CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Kevin Tyrell, The Ulen-Brooks Endowed Coach for Harvard Men's Swimming & Diving, announced seven members of the incoming Class of 2025 today, July 13. The newcomers hail from four states and New Zealand.
 
"We're thrilled to welcome these student-athletes to Harvard," said Tyrrell. "It's clear they value a Harvard education and have pledged to be supportive and caring teammates, putting them on a path to be outstanding contributors both in and out of the pool."
 
The Harvard men's swimming and diving team is set to return to competition this winter season, after more than 20 months idle, in pursuit of its fifth consecutive Ivy League Championship.
 
Learn more about the incoming class below:
 
Matthew Chung | Freestyle | Cupertino, Calif. | The Harbor School
Varsity swimming 2017-2021…Santa Clara Swim Club 2013-2021…Scholastic All-American 2018-21…NISCA All-American 2019…CCS 200 medley relay record holder (2019)…Third place in CCS 200 IM and 500 Free (2019)…CIF 4th place State Championship Team
 
Harris Durham | Freestyle | Dallas, Texas | Richardson High School
Four-year letterwinner in swimming and water polo…Member of City of Richardson Swim Team (2009-2021)…Member of National Travel Team….Team captain of swimming and water polo (2019-20, 2020-21)…Four-time All-City, All-District, All-Region Texas 6A Swimming…All-State Texas 6A Swimming in 2020 and 2021…All-American in 2021…RHA Most Outstanding Swimmer and Highest GPA…RHS Record Breaker: 200 free, 100 free, 50 free, 200 IM, 100 breast, and 200 free relay…Texas UIL 6A 200 Free Silver Medal 2021…NCSA Junior Nationals 200 Free Silver Medal 2021…NCSA Junior Nationals 800 Free Relay Gold Medal 2021 - Anchor leg…Four-year National Honor Society member…Richardson Youth Leadership Junior year honor
 
Corby Furrer | Freestyle | Georgetown, Texas | Georgetown High School
Four-year letterwinner in swimming…Member of Nitro Swimming Club (2015-2021)…Team captain of high school team (2019-20, 2020-21)…Nine time All-American…Seven state gold medals…National Select Camp qualifier…Two-time MVP (2018-19, 2019-20)…14-time All-State, 16-time All-Region and 16-time All-District honors…School record holder in 11 events and relays…State record holder in 4x100 free relay, 200 medley relay…Four-year member of National Honor Society…Participant in high school orchestra (cello)…All-Region orchestra (2017)…Father Will played football at Virginia Tech and in the NFL…Mother Kelli played volleyball at Virginia Tech…Sister Caroline plays volleyball at Penn and brother Charlie plays soccer for Stanford
 
Ben Littlejohn | Butterfly | Hamilton, New Zealand | St. Paul's Collegiate School
Varsity member of swimming and water polo teams…Member of St. Paul's Swimming Club team…Team captain of St. Paul's swim team (2019-20)…St. Paul's Collegiate Sportsman of the Year (2020)…Sportsperson of the Year (2020)…Team of the Year (2019, 2020)…NZ Junior swim team (2017-18)…NZ senior swimming squad (2020-21)…Selected to the NZ junior Pan Pacific team (2020)…NZ record 16yrs 50m (SC) butterfly, NZ record 17yrs 50m (SC) butterfly…38 Waikato age open records…50m (SC) butterfly NZ open title 2020…50m (SC) butterfly NZ open title 2021…Five 2nd and 3rd place finishes in open finals…Six age group titles…Eight high school titles…NZ math Olympiad finalist…Three scholastic centurions…Volunteers at the Waikato junior swim program…Sister Kate rows for Stanford…Sister Laura swims on the NZ senior squad and is a NZ record holder
 
Jonathan Novinski | Freestyle | Grand Island, Neb. | Grand Island Central Catholic
Four-year letterwinner in swimming…Member of Grand Island YMCA Quicksilver Swim Team for 14 years…Team captain of senior high swim team (2019-20, 2020-21)… Scholastic All-American… Four-time NCPA Athletic and Academic All-State…Three-time GISH swim team MVP 2018-2020…Grand Island Central Catholic Pride Award 2018… Two-time Grand Island Independent Athlete of The Week… Three-time NSAA 500-yard freestyle state champion…NSAA 500-yard freestyle state record…Three-time GISH team record holder…Ten-time NSAA state medalist…Midwestern record holder… National Honors Society 2018-2021…Grand Island Central Catholic Student Council President 2017-2021…GICC FBLA Secretary 2018-2021…Grand Island Literacy Council volunteer, and Quicksilver Youth Swim Meet timer
 
Shane Washart | Freestyle | Wenonah, N.J. | St. Augustine Preparatory School
Four-year letterwinner in swimming…Member of Greater Philadelphia Aquatic Club-2008-2020; South Jersey Aquatic Club-2020-21…High school team captain (2020-21)… First Team-All State-200 yard Freestyle-2021…First Team-All Cape-Atlantic-2017-2021…Third Team-All South Jersey-2020…St. Augustine Preparatory School-500 yard Freestyle record-2021…Two-time New Jersey High School Individual State Finalist-2019 and 2020…Two-time New Jersey High School State Championship Finalist (Team)-2019 and 2020…New Jersey Cape Atlantic League Champions(Team)-2019…Swimming Junior National Qualifier-2019-2021…Head of School Honors List-2017-2021…National Honors Society-2020-2021…Spanish Honors Society-2018-2021…Scholastic All-American-2019-2021…Hermit Ambassadors Club-2019-2020…Spanish Club-2019-2020…Community Service-Camden, New Jersey Retreat-2019…Cathedral KItchen Retreat-Camden, NJ-2020…Brother Zachary swims for Duke…Sister Jordan swims for Drexel
 
Adam Wesson | Diving | Morgan Hill, Calif. | Archbishop Mitty High School
Four-year letterwinner in swimming and diving…Member of Santa Clara Diving Club (2012-2021)…Team captain (2020-21)… 2017-18 AMHS Men's Diving MVP…2018-19 AMHS Men's Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete…2017-18, 2018-19 NISCA Diving All American…2019 WCAL Champion …2019 CCS Champion…2019 CIF State Diving finalist (5th place)…2018 Junior Nationals 1 meter finalist (10th place)…2018 WCAL Silver Medalist…2018 Central Coast Section (CCS) Champion…2018 CIF State Silver Medalist…AMHS Honor Roll (3.5-3.9 GPA): 2017-18 Fall and Spring semesters, 2018-19 Fall and Spring semesters, and 2019-20 Fall semester…Principal's Honor Roll (4.0+ GPA): 2019-20 Spring semester and 2020-21 Fall semester