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  Robert Gitman

Robert Gitman

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Staten Island, N.Y.

High School:
Susan E. Wagner

Height:
6-1

Event:
Back/ IM

Birthdate:
07/15/1989

2008-09: Scored points with a seventh-place 800 freestyle relay (6:54.69) as well as with a fourth-place finish in the 200 backstroke (1:50.98), fifth in the 100 backstroke (51.09) and 12th in the 200 IM (1:54.89) at the Atlantic 10 Championships... Finished second in the 200 backstroke at La Salle (1:57.30)... Placed third in the 100 backstroke (54.45) in a tri-meet with Boston College and Williams... Clocked in at 54.51 in the 100 backstroke at Columbia, good for second place... Member of the first-place 400 medley relay (3:16.42) versus Duquesne and Rhode Island... Placed third with the 400 medley relay (3:39.49) and fourth with the 200 freestyle relay (1:28.94) at the 2008 Super Splash Invitational, while individually finishing sixth in the 100 backstroke (54.39)... Took second in the 200 back (1:57.02) and 400 freestyle relay (3:17.82) at Stony Brook... Individually placed first in the 200 back (1:55.33) versus Marist... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2007-08: Recorded the fastest 100 (52.37) and 200 (1:51.98) back times at Fordham as well as the second best 50 back (25.67) and third best 200 IM time (1:57.22)... Scored in three individual events at the Atlantic 10 Championships, taking fifth in the 200 back (1:51.98), sixth in the 100 back (52.37), and 14th in the 200 IM (1:57.23)... Also swam a leg on the 400 medley relay which placed fourth at the Atlantic 10 Championships (3:25.15)... Won both the 100 back (54.52) and 500 free (4:55.78) vs. St. Francis... Took first in the 200 back (1:57.60) and second in the 200 IM (2:02.52) vs. Marist (1:57.60)... Finished second in the 200 back (1:58.43) and fourth in the 100 back at the Sonny Werblin Invitational (54.81)... Placed third in the 100 (54.98) and 200 back (1:58.32) and the 200 IM at UMass (2:03.94)... Took third in the 200 free (1:48.06) and 200 back (1:59.32) vs. Stony Brook... Member of the winning 200 (1:39.57) and 400 (3:36.88) relays at the Sonny Werblin Invite... Swam a leg on the winning 400 medley relay against Marist (3:34.28) and vs. Stony Brook (3:35.51)... Member of the winning 200 free relay in the Columbia meet (1:28.86).

Before Fordham: Graduate of Susan E. Wagner High School on Staten Island... Lettered for four years in swimming for the Falcons... New York City record holder in the 100 backstroke and a four-time State Team member... Four-time team MVP/Fastest Swimmer Award recipient and holds school records in the 50, 100, 200 and 500 freestyle as well as the 100 backstroke, 100 butterfly, 200 IM and all relays... Was an Arista member in the classroom (top 6% of the senior class).

Personal: A Pre-Med major... Has one sister.