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2025-26 Swimming & Diving Roster

Havana Austin
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Bailey Wiegand

Billy Burke

  • Position Free/Back
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 175
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Wayland, Mass.
  • High School Wayland

Biography

PERSONAL BESTS
200 FREE:
1:46.21 - at 2024 MAAC Championships (2/16/24)
500 FREE:
4:44.91 - at 2025 MAAC Championships (2/13/25)
1000 FREE:
10:22.73 - at 2024 MAAC Championships (10/10/24)
100 BACK:
53.58 - at 2025 MAAC Championships (2/14/25)
200 BACK:
1:57.50 - at 2025 MAAC Championships (2/15/25)

2025-26 • JUNIOR SEASON
• Swam in nine events
• Turned in a season-best time in the 200 back (2:02.22) at St. Bonaventure (Nov. 7)
• Posted season-low times in the 500 free (4:49.13), 50 back (24.99) and 100 back (54.74) at the UB Invite (Nov. 21-22)
• Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team

2024-25 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Competed in seven meets, including MAAC Championships
• Earned three personal-best times at MAAC Championships in the 200 and 500 free and 200 back events, highlighted by a 10-second drop in the 500 free
• Named to MAAC All-Academic team

2023-24 • FRESHMAN SEASON
• Competed in nine meets, including MAAC Championships
• Finalist in the 200 Free at the Magnus Invitational, finishing 26th place with a time of 1:48.56 (Nov. 16-18)

BEFORE CANISIUS
•Swam for Wayland under Coach Michael Foley
•Four-year letter winner
•Named all-conference MVP and first team all-conference
•Top state finisher in Massachusetts
•Named team captain

PERSONAL
•Son of Kristine Canavan and Patrick Burke
•Has one brother, Joey
•Majoring in sports and exercise healthcare

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Freestyle
    6'3" 175 lbs
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Freestyle/Backstroke
    6'3" 175 lbs
  • 2025-26Junior

    Free/Back
    6'3" 175 lbs