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2016-2017 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Yuri Samouilich

Yuri Samouilich

  • Position:
    Freestyle
  • Height:
    6-6
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Modiin, Israel

Summary

Biography

2016-17 (Senior):
  • vs. Arizona (Oct. 8): Finished 2nd in 200 free (1:40.97), 6th in 50 free (21.69), 5th in 100 free (46.98), anchored 2nd-place 400 free relay (3:04.27)
  • vs. Dartmouth (Dec. 18): Swam first leg of 1st-place 200 medley relay (1:33.06), finished 2nd in 200 free (1:42.30), 2nd in 200 back (1:54.53), swam first leg of 1st-place 400 free relay (3:05.65)
2015-16 (Junior):
  • Awards & Honors: CSCAA All-America Scholar team, All-MPSF First-Team: 100 Free and 200 Free, All-MPSF Second-Team: 200 Medley Relay and MPSF All-Academic selection
  • NCAA Championships (Mar. 25-26): in preliminaries, swam the 100 Free (43.83) and 200 Free (1:35.89)
  • MPSF Championship (Feb. 17-20): took silver in the 100 Free (43.35), finished 12th in the 50 Free (20.69) Consolation Finals and part of the fifth place 400 Free relay team (2:59.86)
  • vs. Minnesota (Jan. 9): took first in the 200 Free (1:39.36) and second in the 100 Free (44.98)
  • A3 Performance Invitational (Nov. 19-21): finished 10th in the 50 Free (20.58) Consolation Finals, third in the 100 Free (44.56), second in the 200 Free (1:36.94) and competed in three successful relay teams: third place 200 Medley relay team (1:30.50), fourth place 400 Medley relay team (3:19.20) and 400 Free relay team (3:00.87)
  • vs. Air Force Academy (Oct. 30): finished second in the 100 Free (45.19)
  • vs. USC (Oct. 16-17): finished second in the 100 Free (45.69) and in the 200 Free (1:40.14)

2014-15 (Sophomore):
  • Awards & Honors: CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention, 2015 All-MPSF First-Team: 200 free, 100 Free and 200 Freestyle Relay, 2015 All-MPSF Second-Team: 800 Freestyle Relay, 400 Medley Relay and 400 Freestyle Relay
  • MPSF Championships (Feb. 18-21): took bronze in the 100 Free (44.53) and 200 Free (1:37.35), placed ninth in the 50 Free (20.58) Consolation Bracket and swam in four different relay events: the first place 200 Free Relay (1:20.63), second place 800 Free Relay (6:29.63) and 400 Free Relay (2:57.06) and the third place 400 Medley Relay (3:12.61)
  • vs. Minnesota (Jan. 7): second in the 100 Free (45.64) and 200 Free (1:40.63)
  • Texas Swimming Invitational (Dec. 6-8): 19th in the 100 Free (44.37), 15th in the 200 Free (1:37.06) and part of the teams that took seventh in the 400 Free Relay (2:57.33), sixth in the 800 Free relay (6:32.50), sixth in the 400 Medley Relay (3:12.42) and 11th in the 200 Free Relay (1:21.51)
  • At Stanford (Oct. 18): fifth in the 200 Free (1:40.36)
  • At Cal (Oct. 17): placed fourth in the 200 Free (1:41.02) and fifth in the 100 Free (46.51)

2013-14 (Freshman):
  • MPSF Championships (2/19/14): member of the gold medal winning 400 Medley relay team, placed third in the 200 Free (1:37.01) and seventh in the 50 Free (20.84)
  • Against Purdue (1/4/14): placed second in the 100 Free (45.69)
  • Cal Poly/UCSB tri-meet (10/25/13): won the 400 Medley relay race and placed second in the 200 Free relay (1:24.32)
  • Arena Invitational (11/21/13): had his overall best showing where he won five races including a personal-best time of 44.23 in the 100 Free
Prep/Club:
  • A 2010 graduate of Nadav Democratic School in Modiin
  • Israeli record holder in the age 17-18 division of the 100 and 200 meter Free short course
  • Placed eighth at the European Junior Championship
  • Israeli record holder for the 4 x 200 freestyle
  • Competed for Greater Jerusalem Swim Club
Personal:
  • Born in Pinsk-Belarus
  • Majoring in Political Science
  • Has two younger brothers
  • Parents are Victor and Inessa Samovilich of Modiin, Israel
Personal Bests:
  • 50 Free - 20.58 (11/19/15)
  • 100 Free - 43.35 (2/20/16)
  • 200 Free - 1:34.67 (2/19/16)
  • 50 Back - 23.85 (11/20/15)
  • 100 Back - 48.64 (2/19/16)
  • 200 Back - 1:51/43 (2/19/16)
  • 100 Fly - 53.48 (9/14/13)

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Historical Player Information

  • 2013-2014Freshman

    Freestyle
    6'6"
  • 2014-2015Sophomore

    Freestyle
    6'6"
  • 2015-2016Junior

    Freestyle
    6'6"
  • 2016-2017Senior

    Freestyle
    6'6"