Sophomore (1999-00):Â Was a conference finalist in the backstroke ... swam well in the conference finals in the freestyle races.
 High School: Swam for Timothy O’Keefe at Pinellas Park High School ... was both conference and district champion ... placed 2nd and 3rd at the state tournament ... holds school records in the 100, 200 and 500 freestyle and in the 100 meter backstroke.
 Personal: A member of the West Florida Lightning Aquatics Team ... won the Clearwater Apple Bobbing Contest and was the state of Florida Bass Fishing Point Leader in 1998 ... son of Elbert and Gay Gentry ... born in Largo, Fla.