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UC San Diego

2019-20 Swimming & Diving Roster

Dan Avila

Jack Spitser

  • Position Distance Freestyle/Individual Medley
  • Height 6-4
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown San Diego, CA
  • High School Rancho Bernardo HS
  • Major International Business

Biography

MEDIA

TRITON NOTES
All-American (800 free relay)...All-America honorable mention (800 free relay twice) ... NCAA Championships qualifier (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20) ... PCSC champion (1000 free and 1650 free in 2016-17).

AS A SENIOR IN 2019-20
CSCAA All-American (800-free relay) NCAA Championship qualifier...All-MPSF Second Team(800-free relay, 400-IM)...Recipient of the Hartstock Award... CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team...Team Captain....Led the Tritons to a second place finish at MPSF Championships in the 800-free relay with a time of 6:32.58...Helped the Tritons win the 800-free relay at the Pepperdine Invite with a time of 6:34.32...Swam at US Nationals and placed 45th in the 400-meter IM with a time of 4:33.90...Competed in all ten meets for the Tritons.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2018-19
All-America honorable mention (800 free relay) ... Made second trek to the NCAA Championships as a relay swimmer ... Earned the team's Ryan Kloos Spirit Award ... Helped his relay team to a 10th place finish in the 800 free relay with a mark of 6:35.59 at the NCAA Championships, earning an All-America honorable mention ... Recorded a time of 3:59.83 in the 400 IM on Feb. 22 that ranked 13th in program history ... Competed in nine meets for the Tritons, including the NCAA Championships and UC San Diego's first-ever MPSF Championships.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2017-18
All-America honorable mention (800 free relay) ... Made the trip to the NCAA Championships as a relay swimmer ... Earned his first All-America honorable mention with a time of 6:40.69 to finish 16th in the 800 free relay of the NCAA Championships.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2016-17
Team's Rookie of the Year ... Competed in all seven meets, including first PCSC Championships ... Took first place in the 1000 free with a time of 9:21.82 at the PCSC Championships ... Placed first in the 1650 free with a time of 15:54.62 at the PCSC Championships ... Made college debut in opener vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (10/29).

CLUB
Competed for Blue Fins Swim Team all four years of high school.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2016 graduate of Rancho Bernardo High School ... Swam for the Broncos in the Palomar League.

PERSONAL
Born Sept. 3 in Monterey ... Parents are Tim and Lee Spitser ... Father played volleyball at the U.S. Naval Academy and mother swam at Purdue ... Has an older brother named Duke, older sister named Riley, and younger brother named Duke ... Riley starred in swimming at San José State for four years, holds four school records, and competed at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials ... International studies-international business major with business and photography minors at Roosevelt College ... Enjoys photography and videography ... Career goal is to become a photographer for Sports Illustrated as well as a real estate mogul ... Roots for the Los Angeles Lakers and Chargers ... Top movie is Wolf of Wall Street ... Listens to The Airborne Toxic Event, Glass Animals and Kygo ... Loves pasta ... Most people do not know that he does yoga in his free time.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Distance Freestyle/Individual Medley
    6'4"
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Distance Freestyle/Individual Medley
    6'4"
  • 2018-19Junior

    Distance Freestyle/Individual Medley
    6'4"
  • 2019-20Senior

    Distance Freestyle/Individual Medley
    6'4"

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