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• 2008-09 All-American (200-IM, 400-IM)
• 2008-09 National Runner-Up (400-IM)
• 2008-09 NCAA Participant (200-Breast, 200-IM, 400-IM)
• 2008-09 ACC Swimmer of the Year
• 2008-09 ACC Champion (200-IM, 400-IM)
• 2008-09 All-ACC (200-Breast, 200-IM, 400-IM)
• 2009-10 All-American (200-IM, 400-IM)
• 2009-10 National Runner-Up (400-IM)
• 2009-10 NCAA Participant (200-Fly, 200-IM, 400-IM)
• 2009-10 ACC Swimmer of the Year
• 2009-10 ACC Champion (200 Fly, 200-IM, 400-IM)
• 2009-10 All-ACC (200-Fly, 200-IM, 400-IM)
• Named to the 2009-10 ACC Academic Honor Roll
In Tech's Record Books:
• 200-Breast (1st), 1:55.27
• 200-Fly (1st), 1:43.28
• 200-IM (1st), 1:42.79
• 400-IM (1st), 3:38.00
• 400-Free Relay (2nd), 2:58.97
• 800-Free Relay (4th), 6:34.78
As A Senior In 2009-10: Named the ACC Swimmer of the Year for the second consecutive season ... Took part in the NCAA Tournament for the second-consecutive season ... Was the National Runner-Up in the 400-IM for the second year in a row touching the wall with a time of 3:40.68 earning All-American status ... Earned an eighth place showing in the 200-IM at the NCAA Championship with a season best time of 1:43.80 for his second All-American nod of the year ... took 10th place in the 200-Fly finishing with a school record time of 1:43.28 to earn honorable mention honors ... Won the 200-IM, 400-IM, and 200-Fly at the ACC Championship setting pool records in each of the events ... Finished the 200-IM in 1:44.14, the 400-IM in 3:40.47 and the 200-Fly in 1:43.43 also setting an ACC Meet Record.
As A Junior In 2008-09: All-American in both the 200-IM and the 400-IM ... Finished second in the 400-IM at the NCAA Championships with a mark of 3:38.00 which was the second fastest time in NCAA history and third-best in the world ... Finished fourth at the NCAA meet in the 200-IM with a time of 1:42.79. Both 200-IM and 400-IM swims were Georgia Tech and ACC records ... Was also a member of both the 400-Free and 800-Free relay teams which set school records at the ACC Championships ... Set a school record in the 200-Breast with his time of 1:55.27 at the ACC Championships ... On the 800-free relay team which set a school record (6:25.30) at the ACC Championships ... Part of the 400-free relay team which set a school record (2:54.72) at the ACC Championships.
Before Georgia Tech: Transferred from Arizona State University where he holds school records in the 1650 freestyle (14:55.54) and the 400 IM (3:46.07) as well as ranking fifth in the 200 IM (1:48.21) ... Won the 2006-07 Pac-10 400 IM crown with a season-best 3:47.50... Competed in the NCAA Championships in the 200 and 400 IM and 1650 freestyle... Clocked in a season-best time of 15:18.81 at the NCAA Championships ... Joined the team midway through the 2005-06 season and earned All-America honors in the 1650-yard freestyle and 400-yard individual medley...Competed at the NCAA championships, setting a new ASU record while placing sixth in the 1650 freestyle (14:55.54) and also finished seventh in the 400 IM (3:46.96)... Broke the ASU record in the 400-yard IM with a time of 3:46.07 at the Pac-10 championships...Finished third at the Pac-10 championships in the 1650-yard freestyle (15:07.37) as well as the 400-yard individual medley (3:46.07)...Recorded the fifth-fastest 200-yard IM and the sixth-best 1650-yard freestyle times in ASU history (1:48.21 and 15:07.37)...In addition to his record-setting 400-yard IM finish, he posted ASU's fastest 1650-yard freestyle and 200-yard IM finish times of the season...Recorded the team's third-best times of the year in the 500-yard and 1000-yard freestyle events.
2008 Beijing Olympics: Advanced to the semifinals of the 200-IM and placed 13th with a time of 2:00.43 ... Won his heat earlier in the day with a time of 1:59.66, surpassing his own Israeli National Team record by three seconds ... Also swam the 400-IM and clocked in at 4:14.03, good for fourth place in his heat and 11th overall.
High School/International: Competed for Hapoel Jerusalem club team... Two-time national senior team member... Fifth place in the Junior European Championship... 200 IM national champion....Placed 11th at the 2005 Short Course European Championships in the 1500 free.
Personal: Born Gal Nevo on June 29, 1987, in Kibbutz Hamadia, Israel ... Son of Ehud and Karen Nevo ... Brother of Roni and Shai ... Intends to major in Economics and lists his greast non-athletic accomplishment as being accepted at Georgia Tech.
| Nevo's Career Top Times (through 2009-10 season) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| EVENT | TIME | LOCATION | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 200 Free | 1:44.26 | vs. Emory (1/30/10) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1000 Free | 9:58.21 | vs. UNC-Wilmington and Virginia Tech (1/24/09) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 200 Back | 2:00.63 | vs. Emory (1/31/09) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 100 Breast | 59.38 | at Duke (10/30/09) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 200 Breast | 1:55.27 | 2009 ACC Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 200 Fly | 1:43.28 | 2010 NCAA Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 200 IM | 1:42.79 | 2009 NCAA Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 400 IM | 3:38.00 | 2009 NCAA Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
