2019-20 Men's Swimming and Diving

Tristan Furnary

  • Weight 0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Anchorage, Alaska
  • Highschool Catlin Gabel School

Biography

Collegiate Bests:
200-yard individual medley: 1:48.02
400-yard individual medley: 3:57.61
100-yard breaststroke: 54.72
200-yard breaststroke: 1:58.59
 
2019-20: Placed eighth in the 100 breaststroke at the Ivy League Championship… Top times in the 200 and 400 individual medleys came at the Ohio State Invitational.
 
2018-19: Finished 13th in the 200 breaststroke and 200 individual medley at the Ivy League Championship.
 
2017-18: Placed 12th in the 200 breaststroke, 14th in the 400 individual medley and 17th in the 200 IM at the Ivy League Championship… Won the 100 breaststroke vs. Southern Connecticut.
 
2016-17: Swam in the second-place 800-yard freestyle relay at the Ivy League Championships... Finished eighth in the 400 individual medley, 15th in the 100 backstroke and 17th in the 200 IM at Ivy’s.
 
Before Yale:  Recipient of Oregon Sports Award for Male Prep Swimmer of the Year… Three-time Most Outstanding Swimmer of the Year for the Multnomah Athletic Club… Three-time Mel Fox Amateur Athlete of the Year nominee… Recipient of Dave Corkran Character in Sports Award.
 
Personal:  Family roots tied to the East Coast… Son of two swimmers… Mother swam for Indiana University and father swam at Dartmouth… Eagle Scout along with his father and brother… Has hiked large sections of the Pacific Crest Trail and enjoys spending time outdoors… Youngest of four children.
 
Why Yale: “When choosing a college, I knew that I wanted challenging academics and a competitive swim program. All the schools I was looking at fulfilled both of these criteria; however, what set Yale apart was the inclusive community both within the team and on the greater college campus. The guys on the team welcomed me and made me feel like a part of the team.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Junior

    Backstroke/IM/Freestyle
  • 2019-20Senior

    Backstroke/IM/Freestyle