Personal
Majoring in business management ... Parents are Julie and Son ... Finished high school at the age of 16.
Before BYU
Winner of three gold medals in inter-school competitions ... Named Best Performer for South-East Asia in the 15-17 age group ... Winner of seven gold medals at nationals (50, 200, 400, 1500 free and 50, 100, and 200 fly).
Swam in every meet with the Cougars ... Recorded sixteen top-five finishes on the season including individual wins against Wyoming and Washington
Finished 24th overall in the 200 IM at the Mountain West Conference Championships with a time of 1:59.35 ... finished 11th overall in the 100 fly at MWC Championships with a time of 50.19, a season and personal best ... was the lone finisher in the 200 fly for the Cougars at MWC Championships with a fifth-place finish and a time of 1:50.71 during prelims (a season- and personal-best) and 1:51.01 at finals ... had the sixth-fastest time of the season in the 200 free achieved against Utah with a time of 1:43.59 ... had the second-fastest time of the season in the 200 IM achieved against UNLV with a time of 1:55.15, a season and personal best ... had the fastest time in the 400 IM on the team achieved at the Speedo Cup with a time of 4:12.40 ... garnered second-team All-MWC honors for his performance in the 200 fly at the MWC Championships.
Tallied six first-place wins during the season ... at the MWCC, he placed fifth in the 100 fly with a time of 48.93 and fourth in the 200 fly with a time of 1:49.29 ... was part of the 200 medley team that took second place in the MWCC with a time of 1:29.39 just behind UNLV ... held top times for BYU during the 07-08 season including first place in the 200 fly (1:49.24), second in the 100 fly (48.93) and 50 free (20.66), fourth in the 100 free (45.38) and fifth in the 200 free (1:41.56).