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- Year:
- So.
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- Hometown:
- Cleveland Heights, OH
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- High School:
- University
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- Events:
- Fly, Free
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- Major:
- Economics / Psychology
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- College:
- Claremont McKenna
Bio
At CMS
Entering his junior season competing with the CMS swimming and diving program ... CMS and national record holder in the 200 fly (1:44.01) ... Also holds the school record in the 100 fly (47.45), and ranks second in the 200 IM (1:49.66) and seventh in the 200 free (1:39.82) ... Part of a school-record 400 medley relay (3:12.34) and an 800 free relay that ranks second (6:40.34).
2021-22 (Sophomore)
National Champion in the 200 fly (NCAA record time of 1:44.01) ... First-Team All-American (100 fly, 400 medley relay), Honorable mention All-American (800 free relay) ... SCIAC Champion (200 fly, 200 IM, 400 medley relay), All-SCIAC (100 fly, 800 free relay) ... CSCAA Scholar All-America Team ... SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Earned the national championship in the 200 fly at his first NCAA meet, setting a new NCAA Division III record with a 1:44.01 and winning the race by just over two seconds. Knocked over a half-second off the old NCAA record, which had held since 2017 ... Was the first national champion for CMS swimming and diving since 2016 (Matt Williams in the 100 back) ... Also earned first-team All-America honors in the 100 fly, finishing fifth with a new CMS record of 47.45 ... Part of a 400 medley relay team that earned second place at NCAAs with a new school record of 3:12.34 ... Captured the SCIAC Championship in the 200 fly in a then-SCIAC record 1:46.06 (before knocking two more seconds off it at nationals) ... Also won the 200 IM at SCIACs in 1:49.66, becoming the second Stag to break 1:50 and winning the race over defending SCIAC Swimmer of the Year AJ Nybo of Cal Lutheran ... Was second at SCIACs in the 100 fly to his own teammate, finishing in 48.20, just behind Marco Conati's 48.04 as the Stags went 1-2 ... Won a SCIAC title in the 400 medley relay in 3:15.05, setting a SCIAC record at the time, before trimming another 2.7 seconds off it at nationals.
2020-21 (First-Year)
SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Stags did not compete due to COVID-19.
Prior to CMS
Attended University School in Ohio, where he was a member of the swimming and diving team ... Also competed for the Blazing Barracudas club team.
Personal
Attends Claremont McKenna, where he majors in economics and psychology ... Chose CMS because of the "academics, students I met, location, and size."
News Mentions

12 Stags Honored on CSCAA Scholar All-America Teams
CLAREMONT, Calif. - A total of 12 members of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team were honored by the College Swimming and...
June 29, 2022

CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Sets 11 Program Records on Way to Eighth-Place NCAA Finish
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving program set 11 new program records, as well as NCAA Division III record...
March 21, 2022

Lucas Lang Earns Runner-Up in 1650, Helps Stags to Eighth-Place Finish at NCAA Championships
INDIANPOLIS, Ind. – Lucas Lang earned a runner-up finish in the 1650-yard freestyle to help cap off an eighth-place finish for the Claremont...
March 19, 2022

Frank Applebaum Sets New NCAA Record to Win National Title in 200 Fly
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Frank Applebaum knocked over a half-second off the NCAA Division III in the 200-yard butterfly, while winning the race by...
March 18, 2022

Applebaum, Conati Earn All-America Honors, 400 Medley Relay Earns Runner-Up
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Frank Applebaum and Marco Conati both earned first-team All-America honors in the 100-yard butterfly with the top two...
March 17, 2022

CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Ranked No. 8 Heading into NCAA Championships
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team, which is sending 10 student-athletes to the NCAA Division III...
March 2, 2022

CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Sends Nine Swimmers to NCAA Championships
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team will have nine swimmers attending the NCAA Division III Championship...
February 24, 2022

CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Runs Away with SCIAC Title
LA MIRADA, Calif. - SCIAC Newcomer of the Year Nick Tekieli won his third individual race of the weekend, while Anderson Breazeale, Frank...
February 20, 2022

CMS Men's Swim and Dive Opens Up 100-Point Lead Heading into Final Day of SCIACs
LA MIRADA, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team stretched its lead up to over 100 points over Pomona-Pitzer...
February 19, 2022

CMS Men's Swim and Dive Wins All Four Events, Takes 71-Point Lead After Day Two of SCIACs
LA MIRADA, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team won all four events that were held on Thursday at the SCIAC...
February 18, 2022

Men's Swimming and Diving Caps Perfect SCIAC Regular Season with Two Dual Wins
LA VERNE, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team finished off a 7-0 SCIAC regular season with a pair of wins over La...
January 30, 2022

CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Rolls Past Redlands for Senior Day Win
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team took first place in every event as it celebrated Senior Day with a...
January 15, 2022

CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Falls to Division I California Baptist; Lang Sweeps 500, 1000
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team had several strong performances in its return to action after a...
January 7, 2022

CMS Men's Swim and Dive Picks Up Dominant Win Over Pomona-Pitzer
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The No. 12 ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team earned a statement win its two-day Sixth Street dual...
December 5, 2021

CMS Men's Swim and Dive Opens up 26-Point Lead over Pomona-Pitzer After First Day
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Marco Conati swam a personal best 20.40 to win the 50 free, led off a winning 200 free relay with a 20.46, and anchored the...
December 3, 2021

Stags Pick Up Two Dual Wins in Tri-Meet at Chapman
ORANGE, Calif. - The No. 12 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team improved to 3-0 in SCIAC by picking up dual wins over Chapman...
November 13, 2021

CMS Men's Swim and Dive Wins All 16 Events in SCIAC Opener Against Occidental
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team won all 16 events, led by two individual wins apiece from Marco...
November 7, 2021

CMS Men's Swimming and Diving has Promising Start in Defeat to Division I UC San Diego
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team gave itself a tough initial test in its first meet in 18 months,...
October 24, 2021