John Passaro Class: Junior Hometown: Oakland, N.J. High School: Indian Hills Height / Weight: 6-0 / 175 Position: Free/Fly/IM

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2007-08: Placed eight in the 200 fly, 10th in the 400 IM, 15th in the 200 IM and the America East Championships ... Saw action in every meet in 2007-08 ... In addition, was named to the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll for maintaining a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2006-07: Broke the two-minute mark in the 200 IM at the AE Championships, swimming to a 1:59.68 time and 14th-place finish ... Lowered his lifetime best by seven seconds in the 400 IM at the conference championships with a time of 4:11.91 and fifth-place finish ... Placed fourth in the 200 fly with a personal-best time of 1:56.85.

BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY Graduated from Indian Hills HS in 2006 ... Swam for coach Ken O'Reilly for the New Jersey Wave club team ... As a prep, named first team All-North Jersey and first team all-conference ... Was a member of the NJW sectional team ... Set school records in the 200 Free and the 500 Free.

PERSONAL: Born on May 22, 1987, in Ridgewood, N.J. ... Son of Robert and Kathleen Passaro ... Enrolled in the College of Communication as a communications major.