Zach DeVault
Zach DeVault

Player Profile
Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Atlantic Beach, Fla.

High School:
Episcopal

Height:
6-4

Event:
Free

Birthdate:
09/27/1987

Experience:
One-Year Letterman

Major:
Undeclared

Career Best Times: 1.49 in 50-yard freestyle; 47.05 in 100-yard freestyle; 1:47.50 in 200-yard freestyle.

General: A returning letter winner who swims sprint freestyle and backstroke for Carolina...will continue to be a great addition and add depth to the freestyle corps and relay teams.

2006-07: Swam exhibition at ACC Championships in the 50-, 100-, and 200-yard freestyle and the 100-yard backstroke...finished with a career best 1:47.50 in the 200 free...had career bests of 21.49 in the 50 and 47.05 in the 100...competed at the Nike Cup in the same three freestyle events...also anchored the fourth place 200-yard medley and fifth place 400-yard medley relays...named to 2006-07 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Prep: Graduated from Episcopal High School in Jacksonville, Fla. on May 20, 2006...swam there all four years as a freestyle sprinter....two-time high school All-America...MVP of team as a senior...four-time All-First Coast Team selection...swim team captain as a senior...winner of multiple individual district and regional titles..also an accomplished soccer player...played three years of high school soccer as a defender and midfielder...was elected captain of team as senior...All-First Coast and All-State selections...played 13 years of club soccer overall..once helped lead his club team to second place in state tournament...member of National Honor Society...nominated for Wendy's High School Heisman Award.

Personal: Given name is Zachary Samuel DeVault...nicknamed Bruce Bruce...son of Kenneth and Shelley DeVault...was born September 27, 1987 in Nashville, Tenn....has two brothers--Andrew, 16, and Jeb, 14--and three sisters--Mackenzie, 18, Mia, 5, and Ellie, 3.

DeVault's Data
Major: Undeclared
Career Plans: Going to Law School
Hobbies: Dancing, Badminton, French Cuisine
Athlete Most Admired: Lance Armstrong
Person With Greatest Influence on Athletic Career: Mitch Ivey, high school swim coach
Favorite Book: Falling Up
Favorite Magazine: Home Cooking
Favorite Foods: Caviar
Favorite Movie: Sweet Home Alabama
Favorite TV Show: Golden Girls
City I've Never Been To But Want To Visit: Uzbekistan
Entertainment Figure I'd Most Like To Have Dinner With: Andre Agassi