist in the 200 butterfly and bronze medalist in both the 200 IM and the 100 butterfly at the Patriot League Championships … led all Bison with 48.5 points scored at the PL Championships … swam the third leg of the bronze-medal winning 400 medley, fourth-place 400 freestyle and fourth-place 200 medley relay teams that set program records at the PL Championships … also swam the third leg of the fourth-place 200 freestyle relay team that placed fourth at the PL Championships and set the school record at the fall Bucknell Invite … set the school record in the 200 butterfly (1:45.13) and 200 IM (1:46.21) and swam the school’s second-fastest 100 butterfly (47.73) at the PL Championships … posted 11 wins in individual events … captured first-place finishes in the 100 butterfly, the 200 butterfly and the 200 IM at Bucknell’s tri-meet with Loyola and Boston U., earning Patriot League Swimmer of the Week honors … also posted three first-place finishes at the fall Bucknell Invitational, winning the 200 IM, the 100 butterfly and the 200 butterfly … member of 10 first-place relay teams on the season … finished second six times and third twice in individual events … member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2021-22 (Sophomore): Made the All-Patriot League First Team ... captured a bronze medal in the 200 butterfly and placed fifth in the 200 IM and ninth in the 400 IM ... clocked a school record time of 1:46.14 in the 200 butterfly, breaking a standard set in 2014 ... scored 39 points, good for second among Bison and 15th among all swimmers ... also was a member of the third-place 800 freestyle (6:30.50) and fourth-place 400 freestyle relay (2:57.16) teams, both of which set a new school record ... at the ECAC Championships, took second in the 100 butterfly and 13th in the 200 breaststroke ... also was a member of the runner-up 400 freestyle relay team ... swam 10 different events over the course of the season ... won seven individual races, including three in the 200 butterfly, three in the 200 IM and one in the 100 backstroke ... placed second nine times ... took third five times ... competed in four of five relays over the course of the season.
2020-21 (Freshman): Swam six different events over the course of the season ... won the 500 freestyle three times and the 100 freestyle, 1,000 freestyle and 200 butterfly once apiece ... at Bucknell's Patriot League Challenge Meet with American and Loyola, won the 500 freestyle (4:33.58) and placed third in the 400 IM (3:57.16) and sixth in the 100 breaststroke (57.69) ... 400 IM time was good for ninth in school history at the time ... also swam on the runner-up 800 freestyle relay team ... competed in four of five relays, including two that placed first at Colgate ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Before Bucknell: Swam for Charlotte Catholic High School … 2020 NISCA All-American in the 200 freestyle … 2019 NCHSAA Class 3A state champion in the 200 freestyle … also placed third in the 500 freestyle at the 2019 NCHSAA Class 3A State Championships … at the 2020 NCHSAA state championship meet, went third in both the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle … helped the Cougars finish third at three NCHSAA State Championships … 2020 Charlotte Observer First Team … 2020 western all-regional team … 2020 all-conference team … 2019 USA Swimming Scholastic All-American … graduated with individual school records in the 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle … swam on school record setting 200 freestyle, 400 freestyle and 200 medley relay teams … also swam for SwimMAC, qualifying for the USA Swimming Junior Nationals in the 200 freestyle, 200 butterfly, 200 IM and 400 IM.
Personal: John Sollers Gehrig … born April 16, 2002 in Charlotte, North Carolina … son of Paul and Sharon Gehrig … has two younger sisters: Maggie and Julia … mother played tennis at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte … cousin Clay Smith was a member of the Bucknell cross country and track & field teams, graduating in 2011 … economics major.
2023-24 (Senior): Made the All-Patriot League Second Team … scored 65 points at the Patriot League Championships, good for third among Bison, finishing fourth in the 200 butterfly, seventh in the 200 IM and 11th in the 100 butterfly … also swam on the bronze medal-winning and school record-setting 800 freestyle relay team (6:30.17), the fourth-place 400 medley relay team, the fourth-place 200 freestyle relay team and the fourth-place 400 freestyle relay team at the PL Championships … at the ECAC Championships, placed fourth in the 200 breaststroke with the fourth-fastest time in school history (1:59.46) and placed seventh in the 100 backstroke with the sixth-fastest time in school history (49.57) … registered 16 first-place finishes during the season and went runner-up four times … captured three wins in the dual meet at Loyola, winning the 200 butterfly, the 200 IM and the 100 butterfly … also touched the wall first three times at Boston U., winning the 200 butterfly, 100 butterfly and 200 IM … earned two wins in the dual meet at Holy Cross and at the Navy Quad Meet.
2022-23 (Junior): All-Patriot League First Team … silver medalist in the 200 butterfly and bronze medalist in both the 200 IM and the 100 butterfly at the Patriot League Championships … led all Bison with 48.5 points scored at the PL Championships … swam the third leg of the bronze-medal winning 400 medley, fourth-place 400 freestyle and fourth-place 200 medley relay teams that set program records at the PL Championships … also swam the third leg of the fourth-place 200 freestyle relay team that placed fourth at the PL Championships and set the school record at the fall Bucknell Invite … set the school record in the 200 butterfly (1:45.13) and 200 IM (1:46.21) and swam the school’s second-fastest 100 butterfly (47.73) at the PL Championships … posted 11 wins in individual events … captured first-place finishes in the 100 butterfly, the 200 butterfly and the 200 IM at Bucknell’s tri-meet with Loyola and Boston U., earning Patriot League Swimmer of the Week honors … also posted three first-place finishes at the fall Bucknell Invitational, winning the 200 IM, the 100 butterfly and the 200 butterfly … member of 10 first-place relay teams on the season … finished second six times and third twice in individual events … member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2021-22 (Sophomore): Made the All-Patriot League First Team ... captured a bronze medal in the 200 butterfly and placed fifth in the 200 IM and ninth in the 400 IM ... clocked a school record time of 1:46.14 in the 200 butterfly, breaking a standard set in 2014 ... scored 39 points, good for second among Bison and 15th among all swimmers ... also was a member of the third-place 800 freestyle (6:30.50) and fourth-place 400 freestyle relay (2:57.16) teams, both of which set a new school record ... at the ECAC Championships, took second in the 100 butterfly and 13th in the 200 breaststroke ... also was a member of the runner-up 400 freestyle relay team ... swam 10 different events over the course of the season ... won seven individual races, including three in the 200 butterfly, three in the 200 IM and one in the 100 backstroke ... placed second nine times ... took third five times ... competed in four of five relays over the course of the season.
2020-21 (Freshman): Swam six different events over the course of the season ... won the 500 freestyle three times and the 100 freestyle, 1,000 freestyle and 200 butterfly once apiece ... at Bucknell's Patriot League Challenge Meet with American and Loyola, won the 500 freestyle (4:33.58) and placed third in the 400 IM (3:57.16) and sixth in the 100 breaststroke (57.69) ... 400 IM time was good for ninth in school history at the time ... also swam on the runner-up 800 freestyle relay team ... competed in four of five relays, including two that placed first at Colgate ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Before Bucknell: Swam for Charlotte Catholic High School … 2020 NISCA All-American in the 200 freestyle … 2019 NCHSAA Class 3A state champion in the 200 freestyle … also placed third in the 500 freestyle at the 2019 NCHSAA Class 3A State Championships … at the 2020 NCHSAA state championship meet, went third in both the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle … helped the Cougars finish third at three NCHSAA State Championships … 2020 Charlotte Observer First Team … 2020 western all-regional team … 2020 all-conference team … 2019 USA Swimming Scholastic All-American … graduated with individual school records in the 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle … swam on school record setting 200 freestyle, 400 freestyle and 200 medley relay teams … also swam for SwimMAC, qualifying for the USA Swimming Junior Nationals in the 200 freestyle, 200 butterfly, 200 IM and 400 IM.
Personal: John Sollers Gehrig … born April 16, 2002 in Charlotte, North Carolina … son of Paul and Sharon Gehrig … has two younger sisters: Maggie and Julia … mother played tennis at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte … cousin Clay Smith was a member of the Bucknell cross country and track & field teams, graduating in 2011 … economics major.
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