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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
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2022-23
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2023-24
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