Pieter Ritz Class: Sophomore Hometown: Fort Myers, Fla. High School: Cypress Lake Event: Distance

2008-09 - FRESHMAN SEASON
Dropped times in nearly every swim, adding valuable points for the Vikings in the distance free events...recorded two Top-10 finishes at the Horizon League Championships, finishing seventh in the mile (16:11.73) and recording his second sub-10-minute 1,000 free of the year (9:37.65) to place eighth...placed 13th in the 500 free (4:40.46) at the league championships.

HIGH SCHOOL
State finalist as senior at Cypress Lake High...three-time state qualifier and four-time regional qualifier...four-time team MVP and Rookie of the Year as sophomore...earned News Press All-Swim team honors all four years including first-team as a junior...four-time district finalist and champion as sophomore and senior...Florida Southern Zone Team participant as sophomore.

PERSONAL
Born Nov. 30, 1989 in Fort Myers, FL...son of Monique and Karl Ritz...film and digital media major.