Elliott Kassab '23 Recruiting Profile

The New Community SchoolRichmond, VAMen's Swimming

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ClubSwimRVA

Height6'0"

Weight145lbs

Age20

Primary Position200 Breast

Secondary Position100 Breast

Dominant HandRight

50 Free LCM26.34

100 Breast SCY57.49

100 Free SCY49.96

200 Breast SCY2:04.38

200 IM SCY1:59.38

50 Free SCY22.92

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Personal Statement

My name is Elliott Kassab. I’ll graduate from high school in 2023 and I would love to swim in college. I started swimming as a kid on a summer league (I still swim there), but I got more serious 3 years ago when I started club swimming with SwimRVA. I also swim for my high school, but I’m the only swimmer. I qualified for the state meet all three years and last year made the A finals with a new PR. Club swimming is where I do all my training. I’m swimming 6 days a week and I also took up weightlifting about 2 years ago. I lift 5 mornings a week before school, and I also do dry land workouts with my club team after every practice. I enjoy lifting a lot and I believe it has helped my swimming, as you can see by my improving times.

I know the extra work in the gym and consistent practices will get me to where I need to be to join and contribute at the college level in the fall of 2023.

I'm looking for a team culture/community that is supportive, to which I can contribute both in and out of the water athletically, academically and socially.

Athletics

High School Information

Years w/ Varsity
2 years
2023 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
2nd Team All-Conference, 2nd Team All-Area, 2nd Team All-Region, Team of One Swimmer
Team Awards
4th consecutive year of state qualifing, 4th consecutive year of state q
2022 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
7th Place 100Y BR (PR) VISSA State Championships
Team Awards
6th Place PR VISSA State Championships,

Club Information

Seasons of Club Experience
5 seasons
2023 SwimRVA (Senior Team)
January Swimmer of the month
2022 SwimRVA (Senior Team)
2021 SwimRVA (Senior Team)
2020 SwimRVA (Pre Senior Team)
2019 SwimRVA (Pre Senior)

Coach References

Club Coach
Jonathan Kaplan
Strength
Jason Elkin

Events

Camp/Event
ISCA Intrernational Senior Cup
3/21/23 to 3/25/23
Great outdoor event, several PR's; prelims swam SCY & Finals LCM.
Camp/Event
Virginia Swimming Short Course Senior Champs, Club Meet
3/02/23 to 3/05/23
PRs in the 100 and 200 Breast; 100 Breast new team record
Camp/Event
District Championships Short Course, Club Meet
2/24/23 to 2/26/23
Great meet, many of my teammates acheived Senior Champ Qualifying times. Personally I had 3 PRs in the 400 IM 1st Place (4:23.97); 50 Free 6th Place (22.88) & 100 Backstroke
Camp/Event
2023 VISAA Swimming & Diving Championships, High School Meet
2/16/23 to 2/18/23
New PRs in 100 Breast 8th place (57.98) & 200 IM 10th place (1:59.38)
Camp/Event
SwimRVA Heavy Weight Battle, Club Meet
1/28/23 to 1/29/23
This was a great team meet, the the boy's and girl's teams were victorious; giving us the overall team win as well. My personal contributions included PRs in the 100 Free, 100 Breast and the 200 IM. My 100 Breast PR qualifies me for my 2nd Futures time, including the 200 Breast. I contributed to the team points in all of my swims totalling 64 points, including 3 - 1st place finishes.
Camp/Event
River City Classic, High School Meet
1/19/23 to 1/20/23
Camp/Event
TAC TITANS Polar Plunge Meet, Club Meet
1/13/23 to 1/15/23
Great weekend in Cary NC, beautiful facilities. The team didn't rest for this event, it was a team bonding and fun meet. We swam mostly off events. I had PRs in 200 & 400 IM, 100 & 200 Back as well as 100 & 200 Fly. I really enjoyed doing something different than my usual events.
Camp/Event
TES Holiday Invitational, High School Meet
12/13/22 to 12/13/22
100 Breast 2nd Place & 200 IM 3rd Place
Camp/Event
TES January Invite, High School Meet
12/13/22 to 12/13/22
100 Breast 1st Place & 50 Free 4th Place
Camp/Event
VSTP Icebreaker Invite, Club Meet
12/02/22 to 12/04/22
I'm extremely happy with my weekend swimming 5 PR's. I swam in 9 Events - 5 - 1st finishes, a 5th, an 8th, a 9th & a 10th. It's great to see the hard work paying off.
Camp/Event
SwimRVA Commonwealth Cup, Club Meet
11/04/22 to 11/06/22
Mini taper. Swam in 15 events, scoring points for my team in 7 events over the 3 days. I dropped time in both prelims and finals of the 200 breast stroke for a total drop -2.41, as well as in the 200 IM for a total drop of -1.31. This included a 2nd place finish, three 3rd, two 4th and two 5th place finishes. I was close to my best times in all the other events. I was pretty happy with the results ... back to work. The switch from LCM to SCY takes a bit of adjusting. My coach says I need to tighten up my turns, the transition of hands on the wall to feet off the wall as well as focusing on being more explosive off the walls. I had a coach that called it cheating the water, less swimming means faster times.
Camp/Event
LC Senior Zone Championships, Club Meet
8/04/22 to 8/07/22
Awesome weekend in Pittsburgh, PRs in the 200 Breast 2:31.21, 200 IM 2:21.49 and 100 Free 57.27
Camp/Event
Virginia Swimming, LC Senior Champs, Club Meet
7/14/22 to 7/17/22
PRs in the 100 Breast Speedo Jr Nationals Time 1:09.18; 200 Breast 2:32.25 AA time and 100 Fly 1:06.49
Camp/Event
Penn State Swim Performance Camp
6/17/22 to 6/19/22
Camp/Event
2022 Storm Surge Open LC, Club Meet
6/03/22 to 6/05/22
6 PRs in 200 Free drop -7.82; 100 Back drop -1.50; 400 IM drop -21.91; 400 Free drop -9.66; 100 Fly drop -2.05; 50 Free drop -1.15
Camp/Event
2022 VA Eastern Zonal LC Speedo Super Sectionals, Club Meet
5/12/22 to 5/15/22
First Long Course Meet of the Season; PR's in 100 & 200 Breast, 100 Free and 200 IM
Camp/Event
ISCA (International Senior Coaches Association), Club Meet
3/29/22 to 4/02/22
200 Breast & 200 IM PR
Camp/Event
2022 VISAA State Championships, High School State Championships
2/18/22 to 2/19/22
7th Place 100Y BR (PR)

Training

Strength Training / Weight Lifting - Mornings
3 years
M, W, F Mornings - Traditional Strength Training / Weight Lifting
Club Swim Practice / Dry Land - Evenings
5 years
Swim Practice 5 to 6 Days / Week Evenings & Team Dry Land
Swim Practice - Mornings
3 years
T, Th, S Mornings - Swim Practice or Strength & Endurance Training
Advanced PE - High School - During School
4 years
Strength Training, Yoga, Core, Stretching, etc.

Statistics

Event	2023 Varsity Team	2023 SwimRVA	2022 Varsity Team	2022 SwimRVA	2021 SwimRVA	2020 SwimRVA
100Y Breast	57.98	59.19 New PR		59.19	1:01.49	1:06.52
200Y IM	1:59.38	2:03.61 New 2023 PR	2:11.71 SCY	2:06.15		2:29.83
50Y Free		22.83 New 2023 PR	22.92 SCY	22.74	23.52	25.16
100Y Free		50.01 New 2023 PR	52.74 SCY	50.01	51.22	58.11
200Y Free		1:56.24	1:59.44 SCY	1:56.24	2:03.58	2:11.82
500Y Free		6:29.46	5:37.39 SCY	6:29.46
100Y Back		59.80 New 2023 PR	1:03.95 SCY	1:00.45
200Y Back		2:09.84 New PR		2:48.22
50M Breast		31.13		34.26
50Y Breast		27.52		28.43
100M Breast		1:06.61	59.25 SCY	1:09.18	1:11.06
200M Breast		2:30.32 New PR		2:31.21	2:38.85
200Y Breast		2:06.33 New PR		2:06.33	2:14.15	2:45.48
50Y Fly		24.67 New PR		25.32
100Y Fly		55.53 New 2023 PR	58.76 SCY	57.99	57.99	57.99
200Y Fly		2:12.57 New 2023 PR
400Y IM		4:23.97 New 2023 PR
50M Free				26.34	27.78
100M Free				57.27	1:02.88
200M Free				2:12.48	2:20.30
400M Free				4:55.34
100M Back				1:14.46	1:15.96
50M Fly				29.34
100M Fly				1:06.49	1:10.37
400M Free Relay (Split)				56.95
200M Med Relay (Split)				32.33 Breast
200Y Med Relay (Split)				26.92 Breast
400M Med Relay (Split)				1:09.16
200M IM				2:21.49	2:35.55
400M IM				5:23.09

Event	2019 SwimRVA
50Y Free	26.14
100Y Free	56.12
200Y Free	2:08.96
500Y Free	6:29.46
50Y Back	1:14.69
100Y Back	2:48.22
100Y Breast	1:16.23
200Y Breast	2:37.20
100Y Fly	1:09.36
200Y IM	2:25.36