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2018-19 Swimming & Diving Roster

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  • FREE
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Hillsboro, Ore.
    Hometown
  • 5'11
    Height
  • Century HS
    High School
METZSCH, Liam
Liam Metzsch
FREE
Position
Senior
Class
Hillsboro, Ore.
Hometown

Summary

Biography

Junior (2017-18): Recorded the fastest 50 freestyle time of the season by a Cowboy…helped the Cowboys to claim the WAC Conference title…recorded a top five finish in the 50 free in the dual against Air Force.
 
Sophomore (2016-17): Recorded some of his top races at the Colorado Mesa Invitational, placing second in the 50 freestyle, third in the 200 freestyle and fifth in the 100 backstroke…swam his fastest 50 freestyle of the season at the 2017 WAC Championships, clocking a 20.55…also had his fastest time in the 100 freestyle (45.16) and 200 freestyle (1:39.99) at the conference championships…his top conference finish was 14th in the 200 freestyle.

Freshman (2015-16): Metzsch saw action in a number of meets for UW during his freshman season…placed sixth against Denver in the 50 back (24.57), just before a second and third place finish in the 50 (23.59) and 100 (53.10) free against LSU…claimed an 11th place finish in the 50 free at the Purdue Invite, and followed with a fourth place finish in the 100 free in the upset over No. 14 Utah…at the 2016 WAC Championships, he finished 19th overall in the 200 free with a time of 1:41.23. 

High School: He swam for Tualatin Hill Swim Club in Beaverton, Oregon…as a senior, he won state championships in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle at the 2015 Oregon High School State Championships for Century High School…as a team, he helped Century High School finish tied for 13th…was a member of National Honor Society and is a Scholastic All-American.

Personal:  He is the son of Jane and Pete…has a younger sister, Sara and an older brother, Scott…majoring in kinesiology and health promotion.