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Patrick is honored to be invited into the North Penn Alumni Athletic Association Hall of Fame. He looks upon his years spent at North Penn with fondness and appreciation for all the administrative and coaching staff that spent so much time and effort with the student body. He is also thankful to have had such great teammates to share in his experiences and is grateful to have called them and their families, friends.

As a freshman and sophomore Patrick was a member of the State Championship Swimming Team and during his sophomore year swam on the State Championship 200 Medley Relay setting a team record.

As a junior and senior Patrick was a member of the Runner-Up State Championship Swimming Team and his senior year swam on the State Championship 400 Freestyle Relay.

Patrick played Water Polo for four years.  As a sophomore, he was a member of the Runner-Up State Championship Water Polo Team.  During his senior year, he was Co-Captain of the Runner-Up State Championship Water Polo Team and was All-American and first-team All-State.  He was also chosen Mr. Water Polo, an award signifying the best Water Polo player in the state.

After graduating from North Penn, Patrick continued his academic ambitions at The Pennsylvania State University obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in the Life Sciences and later a Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics. He also played Water Polo on the club level at Penn State receiving a membership to the All-Conference Team from the Collegiate Water Polo Association.

Patrick began his professional career by applying to the Philadelphia Police Academy and after graduating received several Commendatory Citations of Merit from the City of Philadelphia. Patrick currently continues to serve the community as a Police Officer in Philadelphia and enjoys spending time with family and friends.

Patrick would like to give particular thanks to his parents and the parents of his fellow teammates for investing their time and effort in the student athletes’ pursuits.  He would also like to give thanks for the time and efforts of the coaching staff from the aquatic club levels on up to the high school swimming and water polo level. Patrick credits his success to the foundation of support he received from the community.