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2016-2017 Men's Swimming Roster

Ian Gaynor

Ian Gaynor

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Donegal, Ireland
  • Highschool:
    Scoil Mhuire
  • Major:
    Business Management

Summary

Biography

Awards:
• 2017 NCAA Division III All-American (50 Free)
• 2017 NCAA Division III All-America Honorable Mention (100 Free)
• 2017 All-Middle Atlantic Conference First Team (50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• 2017 All-Middle Atlantic Conference Honorable Mention (200 Free)
• CollegeSwimming.com National Swimmer of the Week(11/9/16)
• ECAC South Region Swimmer of the Week (1/24/17)
• Middle Atlantic Conference Swimmer of the Week (10/10/16, 11/7/16, 11/21/16, 1/9/17 & 1/23/17)
• 2016 NCAA Division III All-American (100 Free)
• 2016 NCAA Division III All-America Honorable Mention (50 Free)
• 2016 Middle Atlantic Conference Swimmer of the Year
• 2016 All-Middle Atlantic Conference First Team (50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 800 Free Relay)
• ECAC South Region Swimmer of the Week (12/9/15 & 2/17/16)
• Middle Atlantic Conference Swimmer of the Week (10/19/15, 10/26/15, 11/23/15, 12/7/15 & 2/15/16) 
• 2015 NCAA Division III All-American (100 Free)
• 2015 NCAA Division III All-America Honorable Mention (50 Free)
• 2015 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team
• 2015 Middle Atlantic Conference Swimmer of the Year
• 2015 All-Middle Atlantic Conference First Team (50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay)
• 2015 All-Middle Atlantic Conference Second Team (400 Medley Relay)
• 2015 Academic All-Middle Atlantic Conference Team
• 2015 Middle Atlantic Conference Academic Honor Roll
• Middle Atlantic Conference Swimmer of the Week (10/28/14 & 11/4/14)
• 2014 Middle Atlantic Conference Rookie of the Year
• 2014 All-Middle Atlantic Conference First Team (50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free, 200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay)
• 2014 All-Middle Atlantic Conference Second Team (400 Medley Relay)

Miscellaneous:
Concluded junior campaign as the owner of seven school records, which includes the 50-yard freestyle, 100 free, 200 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 400 medley relay and 800 free relay … Also holds five Middle Atlantic Conference records in the 50 free, 100 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay and 800 free relay ... Part of the Presidential Service Corps and Student Athletic Commission at Widener.
 
2015-16:
Competed in all 12 meets as a junior … Became the first student-athlete in program history to be named an NCAA Division III All-American in consecutive seasons since 1986 by finishing tied for fifth in the 100 free in 44.78 seconds and was an NCAA All-America Honorable Mention selection by tying for 11th in the 50 free in 20.49 … Broke own school record in the 50 free during the preliminary round by hitting the wall in 20.35 and also finished 45th in the 200 free with a time of 1:44.50 at the championship event … Was named the Middle Atlantic Conference Swimmer of the Year for the second straight season … Made the All-Middle Atlantic Conference First Team in the 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 400 medley relay and 800 free relay … Earned Middle Atlantic Conference Swimmer of the Week laurels five times on Oct. 19, Oct. 26, Nov. 23, Dec. 7 and Feb. 15 as well as ECAC South Region Swimmer of the Week accolades twice on Dec. 9 and Feb. 17 … Swam in three individual and four relay events at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships (2/12-14) … Won the 50 free in 20.60, the 100 free in 45.46 and the 200 free in 1:42.02 … Set a school record in the 200 free and registered NCAA “B” cut marks at the 50 and 100-yard distances … Member of the 400 free relay which registered a MAC championship meet record time of 3:04.36, posted an NCAA “B” cut mark and clinched the program’s 13th Middle Atlantic Conference title … Also swam on the winning 200 free relay which touched the wall in a MAC championship finals record time of 1:23.81 as well as the first-place 800 free relay that posted a mark of 6:59.20 and the third-place 400 medley relay which clocked in at 3:31.31.
 
2014-15:
Competed in 10 meets as a sophomore … Became the first student-athlete in program history to be named an NCAA Division III All-American since 1986 by finishing sixth in the 100 free in 44.53 and was an NCAA All-America Honorable Mention selection by placing 10th in the 50 free in 20.38 … Also finished 47th in the 200 free with a time of 1:43.56 at the championship event … Recognized as the Middle Atlantic Conference Swimmer of the Year and landed on thePhiladelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team as well as the All-Middle Atlantic Conference First Team, All-Middle Atlantic Conference Second Team, the Academic All-Middle Atlantic Conference Team and the Middle Atlantic Conference Academic Honor Roll … Was named the Middle Atlantic Conference Swimmer of the Week twice … Broke school and conference records in the 50 free by finishing the race in a blistering time of 20.37 at the Franklin & Marshall Invitational (11/21) … Competed in three individual and four relay events at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships (2/13-15) and factored into six winning performances … Won the 50 free in 20.49, 100 free in 45.69 and 200 free in 1:42.91 … Also swam on the victorious 400 free relay that clocked in at 3:05.08, the first-place 800 free relay which finished in 6:55.20, the winning 200 free relay which completed the race in 1:24.36 and the fourth-place medley relay which touched the wall in 3:31.35 … Established championship meet records in the 50 free, 400 free relay and 800 free relay.
 
2013-14:
Competed in nine meets as a freshman … Named the Middle Atlantic Conference Rookie of the Year and was also selected to the All-Middle Atlantic Conference First Team and All-Middle Atlantic Conference Second Team … Competed in three individual and four relay events at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships (2/14-16) … Won the 100 and 200 free in 45.70 and 1:42.71, respectively, and set a championship meet record in the prelims of the 100 by hitting the wall in 45.36 … Also placed second in the 50 free in 20.89 and swam on the second-place 400 free relay which finished in 3:08.16, the runner-up 200 free relay which clocked in at 1:24.78, the third-place 200 medley relay which finished in 1:36.46 and the sixth-place 400 medley relay which was timed at 3:38.14.
 
Personal Bests at Widener:
*50 Free: 20.35, at NCAA Division III Championships (3/16/16)
*100 Free: 44.53, at NCAA Division III Championships (3/21/15)
*200 Free: 1:42.02, at Middle Atlantic Conference Championships (2/13/16)
 
*School Record

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