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2019-20 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Neil Wachtler

  • Position Backstroke/IM
  • Height 6-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Waco, Texas
  • Highschool Midway H.S.

Biography

Top Times:

50 Free 20.75 02/02/19
100 Free 44.42 02/23/19
200 Free 1:42.56 01/28/17
500 Free 4:33.02 12/01/16
100 Back 47.28 02/21/20
200 Back 1:44.09 12/01/18
100 Breast 1:01.39 01/19/18
200 Breast 2:19.68 01/21/17
100 Fly 47.04 02/19/20
100 IM 49.57 03/16/19
200 IM 1:47.17 02/21/19
400 IM 3:55.46 02/17/17

Honors and Awards: 
2020 All Summit League honors in the 400 Medley Relay, 100 Backstroke, 200 Backstroke...2019 All-Summit League honors in the 200-yard Medley Relay, 200-yard IM, 400-yard Medley Relay, 100-yard Backstroke, 200-yard Backstroke, 400-yard Freestyle Relay...2017-18 All-Summit League honors in the 200 IM, 100 back, 200 back and the 400 free relay...2016-17 All-Summit League Performer in the 400 IM and 200 back.

2019-20 Regular Season Event Wins:
Won 3 100 back races, 2 200 backs and was a part of 2 200 free relay wins, 1 200 medley relay and 1 400 medley relay.
 
2019-20 School Records:
400 Medley Relay – 3:07.93 – Summit League Championship
 
2020 Summit League Championship Records:
400 Medley Relay – 3:07.93
 
2020 Summit League Championship:
Finished seventh in the 200 IM (1:50.97), won the 400 medley relay (3:07.93), won the 100 back (47.28) and took second in the 200 back (1:46.69).
 
2020 NCAA B Standards
100 Back – 47.28 – 02/21/20
100 Fly – 47.04 – 02/19/20
 
2019-20 Regular Season National Rankings:
69th in the country in the 50 back with a 22.05…97th in the 100 back with a 47.28…99th in the 100 back with a 47.04.
 
2019-20 Regular Season Team Rankings:
11th on the team in the 50 free with a 20.98… 8th in the 100 free with a 46.20…2nd in the 50 back with a 22.05…2nd in the 100 back with a 47.28…2nd in the 200 back with a 1:46.69…1st in the 100 fly with a 47.04…3rd in the 200 IM with a 1:48.18.

2018-19 CSCAA National Invitational:
Finished sixth in the 100 back (47.98) and second in the 100 IM (49.57)…Part of a relay that finished fifth in the 400 free relay (2:58.33), third in the 200 medley relay (1:26.88) and fifth in the 400 free relay (2:58.33).

2018-19 Regular Season National Rankings:
98th in the country in the 200 back (1:44.09), set at the 2018 Tennessee Invite… Part of a relay that ranked 39th in the 400 free relay (2:54.25), set at the 2018 Tennessee Invite… Part of a relay that ranked 44th in the 200 medley relay (1:26.41), set at the 2019 Summit League Championship… Part of a relay that ranked 44th in the 400 medley relay (3:10.85), set at the 2019 Summit League Championship.

2018-19 Summit League Championship:
Finished first in the 200 IM (1:47.17), first in the 400 medley relay (3:10.85), first in the 100 back (48.17), first in the 200 back (1:46.03) and first in the 400 free relay (2:56.78).

2018-19 Regular Season Team Rankings:
Seventh on the team in the 50 free (20.75), third in the 100 free (44.42), set at the 2019 Summit League Championship, first in the 100 back (47.36), set at the Tennessee Invite, second in the 200 back, set at the Tennessee Invite and first in the 200 IM (1:47.17), set at the 2019 Summit League Championship.

2018-19 Regular Season Event Wins:
Earned four event wins this season in the 100 back, three in the 200 back, one in the 200 IM, and was a part of five in the 400 free relay, five in the 200 medley relay and three in the 400 medley relay.

2018-19 NCAA B Standards:
100 Back – 47.36 – 11/30/18
200 Back – 1:44.09 – 12/01/18

2018-19 Olympic Trial Standards:
100 Back – 56.54 – 12/03/18

2017-18: 
Part of a 400 medley relay that finished second at the CSCAA Invitational with a 3:15.00…A member of the 200 medley relay that combined for a 1:28.00 to take the top spot at the CSCAA Invitational…Part of a quartet that finished third in the 400 free relay at the CSCAA Invitational with a 2:58.99…Finished second in the CSCAA Invitational in the 100 IM with a 49.49…Earned NCAA B Standards in the 100 back (47.64), 200 back (1:45.84) and the 200 IM (1:47.91)…Took first place in 100 backstroke once, won the 200 individual medley once, won the 400 free relay three times and won the 200 medley relay once. 

2016-17:
Participated in 14 meets…Tallied the fourth-best time on the team in the 100 free with a 44.92 at the Summit League Championship…Turned in the fourth-best 100 back time on the team this season with a 49.27 at the Summit League Championships…Third-best 200 back time for Denver this season with a 1:45.91 at the Summit League Championships…Touched in 1:49.36 in the 200 IM at the Summit League Championships, the third-best time for the Pioneers in the campaign.

Before Denver:
Swam for the Midway High School swim team...Named MVP in 2015 and 2016 for his high school team, and was also named to the All-State Team in 2015 and 2016...Swam for his club team (HEAT) from 2012-16 and was a junior national qualifier.

Personal:
Son of Peter and Erica Wachtler...Has two younger brothers, David and Eric. Chose to attend Denver because liked the swim team and the coaching staff, and he can see himself being successful here.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Backstroke/IM
    6'3"
  • 2018-19Junior

    Backstroke/IM
    6'3"
  • 2019-20Senior

    Backstroke/IM
    6'3"