Tartan Men’s Swimming and Diving Releases 2020-21 Roster

(PITTSBURGH, Pa.) – While the 2020-21 season has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Carnegie Mellon University head swimming and diving coach Matt Kinney, in his 14th year at the helm of the Tartans, has released the men's roster for the 2020-2021 academic year.

View the 2020-21 Men's Swimming and Divining Roster

Below are a few facts about the makeup of the 45-member men's swimming and diving team.

Class Years: Seniors (6); Juniors (13); Sophomores (16); Newcomers (10)

Natives Of: British Columbia (1); California (5); Colorado (1); China (1); Connecticut (1); Florida (1); Indiana (1); Illinois (5); Massachusetts (1); New Jersey (9); New York (2); North Carolina (1); Ohio (2); Oregon (1); Pennsylvania (4); Texas (3); Virginia (3); Washington (3)

College of Study: College of Engineering (24); Deitrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences (9); Mellon College of Science (1); School of Computer Science (5); Tepper School of Business (6)

Notes:

• The Tartans qualified 13 student-athletes to compete at last year's NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships with all selected to the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) All-America team, 12 of which are on the current roster: Justin Britton, Colin Daniel, Richard Dauksher, Erik Feldmann, Max Gonzalez, Yousef Hassen, James Kyle, Judson Kyle, John McNab, Matthew Nagler, Sean Ream and Aleksander Tarczynski
• Of the 13 men that qualified for the NCAA event, six would have been competing on the national stage for the second time, including five on the current roster: Justin Britton, Colin Daniel, Richard Dauksher, Max Gonzalez and Judson Kyle
• Justin Britton was named a College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-American the last two seasons, receiving first team accolades a year ago.
• The Tartans had 15 members named Scholar All-Americans by the College Swim Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) with 14 on current roster: Justin Britton, Alex Chiu, Colin Daniel, Richard Dauksher, Oskar Eisgruber, Max Gonzalez, Andrew Joyner, James Kyle, Judson Kyle, John McNab, Matthew Nagler, Sean Ream, Aleksander Tarczynski and Matthew Wagner

Thoughts from Head Coach Matt Kinney:
"Despite the COVID-19 protocols and training limits, and the uncertainty for spring competitions - the teams are training extremely well, and they remain positive and committed to continuing the steady improvement at the UAA and NCAA level into the future for both programs!"

note: The roster is as of November 17, 2020, and is subject to change.