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2023-24 MIT Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

Gil Talbot
Gil Talbot
Gil Talbot

Jaden Luo

  • Height 5-11
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Austin, Texas
  • High School Westlake
  • Event Free, IM, Breast
  • Major Chemistry & Biology and Physics

Biography

Collegiate Personal Best
100 Free 44.84
200 Free 1:36.10 *
500 Free 4:26.61 *
100 Breast 54.32 *
200 IM 1:46.99 *

In the MIT Record Books:
- 200 Free Relay:
1st (1:19.10)
- 400 Free Relay: 1st (2:54.38); 2nd (2:57.32)
- 800 Free Relay: 1st (6:30.79); 5th (6:39.20)
- 200 Medley Relay: 1st (1:26.11)
- 100 Free: 10th (44.84)
- 200 Free: 1st (1:36.10)
- 500 Free: 1st (4:26.61)
- 100 Breast: 1st (54.32)
- 200 Fly: 7th (1:48.43)
- 200 IM: 2nd (1:48.00)


Accolades:
- CSCAA First Team Scholar All-American (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)
- NEWMAC Swimmer of the Week (12/6/21, 11/7/22, 1/30/23)
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)
- CSC Third Team Academic All-American (2022-23)
- CSC Academic All-District (2023-24)
- CSC Second Team Academic All-American (2023-24)


National Champion:
- 2021-22: 400 Free Relay


All-American:
- 2021-22: 400-Free Relay, 200-Free, 800-Free Relay
- 2022-23: 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 200 IM, 200 Free, 100 Breast
- 2023-24: 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 800 Free Relay, 200 Free (2nd Team)


NEWMAC Champion:
- 2021-22: 200-Free, 800 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay
- 2022-23: 200-Fly, 200 IM, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay
- 2023-24: 200 IM, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay


NEWMAC All-Conference:
- 2021-22: 200-Free, 800 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay (1st), 500-Yard Free
- 2022-23: 200-Fly, 200 IM, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay (1st Team); 200-Free (2nd Team)
- 2023-24: 200 IM, 200 MR, 400 FR, 800 FR (1st Team)


2023-24:
- Competed in eight meets during the season
- NCAA Qualifier
- Placed first in the 200 IM at NEWMAC Championships

2022-23:
- NCAA Qualifier
- Set two individual school records
- Member of 200 MR record setting team


2021-22:
- NCAA Qualifier
- Broke school record in 200-free and 500-free
- Member of school record holding 200, 400 and 800 free relay teams
- Competed in eight meets during the season


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


Out of the Pool at MIT:
- Chemistry & biology and physics major
- UROP w/ Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics
- UROP in Weissbourd Lab studying the behavior of jellyfish
- UROP in Cordero Lab studying mathematical models for microbes
- UROP in Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics studying metal-coordination in protein in marine worm jaw
- Vice President of Facilities and Services of Baker House


Favorite Sports Memory:
- Training trip to Southern California


Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete
- Winning the 4x100 freestyle relay at NCAAs


High School:
- A 2020 graduate of Westlake High School
- Salutatorian
- Westlake High School MVP
- National Select Camp
- National Diversity Select Camp
- Zone Select Camp
- Also swam for the Austin Swim Club
- National Merit Finalist
- National AP Scholar

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21First Year

    Free, IM, Breast
    5'11"
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Free, IM, Breast
    5'11"
  • 2022-23Junior

    Free, IM, Breast
    5'11"
  • 2023-24Senior

    Free, IM, Breast
    5'11"