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2019-20 Men's Swimming Roster

Jim Agnew
Jim Agnew

Ian Bidwell

  • Position Free/IM
  • Height 6-4
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Pelham, N.Y.
  • High School Fordham Prep

Biography

Event Time Date
500 Free 4:26.70 2/23/17
1000 Free 9:25.10 H.S.
1650 Free 15:36.77 2/5/17
100 Breast 54.68 2/22/19
200 Breast 2:00.52 2/23/19
400 IM 3:53.92 2/4/17

2019-20
CAA Champion on both the 200 medley relay and the 400 medley relay ... Helped break the conference record on both relays as well ... Named first-team All-State on the 200 medley relay, and second-team all-state on the 400 medley relay ... Individually, was a three-event finalist ... CAA Runner-up in the 500 free ... Also earned All-CAA honors with a third-place finish in the 100 breast ... Finished 15th overall in the 200 breast ... At the mid-season West Virginia Invitational, finished seventh in the 100 breast, 16th in the 500 free, and 21st in the 200 breast ... Set career highs with 250.75 points scored and nine wins ... Named the CAA Swimmer of the Week on Nov. 12 after sweeping both the 200 free and 500 free against VMI ... Swam on the pool record and dual-meet record 200 medley relay against George Washington ... Also swam on the dual-meet record 400 medley relay at the CAA Pod Meet ... CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll during the fall for having a GPA over 3.0.

2018-19
Made the championship finals in all three events at the CAA Championships ... Finished fourth in both the 100 breast and the 200 breast ... Also finished seventh in the 500 free ... At the TYR Invitational in November, finished eighth overall in the 200 breast ... Also made the consolation finals in each of his other three events ... Took 10th in the 100 breast and 12th in the 500 free ... Finished 14th overall in the 1,650 free ... Totaled 150.75 points with two wins and 17 podium finishes ... Won the 200 breast against Queens (N.C.) ... Also was victorious in the 100 breast against VMI ... CAA Academic Honor Roll for having a GPA over 3.0.

2017-18
Earned All-CAA honors for the second time, finishing third in the 400 IM at the CAA Championships ... Also made the championship finals in the 500 free and the 200 breast, finishing seventh in both events ... Made the podium in 20 of his 33 individual races on the year, including nine runner-up performances and 10 third places ... Opened the year with a win in the 200 breast against Johns Hopkins ... Only missed the podium twice in dual-meets, both coming against East Carolina ... Totaled 118 points on the year ... Made the B finals in both the 1,650 free and the 200 breast at the Big Al Invitational, finishing 10th and 16th, respectively ... W&M Provost's Award for having a GPA over 3.5.

2016-17
All-CAA in the 500 free, finishing third overall ... Also made the championship finals in the 1,650 free (fourth) and the 400 IM (eighth) despite battling illness during the CAA Championships ... Earned his way onto the championships squad after a spectacular week at the Nike Invitational ... Set lifetime-bests in the 100 breast, 400 IM, 500 free, and the 1,650 free during that meet ... Finished the year with 138 points, including wins in the 1,650 over Delaware and the 500 free against Davidson ... Qualified for the U.S. Open Water Nationals, where he finished 37th in the 5K ... W&M Provost's Award, for having a GPA over 3.5.

Prep
Scholastic All-American ... Winter Junior Nationals qualifier ... Led Fordham Prep to four state championships ... Was a five-time individual finalist at the state championships ... Won the Governor's Island Open Water swim twice in record-time ... AP Scholar with Distinction ... Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal
Son of Jon and Kristin Bidwell ... Mother rowed at Syracuse ... Enjoys fishing, playing football and basketball, and rooting for the Yankees, Giants, Rangers, and Knicks.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Free/IM
    6'4"
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Free/IM
    6'4"
  • 2018-19Junior

    Free/IM
    6'4"
  • 2019-20Senior

    Free/IM
    6'4"