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Career Best Times: 48.11 in the 100-yard backstroke; 1:46.36 in the 200-yard backstroke; 20.73 in the 50-yard freestyle; 46.25 in the 100-yard freestyle; 50.81 in the 100-yard butterfly.
General: Ranks No. 1 on UNC's preseason depth chart in the 100 back with a career best of 48.11...a returning letter winner who had an excellent freshman year...specializes in the backstroke events and also swims the freestyle sprints...came to UNC in 2007 as one of the nation's top high school backstrokers.
2007-08 (Freshman): Had a season best time of 48.49 seconds in the 100-yard backstroke, a time which moved him into third place on UNC's all-time Top 10 list...top time in the 200-yard backstroke was 1:47.78, which places him sixth in Tar Heel history...had some solid swims at the 2008 ACC Championships...swam the backstroke leg of the 200-yard medley relay team that finished fourth with a time of 1:27.97, a new school record...finished seventh in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 48.95...led off the 400-yard medley relay team that took fifth with a time of 3:17.89...his time of 1:47.78 in the 200-yard backstroke claimed 10th place.
Prep: Graduated in May 2007 from Georgetown Preparatory School in North Bethesda, Md. ...three-year swimming letterman for Georgetown Prep...lettered as a freshman in swimming at Bullis School in Potomac, Md. ...15-time high school All-America selection, including nine times as an individual choice and six mentions on relay teams...four-year All-Interstate Athletic Conference selection...four-year Washington Post All-Met Team honoree and the newspaper's All-Met Swimmer of the Year in both 2006 and 2007...four-time Montgomery County All-Gazette swimming and diving team selection, winning the paper's swimmer of the year accolade in `06 and `07...named to All-Washington Examiner swimming and diving team four years and was its swimmer of the year as a junior and senior...team captain of Georgetown Prep in the 2006-07 season...led his high school to three metro team championships...won the metro outstanding performance award...National Catholic Championships Swimmer of the Meet in 2006...Washington Metropolitan Prep School Swim and Dive League swimmer of the year selection...also competed for Potomac Valley Swimming club team and the Rockville Montgomery Swim Club...an Olympic Trials qualifier...2006 U.S. Swimming National Junior Team member...named to 2005 U.S. team which competed at the Maccabiah Games in Ramat Gan, Israel...chosen for 2003 U.S. Swimming National Select Camp...copped a spot on the 2007 National Club Swimming Association All-America Team...Potomac Valley Swimming `s performer of the year for his age group in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007...swam the backstroke leg of a national age group record-setting medley relay team...led the Rockville Montgomery Swim Club to a junior national championship in 2007...holds 32 RMSC records.
Personal: Given name is Joshua Victor Hafkin...the son of Nancy and Marc Hafkin...has one brother, Jake, 24, and one sister, Bridget, 33.
Hafkin As Habitué
Academic Major at Carolina: Undeclared
Career Plans: Undetermined
Hobbies: Collecting Star Wars cards
Athlete I Most Admire: Tiger Woods
Biggest Sports Thrill: Coming from behind to win the 4x100 freestyle relay against our arch rival Gonzaga
Person Who Has Had The Greatest Influence on My Athletic Career: My club coach, Jim Williams
Favorite Books: Gold in the Water by P.H. Mullen; The Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman
Favorite Magazine: Sports Illustrated
Favorite Food: Anything from The California Pizza Kitchen
Favorite Movie: Spaceballs
Favorite TV Show: Scrubs
Favorite Website To Visit: I Have A Lot Of Friends, Seriously!
Country I've Never Been To But Want To Visit: Rapa Nui
Entertainment Figure I'd Most Like To Have Dinner With: Megan Fox
