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2023-24 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

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Alexander Cho

Alexander Cho

  • Position:
    Breaststroke
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Clarendon Hills, IL
  • Highschool:
    Hinsdale Central

Summary

Biography

At UR 2023-24: Limited to four meets as a senior...Swam in four events at the UAA Championships, being on Rochester's top 200 medley and 400 medley relays this season, both of which placed 7th at the conference meet...Individually, placed 28th in the 100 breaststroke (:58.35) and was 41st in the 50 freestyle with a new PR time of :22.20...Both medley relay squads finished the year ranked in the top-100 across Division III, with the 200 medley (1:33.30) ranking 74th and the 400 medley (3:25.45) sitting 72nd...Led UR breaststrokers in 2023-24 with his top UAA time.

At UR 2022-23: Junior was one of UR's Top-5 swimmers, competing in eight meets...Ranked fifth on the team scoring 171 points, with relays, posting six event wins, two second-place finishes and three third-place results...Finished the year with the two top times on the team in the 50 and 100 breaststroke...100 breaststroke time of 56.90 ranks second in program history, just 0.11 shy of the program record...Also placed four other times on UR's Top-10 times list, including the second-fastest 400 medley relay time (3:24.78) and the fourth-fastest 200 medley relay time (1:33.69)...Saw in three different events as an individual and four relays at UAAs...Scored an individual high-mark of 18th at the conference championships in the 100 breaststroke with a new personal best of 56.90...Also finished 25th in the 200 breastroke, 7th in the 400 medley relay and 8th in the 200 medley relay...Set two more personal bests and took home a first-place finish at the Ithaca Bomber Invite...Finished 1st in the 100 breaststroke and set new prs in the 50 and 100 freestyle, finishing 16th and 26th...Also helped the 'Jackets to two Top-2 finishes in the 200 and 400 medley relays at Ithaca, winning the 200 medley and finishing second in the 400 medley with a time that finished the year as the 72nd-fastest in NCAA Division III (3:26.13)

At UR 2021-22: Showed improvement as a sophomore, swimming at seven meets...Was the teams top 100 breast swimmer, posting a season-best time of :57.15 in a 13th place finish at the UAA Championships...Added 28th place result in the 200 breast and was 43rd in the 50 free at UAA's, also swimming on top-8 200 and 400 medley relay squads which both ended as the top relays on Rochester this season...400 medley relay (3:24.69) set new school record at the UAA Championships...Had four wins, one runner-up and one 3rd place result during the year, finishing 6th on Rochester in total points scored with 133.50...Strong meet at the Ithaca Bomber Invitational in December, finishing 3rd on both medley relays while placing 6th individually in the 100 breast...Was 11th in the 200 breast and also swam in the 50 free and 100 free events...Currently is #2 on the UR all-time list in the 100 breaststroke.

At UR 2020-21: First-year swimmer appeared in both of UR's meets...Double-winner against Nazareth on Feb. 27, winning 100m breaststroke and on 200m medley relay, also placing 3rd in 200m breaststroke...Captured title at the UR Invitational in the 100 breaststroke (57.21), 200 medley relay (1:33.89) and 400 medley relay (3:28.34)...Also, was 4th in the 200 breaststroke, 9th in the 50 freestyle and on 2nd place 200 free relay...Ranked nationally in the top-100 in the 100 breast (28th), 200 breast (81st), 200 free relay (30th, 1:26.32), 200 medley relay (22nd) and 400 medley relay (21st).

HS: Lettered in swimming for the Red Devils of Hinsdale Central HS...Earned Most Improved honors as a senior when he also was named an All-American...Part of 2020 IHSA State Champion 200 medley relay, also swimming to 8th place in 100 breaststroke...PR time of 57.40 seconds in the 100 breaststroke...Helped team finish 2020 sectionals in second place and 8th at the state meet...Club swim teams were Dallas Mustangs, WEST Swim Club and FMC Aquatics.

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