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UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER YELLOWJACKETS

2020-21 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

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Eric Chang

Eric Chang

  • Position:
    Backstroke/Freestyle
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Scotch Plains, NJ
  • Highschool:
    Union County Vocation Tech

Summary

Biography

At UR 2020-21: The senior competed in both of UR's meets during the shortened season...Placed 2nd in the 100 backstroke (56.11), 4th in the 200 backstroke (2:02.90) and 6th in the 50 freestyle (22.31) at the UR Invitational...Also, part of UR's 1st place 400 freestyle relay...Was 5th in the 100m freestyle against Nazareth on Feb. 27...Nationally ranked in the top-100 in the 100 back (87th), 200 back (81st), 200 free relay (30th, 1:26.32) and 400 free relay (24th, 3:10.10)...UAA All-Academic...Honored for academic work by being elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

At UR 2019-20: Participated in six meets during junior season...Finished top-16 in four events at the Ithaca Bomber Invitational, including 6th place in the 400 medley relay and 10th in the 200 backstroke...Season top-times at UAA's in the 100 back (53.67), 200 back (1:57.43) and 200 IM (1:59.38) all of which were top-3 on the team this year...Named to UAA All-Academic team for the winter season. 

At UR 2018-19: Completed his sophomore season by competing in eight meets for the Yellowjackets...Finished with three second-best team times, with 24.83 seconds in the 50 back, 53.08 seconds in the 100 back, 1:58.33 in the 200 IM...Competed in the 100 back, 200 back, and 200 IM at the UAA Championships...Finished eighth on the team in points at 129...Secured four victories on the season...Named to the 2018-19 UAA All-Academic team.

At UR 2017-18: Had a standout first year for Rochester, recording a team-best 14 top-3 finishes and four wins...Three of his first place finishes came in the 200 backstroke event and the other in the 200 IM...Totaled 91 points on the season to finish with the 7th highest mark on the team...Recorded top individual performances at the UAA Championship meet in the 50 backstroke (24.59), 100 backstroke (52.90), 200 backstroke (1:55.77) and the 200 IM (1:57.51)...Swam as a member of three relay teams that recorded top-8 finishes at the UAA meet including the 400 medley relay (7th), 800 free relay (8th), and the 400 free relay (8th).

HS: Attended Union County Vocation Technical HS where he was a member of the swimming team.

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