Zachary Chen
Zachary Chen
Height: 5-10
Weight: 160
Year: So.
Hometown: Troy, MI
High School: Troy
Position: Free, Back, IM
Major: Undeclared
Parents: Chi Yang & Jack

Career Best Times:

21.37 50 Free 2/17/2016 UAA Championships
47.16 100 Free 2/17/2016 UAA Championships
1:45.04 200 Free 10/24/2015 vs. Birmingham-Southern
24.28 50 Back 1/28/2017 vs. UGA
50.97 100 Back 2/17/2016 UAA Championships
1:50.06 200 Back 12/3/2015 SCAD Invitational
52.04 100 Fly 1/28/2017 vs. UGA
1:52.20 200 IM 12/1/2016 Miami Invitational
4:02.86 400 IM 2/8/2017 UAA Championships

Honors:

2016 All-UAA 100 Back 3rd
CSCAA Scholar All-America
 
2017 CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention

 

Prior to Emory: Served as a team captain for the Troy High School swim team as a junior and senior...3x Academic All-American in 2013, 2014 and 2015...Named All-State for all four years of his high school career...Recorded personal bests in the 200 IM (1:56.0) and 100 Back (52.5) as a junior...Set a new personal best time in the 100 Back with a time of 51.6 as a senior and recorded a 21.20 in the 50 free during his senior season.

Personal: Born May 5, 1997.

Why he chose Emory?: "I chose Emory for the great academics, great athletics and beautiful campus."