Career Accolades
- Six-time All-American
- Two-time CSCAA Scholar All-American (2023, 2024)
- Pac-12 Swimmer of the Week (Jan. 17, 2023)
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2024)
Stanford Best Times (thru 2023-24)
- 50 Free -- 19.31
- 100 Free -- 42.18
- 100 Fly -- 44.99
As a Sophomore (2023-24)
- Four-time All-American
- Three-time first-team All-American
- Second leg on school-record 400 free relay that clocked 2:46.06 for seventh at NCAA Championships
- Anchored Stanford to fifth in the 400 medley relay at NCAA's (3:01.97)
- Anchored 200 medley relay to seventh at NCAA's in the second-fastest time (1:22.43) in school history
- In NCAA individual events: 21st in 100 fly (45.12), 35th in 100 free (42.29), 36th in 50 free (19.44)
- At Pac-12 Championships: Second in 100 fly (45.00), seventh in 100 free (42.45), ninth at 50 free (19.36)
- In relays at Pac-12's: Second in 400 MR (3:03.55), second in 200 FR (1:15.68), third in 400 FR (2:48.62), 200 MR (1:23.14)
- On Stanford all-time lists: fourth in 100 fly (44.99), seventh in 100 free (42.18), 11th in 50 free (19.31)
- Won the Texas Invitational in the 100 free and 100 fly
- CSCAA Scholar All-American
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
As a Freshman (2022-23)
- Two-time All-American: 200 free relay (14th, 1:16.44), 200 medley relay (10th, 1:22.69)
- CSCAA Scholar All-American
- Pac-12 Swimmer of the Week (Jan. 17)
- Competed in the NCAA Championships in the 200 medley relay (10th, 1:22.69), 200 free relay (14th, 1:16.44), 100 fly (19th, 45.35), 50 free (48th, 19.74), and 100 free (47th, 43.08)
- Took third place at the Pac-12 Championships in the 100 fly (45.13), completing the podium sweep with Andrei Minakov in first and Aaron Sequeira in second
- Took fourth place at the Pac-12 Championships in the 200 free relay (1:16.24)
- Also competed at the Pac-12 Championships in the 50 free (16th, 19.57) and 100 free (16th, 43.17)
Prior to Stanford
- Competes for Shanghai American School Puxi Campus in Shanghai
- Helped team to a third place finish at the APAC championships in 2019
- Owns the APAC records in the 50, 100, and 200 free and 100 back
- Named the Varsity MVP (2020)
- Holds the high school records for 50 and 100 fly, 50 and 100 back, 50, 100 and 200 free, 100 200 and 400 IM
- Also swam for Rosebowl Aquatics (2019)
- Competed in the 2019 Winter Junior National Championships and won the men's highest point total
- Qualified for Junior Nationals and was a B finalist in the 100 free in the summer of 2019
- Also a B finalist in the 100 and 50 free in the winter Junior National Championships
Personal
- Parents are Alfred Gu and Freda Qian
- Has two siblings, Max and Ethan
- Hobbies include gaming, playing piano, watching YouTube videos