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2020-21 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

Baptiste Leger

  • Position Backstroke/IM
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Paris, France
  • Previous School Lycée Marie Curie
  • College Columbia College

Biography

Top Times:
100 Back: 48.23 (2018 NCAA Div. II Championships, 03/16/18)
200 Back: 1:44.52 (2018 NCAA Div. II Championships, 03/17/18)
200 IM: 1:49.41 (2019 Bluegrass Mountain Championships, 02/07/19)
  • 2018, 2019 NCAA Division II All-American (200 Back)
2019-20 (Junior)
Finalist at the Ivy League Championships in the 100 back, placing eighth overall with a time of 48.80 ... Also won the consolation final of the 200 back with a season-best 1:44.81 ...  Three-time winner in the 200 back throughout the dual season.

2018-19 (Sophomore at Queens University of Charlotte)
Named an All-American in the 200 back for the second-straight season after finishing sixth at the NCAA Div. II National Championships in 1:44.70 ... Helped Queens to its fifth-straight NCAA Div. II national title ... All-Conference in 100 back, 200 back, 200 IM ... Dean's List.

2017-2018 (First-Year at Queens University of Charlotte)
Placed fourth overall at the NCAA Div. II National Championships in the 200 backstroke to earn All-America honors ... Member of NCAA Div. II National Champions squad ... Honorable Mention All-American in 100 backstroke ... All-Conference in 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke ... Dean's List.

Personal
Son of Jean Francois and Isabelle Leger ... Has three younger sisters, Solène, Katell and Claire ... Majoring in biology ... Enrolled in Columbia College.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Junior

    Backstroke/IM
  • 2020-21Senior

    Backstroke/IM