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2018-19 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Nianzhong Liu

  • Position Breaststroke/Freestyle
  • Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 183
  • Class Senior
  • Major Real Estate (School of Professional Studies)
  • Hometown Athens, Greece
  • High School St. Lawrence College

Biography


2017-18: Earned All-America honors with a fourth-place finish in the 400-yard medley relay (school-record 3:17.21) and a sixth-place performance in the 800-yard freestyle relay, as well as two Honorable Mentions (11th-place- 400-Yard Freestyle relay, 14th-place- 200-Yard Freestyle Relay) at the NCAA Championships (3/21-24)…finished second in the 200-yard freestyle and  third in four other events: 200-yard freestyle relay, 400-yard medley relay, 800-yard freestyle relay (school-record 6:39.67), and 400-yard freestyle relay, and swam the team’s fastest 100- and 200-yard free times of the season (45.51 and 1:39.61, respectively) at the UAA Championships (2/14-17).
 
Pre-NYU: Attended Pace University and was a member of the swimming & diving team as a freshman and a sophomore…Northeast-10 Conference Swimming and Diving Men's Rookie of the Year…set four individual (50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 100 breast) and four relay records (200 free, 400 free, 200 medley, 400 medley) at Pace.
 
Personal: Decided to attend NYU because it was a “perfect fit for me academically and athletically”…enjoys classical guitar, sailing, surfing, camping, and exploring.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Junior

    Breaststroke/Freestyle
    6'3" 183 lbs
  • 2018-19Senior

    Breaststroke/Freestyle
    6'3" 183 lbs