Michael Xu

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Breast
Hometown:
San Diego, Calif.
High School:
The Bishop’s School

2019-20: Competed in eight meets for the Bears in his rookie campaign … Finished fourth in the 200 breaststroke and sixth in the 100 breaststroke against UConn … Placed sixth in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke at Penn … Claimed fifth in the 100 breaststroke and sixth in the 200 breaststroke at Yale.

Before Brown: Competed in swimming at The Bishop’s School … Also swam for Bay Club Aquatics ... Ranked third nationally in the 100m breaststroke and 10th in 200m breaststroke for 16s (2017) … Summer and Winter Junior National B-Finalist … Four-time NISCA All-American in the 100 breaststroke 200 medley relay, and 200 freestyle relay … Three-year USA Swimming Scholastic All-American …Attended USA Swimming National Select Camp in 2017 … Bay Club Aquatics Captain and Swimmer of the Year … San Diego All-CIF First Team selection … Led his team to the CIF Section Championship in 2019 … National AP Scholar … Inductee of La Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica … National Merit Commended Scholar … San Diego Union Tribune All-Academic Team honoree … Received the Stephanie Blankenship Award for four years on the honor roll.

Personal: Son of Sherry Shao and David Xu … Born January 28, 2001 … Undecided on a concentration.