2017-18 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Chris Downing
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Medfield, Mass.
- High School:
- Medfield
AWARDS
• Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
AS A SENIOR IN 2017-18
Team captain ... Placed second in the 200 breast (2:13.81) and third in the 100 breast (1:00.51) at Lehigh (Oct. 7) ... Placed third in the 100 breast (1:01.26) and the 200 breast (2:15.27) against Bucknell (Oct. 14) ... Finished third in the 100 breast (1:00.31) and the 200 breast (2:12.74) ... Finished fourth in the 100 breast (1:01.13), 200 breast (2:15.36) and the 200 IM (2:06.23) against UConn (Dec. 2) ... Took fourth in the 100 back (53.00) against Colgate (Jan. 13) ... Placed second in the 200 breast (2:08.60) and third in the 100 breast (59.11) at Boston College (Jan. 27) ... Finished 10th in the 100 breast (56.97) and 12th in the 200 breast (2:03.84) at the Patriot League Championships (Feb. 14-17).
AS A JUNIOR IN 2016-17
Team captain ... Finished in ninth place in the 200 breast with a time of 2:02.27 at the Patriot League Championships (Feb. 18) ... Finished fifth in the 100 fly at 53:05 at UConn (Feb. 4) ... Placed second in the 200 IM with a time of 1:59.44 at Bryant (Jan. 29).
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2015-16
Achieved a career-best 56.59 time in the 100 breaststroke at the Patriot League Championship, along with a 1:51.68 in the 200 IM ... Finished in second in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes against Colgate ... Placed second against Fordham in the 100 breaststroke against Fordham with a time of 1:00.14.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2014-15
Achieved career best times in the 100 breaststroke with a time of :56.78 as well as in the 200 breaststroke placing 11th with a time of 2:02.08 ... Both career bests recorded at the Patriot League Championship Meet ... Previously set career best times include the 200 fly with a time of 1:54.71, in the 200 IM with a time of 1:53.68, as well as the 400 IM with a time of 4:06.76.
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Three-time Scholastic All-American ... New England Champion in the 100 and 200 breast as a freshman ... Junior Nationals qualifier as a sophomore ... Eastern Sectionals 200 breast Champion and Junior Nationals Finalist and Winter Nationals qualifier as a junior ... Junior Nationals finalist and Winter Nationals qualifier as a senior.
PERSONAL
Born March 27, 1996 ... Parents are Mllie and Neil Downing ... Has one brother, Michael ... Majoring in finance at the Questrom School of Business.
