ANTHONY'S PERSONAL BESTS

Event	Personal Best
50 freestyle	21.59
100 freestyle	48.14
100 breast	58.00
200 breast	2:10.83
100 butterfly	54.93

2010-11: Ranked third in the 100 breast on NU's top times list for the year ... Swam season-best times in all three of his Big Ten Championships ... Competed in the 100 breast (30th), 200 breast (38th) and 50 free (60th) at the conference meet ... Qualified for the championship final of the 50 back at Northwestern's own five-team TYR Invitational (11/19-11/21), finishing sixth overall ... Earned a consolation final berth in 50 breast and 100 breast at the TYR, coming in 10th in both events ... Best meet of the year came via a third-place effort in the 100 breast and fifth-place result in the 100 fly in a quad dual against Carthage, Lewis and North Central (01/08).

High School: Named all-America, all-state, all-metro and is a two-time varsity Swimmer of the Year ... Won two individual Virginia state championships and four relay titles to help lead his high school to three team crowns during his time there ... Ranked as the fifth-best recruit in the state of Virginia and the 122nd-best recruit in the nation by Collegeswimming.com ... Holds the Collegiate School record in the 100 free ... Swam club with NOVA beginning in 1998 ... Holds multiple team age group and state records ... Team won the 2009 and 2010 NCSA national championships ... Honor roll and all-American for academics in 2008 and 2009.

Personal: Born Robert Mcleod Anthony ... Son of Susan Smithwick and Alex Anthony ... Attended the same high school as United States Congressman Eric Cantor ... Chose Northwestern over Virginia, Princeton, Notre Dame and Georgia Tech ... Plans to major in economics.