2018-19 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Biography
Event |
Time |
Date |
50 Free |
20.18 |
2/25/16 |
100 Free |
45.26 |
2/25/17 |
100 Fly |
47.56 |
2/26/16 |
200 Fly |
1:46.45 |
2/28/15 |
2017-18
Redshirted the season.
2016-17
CAA Champion as part of the 200 medley relay ... Bronze-medalist in the 100 fly and on the 400 medley relay ... Also made the championship finals in the 50 free after winning a swim-off, finishing eighth overall ... Finished out his week with a lifetime-best 45.26 in the prelims of the 100 free, qualifying for the championship finals were he was again eighth ... Made the championship finals of the 100 fly at the Hokie Fall Invitational in November ... Won three races on the year, the 50 fly against Delaware and the 100 fly against both West Virginia and East Carolina ... Ranked fourth on the team with 184.25 points, and 13 total podium finishes.
2015-16
CAA Champion in the 100 fly, swimming a lifetime-best 47.56, just .01 off the school record ... Runner-up in the 50 free at 20.18 seconds ... Finished sixth in the 200 fly at 1:49.22 ... Earned two relay golds as well ... Led-off the school-record 200 free relay (1:19.40), and also swam on the winning 400 medley relay ... Swept the 100 and 200 fly at the Bucknell Invitational in November ... Also finished sixth in the 50 free, and eighth in the prelims of the 100 free before declining the finals ... Five of his six victories on the year came in invitational-format ... Ranked sixth on the team with 250.25 points total.
2014-15
Named CAA Rookie of the Year ... Three-event finalist at the CAA Championships ... Second overall in the 200 fly at 1:46.80 ... Seventh in the 100 fly at 48.36 seconds ... Also took 11th in the 50 free at 20.77 seconds ... Both his 100 fly and 50 free times, as well as the prelim of the 200 fly (1:46.45) set freshman records ... 200 fly prelim was also the W&M school record ... Swam on the silver-medal 200 free relay ... Three-event finalist at the Hokie Fall Invitational ... Took fifth in the 200 fly and sixth in the 100 fly ... Also finished 19th overall in the 50 free ... Swept the fly events at the CAA Pod Meet and against Davidson ... Ranked third on the team with 217.75 points and nine victories on the year.
Prep
Prep All-American in the 100 fly ... Won the Virginia 6A state title in the 100 fly as a senior ... Added a silver medal in the 50 free ... Qualified for Short Course Nationals ... Named second-team All-Met by the Washington Post, after earning honorable-mention accolades as a junior ... Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal
Son of Brian and Donna Baker ... Enjoys baking, scuba diving, and playing frisbee.
Historical Player Information
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2014Freshman
Free/Fly
6'0"
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2015-16Sophomore
Free/Fly
6'0"
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2016-17Junior
Free/Fly
6'0"
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2017-18Senior
Free/Fly
6'0"
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2018-19Redshirt Senior
Free/Fly
6'0"