Columbia University Athletics

2023-24 (Senior) 
In the season opener against Penn, he won the 100-back with a time of 49.82 and the 200-back with a time of 1:47.95. Against Yale, he continued his success in the 200-back with a first-place finish and time of 1:48.17; Later, he dominated the 200-IM, taking first with a time of 1:49.58. Against Brown, he won the 200-back with a time of 1:49.24. Against Army in West Point, he won the 100-back and 200-back. Against Cornell, he won the 100-back with a time of 49.75; He also won the 200-back with a time of 1:47.97; He was part of the team to win the 400-free relay with a time of 3:01.45. Against Army at home, he won the 200-fly with a time of 1:47.63. Against Dartmouth, he broke the Columbia pool record in the 400-IM in a time trial with a time of 3:50.53. In the Ivy League Championships, he tallied points for the lions in the 200-IM. 

2022-23 (Junior)
Won the 100-back (49.65) at Cornell on Jan. 28…Won the 100-back with a time of 49.68 against Brown on Jan. 13…Came in first in the 200 IM at Yale on Nov. 12 with a time of 1:40.46…Won the 100 back with a time of 50.00 against Army on Nov. 4. Came in second in the 200 backstroke (1:48.11).

2021-22 (Sophomore)
Set personal bests at the 2022 Ivy League Championships in both the 1000 Free (10th, 9:03.20) and 500 Free (18th, 4:22.74)...Swam for personal best times in the 200 Back (1:50.08) and 200 IM (1:50.76) at Princeton's Big Al Invite...Won the 400 IM against Dartmouth (3:58.83)...Placed first in the 200 Free (1:41.60) and 200 Back (1:50.45) against Cornell...Won the 500 Free (4:30.57) and 1000 Free (9:23.38) at Penn.

2020-21 (First-Year)
Season canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

HIGH SCHOOL
Swam club for Pointe-Claire Swim Club ... Helped his team to the 2019 Canadian Junior Championship as well as Eastern Canadian Championship titles in 2018 and 2019 ... Member of Team Canada 2019 Summer ID team ... Quebec Swimming Federation Identified Athlete (Elite Level) for the 2019-20 season ... Team Canada 2019 for European Open Water meet ... Took silver in the 400 free at the 2019 Eastern Canadian Championships ... Earned the Duke of Edinburgh’s Internationonal Award Silver Medal for community service ... Recipient of the Canadian Governor General Academic medal ... Recipient of 2018 Beaverbrook Vimy Prize ... High School Valedictorian ... Volunteered with Invisible Hands to deliver supplies to immunocompromised individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic.

PERSONAL
Parents are Xiaoyan Wang and Quansheng Li ... Has two brothers, Yiwen and Daniel ... Enrolled in Columbia College ... Plans to study financial economics ... Has played piano for 12 years and earned a Level 10 certification by the Royal Conservatory of Music.