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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Fayetteville, NY
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 | High School: Fayetteville-Manlius
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 | Event: Breaststroke
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 | Birthdate: 05/07/1983
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As a sophomore in 2002-03: Broke Boston College dual meet record in 100-yard breaststroke at University of New Hampshire...Earned Outstanding Performance vs. Marist College (200 IM), UNH (100 breaststroke), Boston University (200 medley relay), and at the Princeton Invitational (200 breaststroke)...Outstanding Performer in a dual meet at University of Connecticut and at the BIG EAST Championships...Finished 18th in the 100-yard breaststroke and 21st in the 200 yard breaststroke at BIG EAST Championships...Finished third in the 200-yard breaststroke at ECAC Championships...2003 Harold M. Groden Award Winner for Outstanding Performance (200 IM v. URI)...Scored 284.25 total points in the 2002-2003 season...Compiled 22 first-place finishes in individual events and relays during the 2002-2003 season.
As a freshman in 2001-02: Voted Most Valuable Performer by the 2001-2002 BC swim team...Set the Boston College record in the 200-yard breaststroke at the ECAC Championships with a 2:04.37...Earned Outstanding Performance award at Boston University (200 IM), University of Maine (200 breaststroke), at University of Rhode Island (200 medley relay) and against Marist College (200 Breaststroke) and Holy Cross College (200 IM)... Was Outstanding performer at Seton Hall University, University of Rhode Island, Georgetown University and against Rider University and also at the ECAC Championships...Scored 278.50 total points in the 2001-2002 season...compiled 24 first-place finishes in individual events and relays during the 2001-2002 season.
Before BC: Member of the Syracuse Chargers swim club...US Open Qualifier in the 200 breaststroke...Fayetteville-Manlius High School record-holder in the 100-yard breaststroke and 200-yard individual medley and captain of high school team...Junior National Qualifier in the 100 and 200 Breaststroke...NYS Public High School Championship qualifier...All-Onondaga County First Team selection three years in a row.
Personal: Enrolled in College of Arts & Sciences, double major political science and communications...Second of Terry and Deirdre Twichell's four children...Has one brother and two sisters...Father is a former swim coach in the Syracuse, NY area.