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Bio

	Joey Sementelli
	Class: Junior         Hometown: Framingham, Mass. Position: Mid/Distance Free/IM     High School: Framingham

2005-06: Placed fifth in the mile, sixth in the 400-IM and seventh in the 500-free at the America East Championships…took 25th in the 200-fly and 400-IM and 27th in the 500-free at ECAC’s…won the 500-free against Howard…placed third in the 500-free against Towson and in the 1,000-free against Towson and New Hampshire…swam UMBC’s third-fastest times of the season in the mile and the 400-IM…selected to the America East Honor Roll…swam season bests in the 500-free (4:44.74) and 400-IM (4:12.45) and in the 1,000-free in his split from the mile (9:54.31) at AEC’s and in the 200-fly (2:00.13) at ECAC’s.

2004-05: Finished third in the 500-free and fourth in the 1,000-free against William and Mary in his first collegiate meet…also placed third in the 1,000-free against Johns Hopkins…came in 19th in the 1,650-free and 40th in the 500-free at ECAC’s.

Background: Earned team MVP honors and was team captain as a junior and senior…also captained his club team, the Shawmut Aquatic Club his last two years of high school…chosen as a Metrowest Daily News All-Star in 11th and 12th grade…selected as a Bay State conference All-Star all four years of high school…finished third in the 200-free and fourth in the 500-free at the Massachusetts state meet in 2004…also placed fourth in the 1,650-free at the New England Open in 2004…helped lead his high school team to a conference championship and a fourth-place finish at the state meet in 2003-04…his club team finished third in New England that same year…was an active member of the Key Club and SGA in high school…son of Norman and Gale Sementelli…has a younger sister, Gina…born Oct. 27, 1985…a psychology and economics major who hopes to become a swim coach.