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Hamish Greenaway Free Junior Killingworth, CT One of only four athletes in Columbia's swimming history to be named captain in their junior year As a freshman he focused on sprints but made the jumt up to distance events as a sophomore Two-time scorer in the 1000 and 1650 free at last year's EISL meet Has made significant progress while at Columbia because of his attitude and his willingness to work hard The name Hamish is Australian and stands for champion Biochemistry major.
Mark Fichera Senior captain was diving coach Gordon Spencer's first ever EISL Champion Fichera won the the one meter event and was runnerup in the three meter at the 1999 meet Last year he won both boards at the EISL meet and then went on a week later to win the one meter event at the NCAA Zone meet In Minnesota at the NCAA Championships, Fichera placed 24th and 23rd respectively in the one and three meter events A spectator for the 10 meter event, Fichera hopes to qualify for all three diving events this year Afer a summer in which he dove for former Olympic and World Champion, Klaus DiBiasi while in Rome, Mark will be counted on to produce another big year Former Connecticut state champion Architecture major.
Bud Kraft Hard worker who is still trying to make the transition from football to swimming As a senior in high school played safety for the nationally ranked Massillon Tigers During freshman year he dropped over eighteen seconds in his breaststroke and scored in both breaststroke events at the EISL meet Was one of only four Lions to score in three events at last year's EISL meet (100 and 200 breast/400 IM) Economics major.
Adam Reynolds Another hard worker from the class of 2002 Arrived on campus as a runner and sometimes distance freestyler Has given up running for the time being and has become one of the Lions top 200 freestylers and 200 butterflyers EISL scorer in both events as a freshman and sophomore Will be counted on to repeat the success of his first two years Engineering major.
Matt Schultz Affectionately known as The Limestone Cowboy", Schultz returns to defend his title as the league's top 100 yd. backstroker Co-winner of the Most Outstanding Freshman Award in 1997-98 As a sophomore was runner-up in the 100 yd. backstroke and led off the 400 medley relay with a varsity record (49.39) As a junior became EISL Champion in the 100 back (48.79) and was part of three varsity record setting relays First Lion freshman to earn All-Ivy honors since 1985 High school All America at Bedford North Lawrence Is the web master for Columbia swimming Computer Science major.
Arpad Sebe Exploded onto the Ivy swimming scene last year as a freshman Only the second Lion in history to score in three events their first year Varsity record holder in the 200 breaststoke and member of two record setting relays Finished sixth in the 200 IM, ninth in the 100 breast and second in the 200 breast at the EISL meet Has the potential to set and or break all IM and breast records inhis four years Potential NCAA qualifier Has Canadian Olympic team dreams for 2004 Finished ninth at the Canadian Olympic Trials this past May Economics major.
Colin Shannahan Another hard working member of the Light Blue junior class Like Greenaway, Shannahan is one of only four athletes in Columbia's swimming history to be named captain in his junior year Voted Most Improved Swimmer for the 1999-2000 season One of only four Lions to scored in all three individual events at last year's championships (100 and 200 back/200 IM) Had fastest leg on 800 free relay Former Junior National Consolation Finalist in the 200 free Philosophy/economics major.
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