2025-26 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Zach Vasser
- Position:
- Free
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Linwood, N.J.
- Previous School:
- Mainland Regional
- College:
- Columbia College
2025-26 (Junior)
Earned a third-place finish in the 1,000 freestyle and a fourth-place finish in the 500 freestyle against Penn … Finished fifth overall in the 1,000 freestyle against Princeton … At the Princeton Big Al Invitational, set personal-best times of 21.67 in the 50 freestyle and 1:39.63 in the 200 freestyle, while also competing in the 500 freestyle and 1,650 freestyle (sixth-place finish) … Finished second in the 1,000 freestyle and third in the 500 freestyle against Brown … Earned a second-place finish in the 1,000 freestyle against Navy … At the Ivy League Championships, earned a fourth-place finish in the 1,000 freestyle, a seventh-place finish in the 1,650 freestyle, and qualified for the 500 freestyle finals, placing eighth after setting a personal-best time of 4:19.30 in prelims.
2024–25 (Sophomore)
Won silver in the 1000 free at Ivies (8:53.42) and placed fifth in the 1650 free (14:59.91). Won the 1000 free at Dartmouth (9:27.63), Cornell (9:07.99), and Princeton (9:03.87). Placed second in 1000 free at Brown and vs. Penn. Took fifth in 1650 at Ivies. A consistent long-distance point-scorer all season. Named Second Team All-Ivy.
In the season opener against Penn, he won the 1000-free with a time of 0:29.87. Against Yale, he won the 1000-free with a time of 9:21.97. In the Big Al Invitational, he placed fourth in the 1650-free with a time of 15:14.06, which was the second fastest time in the history of the program. Against Cornell, he won the 1000-free with a time of 9:32.12. Against Army, he won the 1000-free with a time of 9:25.59. In the Ivy League Championships, he tallied points for the lions in the 500-free; He also received sixth place in the 1000-free with a time of 9:01.50; He also placed fourth in the 1650-free with a time of 15:05.98.
High School: Attended Mainland Regional High School, Linwood, NJ… 2022-2023 NISCA Boys High School All-American in 500 freestyle… 4-time Press of Atlantic City (newspaper) All-Star swimmer… Second team South Jersey Interscholastic Swimming Association honors… 2-time South Jersey Champion… Two-time 3rd Place State Champion in 500 yard freestyle… Team record holder (EHT Seahawks club team) in the 1000 (9:09.57) and 1650 (15:24.08)yard freestyle… qualified for USA Swimming Open Water Nationals…National Honor Society, graduated magna cum laude
Personal: Father was a member of the Columbia rowing team...Enrolled in Columbia College.
