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Career Highlights
Finished fifth in both the 50m and 100m back at the 2011 FINA World Championships ... Placed eighth in the 100m back at the 2011 ConocoPhillips National Championships ... Won the 100m backstroke at the 2010 National Championships ... competed at the World University Games in 2007 ... finished third in the 100m back and fourth in the 200m back at 2005 CP Summer Nationals; also swam on Minnesota’s eighth-place
400m medley relay squad at that event ... finished third in the 100m back at the 2004 CP Summer Nationals
World Champs History
2011: 5th 50 Bk, 5th 100 Bk, Gold (pr) 4x100 MR
Pan Pacs History
2010: 4, 50m BK; 5, 100m BK
WUGs History
2007: 10, 50m BK; 12, 100m BK
Olympic Trials History
2008: 6th, 100m BK
U.S. Nationals History
2011: 8, 100m BK ... 2010: 1, 100m BK … 2005: 3, 100m BK; 4, 200m BK … 2004: 5, 200m BK … 2003: 3, 100m BK … 2001: 12, 100m BK
U.S. Nationals History
2011 Winter- Bronze 100 Bk
NCAA History
2008 (Sr): 7th, 400y MR; 9th, 200y MR; 10th, 100y BK; 11th, 200y BK ... 2007(Jr): 5, 200y BK/200y MR-R; 9, 100y BK; 12, 400y MR-R ... 2006(So): 5, 200y BK; 8, 100y BK/400y MR-R
Fun Facts
High School
Westmoore HS '04
College
Minnesota '08
College Major
English
Future Professional Aspirations
Swim coach
Job Outside of Swimming
Part-time coach
Parents
Dan (deceased) and Kathy Plummer ... Kathy is a occupational therapist assistant
Spouse
Engaged to Erin Forster ... they will be married May 2012
Sibling(s)
Has three brothers (Roy, Ryan and Nate) who all swim … older brother (Ryan) also swam for Minnesota
Started Swimming
Age 5
Sports Played Before Swimming
Soccer
Pet(s)
One dog (Wade), who is part german sheperd, part mutt
Hobbies Outside the Pool
Listening to music, reading, playing with his dog, biking
Ultimate Way to Relax
With a good book on the couch.
Training Stats
Trains 3-5 hours a day, 6 days a week
More
When he was younger, wanted to be a fireman
Favorites
U.S. city: Enid, Okla. ... int'l destination: Rome ... band: Sublime ... team: Okla. City Thunder ... athlete: Kevin Durant ... holiday tradition: Christmas with mom