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UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER YELLOWJACKETS

2021-22 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

Matthew Gelb

Matthew Gelb

  • Position:
    Diving
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Pittsford, NY
  • Highschool:
    Harley School

Summary

Biography

At UR 2021-22: As a senior, made the switch to diving as his primary event, scoring 33.00 total points for Rochester during the season...Finished in 4th on both boards in a tri-meet with Alfred and Fredonia on Nov. 13...Had top 6-dive scores on both the 1-meter (115.43) and 3-meter (137.18) at Case Western Reserve on Nov. 6...Competed at both the Ithaca Bomber Invitational and UAA Championships on both boards...Ranked 15th on 3-meter at Ithaca, scoring 194.50 points and was 18th on 1-meter (189.40 points)...Ended 18th on both boards at UAA's.

At UR 2020-21: The junior participated in two events in both the UR Invitiational and UR's lone dual match...Posted season best time of 23.62 in the 50 free and 52.46 in the 100 free, swimming exhibitions...5th place result on 200m free relay and 6th place in 50m free against Naz on Feb. 27.

At UR 2019-20: Swam for Yellowjackets during freestyle events in sophomore season, appearing in six meets overall...Finished with career-best in 50 free (23.34) against Geneseo on Jan. 24...Posted a season-best time of 52.46 in the 100 free.

At UR 2018-19: Swam in five meets as a first-year...Earned season best times in the 50 free (23.38) and 100 free (51.59) at the Ithaca College Invite...Had a season-best in the 100 back (1:10.17) against RIT...Finished with two runner-up finishes.

HS: Attended the Harley School...Member of the Wolves swimming and diving team...Named team captain....Earned All-Greater Rochester honors in each season of high school and was Genesee Regional All-Star five times...Personal best times of 23.2 seconds in the 50 freestyle, 52.2 seconds in the 100 freestyle...Ready-to-Roar Award holder...Contributed to four Section V titles...School record holder on Harley's 200 freestyle relay...White Key Award winner for 100+ hours of community service...Participated in HANDS program, assisting local hospice patients...President of Harley School Business Investment Club.

Personal: Brother, Robert '22, and sister, Nicole '22, also attended UR and were a part of the Yellowjacket swimming and diving program.

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