Daniel Rave Class: Junior Hometown: Hanover, Germany Height / Weight: 6-1 / 166 Event: Breast/IM Birthdate: 05/15/1986

Has been an outstanding performer and contributor to the team since his first season in the pool with the Irish ... school's current record holder in 200 Breast ... also a very solid individual medley swimmer ... tends to get stronger deep into his races ... also holds second-fastest time in the 200 Breast (2:01.57) ... 11th in program history in the 400 IM (4:00.47) and 12th in the 100 Breast (57.83) ... BIG EAST Academic All-Star ... two-time monogram winner.

As a Sophomore: Posted five of the top-10 Irish marks in the 200 Breast throughout the year ... at the BIG EAST Championships, he turned in season-best times in the 100 Breast (57.33), 200 Breast (1:59.86), and 400 IM (4:06.28) ... quickest performance in the 200 Fly (1:58.55) was swam against Louisville ... at the Shamrock Invite, touched the wall in a season-best 1:57.00 in the 200 IM ... his time of 1:59.86 in the 200 Breast is a school record.

As a Freshman: Notre Dame's top swimmer in the 200 Breast ... fifth on the team in the 100 Breast and 400 IM ... narrowly missed out on all-BIG EAST honors in the 200 Breast as he finished fourth with a time of 2:02.25 ... his mark of 2:01.57 in the 200 Breast prelims was a season-best mark and placed him as the second-best performer in Notre Dame history in that event ... finished 14th in the 400 IM at the BIG EAST meet with a season-best time of 4:00.47 ... was 18th in the 100 Breast at the conference meet with his top time of the season (57.83) ... named to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team.

The Rave File: Member of Germany's Junior National swim team from 2002-2004... set multiple records during club career in Hannover... participated in several German national meets... represented Germany in the Three-Nations Meet... son of Aloisia and Ortwim Rave... enrolled in the College of Engineering.