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2016-17 Men's Swimming and Diving

Sava Turcanu

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hickory, N.C.
  • Highschool St. Stephens

Biography

Senior 2016-17
Finished eighth in the 200 fly and fifth in the ‘B’ finals of the 200 free and 500 free at the Ivy Championship Meet … Won the 200 fly and was fourth in the 500 free versus Yale … Placed fifth in the 200 fly against Brown and Penn … Eighth in the 200 fly and ninth in the 100 fly versus Denver and Utah … Runner-up in the 200 fly at BYU … Second in the ‘C’ final of the 200 fly at the Texas Invite … Fourth in the 200 fly facing Columbia … Won the 200 fly (1:53.05) and eighth in the 500 free against Cornell and Dartmouth.

Junior 2015-16
Captured the top spot in the 200 free against Bryant in 1:41.24 and finished second in the 200 fly … Finished as the runner-up in the 1,000 free against Cornell and Dartmouth … Took second in the 200 (1:41.77) and 500 (4:35.65) free at Columbia … Ended up with 19th position in the 1650 free (15:46.92) to conclude the Texas Invitational ... Finished ninth place in the 1000 free (9:46.01) against conference rivals Brown and Penn in a double-dual meet.

Before Harvard
Selected as captain his senior year and earned four varsity letters in swimming … Three-time state champion … Named 3A State MVP in 2012 … Three-time YMCA National Champion … Record holder in the 800 free … Member of the Beta Club and JSA Club.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14First-Year

    Freestyle/Butterfly/Backstroke
    6'"
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Freestyle/Butterfly/Backstroke
    6'"
  • 2015-16Junior

    Freestyle/Butterfly/Backstroke
    6'"
  • 2016-17Senior

    Freestyle/Butterfly/Backstroke
    6'"