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2026-27 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
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William Harpster
- Position:
- Breaststroke/Freestyle
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Gahanna, Ohio
- High School:
- Columbus Academy
2025-26 (Sophomore): At the 2026 ECAC Championships, finished fifth in the 50 free, sixth in the 200 breast and 10th in the 200 breast.
2024-25 (First Year): Competed at the ECAC Championships and was part of 200 medley and 200 freestyle relays that finished seventh ... placed fifth in the 100 breaststroke at the Bucknell Fall Invitational and sixth at the Bucknell Winter Invitational ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Before Bucknell: Four-year letterwinner and team captain for the Columbus Academy Vikings … captured state championship, state runner-up, district championship and district runner-up finishes … helped lead team to league titles all four years … posted 45.96 time in the 100 freestyle in state runner-up finish … registered a 57.42 in the 100 breaststroke … swam the anchor leg of the 200 freestyle relay team that won the state title … also swam for New Albany Aquatics Club … two-time Junior Nationals qualifier.
Personal: William Joseph Harpster … born June 8, 2006 in Columbus, Ohio … son of Beth and Timothy Harpster … has two siblings: David and Anna … father played tennis at Dayton … also plays pickleball ... majoring in biology.
2024-25 (First Year): Competed at the ECAC Championships and was part of 200 medley and 200 freestyle relays that finished seventh ... placed fifth in the 100 breaststroke at the Bucknell Fall Invitational and sixth at the Bucknell Winter Invitational ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Before Bucknell: Four-year letterwinner and team captain for the Columbus Academy Vikings … captured state championship, state runner-up, district championship and district runner-up finishes … helped lead team to league titles all four years … posted 45.96 time in the 100 freestyle in state runner-up finish … registered a 57.42 in the 100 breaststroke … swam the anchor leg of the 200 freestyle relay team that won the state title … also swam for New Albany Aquatics Club … two-time Junior Nationals qualifier.
Personal: William Joseph Harpster … born June 8, 2006 in Columbus, Ohio … son of Beth and Timothy Harpster … has two siblings: David and Anna … father played tennis at Dayton … also plays pickleball ... majoring in biology.
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