Victoria Kwan
- position Butterfly/IM
- class Graduate Student
- Hometown Richmond Hill, Ontario
- High school Bill Crothers Secondary School
- position Butterfly/IM
- class Graduate Student
- Hometown Richmond Hill, Ontario
- High school Bill Crothers Secondary School
Victoria Kwan Bio
Kwan’s Top Times | ||||
Event | Time | Date | Meet | Location |
100 Freestyle | 49.75 | 1/7/23 | vs. UNCW | Columbia, SC |
200 Freestyle | 1:48.92 | 10/15/22 | at Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL |
500 Freestyle | 4:57.84 | 11/4/22 | at Duke | Durham, NC |
100 Butterfly | 2:01.84 | 9/23/22 | vs. Army | Columbia, SC |
200 Butterfly | 1:57.07p | 3/18/23 | NCAA Championships | Knoxville, TN |
200 IM | 1:55.78p | 2/25/23 | UGA Last Chance Meet | Athens, GA |
400 IM | 4:07.46p | 2/26/23 | UGA Last Chance Meet | Athens, GA |
! = School Record | p = Prelims | t = Time Trial | # = Leadoff Split/Split
AWARDS/HONORS
- CSC Academic All-District (2023)
IN THE RECORD BOOK
- 8th – 100 free
- 7th – 200 fly
- 2nd – 200 IM
- 2nd – 400 IM
- 2nd – 800 free relay
- 7th – 400 medley relay
2022-23 (GRADUTAE)
- Began her career as a Gamecocks with individual wins in the 200 fly and 200 IM at the season-opener versus Army
- Throughout the regular season, earned a total of eight individual event wins in five different events and consistently placed in the top-3 of all individual events that she competed in
- Won the 100 free during the only time that she competed in the event as a Gamecock (vs. UNCW – 49.75)
- Put up a strong performance at the Gamecock Invitational, placing second in the 200 fly and winning both the 200 and 400 IM’s
- At the SEC Championships, made the finals of all three individual event that she competed in (200 fly, 200 IM, and 400 IM)
- At the SEC Championships, placed 14th in the 200 fly, 7th in the 200 IM, and 12th in the 400 IM
- Qualified for the NCAA Championships where she competed in the 200 fly (39th), 200 IM (23rd), and 400 IM (17th)
- During her lone season in the Garnet & Black, made entries in six different events into the program’s all-time top-ten, highlighted by being the program’s second fastest swimmer in both the 200 and 400 IM events
PRE-SOUTH CAROLINA
- Swam for four years at the University of Michigan
- Was the 2022 Big Ten Women’s Swimming & Diving Sportsmanship Award Honoree
- Two-time CSCAA All-American in 2020 (200 fly and 400 IM)
- All-Big Ten Second Team in 2020 in the 200 fly
- CSCAA Scholar All-American in 2020 and Honorable Mention in 2019
- Two-time Academic All-Big Ten in 2020 and 2021
PRE-COLLEGE
- Swam for Bill Crothers Secondary School in Ontario, Canada.
- Swam club for the Etobicoke Swim Club under coach Robert Novak.
- Was a member of the Canadian Junior National Team and Senior National Team.
- Finished 13th in the 400 meter IM at the 2019 World University Games
- Was a top-8 finalist in the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Trials
- Attended the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Championships, the 2017 World Junior Championships, and both the 2017 and 2018 Mel Zajac International
PERSONAL
- Educational Psychology major pursuing a masters degree
- Daughter to Ophelia Ko and Andrew Kwan, sister to Zachary and Michaela
- Favorite foods are sushi, bubble tea, bagels, pasta, and desserts
- Hobbies include reading, sudoku, journaling, and trying new brunch places
- Hopes to one day be an elementary school teacher