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2022-23 Men's Swimming Roster

Janis Kirsis

Janis Kirsis

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Position:
    Backstroke/Individual Medley
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-2 / 185
  • Hometown:
    Spring Valley, N.Y.
  • Highschool:
    Don Bosco Preparatory

Summary

Biography

2022-23: Recorded a personal best time of 51.43 in the 100-yd butterfly, breaking a program recordĀ at the 2023 MAC Championships... Earned a bronze medal in the 200-yd backstroke (1:55.28) at the MAC Championship meet... Part of the 800-yd freestyle relay that earned a bronze medal with a time of 7:09.68Ā at the 2023 MAC Championships... Helped the Knights break a school record in the 200-yd medley (1:34.77), earning a bronze medal at the MAC Championships.

2021-22: Named to MAC Honor Roll... Earned two individual medals at the 2022 MAC Championships with a 2nd place finish in the 200-yd back (1:54.86) and the 200-ydĀ individual medley (1:55.54)... Collected a personal best in the 200-yd free with a time of 1:45.10 at the MAc Championships.

2021: Earned three individual medals during the 2021 MAC Championships and ranked seventh overall with 87 total points over the three-day event ... Raced to a gold medal in the 200-yd individual medley with a Lenox Pool record time of 1:54.81 ... Also set a pool record and raced to silver medal in the 200-yd backstroke (1:54.89) ... Set program and pool records in a bronze medal effort in the 100-yd backstroke (52.11) ... Also earned a silver medal in the 400-yd freestyle and 400-yd medley relays - both of which were pool record times ... Academic All-MAC selection ... Named the MAC Honor Roll.

2019-20:Ā Set two individual program records in his first season with the Knights, both coming at the MAC Championships in the 100-yd (52.51) and 200-yd backstroke (1:53.80) … Was part of the 200-yd medley relay team that broke the program record at the MAC Championships (1:35.99) … Qualified for three finals heats at the conference meet, finishing fourth in the 100-yd and 200-yd back and fifth in the 200-yd IM … Won at least two events in each of his first four collegiate meets and won at least one event in all but one regular season event … Captured a season-high three event wins at Widener (1/18)... Named to MAC Honor Roll.

High School: Recently graduated from Don Bosco Preparatory High School… Was on the swim team throughout high school… Captured 2019 league championship and two time state qualifiers… Named a two-year team captain and named all-county in backstroke.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20First-Year

    Backstroke
    6'2" 185 lbs
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Backstroke/Individual Medley
    6'2" 185 lbs
  • 2021-22Junior

    Backstroke/Individual Medley
    6'2" 185 lbs
  • 2022-23Senior

    Backstroke/Individual Medley
    6'2" 185 lbs