Men's Swimming & Diving Announces Incoming Class
8/21/2015 11:25:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving
NEW YORK - Columbia men's swimming & diving head coach Jim Bolster has announced the addition of 10 standouts, including nine swmmers and one diver, for the upcoming 2015-16 season.
Shane Brett
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
High School: St. Mary's International
Events: Butterfly • Individual Medley
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Ng Jia Hao
Hometown: Singapore
Previous School: Santa Monica College
High School: Raffles Institution (Singapore)
Events: Breaststroke
Pearce Kieser
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
High School: Seven Hills Upper School
Club Team: Mercy Healthplex Sea Wolves
Events: Breaststroke
Matthew Kronengold
Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
High School: Pine Crest School
Events: Freestyle • Butterfly • Backstroke • Individual Medley
Eric Ng
Hometown: Edison, N.J.
High School: John P. Stevens
Club Team: Scarlet Aquatics
Events: Butterfly • Individual Medley • Freestyle
Jack Smith
Hometown: Ormskirk, Great Britain
High School: Millfeild School
Club Team: Hamilton Aquatics (Dubai)
Events: Breaststroke
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Brian Tsau
Hometown: Bethesda, Maryland
High School: Montgomery Blair
Club Team: Nation's Capital Swim Club
Events: Freestyle • Individual Medley
Luke Thorsell
Hometown: Oak Hill, Va.
High School: Thomas Jefferson
Club Team: Nation's Capital Swim Club
Events: Freestyle • Butterfly • Backstroke • Individual Medley
Jacob Zucker
Hometown: Potomac, Md.
High School: Walter Johnson
Club Team: Nation's Capital Swim Club
Events: Freestyle • Backstroke • Individual Medley
Kevin Fulton
Hometown: Flanders, N.J.
High School: Morris County School of Technology
Club Team: Lords of the Boards
Events: Diving
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"Kevin brings an exuberance to the sport of diving that every college team would love to have, " said Columbia diving coach Gordon Spencer. "He is acrobatic and explosive and his potential for success in the Ivy League is unlimited. Kevin is an experienced platform diver and together with sophomore Jayden Pantel will represent the best platform diving team in the Ivies."
