CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Coming off its fourth straight Ivy League crown, The Ulen-Brooks Endowed Coach for Harvard Men's Swimming and Diving and the 2019-2020 James Herscot '58 Coach of Excellence Kevin Tyrrell is announcing the incoming class for men's swimming and diving.
The eight-member first-year class joins an outstanding group of talented returners, including all four of the Crimson's CSCAA All-Americans from the 2020 season.
Meet The Incoming Class of 2024
Zach Bartel | Breaststroke | Fort Collins, Colo. | Fossil Ridge
Named to the 18 & Under World Top 100 list in the 200 breaststroke … Earned All-American and All-State honors in the 200 IM in 2019 … Swimmer of the Meet at the 2019 Wiedeman Invite … Colorado state record holder in 200 LCM Breaststroke … Junior National Finalist in 200 LCM and SCY breaststroke … Colorado state team champion in 2017 … Holds 10 team records for Fort Collins Area Swim Team … AP Scholar with honors … Top 5% in high school class … Academic All-American … Enjoys basketball, football and skiing … Son of Pam and Bill Bartel … Sister, Zoe, swims at Stanford … Cousin, Alex Perkins, rows crew at the University of Washington.
Aayush Deshpande | Butterfly | Naperville, Ill. | Waubonsie Valley
Nine-time NISCA and three-time Scholastic All-American … Named MVP twice at Waubonsie Valley High School (2019, 2020) … Finished second four times in the state championships … Three-time All-Conference and Academic All-Conference … Holds four school records in the 200 medley relay, 200 IM, 100 butterfly, and 400 freestyle relay … Competed in three NCSA Championship relay teams … Holds four individual club records and relay records … National Merit Commended … Summa Cum Laude … Leader in Business … Enjoys cooking, spikeball, traveling to different countries and trying cuisine … Son of Archana and Anand Deshpande.
Cameron Green |Backstroke/Freestyle | Springville, Utah | Springville
Utah State Championship Swimmer of the Meet in 2018 … Springville High School Athlete of the Year in 2020 … Seven-time high school state champion … Holds two state swimming records and seven Springville swimming records … All-American qualifier … Undefeated throughout his junior year … Academic All-American and All-State selection … Earned leadership award … Member of the chamber choir … Participated in "Kids Who Count" and several other community service events … Enjoys woodworking and metalworking, music, games, outdoor activities and reading … Son of Kim and Cory Green … Mother, Kim, swam for Iowa State University … Sister plays volleyball at Stockton University.
Quinn Harron | Breaststroke/IM | Atlanta, Ga.| Marist
Junior National Qualifier … U.S. Open qualifier … Three-time NISCA and Scholastic All-American … Georgia High School Swim Coaches Male Swimmer of the Year … State Team Champion in 2020 … State Individual Champion in 200 IM and 100 breaststroke … 17-18 year-old age group record holder in 4x100 medley relay … Marist record holder in 200 IM and 100 breaststroke … Two-time Marist Most Valuable Swimmer … Marist scholar-athlete award … National Honor Society … Dean's List … French Honor Society … George Washington Book Award winner … Mu Alpha Theta … Son of Colleen and Brian Harron … Grandfather, Steve Quinn, played football at Notre Dame and was a member of the 1966 National Championship team and also played for the Houston Oilers.
Arik Katz | Distance | Tarpon Springs, Fla. | Pine View School
Member of the USA Swimming National Team … Qualified for the Junior Pan Pacific Championships … Pine View Male Swimmer of the Year … State Champion in 500-yard freestyle … Philips 55 National 18 & Under Champion in 1,500-yard freestyle … Three-time Scholastic All-American … National Merit Scholar Semifinalist … Enjoys playing piano, reading, and video games … Son of Richard and Shelly Katz.
Will Raidt |Freestyle/Butterfly | River Forest, Ill. | Oak Park and River Forest
Two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American … Five-time NISCA All-American … Three-time Team Section Champions … Seven-time Individual Sectional Champion and eight-time Individual Conference Champion … Holds the school record in the 200 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 200 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay and pool record in 100 freestyle, 200 medley relay, 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle relay … Four-time team MVP … Valedictorian … Dean's List .. Cum Laude Society … Volunteers at local food banks and animal centers … Swim instructor at the Oak Park park district … Swim coach for the River Forest Tennis Club … Son of Katharine Christmas and Bob Raidt … Father, Bob, played tennis at Northwestern … Uncle, John Christmas, swam at Dartmouth … Grandfather played soccer at Duke and football at Haverford.
Dylan Rhee | Breaststroke/IM | New York, N.Y. | Trinity School
Qualified for Olympic Trials … Junior National Champion in 2020 … Four-time Metropolitan Swimming record holder … Two-time Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics MVP … NISCA and Scholastic All-American … Received Trinity's Prize for the Study of Vergil … Enjoys fashion, solving Rubik's Cubes, and biking … Son of Cynthia Oh and Kyoo-Cheol Chris Rhee … Father attended Yale.
Anthony Rincon | Backstroke | Elizabeth, N.J. | Academy of Allied Health Sciences
Columbian National Champion in 50-, 100-, 200-meter backstroke … New Jersey state record holder in 100- and 200-yard backstroke … Columbian National record holder in 50-meter backstroke … Youth Olympic Games Qualifier … Qualified for the Pan-American Games in 200-meter backstroke … Junior South American Championships record holder in 100-meter backstroke … Member of the National Honor Society … AP Scholar with Distinction … Volunteer at Overlook Medical Center … Assistant youth swim instructor … Son of Elizabeth Velasco and Luis Rincon.
