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2020-21 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

Erik Hansen

  • Position Freestyle
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Quechee, Vt.
  • Previous School Hanover
  • College Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Biography

Top Times:
200 Freestyle: 1:45.23 (2020 ECAC Championships, 02/29/20)
500 Freestyle: 4:38.20 (2020 ECAC Championships, 02/28/20)
1,650 Freestyle: 16:01.10 (Big Al Invitational, 12/08/19)

2019-20 (First-Year)
Posted personal-best marks in both the 200 free (1:45.23) and 500 free (4:38.20) at the ECAC Championships ... Top finish at ECACs came in the 1,650, placing 12th in 16:18.63 ... Also took 13th in the 500 free ... Swam a season-best 16:01.10 in the mile at Princeton's Big Al Invitational in December.

High School
Four-year letter winner at Hanover High School for coach Fritz Bedford ... Helped the Marauders to back-to-back Division II New Hampshire State Championships in 2018 and 2019 ... Won a trio of Division II New Hampshire individual state titles, including 200 free (2018), 500 free (2018) and 100 back (2019) ... Swam with Upper Valley Aquatic Club (UVAC) and was a 2017 and 2018 team captain.

Personal
Parents are Sofia and Stig Hansen '88SEAS ... Has two siblings, Kristian and Isabella ... Father and uncle, Bo Hansen '89CC, both rowed crew for the Lions ... Brother, Kristian, is on the men's swimming team at Minnesota ... Plans to study computer science ... Enrolled in Fu Foundation of Engineering and Applied Science.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20First Year

    Freestyle
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Freestyle