Zach Baecker Season 2019-20

Pos.B
YearJunior
HometownSpringboro, Ohio
Personal Best Times
Event Times
100 Breaststroke 55.65
200 Breaststroke 1:57.65
200 IM 1:50.91
400 IM 3:58.97

2019-20: Competed and qualified for finals in three events at the American Conference Championships (100 breast, 200 breast, 400 IM) ... finished 11th in the 100 breast with a time of 55.65 ... placed third in the 100 breast in dual with Xavier ... won the 200 breast with a 1:57.65 at the Zippy Invitational ... finished runner-up to teammate Dalton Lillibridge in 200 breast at the House of Champions, reaching the wall in 2:00.15

2018-19: CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention ... made the finals in the 100 breast, 200 breast and the 400 IM at the American Athletic Conference Championship ... had a fifth place finish in the 200 breast against Northwestern ... placed second in the 200 breast versus Kenyon ... also place second in the 200 breast against Xavier ... at the Miami Invitational, finished fourth in the 100 breast ... qualified for three finals at the House of Champions ... was fourth in the 100 breast and fifth in the 200 breast in meet against Miami ... started the season by placing third in the 200 breast against Indianapolis

2017-18: CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention ... AAC All-Academic Team ... posted a B-cut time in the 200 breast at the 2018 American Athletic Conference Championships with a 1:59:77 and finished in fifth place in the final ... also swam the 100 breast and 400 IM at his first championship meet ... placed second in the 200 breast versus Kenyon in the last meet of the regular season ... had big meet at Miami (OH), winning the 200 brest and coming in third in the 100 breast ... made it to the finals in the 200 breast at the US Winter Nationals ... recorded his first sub-two minute 200 breast time at the Bearcat Midseason Invitational to win the event ... won the 200 breast at his first two collegiate meets, versus Indianapolis and versus Cleveland State

Prior to UC: Two eighth place finishes at the Ohio state meet taking sixth in 100 breast and eighth in 200IM (2016) … competed at the state championships in 200 breast, 200IM, 400IM, and 100 breast (2015) … two-time Greater Western Ohio Athlete of the Year (2015, 2017) … district champion in the 100 breaststroke (2017) … part of the first school relay team to place at the state meet, finishing seventh (2017) … swam for Coffman YMCA and placed seventh at nationals in 200 breast and tenth in 100 breast (2016) … fourth place finish at long course YMCA nationals in 200 breast and seventh place at the short course.
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Senior
2020-21

BREASTSTROKE/IM
_T8U1172

Sophomore
2018-19

Breaststroke/I M
P8231188

Freshman
2017-18

BREASTSTROKE/IM