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2023-24 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

Andrew Smolar

  • Position Free
  • Height 6-7
  • Weight 215
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Washingtonville, NY
  • Highschool Washingtonville

Biography

2023-24
- ECAC qualifier in the 100-free.
- ECAC qualifier in the 200-free.
- Finished 18th in the 200-free at the MAAC Championships with a season-best time of 1:42.97.
- Finished 24th in the 500-free at the MAAC Championships with a time of 4:48.36.
- Finished 33rd in the 100-free at the MAAC Championships with a time of 48.09.
- Swam an extracted personal-best 23.13 in the 50-free at the ECAC Championships.
- Swam a personal-best 47.99 in the 100-free at the Bruno Invitational.
- Swam a season-best 4:46.05 in the 500-free at the Bruno Invitational.
- Member of the MAAC All-Academic Team.

2022-23
- ECAC qualifier in the 100-free.
- ECAC qualifier in the 200-free.
- ECAC qualifier in the 500-free.
- Swam a season-best 48.33 in the 100-free in the prelims at the MAAC Championships.
- Swam an extracted personal-best 23.20 in the 50-free at the Bucknell Invitational.
- Swam a season-best 1:44.76 in the 200-free at the Bucknell Invitational.
- Swam a season-best 4:48.69 in the 500-free at the Bucknell Invitational.
- Member of the MAAC All-Academic Team.

2021-22
- ECAC qualifier in the 100-free.
- ECAC qualifier in the 200-free.
- ECAC qualifier in the 500-free
- ECAC B-Final qualifier in the 200-free.
- Swam a personal-best 48.16 in the 100-free in the prelims at the MAAC Championships.
- Swam an extracted personal-best 23.24 in the 50-free at the MAAC Championships.
- Swam a personal-best 1:42.76 in the 200-free at the Bucknell Invitational.
- Swam a season-best 4:45.13 in the 500-free in the prelims at the MAAC Championships.
- Swam a season-best 17:19.22 in the 1,650-free at the Bucknell Invitational.
- Swam a season-best 10:19.86 in the 1,000-free at the Seton Hall dual meet.
- Member of the MAAC All-Academic Team.

2020-21
- Member of the 2020-21 swimming & diving team.
 
Before Rider
Six-year swimmer at Washingtonville High School… Two-time State Qualifier… 2020 Section 9 Champion 200-free and 200-free relay… Program record holder 200-free, 500-free-, 200-medley relay, 200-free relay.
 
Personal
Son of Karen and Stephen Smolar… Older sister, Katie, was a swimmer at Binghamton… Recipient of the Steve Reineke Seahawks, Matthew Hoffman Memorial, and Washingtonville Administrator’s Association Scholarships.
 
Andrew Smolar College Swimming Bio - https://www.swimcloud.com/swimmer/396438/

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Free
    6'6" 190 lbs
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Free
    6'6" 190 lbs
  • 2022-23Junior

    Free
    6'7" 215 lbs
  • 2023-24Senior

    Free
    6'7" 215 lbs