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2018-19 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

Columbia University Athletics/Mike McLaughlin

Brian Tsau

  • Position Freestyle/Individual Medley
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bethesda, Md.
  • Previous School Montgomery Blair
  • College Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
  • Major Computer Science

Biography

Top Times:
500 Free: 4:28.97 (2017 Ivy League Championships, 02/23/17)
1000 Free: 9:13.10 (2019 Ivy League Championships, 03/01/19)
1650 Free: 15:35.11 (2019 Ivy League Championships, 03/02/19)

2018-19 (Senior)
Placed 13th in both the 1,000 free (9:13.10) and 1,650 free (15:35.11) at the Ivy League Championships, registering collegiate best times in both ... Earned five wins in the 500 free throughout the dual season, plus three victories in the 1,000 free ... Won both events in the final three duals of the season against Cornell, Brown and Navy ... Won the 1,650 free in 15:41.23 at the Bruno Invitational.

2017-18 (Junior)
Finished 17th in the 1,000 free at the Ivy League Championships with a time of 9:20.15 ... Also finished 20th in the 1,650 free, touching in 15:50.69 ... Won the 1,000 freestyle with a time of 9:29.24 vs. Brown  ... Also won the 1,000 free with a time of 9:30.31 vs. Cornell.

2016-17 (Sophomore)
Scored in all three individual events for the Lions at the conference meet ... Placed 12th in the mile with a time of 15:37.96 ... Took 18th in the 500 free (4:28.97) and 16th in the 1,000 free (9:21.48) at Ivies ... Won the 1,000 free with a time of 9:42.55 vs. Dartmouth ... Won the 1,000 free with a time of 9:25.42 and a runner-up finish in the 500 free with a time of 4:36.94 vs. Navy ... Won the 1,000 free with a time of 9:29.79 and a runner-up finish in the 500 free with a time of 4:36.19 vs. Brown ... Won the 1,000 free with a time of 9:31.29 in the 1000 free and won the 500 free with a time of 4:35.95 vs. Cornell ... Won the 1,000 free with a time of 9:25.87 vs. Bucknell ... Won the 1,000 free with a time of 9:23.26 in a tri-meet with Army and Penn.

2015-16 (First-Year)
Top finish at the Ivy League Championships came in the 1,650 free, placing 23rd in 15:50.25 ... Earned his first collegiate victory in the 1,000 freestyle (9:23.68) and added a second win in the 500 freestyle (4:34.80) against Army … Won the 1000 freestyle (9:30.51) and the 500 freestyle (4:35.87) against Cornell ... Won the 1000 freestyle (9:31.97) against Bucknell ... For the third meet in a row, won the 1000 freestyle (9:23.32) against Brown.

Personal
Enrolled in Fu Foundation School of Engineering & Applied Sciences.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16First Year

    Freestyle/Individual Medley
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Freestyle/Individual Medley
  • 2017-18Junior

    Freestyle/Individual Medley
  • 2018-19Senior

    Freestyle/Individual Medley