- Is a swimmer, who specializes in backstroke.
- At the 2011 World Junior Swimming Championships in Lima, won a bronze medal in the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 1:59.63.
- At the 2011 Pan American Games, won the bronze in the 200-meter backstroke. He recorded a time of 1:58.50.
- Raised as a Roman Catholic and credits his athleticism to God.
- At the 2012 United States Olympic Trials, the qualifying meet for the upcoming 2012 Summer Olympics, he missed the Olympic team by finishing sixth in the 100-meter backstroke (53.92) and fourth in the 200-meter backstroke (1:57.39).
- Won the gold and bronze medals from the 2012 World Short Course Championships in Istanbul.
- Graduated from Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida in 2013 and then went on to the University of California, Berkeley.
- Is a six-time NCAA individual national champion, winning the 100-yard and 200-yard backstrokes in 2014, 2015, and 2016.
- Is a world-record holder in the men's 100-meter backstroke (long course).
- Won 3 gold Olympic medals in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke and in the 4x100 m medley at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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