2020-21 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Leo Kuyl
- Position:
- Sprint Free
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- New Paltz, N.Y.
- High School:
- New Paltz
Career: Two-time All-Patriot League (2023 First Team, 2022 Second Team) ... three-time Patriot League individual medalist, earning gold in the 50 freestyle (2023), silver in the 50 freestyle (2022) and bronze in the 100 freestyle (2023) ... scored 95 points at the Patriot League Championships ... holds school records in the 50 freestyle (19.75) and the 100 freestyle (43.92) ... first Bison to clear 20 seconds in the 50 freestyle ... tied for fourth in school history in the 100 butterfly (48.76) … member of 16 relay teams that clocked top-10 times, including the school record holding 200 medley (1:26.83), 400 medley (3:13.23), 200 freestyle (1:19.46) and 400 freestyle (2:56.34) relay teams ... 25 wins in individual events … winner of the Christy Mathewson Award.
2022-23 (Senior): All-Patriot League First Team … scored 43 points at the Patriot League Championships, which was good for second among Bison … won gold in the 50 freestyle and bronze in the 100 freestyle at the PL Championships … also finished 10th in the 100 butterfly and swam on the fourth-place 200 freestyle relay, the fourth-place 400 freestyle relay and the fourth-place 200 medley relay teams at the PL Championships … set school records in the 50 freestyle (19.75) and 100 freestyle (43.92) as well as the fourth-best 100 butterfly at the PL Championships … won six individual events overall on the season … went second seven times and third one time … member of nine winning relay teams throughout the season … finished second in the 50 freestyle at the fall Bucknell Invitational … won the 50 freestyle and the 100 freestyle against Lehigh … member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2021-22 (Junior): Made the All-Patriot League Second Team ... captured a silver medal in the 50 freestyle, becoming the first Bison to clear 20 seconds in that event with a time of 19.96 ... placed fourth in the 100 freestyle, clocking a time of 44.14 in the preliminaries to break a school standard held for 34 years by Bucknell Athletics Hall of Famer Jim Harvey ... also was a member of the third-place 200 medley (1:27.82) and fourth-place 400 medley (3:14.19), 200 freestyle (1:19.94) and 400 freestyle (2:57.16) relay teams, all of which posted school record times ... swam four events, with majority of action coming in the sprint freestyle races ... won the 50 freestyle four times and the 100 freestyle three times ... swept the 50 and the 100 freestyle races at Boston University and Loyola (Md.) ... took second seven times ... was a fixture on four of five relay teams ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2020-21 (Sophomore): Swam the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 100 breaststroke over the course of the season ... won the 50 freestyle at Bucknell's first three dual meets, also taking first in the 100 freestyle against Lehigh ... at Bucknell's Patriot League Challenge Meet with American and Loyola, finished third in the 50 freestyle (20.58), fourth in the 100 freestyle (45.27) and 12th in the 100 breaststroke (58.07) ... also was a member of the runner-up 200 medley, 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle relay teams, all of which clocked a program top-10 time ... competed in four of five relays, including three that placed first.
2019-20 (Freshman): Scored 20 points at the Patriot League Championships by placing sixth in the 50 freestyle (20.39) and 10th in the 100 freestyle (44.91) ... time in the 100 freestyle was third and time in the 50 freestyle was fifth in school history at the time ... swam on four of five relay teams at the Patriot League Championships, including the third-place 400 freestyle relay team that broke the school record (2:59.19) ... at the ECAC Championships, took eighth in the 50 freestyle ... member of the fourth-place 200 freestyle relay team .... won the 50 freestyle five times and the 100 freestyle twice ... added four second-place showings in the 100 freestyle and two in the 50 freestyle ... went third times ... excelled at the Bucknell Invitational, finishing fourth in the 50 freestyle and seventh in the 100 freestyle ... competed in four of five relays ... member of five relay teams that clocked program top-10 times over the course of the season ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Before Bucknell: Swam for New Paltz High School … won a New York State Public High School title and a Speedo Sectional championship … was a five-time Section 9 champion … broke multiple pool records over the course of senior year in the 50 and 100 freestyles … earned team's MVP and Scholar-Athlete Awards … set meet record at the Adirondack Golds Championships en route to an individual title … broke club team's records in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyles … captained both high school and club teams for two seasons … also competed in soccer at New Paltz, winning the Scholar-Athlete and Sportsmanship award … lone member of graduating class at New Paltz who is going on to compete at the Division I level in any sport.
Personal: Leo Kuyl … born September 13, 2000 in Westchester, N.Y. … son of Pierre and Patricia Kuyl … has two older siblings: Emile and Morgane … brother Emile swam at Johns Hopkins University … holds dual citizenship with the United States and Belgium … is training to represent Belgium at the 2024 Olympics … is bilingual in English and French ... major is environmental geosciences.
