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2024-25 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

Ryan Boyles
Jacob Walton

Tobe Obochi

  • Height 6-4
  • Year Graduate Student
  • Hometown Highland Park, Ill.
  • High School Highland Park
  • Event Free
  • Major Computer Science and Engineering

Biography

Accolades:

  • 4x National Champion:
    • 2021-22: 100-Free, 400-Free Relay, 200-Free Relay
    •  2023-24: 50-Free
  • 19x All-American:
    •  2021-22: 200 Medley Relay, 200-Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 800-Free Relay, 100-Free, 400-Free Relay, 50-Free
    •  2022-23: 50 Free, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay
    • 2023-24: 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 800 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay (2nd Team)
  • 2x CSC First Team Academic All-American (2022-23, 2023-24)
  • CoSIDA At-Large Third Team (2021-22)
  • CSC Academic All-District (2023-24)
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District (2021-22)
  • 5x NEWMAC Swimmer of the Week (1/10/22, 1/9/23, 1/23/23, 12/4/23, 1/21/24)
  • 3x NEWMAC Swimmer of the Year (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)
  • NEWMAC Athlete of the Year (2023-24)
  • 20x NEWMAC Champion:
    •  2021-22: 50 Free, 100 Free, 800 Free Relay, 200 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay
    • 2022-23: 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay
    •  2023-24: 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay
  • 21x NEWMAC All-Conference:
    • -2021-22: 50 Free, 100 Free, 800 Free Relay, 200 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay (1st Team), 200 Free (2nd Team)
    •  2022-23: 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay
    •  2023-24: 50 Free (1st), 100 Free (1st), 200 Free Relay (1st), 400 Free Relay (1st), 800 Free Relay (1st), 200 Medley Relay (1st), 400 Medley Relay (1st)
  • 3x NEWMAC Academic All-Conference (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)
  • 3x CSCAA First Team Scholar All-American (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)
2023-24:
  • NCAA Qualifier
  • Placed third in the 100-Free at NCAA Championships
  • Won the 50-Free at NCAA Championships

2022-23:

  •  Won second consecutive NEWMAC Swimmer of the Year
  •  NCAA qualifier
  •  Member of two school record breaking relay teams (200 MR, 400 MR)

2021-22:

  •  National Champion in the 100-Free
  •  Part of two National Championship relay teams
  •  Set school record in 100-free
  •  Member of school record breaking 200, 400 and 800 free relay teams and the 400 Medley Relay
  •  Competed in six meets during the season
  •  Won two individual events during NEWMACs

2020-21:

  •  Season Cancelled Due to Covid-19

Before MIT:

  •  A 2020 graduate of Highland Park High School
  •  Four-time varsity letterwinner in swimming
  •  2020 Swim Captain
  •  Three-time All-Conference
  •  Eight-time State Qualifier
  •  Four-time All-American
  •  Academic All-American
  •  Two-time All-State
  •  School record holder in the 50-free, 100-free and 100-breast
  •  Also holds school records in the 200-medley relay, 200-free relay and 400-free relay
  •  Also competed for the Highland Park Aquatics Club
  •  HPHS Honor Society
  •  Chinese Honor Society
  •  Four-time captain of the Math Team
  •  NMSC Award Finalist and Scholarship Recipient
  •  AABE Award
  •  SAW Award

Personal:

  • Major is Computer Science and Engineering
  •  IT/software intern at Tolmar
  •  Google STEP Intern
  •  SWE Intern at Google
  •  Data and engagement intern at CGI U
  •  Delta Tau Delta Fraternity VP

Favorite Sports Memory:

  •  NCAAs 2022

Favorite Memory as an MIT Student-Athlete:

  • Winning 3 NCAA Championships

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21First Year

    Free
    6'4"
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Free
    6'4"
  • 2022-23Junior

    Free
    6'4"
  • 2023-24Senior

    Free
    6'4"
  • 2024-25Graduate Student

    Free
    6'4"