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2016-17 Women's Swimming and Diving

Yida Wang

  • Height 5-7
  • Year Sophomore
  • Hometown Monterey Park, Calif.
  • High School Mark Keppel
  • Event Fly, IM
  • Major Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Biography

Collegiate Personal Bests
50-Free - 24.57
100-Free - 53.15
200-Free - 2:00.04
500-Free - 5:41.16
100-Back - 59.98
100-Fly - 57.96
100-IM - 1:03.32
200-IM - 2:09.67

2016-17: NEWMAC Academic All-Conference … at the NEWMAC Championship, placed sixth in the 100 fly (58.99), won the “B” final of the 200 IM (2:10.28) and was the runner-up in the “B” final of the 100 back (59.98) … at the MIT Winter Invitational, touched the wall fifth in the 400 medley relay (4:00.33), sixth in the 200 medley relay (1:51.01) and the 200 IM (2:11.74), ninth in the 200 free relay (1:43.02), 11th in the 100 fly (59.94), 12th in the 50 free (25.02) and the 400 free relay (3:44.86) and 15th in the 100 back (1:00.91) … during regular season dual meets, posted six top-5 finishes in her respective events.

2015-16:
NEWMAC Relay Team of the Week (1/19) ... at the NEWMAC Championship (2/18-21) individually finished fifth in the 200-IM in 2:09.67, sixth in the 100-fly in 58.64 and 11th (first in the B-Final) in the 100-free in 53.15… with relays, was the anchor of the 400 Medley Relay team as they finished 12th overall (second in the B-Final) in 4:00.99 … she also aided the 800 Free Relay team (7:52.63) and the 400 Free Relay team (3:34.62) to 11th place at the conference championship meet … at the MIT Winter Invitational (12/4-6), finished seventh with the 400 Medley Relay team (3:59.09), eighth with the 200 Free Relay team (1:38.31), ninth with the 200 Medley Relay team (1:49.76), 12th with the 800 Free Relay team in a time of 7:55.51 and 12th with the 400 Free Relay team (3:40.16) … individually had her best finish in the 200-IM as she touched the wall sixth in 2:11.42 … also took 12th overall in the 100-fly (58.70), 15th overall in the 50-free (24.57) and 25th in the 100-back (1:00.58) at the invite.

Out of the Pool at MIT: Majoring in electrical engineering and computer science … ADT … DT … ATS.

High School: A 2015 graduate of Mark Keppel High School … Rookie of the Year … three-time MVP … also swam for the Rising Phoenix Aquatic Club … All-American Team … NACC Team … National Honor Society … California Scholarship Federation ... Mu Alpha Theta … Masayume.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16First Year

    Sprint, IM
    5'7"
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Fly, IM
    5'7"