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Jeffrey Chen
Breast • 5-6 • Jr. • Peoria, Ill. (Richwoods)
2011-12 // Sophomore
Competed in 10 meets...Exclusively swam the 100 and 200 breaststroke
until he swam the 200 individual medley at the MAC Championships...
Finished third in the 200 breast in a dual meet with Washington (Mo.)...
Honorable mention Academic All-MAC selection.
2010-11 // Freshman
Competed in nine meets…Posted a season-best third place finish in both
the 1000 freestyle and 100 breaststroke in the Washington/Lindenwood
meet.
High School
Swam 59.84 in the 100 breast as a senior.
Personal
A pre-med major...Has one sibling...Son of David and Eva Chen...Born
Sept. 16, 1991 in Peoria, Ill.
Caleb Coots
Freestyle • 5-8 • So. • Cape Girardeau, Mo. (Cape Central)
2011-12 // Freshman
Competed in 13 meets, primarily in distance freestyle...Swept the 500-
and 1000-yard freestyles in a dual meet against Evansville, the first two
wins of his collegiate career...Finished 17th in the mile at the MAC
Championships...Also swam the 200-yard butterfly and some individual
medley.
High School
Two-time All-State selection…Four-time state qualifier…Son of Lora and
Mark Coots…Majoring in plant biology…Born June 13, 1992, in Dexter,
Mo…Placed fourth in state in the Missouri Environthon…Has a state and
federal license in falconry.
Charlotte Davies
Fly/Free/IM • 5-5 • So. • Margate, England (The Charles Dickens School)
2012 // Freshman
Joined the team in January 2012...First-team All-MVC selection...
Competed in seven meets, stating in the second semester...Placed in the
top four in all three events at the MVC Championships, finishing fourth in
the 200-yard individual medley (2:03.97), third in the 100-yard butterfly
(56.58), and fourth in the 200-yard butterfly (2:05.28)...Won the first event
of collegiate career, placing first of 32 in the 100-meter butterfly at the
8VA Copi Coqui Invitational...Finished in the top four in all 15 individual
events she competed in during the year.
Prior to SIU
Daughter of Tim and Sarah Davies ... Has a brother, Jake, and a sister,
Megan ... Was the Kent County and South East Regional Champion, and a
national finalist, two years in a row in high school.
Thomas Defay
Backstroke • 5-11 • Jr. • Nantes, France (Universite de Nantes)
2011-12 // Junior
Competed in nine meets...Scored in all three of his events at the MAC
Championships, finishing ninth in the 200-yard individual medley, seventh
in the 400-yard individual medley and ninth in the 200-yard butterfly.
Prior to SIU
Transferred from the Univerite de Nantes (France)...Majoring in spanish.
Carly Dvorak
Back/Free • 5-6 • So. • Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. (Willowbrook)
2011-12 // Sophomore
Competed in 10 meets...Scored in the 50-yard freestyle (15th, 24.84) and
100-yard backstroke (16th, 1:00.71) at the MVC Championships...Swam
season-best times in the 50-yard freestyle (24.82), 100-yard backstroke
(1:00.07) and 200-yard backstroke (2:10.63) at the MVC Championships.
2010-11 // Freshman
Competed in eight meets…Competed in the 50 freestyle, 100 backstroke
and 200 backstroke at the MVC Championships and swam season-high
times in all three events…Finished second in the 100 backstroke against
Evansville.
High School
Earned all-conference honors all four years...Conference champion as a
junior and senior.
Personal
A public relations major...Has two sisters who also swam at SIU, Kelly who
graduated in 2009 and Sam who graduated in 2010...Daughter of Jim and
Lori Dvorak...Born Oct. 18, 1991 in Downers Grove, Ill.
Matt Frey
Fly • 5-10 • So. • Bloomington, Ill. (Normal Community West)
2011-12 // Freshman
Competed in nine meets...Won his first two events of the year, the 200-
yard butterfly in a tri-meet with Miami (OH) and Evansville and the 100-
yard butterfly in a dual meet with Missouri S&T...Scored for Southern in
the 100- and 200-yard butterfly at the MAC Championships, finishing
14th in the 100 fly and 16th in the 200 fly.
High School
School record holder in the 100 butterfly…Finished in the top 15 in the
100 butterfly in state twice…Named a USA Swimming Scholastic All-
American…Majoring in civil engineering…Son of Cheryl and Roger
Frey…Born July 19, 1992.