2024-25 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
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Kopac, Chris
Back/IM
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Free/Fly/IM
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IM/Free/Breast
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Free/Fly/IM
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Free
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Free/Breast/IM
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Breast/Fly/IM
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Back
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Free/Fly/IM
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Free/Fly/Back
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Breast
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Breast/Free
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Breast/IM
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Free/IM
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Diving
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IM/Fly/Back/Free
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Breast/Free
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Breast
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Distance Free/Fly
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Breast
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Free/Fly
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Free
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Free
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Free/Fly
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Free
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Diving
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Free/Fly
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Diving
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Back/Fly/IM
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Chris Kopac
- Position:
- Free/IM
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Ashburn, Va.
- High School:
- Riverside
Bio
Career: Four-time All-Patriot League (2024 & 2022 First Team, 2025 & 2023 Second Team) … three-time Academic All-Patriot League Team (2023-25) ... scored 223 points at the Patriot League Championships ... two-time Patriot League individual medalist, taking silver in the 200 freestyle in 2022 and bronze in 2024 ... graduated with the school record in the 200 freestyle (1:35.72) ... also holds program's second-fastest 500 freestyle (4:22.08), third-fastest 1,000 freestyle (9:19.60), third-fastest 1,650 freestyle (15:25.10), third-fastest 100 free (44.23), fourth-fastest 200 IM (1:47.70), fifth-fastest 100 breaststroke (54.72), and eighth-fastest 400 IM (3:53.94) times ... helped set the school record in the 800 freestyle relay (6:30.17) ... also part of the second-fastest 400 free relay and third-fastest 200 free relay … three-time member of the Academic All-District Team ... received the Bradley N. Tufts Award, presented to a member of the senior class in recognition of exceptional athletic achievement and contribution to Bucknell Athletics ... 23 wins in individual events.
2024-25 (Senior): Earned All-Patriot League honors for the fourth straight year with a Second Team selection ... scored 61 points at the Patriot League Championships, second-most on the team ... finished sixth in the 1650 freestyle, seventh in the 200 free, and 13th in the 500 free ... won a bronze medal with the 800 free relay, which missed the school record by a mere one-hundredth of a second ... also placed fourth with both the 200 and 400 free relays ... the 400 was just a tenth of a second off the school record ... medaled with two relays at the ECAC Championships, placing second in the 400 free relay and third with the 800 free relay ... individually, finished fifth in the 200 fly and 12th in the 50 free ... won eight events during the regular season, including the 500 free in a quad meet vs. Navy, American, and Lafayette ... won the 400 IM and 100 breaststroke at the Bucknell Fall Invitational ... competed in the 200 and 500 free at the Toyota US Open Championships in Greensboro, N.C. ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2023-24 (Junior): Earned a spot on the All-Patriot League First Team … Academic All-Patriot League Team selection … scored 76 points at the Patriot League Championships to lead all Bison … at the PL Championships, earned a bronze medal in the 200 freestyle with a school-record time (1:35.72), placed fourth in the 500 freestyle (4:23.19), and took seventh in the 1650 freestyle (15:31.68) … also swam the fourth leg of the bronze medal-winning and school record-setting 800 freestyle relay team (6:30.17) and the fourth-place 400 freestyle relay team (2:58.17) at the PL Championships … finished runner-up in the 200 IM, third in the 100 freestyle, and ninth in the 100 breaststroke at the ECAC Championships … posted wins in three individual events during the season and went runner-up nine times … touched the wall first in the 200 freestyle and second in the 500 freestyle in Bucknell’s dual wins over Lehigh and Boston U. … voted to the Academic All-District Team.
2022-23 (Sophomore): All-Patriot League Second Team … Academic All-Patriot League Team … scored 41 points at the Patriot League Championships, finishing fourth in the 200 freestyle, fifth in the 1,650 freestyle and seventh in the 500 freestyle … swam the fourth leg of the bronze-medal winning 800 freestyle relay team that recorded the second-fastest time in program history (6:31.17) at the PL Championships … swam the fourth leg of the runner-up 400 freestyle relay team that posted the sixth-fastest time in program history (2:59.62) at the ECAC Championships … placed fifth in the 200 freestyle at ECACs … registered six first-place finishes, two second-places finishes and went third five times … member of four winning relay teams throughout the season … won both the 200 freestyle and the 500 freestyle at the tri-meet with Boston U. and Loyola … took first in the 500 freestyle and 1,000 freestyle against Lehigh … went first in the 400 IM and second in the 200 butterfly at the Bucknell Winter Invite … member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll … voted to the Academic All-District Team.
2021-22 (Freshman): Made the All-Patriot League First Team after scoring 45 points at the Patriot League Championships, good for first among Bison and tied for ninth among all swimmers ... won a silver medal in the 200 freestyle behind a school record time of 1:36.48 ... placed fifth in both the 500 freestyle and the 1,650 freestyle ... also was a member of the third-place 800 freestyle relay (6:30.50) and fourth-place 400 freestyle relay (2:57.16) teams, both of which set new school records ... at the ECAC Championships, was the runner-up in the 400 IM and took ninth in the 200 butterfly ... also was a member of the second-place 400 freestyle and 800 freestyle relay teams ... competed in nine different events over the course of the season, with majority of action coming in the freestyle races ... placed first in the 500 freestyle three times, in the 1,000 freestyle twice and in the 200 freestyle once ... took second 10 times ... placed third three times ... competed in four of five relays ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Before Bucknell: Swam for Riverside High School … won 2021 state championships in the 500 freestyle and the 400 freestyle relay … was the 2021 state runner-up in the 200 IM … four-time all-county selection … helped team put together two undefeated seasons … Summit also won two region and two district titles … graduated with school records in the 500 freestyle and the 200 IM … swam on Riverside's record-setting 200 medley, 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle relay teams … also swam for Nation's Capital Swimming (NCAP) … was a four-time Potomac Valley Swimming Scholar-Athlete.
Personal: Christopher Michael Kopac … born August, 9, 2003 in Fairfax, Virginia … son of Michael and Cynthia Kopac … has an older sister, Allison, who is a member of the Notre Dame women's swimming & diving team's class of 2024 … mother swam for Catholic University … uncle, Michael Wheeler, also swam for Catholic University … majored in business analytics.
2024-25 (Senior): Earned All-Patriot League honors for the fourth straight year with a Second Team selection ... scored 61 points at the Patriot League Championships, second-most on the team ... finished sixth in the 1650 freestyle, seventh in the 200 free, and 13th in the 500 free ... won a bronze medal with the 800 free relay, which missed the school record by a mere one-hundredth of a second ... also placed fourth with both the 200 and 400 free relays ... the 400 was just a tenth of a second off the school record ... medaled with two relays at the ECAC Championships, placing second in the 400 free relay and third with the 800 free relay ... individually, finished fifth in the 200 fly and 12th in the 50 free ... won eight events during the regular season, including the 500 free in a quad meet vs. Navy, American, and Lafayette ... won the 400 IM and 100 breaststroke at the Bucknell Fall Invitational ... competed in the 200 and 500 free at the Toyota US Open Championships in Greensboro, N.C. ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2023-24 (Junior): Earned a spot on the All-Patriot League First Team … Academic All-Patriot League Team selection … scored 76 points at the Patriot League Championships to lead all Bison … at the PL Championships, earned a bronze medal in the 200 freestyle with a school-record time (1:35.72), placed fourth in the 500 freestyle (4:23.19), and took seventh in the 1650 freestyle (15:31.68) … also swam the fourth leg of the bronze medal-winning and school record-setting 800 freestyle relay team (6:30.17) and the fourth-place 400 freestyle relay team (2:58.17) at the PL Championships … finished runner-up in the 200 IM, third in the 100 freestyle, and ninth in the 100 breaststroke at the ECAC Championships … posted wins in three individual events during the season and went runner-up nine times … touched the wall first in the 200 freestyle and second in the 500 freestyle in Bucknell’s dual wins over Lehigh and Boston U. … voted to the Academic All-District Team.
2022-23 (Sophomore): All-Patriot League Second Team … Academic All-Patriot League Team … scored 41 points at the Patriot League Championships, finishing fourth in the 200 freestyle, fifth in the 1,650 freestyle and seventh in the 500 freestyle … swam the fourth leg of the bronze-medal winning 800 freestyle relay team that recorded the second-fastest time in program history (6:31.17) at the PL Championships … swam the fourth leg of the runner-up 400 freestyle relay team that posted the sixth-fastest time in program history (2:59.62) at the ECAC Championships … placed fifth in the 200 freestyle at ECACs … registered six first-place finishes, two second-places finishes and went third five times … member of four winning relay teams throughout the season … won both the 200 freestyle and the 500 freestyle at the tri-meet with Boston U. and Loyola … took first in the 500 freestyle and 1,000 freestyle against Lehigh … went first in the 400 IM and second in the 200 butterfly at the Bucknell Winter Invite … member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll … voted to the Academic All-District Team.
2021-22 (Freshman): Made the All-Patriot League First Team after scoring 45 points at the Patriot League Championships, good for first among Bison and tied for ninth among all swimmers ... won a silver medal in the 200 freestyle behind a school record time of 1:36.48 ... placed fifth in both the 500 freestyle and the 1,650 freestyle ... also was a member of the third-place 800 freestyle relay (6:30.50) and fourth-place 400 freestyle relay (2:57.16) teams, both of which set new school records ... at the ECAC Championships, was the runner-up in the 400 IM and took ninth in the 200 butterfly ... also was a member of the second-place 400 freestyle and 800 freestyle relay teams ... competed in nine different events over the course of the season, with majority of action coming in the freestyle races ... placed first in the 500 freestyle three times, in the 1,000 freestyle twice and in the 200 freestyle once ... took second 10 times ... placed third three times ... competed in four of five relays ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Before Bucknell: Swam for Riverside High School … won 2021 state championships in the 500 freestyle and the 400 freestyle relay … was the 2021 state runner-up in the 200 IM … four-time all-county selection … helped team put together two undefeated seasons … Summit also won two region and two district titles … graduated with school records in the 500 freestyle and the 200 IM … swam on Riverside's record-setting 200 medley, 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle relay teams … also swam for Nation's Capital Swimming (NCAP) … was a four-time Potomac Valley Swimming Scholar-Athlete.
Personal: Christopher Michael Kopac … born August, 9, 2003 in Fairfax, Virginia … son of Michael and Cynthia Kopac … has an older sister, Allison, who is a member of the Notre Dame women's swimming & diving team's class of 2024 … mother swam for Catholic University … uncle, Michael Wheeler, also swam for Catholic University … majored in business analytics.
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