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2024-25 Swimming & Diving Roster

Havana Austin

Samuel Zani

  • Position Freestyle
  • Height 6-8
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Rochester, N.Y.
  • High School West Irondequoit
  • Prev School SUNY Cortland

Biography

PERSONAL BESTS
50 FREE:
21.01 - at SUNYAC Championships (2/22/24)*
100 FREE: 46.71 - at SUNYAC Championships (2/24/24)*
200 FREE: 1:47.41 - at MAAC Championships (2/21/24)*
* - Achieved while at SUNY Cortland

2024-25 • GRADUATE SEASON
• Competed in all nine meets, including MAAC Championships
• Placed in the top-three 10 times this season
• Swam freestyle leg of the 200 medley relay that placed eighth out of 34 teams at the Magnus Cup Invitational


BEFORE CANISIUS
• Swam for four years at SUNY Cortland
• 2022 SUNYAC Champion in 200 freestyle relay 
• 2022 All-SUNYAC First Team and two-time All-SUNYAC Second Team honoree (2023, 2024)
• 11-time SUNYAC medalist
• Three-time member of the SUNYAC Commissioner's Honor Roll 
• Three-time Dean's List member while at Cortland
• Four-year letter winner at West Irondequoit
• Served as team captain his senior year
• NYSPHSAA Qualifier in the 100 and 50 freestyles and 200 medley relay
• Two-time team MVP
• Four time All-Monroe Country First Team honoree
• All Greater Rochester Honorable Mention

PERSONAL
• Son of Scott and Amy Zani
• Has two sisters, Ava and Julia
• Majoring in business analytics