UAA CHAMPION! Chan Wins 1,650 Freestyle, Named UAA Rookie of the Year

CHICAGO, Ill. – UAA CHAMPION! First-year Parker Chan received the 1,650 freestyle on Saturday night with a time of 15:24.33, hitting an NCAA B minimize. He is the primary WashU males’s swimmer since 2019 to win a number of particular person titles in the identical 12 months.
 
For his efficiency, Chan was named the 2026 UAA Rookie of the Year. He is the primary UAA Rookie of the Years for the Bears since 2016 (Brandon Lum).
 
The No. 14 males completed fourth with a four-day whole of 1,067 factors.
 
Top Finishers

• 1,650 Freestyle

  • Chan received the sector in 15:24.33

    • First individual since Kevin Cleave in 2019 to win a number of particular person titles in the identical 12 months for the Bears

  • Senior Orluke Borjigin completed second within the B ultimate and 10^th total with a time of 16:12.89
  • Senior Matt Giardinelli took third within the B ultimate and 11^th total in 16:12.16
  • First-year Alex Nguyen completed 15^th with a time of 16:26.11
    
     

• 200 Backstroke

  • Senior Andy Zhu completed fourth within the B ultimate and 12^th total with a time of 1:51.34
  • Sophomore Nicholas Frank completed 14^th in 1:51.78
    
     

• 200 Breaststroke
  
• 100 Freestyle
  
• 200 Butterfly

  • Junior Marco Minai claimed third with a time of 1:46.97, hitting an NCAA B minimize
  • Chan additionally reached the rostrum with an eighth-place end in 1:52.94
  • First-year Gavin Coggan completed third within the B ultimate and 11^th total in 1:50.25
  • Senior Matthew Walker took 14^th in 1:51.58
    
     

• 400 Freestyle Relay
  

 
WashU has one ultimate tune-up and probability to qualify for the NCAA Championships subsequent Saturday, February 21 at McKendree’s Bearcat Last Chance at 1:30 p.m.
 
Standings

 
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