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Updated: March 30, 2015

General: Holds the school record in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:42.58 ... A member of the 800 freestyle relay team that holds the school record with a time of 6:26.80.

2014-15:
NCAAs:
16th - Honorable-Mention All-American - 200 fly (1:44.15)
16th - Relay - HM All-American - 400 medley relay (3:08.50) - with Higgins, B Fiala, Burns
ACCs:
4th - 200 fly (1:43.16)
11th - 100 back (47.42)
12th - 100 fly (46.84)
Bronze - Relay - 800 free relay (6:21.48) - with Burns, Bureau, Szuba
5th - Relay - 200 medley relay (1:25.82) - with B Fiala, Becksted, CJ Fiala
5th - Relay - 400 medley relay (3:11.12) - with Higgins, B Fiala, Burns
6th - Relay - 200 free relay (1:18.57) - with CJ Fiala, B Fiala, Burns

At the NCAA Championships, became an Honorable-Mention All-American in the 200 fly and finished 34th in the 100 fly; also swam the third leg of the honorable-mention all-America 400 medley relay team that took 16th … At the ACC Championships, earned 47 individual points and 202 relay points across seven events, including a bronze-medal relay … Against Georgia Tech and UNCW, won the 200 fly (1:47.54) and took second in the 100 fly and helped the 400 free relay team and the 200 medley relay team win … Won ACC Male Swimmer of the Week on January 20 after meet against No. 21 Virginia where he won the 200 fly in 1:46.93) and won the 100 fly in 48.43 and helped win four relay events: the 400 free relay, the 200 free relay, the 200 medley relay and the 400 medley relay … Against Kentucky, won the 100 free with a time of 45.77, won the 100 fly with a time of 49.77 and helped the 200 free relay and the 400 medley relay take first … Set the pool record in the 200 fly and finished first with a time of 1:44.30 at the H20kie Fall Invitational and finished third in the 100 fly as well as fourth in the 100 back … Also at the H20kie Fall Invitational, swam the leadoff leg of the 800 free relay to finish second and helped the 200 free relay team and the 400 medley relay team to second place finishes … At Notre Dame with Pitt, won both the 100 and the 200 fly events and helped earn first-place finishes in the 800 free relay and the 400 medley relay … At Duke, won the 100 fly in 49.26, won the 200 fly in 1:49.62 and helped the 200 medley relay team finish second and the 400 free relay team take first … At UNC, placed second in the 200 fly, third in the 100 fly and helped the 400 medley relay team take second … At the Virginia Tech Swimming & Diving Challenge, won the 200 fly in 1:50.34, finished second in the 50 back, finished second in the 50 fly and helped the 200 medley relay team finish second.

2013-14:
ACCs:
Silver - 200 fly (1:42.58)
5th - 100 fly (46.65)
6th - 100 back (46.99)
Silver - Relay - 200 free relay (1:18.08) - with Bonk, Dignan, CJ Fiala
Silver - Relay - 800 free relay (6:19.69) - with Burns, Bureau, Switkowski
Bronze - Relay - 400 medley relay (3:08.26) - with B Fiala, Tremols, Bonk
Bronze - Relay - 200 medley relay (1:24.97) - with Dignan, Switkowski, Bonk

Earned All-ACC Academic honors … One of 10 swimmers and three divers who competed at NCAAs … Finished 38^th in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:47.67 … Swam the fourth leg of the 800 freestyle relay to help earn an 18^th place finish at NCAAs … At ACCs in the individual events, earned 77 team points when he broke his own school record with an NCAA “A” cut time of 1:42.58 in the 200 butterfly to take the silver medal, finished fifth in the 100 butterfly and sixth in the 100 backstroke … At ACCs in relay events, swam the second leg of the 200 freestyle relay to earn the silver medal and 56 team points, swam the first leg of the 400 medley relay to earn the bronze medal and 54 team points, swam the first leg of the 200 medley relay to earn a bronze medal and 54 team points and swam the first leg of the 800 freestyle relay to earn the silver medal and 56 team points … At UNC Wilmington, finished second in the 100 backstroke, first in the 100 butterfly and helped the 200 medley relay team win … At No. 18 Virginia, won the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:47.43, won the 100 butterfly with a time of 48.68, helped the 200 freestyle relay team finish second and helped the 200 medley relay team, the 800 freestyle relay team and the 400 medley relay team earn first place … At Tennessee, helped the 200 medley relay team take home second, placed third in the 100 backstroke, won the 200 butterfly in 1:48.18 and finished second in the 100 butterfly … At the H20kie Fall Invitational, won the 200 butterfly, the 100 butterfly, the 100 backstroke, took second in the 50 free and helped win the 400 freestyle relay, the 800 freestyle relay, the 200 freestyle relay and the 400 medley relay … At Pittsburgh, won the 200 butterfly, finished second in the 100 butterfly, helped the 200 medley relay team finish third and helped win the 400 freestyle relay … Won the 200 backstroke at Cincinnati … At Ohio State, helped finish second in the 200 medley relay, won both the 200and the 100 butterfly events and helped win the 400 freestyle relay … Against NC State, helped take second in the 200 medley relay, won the 200 and the 100 butterfly and helped place second in the 400 freestyle relay … At the VT Swimming Challenge, helped win the 400 medley relay, finished second in the 200 butterfly, helped finish second in the 200 medley relay, finished second in the 50 butterfly and helped the 400 freestyle relay team finish second.

2012-13:
ACCs:
Silver - 200 fly (1:43.85)
7th - 100 fly (47.46)
Bronze - Relay - 800 free relay (6:26.80) - with Burns, Tremols, Bureau

Earned All-ACC Academic honors ... Competed at his first NCAA Championships, placing top 26 in both butterfly events ... Tallied 29 points at his first ACC Championships, placing seventh in the 100 butterfly and winning the silver in the 200 butterfly with a school record time of 1:43.85 ... Won the 200 butterfly at Virginia ... Placed second in the 200 freestyle, while winning the 200 butterfly against William & Mary ... Took first in the 200 butterfly and second in the 500 freestyle at NC State ... Won the 200 butterfly and placed third in the 500 freestyle against Tennessee ... Swam his first B cut time of his career at the H2Okie Fall Invitational, coming in second in the 200 butterfly ... Won the 200 butterfly, while placing third in the 500 freestyle and 400 IM at Georgia Tech ... Placed second in the 200 butterfly and 500 freestyle at Duke ... Won the 200 butterfly and placed third in the 500 freestyle at North Carolina ... Won the 200 butterfly and 500 freestyle in the season opener against VMI and Gardner-Webb.

2011-12: Swam a 'B' cut time and place second in the 200 butterfly, while placing third in the 500 freestyle and fourth in the 200 freestyle at the Virginia Tech Invitational ... Posted a fourth-place in the 1000 freestyle against Georgia Tech ... Finished second in the 200 butterfly at William & Mary ... Posted sixth-place finishes in the 400 IM and 1000 freestyle against Virginia ... Earned 55 points for the H2Okies at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, finishing eighth in the 200 butterfly and 10th in the 200 and 500 freestyle ... Posted a third-place finish in the 500 and 1000 freestyle in the quad meet against Florida State, Duke and UNC Wilmington ... Placed second in the 200 butterfly and 500 freestyle in his collegiate debut against NC State.

Before Tech: A member of the Poseidon Swimming club team for the past 11 years … Earned All-Metro first team … Was team captain.

Personal: Morgan Bennett Latimer was born March 24, 1993 in Richmond, Va. ... Son of Wayne and Beth Latimer … Has two older brothers, Matt and Michael … Father, Wayne, lettered in football at Tech in 1973-75 … Majoring in business marketing.