2015-16 Men's Swimming and Diving

Victor Zhang

  • Weight 0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Canton, Mich.
  • Highschool Canton

Biography

Best Times:

50 Freestyle: 19.89

100 Freestyle: 43.80

200 Freestyle: 1:37.51

500 Freestyle: 4:33.49

100 Backstroke: 50.49

200 Individual Medley: 1:49.15

2015-2016 (Senior): Won the William Leeming Jelliffe Award, recognizing the senior who has shown the greatest progress and development in ability and outstanding leadership during his college years... 50-yard freestyle: Thirteenth place at 2016 Ivy League Men''s Swimming and Diving, time of 20.17 in prelims was the team''s fastest for the season... Second place vs. Brown... Second place vs. Columbia... Second place vs. Penn State... Third place vs. Boston University and Connecticut... Eighth place vs. Harvard and Princeton... 100-yard freestyle: Sixteenth place at Ivies with season-best time of 44.45 in prelims... Fastest on the team in the event... First place vs. Brown... First place vs. Boston University and Connecticut... First place vs. Columbia... First place vs. Southern Connecticut... Second place vs. Dartmouth and Penn... First place vs. Penn State... Ninth place vs. Harvard and Princeton...  200-yard freestyle: Thirteenth place at Nike Cup.

2014-2015 (Junior): Swam in 200-yard freestyle, 400-yard freestyle, 200-yard medley and 400-yard medley relays at 2015 Ivy League Men''s Swimming and Diving Championships... 50-yard freestyle: Fifth place at Ivies with personal best time of 19.89... Third place vs. Harvard and Princeton... Fourth place at Cornell... Fourth place vs. Dartmouth and Penn... 100-yard freestyle: Ninth place at Ivies with personal best time of 43.80... First place vs. Columbia...First place at Bucknell Invitational...  First place vs. Boston University... First place at Cornell... First place vs. Dartmouth and Penn... Second place vs. Columbia... Second place vs. Harvard and Princeton... Seventh place vs. Harvard and Princeton... 200-yard freestyle: 11th place at Ivies, recorded personal best time of 1:37.51... First place vs. Brown... Third place vs. Boston University... Fifth place at Bucknell Invitational. 

2013-2014 (Sophomore): Member of 200-yard freestyle, 400-yard freestyle, 800-yard freestyle and 400-yard medley relay teams at Ivy League Championships; relays placed sixth, sixth, third and seventh respectively... On winning 400-yard medley and 800-yard freestyle relays at Bucknell Invitational... 200-yard IM: 25th at Ivy League Championships, season-best time of 1:50.95... Second vs. Cornell... 100-yard freestyle: 15th place at Ivy League Championships, season-best time of 45.03... Eighth at Bucknell Invitational.. 200-yard freestyle: 16th at Ivy League Championships, season-best time of 1:39.33 in prelims... Second vs. Brown... 10th at HYP.

2012-2013 (Freshman): Swam on fourth place 800-yard freestyle relay and sixth place 400-yard freestyle relay at Ivy League Championships... First place 400-yard freestyle relay at Bucknell Invitational... 200-yard IM: 15th at Ivy League Championships... 100-yard freestyle: 21st at Ivy League Championships... Third vs. Fordham and Rider... 13th at HYP... 200-yard freestyle: 17th at Ivy League Championships... First vs. Brown... First vs. Penn and Dartmouth... Tenth at HYP.

Before Yale: Lettered four times in high school… Five-time All-American swimmer… Holds seven individual records and two relay records… Four time MVP… Team captain senior year… 2011 state champion in 100 back... Junior nationals qualifier... Part of relay that took second place in the 400 free relay at Junior Nationals.

Personal: Member of Morse College… Plans on majoring either biology or economics… Enjoys playing guitar and basketball during spare time.

Why I Chose Yale: “Everything from the community on campus to the academic and athletic program was a perfect fit for me.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13First Year

    Freestyle/IM
  • 2013-14Sophomore

    Freestyle/IM
  • 2014-15Junior

    Freestyle/IM
  • 2015-16Senior