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2018-19 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Brian Copley

  • Position Breaststroke/IM
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Sunnyvale, Calif.
  • Highschool The King’s Academy

Biography

Top Times:
200 Free 1:47.76 10/12/18
100 Back 54.29 10/27/18
200 Back 2:05.59 10/12/18
100 Breast 56.70 02/22/19
200 Breast 2:03.83 02/23/19
200 IM 1:52.14 02/21/19


2018-19 Regular Season Team Rankings:
Fifth on the team in the 100 breast (56.70), a time he set at the 2019 Summit League Championship…fifth on the team in the 200 breast (2:03.83), set at the 2019 Summit League Championship.

Before Denver:
Swam nine years for the Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics Club…Earned the Most Outstanding Swimmer Award in 2016 and 2017…USA Swimming Scholastic All-American…USA Swimming Select Camp member...2016 WBAL MVP…2017 WBAL First Team…King’s Academy MVP in 2017…Finished third in the 100 free (48.93), fourth in the 100 back (54.30) and fifth in the 100 fly (53.66) at the PC PASA Superleague Fall Kickoff…Took third in the 200 IM (1:50.42) and fifth in the 100 breast (57.02) in the California Central Coast Sectional Championships.

Personal:
Born March 23, 2000 in San Jose, Calif.… Son of Patrick and Margaret…Has one brother, Brendan…Chose the University of Denver because it is a team on the rise that develops swimmers very well, while also giving him the smaller school feel and support…Also recruited by Utah, UCSB, Harvard and Florida…Enjoys listening to music and playing the trumpet.