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2024-25 Men's Swimming/Diving Roster

Ken Metz
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Jakob Grundbacher

  • Position Sprint Free
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Thalwil, Switzerland
  • Highschool Kunst und Sport Gymnasium Rämibühl

Biography

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Personal-Best 50-Yard Freestyle Time:  20.95 (3/2/23 at MAC Championships)
Personal-Best 100-Yard Freestyle Time:  45.31 (3/4/23 at MAC Championships)
Personal-Best 200-Yard Freestyle Time:  1:41.72 (3/3/23 at MAC Championships)
Personal-Best 100-Yard Butterfly Time:  50.95 (3/4/22 at MAC Championships)
 
Holds Part Of UE School Record In The 400-Yard Freestyle Relay (2:59.11 – 2023)
Holds Part Of UE School Record In The 800-Yard Freestyle Relay (6:39.32 – 2023)
Qualified For Both The 2022 and 2023 CSCAA National Invitational Championships

 
2024-25:
  • Came in 3rd against Centre College in the 100-free (49.07) while taking 5th in the 200-free (1:50.50)
  • Earned a 5th place finish in the 100-free against McKendree posting a time of 1:50.46
  • Swam fastest time of the season in three events at the MVC Championships - 100-free (46.52), 50-free (21.18), and 100-fly (51.51)

2023-24:
  • Opened the season with a second place finish in the 100-free (47.95) against Valpo/USI while taking 5th in the 200-free (1:47.83)
  • His time of 1:48.38 against Wabash/EIU in the 200-free gave him a 4th place finish
  • Came in 4th in the 100-free vs. UIC/Missouri State (47:70)
  • Earned a 5th place effort in the 100-free at the UIC NC Invite (46.54)
  • Fastest 100-free time of the season came at the MAC Championships - 45.74

2022-23:
  • Qualified for the CSCAA National Invitational Championships for the second year in a row
  • Helped UE’s 200-Yard Freestyle Relay team finish 23rd overall with a time of 1:22.38
  • Also competed in both the 400 and 800 Freestyle Relay events and the 100-Yard Freestyle at the CSCAA National Invitational Championships
  • Helped UE break school records in both the 400 and 800 Freestyle Relay events at the MAC Championships
  • Anchored UE’s 400-Yard Freestyle Relay team which set a school record with a time of 2:59.11 at the MAC Championships (3/4/23)
  • Also helped UE’s 800-Yard Freestyle Relay team break a school record with a time of 6:39.32 on the opening night of the MAC Championships (3/1/23)
  • Posted a personal-best 100-Yard Freestyle time of 45.31 at the MAC Championships to make the ‘B Final’ and move into third-place on UE’s career top 10 list (3/4/23)
  • Also moved into tenth place on UE’s career chart in both the 50-Yard Freestyle (20.95 – 3/2/23) and 200-Yard Freestyle (1:41.72 – 3/3/23) with swims at the MAC Championships
2021-22:
  • Qualified For The 2022 CSCAA National Invitational Championships
  • Helped UE set a school record and place 10th in the 200-Yard Freestyle Relay at the CSCAA NIC meet with a time of 1:21.63 – breaking a mark set in 2001 by a team including two UE Hall of Famers (has since been lowered)
  • Also competed in the 400-Yard Freestyle Relay for UE which also placed 10th at the CSCAA National Invitational Championships (3/10/22)
  • A part of UE’s record-breaking 400-Yard Freestyle Relay team which set a then-school-record time of 2:59.56 at the Mid-American Conference Championships (3/5/22)
  • Swam a season-best time of 21.48 in the 50-Yard Freestyle at the MAC Championships (3/3/22)
  • Also swam season-best times in the 100 Free (45.95 – 3/5/22) and 100 Fly (50.59 – 3/4/22) at the MAC Championships
Prior to UE:
  • Attended Kunst Und Sport Gymnasium Ramibul in Switzerland
  • Earned a bronze medal in the 400-meter (LCM) Freestyle Relay with the Swiss team at the 2019 Multination Junior Championships in 2019
  • Finished 12th overall in the 50-meter (LCM) Freestyle at the 2021 Swiss National Championships
  • Has competed in multiple Swiss junior championships
Personal:
  • Born in Long Beach, California
  • Majoring in Mechanical Engineering at UE

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    Sprint Free
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Sprint Free
  • 2023-24Junior

    Sprint Free
  • 2024-25Senior

    Sprint Free
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