2023-24 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

Sungmin Kang

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Louisville, Ky.
  • Highschool Saint Xavier

Biography

2022-23:
  • Placed second in the 200 individual medley and in the 200 butterfly versus Brown
  • Placed second in the 200 breaststroke versus UMass
  • Placed fourth in the 200 individual medley and fifth in the 200 butterfly versus Columbia
  • Captured the 200 backstroke and placed second in the 200 freestyle versus Southern Connecticut 
  • Placed third in the 200 butterfly and fifth in the 200 individual medley versus Cornell
  • Placed third in the 200 butterfly and in the 200 individual medley in the Penn-Dartmouth meet
  • Finished ninth in the 200 butterfly and in the 400 individual medley in the HYP meet  
2021-22:
  • Won the 200 butterfly and placed second in the 100 butterfly and third in the 200 individual medley versus Columbia
  • Placed second in the 200 butterfly and third in the 400 individual medley versus Brown
  • Captured the 1,000 freestyle and the 200 individual medley versus Southern Connecticut 
  • Won the 200 butterfly and 200 individual medley in the Penn-Dartmouth meet 
  • Won the 200 butterfly and 200 individual medley versus Cornell
  • Placed fourth in the 200 butterfly and seventh in the 200 individual medley in the HYP meet
  • Finished 11th in the 200 backstroke in the Ivy Championship 
2020-21:
  • Season canceled due to pandemic
Before Yale:
  • Three-time all-state selection at Saint Xavier High School, which won state championships in each of his four years and has now won 32 consecutive state titles
  • Five-time Scholastic All-America selection
  • Recipient of Sportsmanship Award
  • National Honors Society
  • Winter Juniors Championship A Finalist for club program. 
Personal: Volunteer at The Salvation Army: Red Kettle, serving meals to the veterans, homeless, disabled and women and children.
 
Why Yale? “Attending Yale has always been my life-long dream. After meeting with the team and coaches, it reassured me that Yale was the place for me.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21First Year

    IM/Butterfly/Breaststroke/
    5'11"
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    IM/Butterfly/Breaststroke/
    5'11"
  • 2022-23Junior

    IM/Butterfly/Breaststroke/
    5'11"
  • 2023-24Senior

    IM/Butterfly/Breaststroke/
    5'11"