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Career Best Times: 48.11 in 100-yard backstroke; 1:46.36 in 200-yard backstroke; 20.73 in 50-yard freestyle; 46.25 in 100-yard freestyle
General: One of the nation's top high school backstrokers over the past several years...enrolls at Carolina with a career best time in the 100 back just one one-hundreth of a second off the Tar Heel school record...his personal best in the 200-yard back would rank No. 3 on the UNC all-time depth chart.
Prep: Graduated in May 2007 from Georgetown Prepatory School in North Bethesda, Md....four-year swimming letterman for Georgetown Prep...15-time high school All-America, nine times as an individual and six times on relay teams...four-year All-Interstate Athletic Conference selection...four-year Washington Post All-Met Team and the paper's All-Met Swimmer of the Year in 2006 and 2007...four-time Montgomery County All-Gazette swimming and diving team selection, winning the paper's swimmer of the year accolade in `06 and `07...named to All-Baltimore Examiner swimming and diving team four years and was its swimmer of the year as a junior and senior...team captain of Georgetown Prep in 2006 and 2007...led his high school to three metro team championships...won the metro outstanding performance award...National Catholic Championships Swimmer of the Meet in 2006...Washington Metropolitcan Prep School Swim and Dive League swimmer of the year selection...also competed for Potomac Valley Swimming club team and the Rockville Montgomery Swim Club...an Olympic Trials qualifier...2006 U.S. Swimming National Junior Team member...named to 2005 U.S. Maccabiah Games team...chosen for 2003 U.S. Swimming National Select Camp...copped a spot on the 2007 National Club Swimming Association All-America Team...Potomac Valley Swimming swimmer of the year for his age group in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007...swam the backstroke leg of a national age group record medley relay team...led the Rockville Montgomery Swim Club to a junior national championship in 2007...holds 32 RMSC records
Personal: Given name is Joshua Victor Hafkin...the son of Nancy and Marc Hafkin...has one brother, Jake, 24, and one sister, Bridget, 33.
Habits of Hafkin
Academic Major at Carolina: Undeclared
Career Plans: Undetermined
Hobbies: Star Wars cards
Athlete I Most Admire: Tiger Woods
Biggest Sports Thrill: Coming from behind to win the 4x100 freestyle relay against our arch rival Gonzaga
Person Who Has Had The Greatest Influence on My Athletic Career: My club coach, Jim Williams
Favorite Book: Gold in the Water by P.H. Mullen; The Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman
Favorite Magazine: Sports Illustrated
Favorite Food: Anything from California Pizza Kitchen
Favorite Movie: Spaceballs
Favorite TV Show: Scrubs
Favorite Website To Visit: Facebook
City I've Never Been To But Want To Visit: Rapa Nui, Easter Island
Entertainment Figure I'd Most Like To Have Dinner With: Megan Fox
