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2023-24 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

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James Violassi

James Violassi

  • Position:
    Spring Free
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    186
  • Letters:
    2
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown:
    West Bloomfield, Mich.
  • High School:
    North Farmington

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Competed in 20 regular season meets across the last two seasons.

2023-24:  2023-24 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... received CSCAA Individual Scholar All-American Second Team honors ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team.  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Swam in the finals for a pair of events including fifth in the 200 medley relay (1:29.27) and seventh in the 200 free relay (1:22.85) ... also participated in the 200 breast (17th - 2:06.79), 50 free (19th - 21.13), 100 breast (22nd - 56.74) and 100 fly (32nd - 51.55).  SEASON:  Competed in all 10 of the team's swim meets.

2022-23:   2022-23 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Competed as part of the 200 free relay team that finished fourth with a time of 1:22.07 ... also swam in the finals of the 100 breast and placed 16th (56.63) ... was 18th in the 200 breast (2:08.63), 22nd in the 50 free (21.26), and 23rd in the 100 fly (51.18).  SEASON:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... swam in 10 of the 11 meets during the regular season.

2020-2022:  Attended Wayne State, but was not a member of the swimming team.

High School:  A 2020 graduate of North Farmington High School ... was a four-year letterwinner for the Raiders and coach Mike Harfoot ... earned All-State honors in 2019 as a member of the sixth-place 200 free relay (leadoff leg) and seventh-place 200 medley relay (swam second leg) ... participated in both relays at the 2018 MHSAA Division 2 state championship meet ... swam a personal-best 47.98 in the prelims of the 100 free at the 2019 MHSAA Division 2 state championship meet ... posted a personal-best time of 21.95 in the 50 free at the 2019 YMCA Short Course National Championships, along with a personal-best time of 1:00.39 in the 100 breast the following day ... competed in the 100 breast at the state championships in both 2018 and 2019 ... state championship meet in 2020 was cancelled due to COVID ... served as a team captain as a senior ... earned Academic honors ... swam during the summer for Woodside Athletic Club and coach Anne Wind.

Personal:  Full name -- James P. Violassi ... born on March 30, 2002, in West Bloomfield ... son of Peter Violassi and Sharon Holzer ... has two older brothers, Payton and Sam, and an older sister, Victoria ... is majoring in Nutrition and Food Science ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2022 (4.00), Winter 2023 (4.00), Fall 2023 (4.00) and Winter 2024 ... is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and is a member of the Fundraising & Community Service Committee ... last name is pronounced Vee-oh-lah-see.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Redshirt Sophomore

    Spring Free
    5'9" 185 lbs

  • 2023-24Redshirt Junior

    Spring Free
    5'10" 186 lbs