Before BYU:
- Prepped at Olympus High School under coach Brad Goffe
- Club: Wasatch Front Fish Market under coach Ron Lockwood
- 4A Male Swimmer of the Year
- Holds Utah 4A state record in 500 free (4:33.96)
Personal:
- Son of Laura and Sam Western
- One sister, Lisa and one brother, Stephen
- Served in the New Zealand Aukland mission (2013-2015)
- Major is health promotion
- Married wife Emily in 2017