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2021-22 MIT Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

David He

  • Height 6-2
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown South Setauket, N.Y.
  • High School Ward Melville
  • Event IM, Fly
  • Major Mathematics with Computer Science

Biography

Collegiate Personal Best
500-Free 4:59.24
100-Breast 56.92
200-Breast 2:12.11
100-Fly 49.02
200-Fly 1:47.94
200-IM 1:50.42
400-IM 4:00.04

All-American:
2019-20:
200 Fly


NEWMAC All-Conference:
- 2021-22:
200-Fly (1st), 200 IM (2nd)
- 2019-20: 200-Fly (2nd)
- 2018-19: 200-Fly (2nd)


In the Record Books:
- 100-Fly:
T8 (49.02)
- 100 IM: 9th (53.73)
- 200 IM: 6th (1:50.42)


Accolades:
- CSCAA Scholar All-American (2019-20)
- CSCAA Honorable Mention All-American (2018-19)
- CSCAA Second Team Scholar All-American (2021-22)
- NEWMAC Male Student-Athlete of the Year (2021-22)
- NEWMAC All-Sportsmanship Team (2021-22)
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference (2021-22, 2020-21, 2019-20)


2021-22:
- Competed in six meets during the season
- Won and 200-Fly and finished second in the 200 IM at NEWMACs


2020-21:
- Season Cancelled Due to Covid-19


2019-20:
- NCAA Qualifier
- NEWMAC: 200 Fly (2nd), 200 IM (3rd), 100 Fly (5th), 200 Medley Relay (8th), 400 Medley Relay (8th)
- Invite: 400 IM (1st), 200 Fly (2nd), 200 IM (2nd), 100 Fly (3rd), 800 Free Relay (4th)
- Individual NCAA "B" Cuts: 11
- Regular Season Dual Meet Top-3 Placements: 12


2018-19:
- NEWMAC: 200 Fly (2nd), 400 IM (7th), 200 IM (9th)
- Invite: 200 Fly (2nd), 400 IM (2nd), 400 Medley Relay (4th), 800 Free Relay (4th), 200 IM (6th), 100 Fly (9th)
- Individual NCAA "B" Cuts: 2
- Wins in the 200 Fly in Regular Season Dual Meets: 3


Favorite Sports Memory:
- IAP 2020 with my great teammates


Favorite Memory as an MIT Student-Athlete:
- Traveling to Puerto Rico for our training trip my first year


Out of the Pool at MIT:
- Majoring in mathematics with computer science
- Software Engineering intern at Buncee LLC
- Development Intern at Liquidnet Holdings Inc.
- Quant Trading at IMC Trading
- Completed a MIT Hacking Medicine UROP under Khalil Ramadi and Freddy Nguyen
- Also co-authored a paper to be submitted to Lancet Oncology
- Member of SALP and SAAC
- Resident Peer Mentor for Baker House
- Alumni/Facilities Chair for Baker House
- AAA
- CSCAA All-American


High School:
- A 2018 graduate of Ward Melville High School
- Earned three varsity letters in swimming
- Senior Patriot Scholar-Athletes
- All-State
- All-Long Island
- All-County
- All-League
- NISCA All-American
- 2018 State Champion
- MVP
- Section XI Sportsmanship Award winner
- Earned the Dr. John Foley Patriot Pride Award
- Holder of six individual Club records and three individual high school records
- Placed second and third at the NYSPHSAA Championship in the 200 IM & 100 Breast, respectively
- Suffolk County Champion
- Also competed for the Three Village Swim Club where was a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
- NSCA Junior National and USA Winter Junior National Qualifier
- LAC Speedo Cup High Point Senior Male
- Sectional Finalist
- Holds 22 records
- Earned two Coaches Awards
- First Annual TJ Kelly Memorial Scholarship Recipient
- National Honor Society
- Spanish Honor Society 
- Foreign Language Honor Society
- Treasurer of Science Bowl and Academic Bowl
- Distinguished Honor Graduate
- National AP Scholar

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19First Year

    IM, Fly
    6'1"
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    IM, Fly
    6'2"
  • 2020-21Junior

    IM, Fly
    6'2"
  • 2021-22Senior

    IM, Fly
    6'2"