Robert Jackson

Robert Jackson

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio

High School:
Turpin

Event:
Fly/Sprint Free

2007-08: Set career bests in 100 butterfly (50.96) and 200 IM (1:57.10) at Sun Belt/MAC Championships ... career-best 1:48.46 in 200 freestyle at Miami Invitational ... won 100 butterfly against Evansville ... swam season-best 100 fly (52.70) against Purdue and 50 freestyle (22.16) against Eastern Michigan.

2006-07: Sprinter who competed in the freestyle and butterfly events ... turned in season-best times in the 100 freestyle (49.22), 100 butterfly (51.18), 200 butterfly (1:55.02) and 200 individual medley (1:57.47) at the MAC Championships ... his time in the 100 butterfly was the second-fastest for a Miamian during the 2006-07 season.

High School: Four-time state qualifier ... earned All-America and Cincinnati Enquirer All-Star honors while at Turpin High School ... also tabbed as first-team all-Ohio and first-team all-conference as a senior ... four-year letterwinner ... also competed one season on the cross country team .. enters Miami with top times in the 50 free (21.81), 100 free (48.34), 100 fly (51.84) and 200 fly (2:00.81).

Personal: Son of Kim and Ray Jackson ... business major.

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