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UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER YELLOWJACKETS

2019-20 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

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Eric Weidman

Eric Weidman

  • Position:
    Freestyle/Breaststroke
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Guilford, CT
  • Highschool:
    Guilford

Summary

Biography

At UR 2019-20: Senior season resulted in multiple impressive merits...Appeared in eight meets...Scored in five events at the UAA Championships, including finishing 15th individually in the 1650 free and 20th in the 200 breast...Also, was on UR's top teams in the 200 and 400 medley and 800 free relays, all which cracked the NCAA top-100...Finished 3rd in two events at the Ithaca Bomber Invite, coming in the 1650 freestyle (16:25.94) and on the 800 free relay...10 individual top-3 results, and was tied for 4th on the team in non-relay points (97.50)...UAA All-Academic.

At UR 2018-19: Was a top-10 performer for the Yellowjackets during his junior season, finishing tenth on the team in points at 110.50...Secured a pair of wins and nine total top-3 finishes...Set season-best times in the 500 free (4:46.00), 1650 free (16:15.81) and 200 breast (2:08.12) at the UAA Championships...His time in the 1650 free was an NCAA 'B' cut time...Named to the UAA All-Academic team...Earned CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-American accolades.

At UR 2017-18: Was a top performer for Rochester in his sophomore season, competing in nine meets and ending fourth on the team with 114 points scored individually...Recorded two individual top-20 finishes at the UAA meet in February, taking 13th in the 1650 freestyle and 19th in the 200 breaststroke...Took first place in six events during the season including two wins at a dual meet against Nazareth in the 200 breaststroke and the 1000 yard freestyle...Recorded top times on the team in the 500 freestyle, 1000 freestyle, 1650 freestyle,and the 200 breaststroke...Named to the UAA All-Academic team for the winter season. 

At UR 2016-17: As a freshman, competed in nine meets, swimming in seven different events for UR...Finished 2nd at the Liberty League Championships in the 1650 freestyle and was 3rd in the 500 freestyle...Also, scored points in the 200 breaststroke (7th) and the 100 breaststroke (16th)...Scored for the Yellowjackets in four events at the UAA Championships, ranking 15th in the 1650 free, 23rd in the 500 free and 24th in the 200 breaststroke, while also being on UR's 7th place 800 freestyle relay which posted a team best time of 7:06.24 for the year...Ended 6th on the team in individual points with 136 and was 10th in total scoring (147.5)...Had top-3 times on UR in four events, the 800 free relay, 200 breaststroke, 1650 freestyle and 500 freestyle...Named Liberty League Rookie of the Week on Feb. 13.

HS: Lettered in swimming and diving for the Indians of Guilford HS...Named swimming team captain as a senior...Earned All-State honors as a junior and backed it up with All-Conference accolades as a senior...Personal best of 1:00.01 in the 100 breaststroke and 2:10.32 in 200 breaststroke...Named Guilford HS Scholar Athlete for four years...Also, swam with the Soundview YMCA Stingrays for five years, traveling to short course nationals in two seasons.

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