Personal
Served a two-year LDS Church mission to Houston, Texas ... majoring in mechanical engineering ... parents are Phil and Susan Parise ... wife's name is Jessie.
Before BYU
High school All-American in the 200 and 500 freestyle ... finished third in CIF championships at Capistrano High School ... set a school record in the 500 free (4:27.42) as a freshman ... also swam on the 400 medley relay team and 400 and 800 free relay teams which set school records in 1992.