2023-24 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Joe Schaefer
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Annandale, Va.
- High School:
- W.T. Woodson High School
2023-24 (Senior)
- Placed sixth in the 100-yard breaststroke (54.20) at the 2024 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
- Placed sixth in the B final of the 200-yard breaststroke (1:59.25) at the 2024 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
- Part of the 200-yard medley relay team (1:27.16) that placed fourth at the 2024 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
- Part of the 400-yard medley relay team (3:12.82) that placed fourth at the 2024 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
- Won the 100-yard breaststroke (54.63) against Villanova
- Placed third in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:03.68) against Villanova
- Part of the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:06.47) team that placed second against Villanova
- Part of the 200-yard medley relay (1:30.79) team that placed second against Villanova
- Finished in second place in the 100-yard breaststroke (55.99) event against Pitt
- Part of the relay team that placed third in the 200-yard medley (1:30.73) against Pitt
- Part of the relay team that won the 200-yard medley (1:27.05) at the WVU Invitational
- Part of the relay team that won the 200-yard medley (1:29.76) against Cincinnati
- Placed second in the 100-yard breaststroke (56.95) event against Penn State
- Part of the 400-yard medley relay team that placed second against Penn State
- Finished in second place in the 100-yard breaststroke at the WV State Games
- Placed third in the 200-yard breaststroke at the WV State Games
- Part of the relay team that placed first at the WV State Games (200-yard freestyle)
- Second Team All-Big 12
- 2024 Winter Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2022-23 (Junior)
- Finished in fourth place in the men’s 100-yard breaststroke at the Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championship
- Named to the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America second-team
- First Team All-Big 12
- Named to the 2023 Winter Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2021-22 (Sophomore)
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Second Team All-Big 12
- At the Big 12 Championships, Schaefer took sixth in the 200 breast (1:58.90), seventh in the 100 breast (54.79) and appeared in the consolation finals of the 200 IM (1:49.86)
- Touched first in the 200 breast (2:01.40), second in the 100 breast (55.63) and third with the 200 medley relay (1:30.55) at the WVU Invitational; additionally, he appeared in the B final of the 200 IM (1:52.34)
- Against PSU, he finished second in the 200 breast (2:08.01) and fourth in the 100 breast (57.87); swam with the 200 free relay (2nd – 1:27.46) and the 400 medley relay (4th – 3:26.17)
- Won the 200 breast with a time of 2:09.18 and took second in the 100 breast (55.72) at WV State Games; also competed in the 100 back (12th – 55.72) and the 200 IM (7th – 1:59.34)
- Was a member of the 200 medley relay (2nd – 1:34.06), the 200 free relay (3rd – 1:28.86) and the 400 medley relay (2nd – 3:29.82) at the State Games
2020-21 (Freshman)
- All-Big 12 Second Team
- At Big 12 Championships, he finished sixth overall in the 100 breast (55:27) and fifth overall in the 200 breast (1:59.54)
- Also appeared in the 200 medley relay (1:30.92) and B Finals of the 200 IM (10th - 1:50.54) at Conference Championships
- Took fourth-place in four different events against Notre Dame, including the 400 medley relay (3:19.20), the 100 breast (56.15), the 200 medley relay (1:30.42) and the 200 breast (2:02.29); also competed in the 200 IM (8th - 1:54.64) and the 200 free relay (7th - 1:25.05)
- Placed third in the 200 breast (2:05.01) and the 200 medley relay (1:29.94), and sixth-place in the 100 breast (57.28) at WVU's season-opening meet at Pitt
High School
- Attended W.T. Woodson High School
- Swam club for Machine Aquatics under coach Dan Jacobs
- Washington All-Meet second team
Personal
- Son of Scott and Joyce Schaefer
- Birthday is March 7
- Has two siblings
- Majoring in Physical Education and Kinesiology
- Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
2025-26 WVU Swimming and Diving Hype Video
Thursday, September 25
Behind-the-Scenes at Swimming and Diving's Media Day
Monday, September 08
WVU Swim and Dive 2025-26 Schedule Release Video
Thursday, August 21
S&D: What it Means to Represent West Virginia
Thursday, June 19
