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2021-22 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

Hayden Liu

  • Position Backstroke/IM
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hangzhou, China
  • Previous School Crespi Carlmelite (Calif.)
  • College Columbia College

Biography

Top Times:
50 Free: 20.43 (Big Al Invitational, 12/06/19)
100 Free: 44.92 (Big Al Invitational, 12/08/19)
100 Back: 48.40 (2020 Ivy League Championships, 02/28/20)
100 Fly: 47.33 (2020 Ivy League. Championships, 02/28/20)
200 IM: 1:47.85 (2019 Ivy League Championships, 02/28/19)

  • 2020 Second Team All-Ivy League (400 Free Relay)

2019-20 (Sophomore)
Second Team All-Ivy as part of Columbia’s 400 free relay squad which took silver at the Ivy League Championships ... Finalist in the 100 fly, placing seventh overall with a time of 47.49 ... Finished 15th in both the 100 back (48.50) and 200 IM (1:49.25) ... Large contributor in the dual season across the freestyle and IM events ... Won the 200 IM against Dartmouth.
 
2018-19 (First-Year)
Placed 17th at the Ivy League Championships in the 100 back with a season-best time of 49.25 ... Posted personal best times in both the 100 free (45.43) and 200 IM (1:47.85) at the conference meet ... Swam mainly IM and backstroke in the dual meet season.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2018 graduate of Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino, California … Holds 11 school records … Won CIF South Sectional Division I 200-free championship in 2018 … Won Sectional Small Division titles in 2017 and 2018 … Personal bests include 1:48.51 in the IM, 49.20 int eh 100 back, 45.06 in the 100 free and 20.76 in the 50 free

PERSONAL
Born June 13, 1999 … Son of Wen Jiang and Fie Liu … Enrolled at Columbia College.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19First Year

    Backstroke/IM
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Backstroke/IM
  • 2020-21Junior

    Backstroke/IM
  • 2021-22Senior

    Backstroke/IM