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2024-25 MIT Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Iris Yang

  • Height 5-7
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Seattle, Wash.
  • High School Bellevue High School
  • Event Back, Fly
  • Major Computer Science, Business Analytics

Biography

Accolades:
  • All-American:
    • 2023-24: 100 Back (Second Team)
  • NEWMAC All-Conference
    • 2023-24: 100 Back (Second)
  • 2x NEWMAC Academic All-Conference (2022-23, 2023-24)
  • 2x CSCAA First Team Scholar All-American (2021-22, 2023-24)
  • 2022-23 CSCAA Second Team Scholar All-American 
2023-24:
  • Finished third in the 200 Back at NEWMAC Championships
  • NCAA Qualifier, placed 10th in the 100 Back
  • 11 top-three finishes throughout the season
2022-23:
  • Took 5th in the 200-Back at the MIT Invite
  • Posted the fastest time in the 50-Back at the NEWMAC Championships 
  • Finished 7th in the 100-Back at NEWMACs
2021-22:
  • NCAA Qualifier
  • Finished third in the 100-Back and fourth in the 200-Back at NEWMACs
Before MIT
  • Graduated from Bellevue High School
  • 3rd in the 100 Backstroke for Washington State 3A Championships
  • All American Consideration in the 100 Backstroke
  • Bellevue High School Girl's Swim and Dive Captain
  • Futures Championships Qualifier in the 100 Backstroke and 200 Backstroke
  • Winter Junior Nationals Qualifier in the 100 Backstroke
  • Athlete Representative for Pacific Northwest Swimming LSC
  • Board Member of Bellevue High School Chapter of Women in STEM
  • National AP Scholar
  • AP Scholar with Distinction
  • National Merit Scholarship Finalist
Personal:
  • Computer Science, Business Analytics
  • UROP with MIT Media Lab
  • 2nd Place Award at Morgan Stanley's 2022 Code To Give Hackathon
  • Media Chair for Sloan Business Club
  • Artist and Co-Study Break Chair for Ring Committee
  • Freshman Representative for Baker Exec
  • Sloan Business Club
  • Ring Committee
  • Baker Exec
Favorite Sports Memory:
  • Going to Indy for NCAA's. It was an incredible bonding experience with the team, and such a cool opportunity to meet other swimmers.
Favorite Memory as an MIT Student Athlete:
  • Winning NEWMACs and jumping off of the high dive with the whole team.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22First Year

    Back, Fly
    5'7"
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Back, Fly
    5'7"
  • 2023-24Junior

    Back, Fly
    5'7"
  • 2024-25Senior

    Back, Fly
    5'7"