University of Minnesota Athletics
2024-25 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Tommy McCarthy
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Butterfly
- Hometown:
- Edina, Minn.
- High School:
- Edina HS
Career Honors and Awards
2023-24 Junior Season: Academic All-Big Ten honoree... First Chance Meet: won the 100 free (44.69) and got second in both the 100 back (48.43) and 100 fly (47.93)... Purdue/Northwestern Tri-Dual: placed fourth in the 100 fly (48.35) and eighth in the 200 fly (1:48.68)... Pitt Dual: captured fifth in the 50 free (20.87) and seventh in the 100 fly (50.21)... Tampa Dual: came in fifth in the 200 fly (1:54.71) and sixth in the 100 fly (51.31)... Minnesota Invite: finished 16th in the 200 fly (1:49.47), 20th in the 100 fly (48.36) and 25th in the 100 back (49.06)... Wisconsin Dual: placed fifth in the 100 fly (49.52) and eighth in the 50 free (21.03)... St. Thomas/South Dakota State Tri-Dual: got second in the 200 fly (1:53.24) and fourth in the 100 free (46.68)... SMU Dual: came in seventh in the 200 fly (1:50.97) and fifth in the 100 fly (48.85)... Nebraska/South Dakota Tri-Dual: won the 100 fly (49.57) and came in fourth in the 50 free (20.87)
2022-23 Sophomore Season: Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... earned Hardest Worker Award at team banquet ... First Chance Meet: earned first in the 50 free (20.60), second in the 200 back (1:48.51) and third in the 100 back (49.82) and 100 fly (48.90) ... Northwestern/Purdue Tri-Dual: took eighth in the 200 fly (1:48.84) and ninth in the 100 fly (49.01); also part of the 400 free relay that took seventh (3:02.12) and the 200 medley relay (1:30.00) and 200 free relay (1:23.18) that were both eighth... Minnesota Invite: came in 30th in the 200 fly finals (1:52.20), 31st in the 200 back finals (1:50.95), 42nd in the 100 back prelims (50.18), 47th in the 100 fly prelims (49.54) and 63rd in the 50 free prelims (20.86); also part of the 200 free relay that came in 19th (1:21.92) and the 200 medley relay that was 23rd (1:30.17) ... SMU Dual: finished third in the 100 back (50.95) and seventh in the 200 back (1:52.97); also part of the 200 medley relay that finished fourth (1:31.70), the 200 free relay that was sixth (1:25.87) and the 400 medley relay that was seventh (3:29.22) ... South Dakota Dual: placed third in the 100 fly (50.69) and 200 fly (1:55.43), and helped the 200 medley relay (1:34.14) to a fifth-place finish
2021-22 Freshman Season: Earned Hardest Worker Award at team banquet • swept the 100 back (50.11) and 200 back (1:49.89), and finished second in the 100 fly (49.63) and 200 fly (1:52.16), and fourth in the 200 IM (1:54.06) at the Minnesota First Chance Meet • came in 10th in the 200 back (1:50.47) and helped a 200 medley relay team to seventh (1:32.52) in a tri-dual against Northwestern and Purdue • placed 10th in the 200 fly (1:54.77) and helped a 200 medley relay to eighth (1:33.78) in a tri-dual versus Wisconsin and Michigan • at the Minnesota Invite, finished 28th in the finals of the 200 fly (1:51.76) and 200 back (1:50.53), 50th in the 100 fly prelims (49.86) and 55th in the 200 IM prelims (1:54.59); also helped the 200 medley relay to an 18th-place fini7sh (1:30.80) · made his collegiate debut by placing second in the 200 fly (1:56.07) and third in the 200 back (1:56.76) against St. Thomas
High School/Club: A 2021 graduate of Edina High School • also competed for the Edina Swim Club • took third in the 400m IM, seventh in the 200m fly and 11th in the 200m back at the 2021 Minnesota Long Course Senior State Championships • claimed fifth in the 400m IM and sixth in the 200m fly at the 2021 Speedo Sectionals in Minneapolis • swam the freestyle leg of the 2021 state runner-up 200 medley relay team at the MSHSL Boys Class AA State Championships, also finishing fourth in the 200 free relay and 14th in the 50 free • finished seventh in the 200 back at the 2020 Minnesota Senior State Championships • placed second in the 400 free relay, third in the 200 medley relay and eighth in the 100 fly at the 2020 MSHSL Boys Class AA State Championships • one-time All-American and five-time all-state honoree • holds high school 200 medley relay record.
Personal: Son of Pete and Julie McCarthy • has three siblings, Kelli, Katie and Libbi • sister, Kelli, swam for the Gophers from 2018-22, while Katie joined the roster in the fall of 2023
- Earned Hardest Worker Award at team banquets in 2022, 2023 and 2025
- 3x Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2023-25)
2023-24 Junior Season: Academic All-Big Ten honoree... First Chance Meet: won the 100 free (44.69) and got second in both the 100 back (48.43) and 100 fly (47.93)... Purdue/Northwestern Tri-Dual: placed fourth in the 100 fly (48.35) and eighth in the 200 fly (1:48.68)... Pitt Dual: captured fifth in the 50 free (20.87) and seventh in the 100 fly (50.21)... Tampa Dual: came in fifth in the 200 fly (1:54.71) and sixth in the 100 fly (51.31)... Minnesota Invite: finished 16th in the 200 fly (1:49.47), 20th in the 100 fly (48.36) and 25th in the 100 back (49.06)... Wisconsin Dual: placed fifth in the 100 fly (49.52) and eighth in the 50 free (21.03)... St. Thomas/South Dakota State Tri-Dual: got second in the 200 fly (1:53.24) and fourth in the 100 free (46.68)... SMU Dual: came in seventh in the 200 fly (1:50.97) and fifth in the 100 fly (48.85)... Nebraska/South Dakota Tri-Dual: won the 100 fly (49.57) and came in fourth in the 50 free (20.87)
2022-23 Sophomore Season: Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... earned Hardest Worker Award at team banquet ... First Chance Meet: earned first in the 50 free (20.60), second in the 200 back (1:48.51) and third in the 100 back (49.82) and 100 fly (48.90) ... Northwestern/Purdue Tri-Dual: took eighth in the 200 fly (1:48.84) and ninth in the 100 fly (49.01); also part of the 400 free relay that took seventh (3:02.12) and the 200 medley relay (1:30.00) and 200 free relay (1:23.18) that were both eighth... Minnesota Invite: came in 30th in the 200 fly finals (1:52.20), 31st in the 200 back finals (1:50.95), 42nd in the 100 back prelims (50.18), 47th in the 100 fly prelims (49.54) and 63rd in the 50 free prelims (20.86); also part of the 200 free relay that came in 19th (1:21.92) and the 200 medley relay that was 23rd (1:30.17) ... SMU Dual: finished third in the 100 back (50.95) and seventh in the 200 back (1:52.97); also part of the 200 medley relay that finished fourth (1:31.70), the 200 free relay that was sixth (1:25.87) and the 400 medley relay that was seventh (3:29.22) ... South Dakota Dual: placed third in the 100 fly (50.69) and 200 fly (1:55.43), and helped the 200 medley relay (1:34.14) to a fifth-place finish
2021-22 Freshman Season: Earned Hardest Worker Award at team banquet • swept the 100 back (50.11) and 200 back (1:49.89), and finished second in the 100 fly (49.63) and 200 fly (1:52.16), and fourth in the 200 IM (1:54.06) at the Minnesota First Chance Meet • came in 10th in the 200 back (1:50.47) and helped a 200 medley relay team to seventh (1:32.52) in a tri-dual against Northwestern and Purdue • placed 10th in the 200 fly (1:54.77) and helped a 200 medley relay to eighth (1:33.78) in a tri-dual versus Wisconsin and Michigan • at the Minnesota Invite, finished 28th in the finals of the 200 fly (1:51.76) and 200 back (1:50.53), 50th in the 100 fly prelims (49.86) and 55th in the 200 IM prelims (1:54.59); also helped the 200 medley relay to an 18th-place fini7sh (1:30.80) · made his collegiate debut by placing second in the 200 fly (1:56.07) and third in the 200 back (1:56.76) against St. Thomas
High School/Club: A 2021 graduate of Edina High School • also competed for the Edina Swim Club • took third in the 400m IM, seventh in the 200m fly and 11th in the 200m back at the 2021 Minnesota Long Course Senior State Championships • claimed fifth in the 400m IM and sixth in the 200m fly at the 2021 Speedo Sectionals in Minneapolis • swam the freestyle leg of the 2021 state runner-up 200 medley relay team at the MSHSL Boys Class AA State Championships, also finishing fourth in the 200 free relay and 14th in the 50 free • finished seventh in the 200 back at the 2020 Minnesota Senior State Championships • placed second in the 400 free relay, third in the 200 medley relay and eighth in the 100 fly at the 2020 MSHSL Boys Class AA State Championships • one-time All-American and five-time all-state honoree • holds high school 200 medley relay record.
Personal: Son of Pete and Julie McCarthy • has three siblings, Kelli, Katie and Libbi • sister, Kelli, swam for the Gophers from 2018-22, while Katie joined the roster in the fall of 2023
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