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2017-18 Men's Swimming Roster

Tyler Vander Vos

  • Position Freestyle/Backstroke
  • Height 6-4
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown South Windsor, Conn.
  • High School South Windsor

Biography

As a Senior in 2017-18:
NE10 Champion in the 100 freestyle, the 200 freestyle and in the 200 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay, 400 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay...Placed first in the 50 freestyle (22.08) and second in both the 100 freestyle (47.65)and 500 Freestyle (4:53.93) in the meet against Iona…Finished first in the 200 freestyle (1:47.72) and fourth in the 800 freestyle relay (7:33.82) in the meet against Shippensburg and West…Placed second in the 500 freestyle (4:52.01) and third in both the 100 freestyle (48.78) and in the 200 Freestyle (1:45.09) in the meet against TCNJ…Took second in the 50 freestyle (22.00) during the meet against UConn…Finished first in the 50 freestyle (21.94), the 100 freestyle (48.28) and the 200 freestyle (1:43.66) in the meet against Pace…Contributed first in both the 100 freestyle (48.61) and in the 500 freestyle (4:50.82) second in the 50 freestyle (22.14) and third in the 100 freestyle (48.45) in the meet against WPI…Registered sixth in the 200 freestyle (1:44.42) eighth in the 200 freestyle (1:44.05), 15th in the 50 freestyle (21.85), 18th in the 500 freestyle (4:52.46) and 20th in the 100 freestyle (47.77) during the WPI Invitational…Finished first in the 50 freestyle (21.47) in the meet against Le Moyne…Competed in the 100 backstroke (57.05) in the meet against Saint Rose…Contributed second in the 50 freestyle (22.13), the 100 freestyle (47.33) and the 200 freestyle (1:42.40) in the meet against Marist…Registered first in the 500 freestyle (4:43.07) in the meet against Bridgeport…Placed first in the 100 freestyle (45.20), the 200 freestyle (1:38.54) and in the 200 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay, 400 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay, and second in the 50 freestyle (20.78) during the NE10 Conference Championships…Took 16th in the 100 freestyle (46.53) and 27th in the 200 freestyle (1:43.07) during the  ECAC Championships.

As a Junior in 2016-17:
NE10 Champion in the 200 medley relay, 800 freestyle relay, 200 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay and 100 freestyle…Recorded second in the 100 yard freestyle (47.77), second in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:29.88), second in the 50 yard freestyle (22:32), third in the 400 yard medley relay (3:39.91), fourth in the 800 yard freestyler relay (7:40.60), fourth in the 200 yard freestyle (1:47.16), fourth in the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:20.37) and fourth in the 1650 yard freestyle (17:27.61) against West Chester and Shippensburg on 9/30-10/1…Placed first in the 200 yard medley relay (1:39.09), first in the 200 yard freestyle (1:45.53), second in the 50 yard freestyle (22.40) and third in the 100 yard freestyle (49.21) versus Iona on 10/8…Notched first in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:29.68), third in the 50 yard freestyle (22.38), third in the 500 yard freestyle (4:56.73), fourth in the 100 yard backstroke (55.35) against TCNJ on 10/22…Won the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:30.96), placed second in the 200 yard freestyle (1:47.72), second in the 50 yard freestyle (22.52) and third in the 100 yard freestyle (49.20) versus Worcester Polytechnic Institute on 11/11…Finished first in the 500 yard freestyle (4:46.61), second in the 50 yard freestyle (22.30), second in the 100 yard freestyle (47.78) and second in the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:23.76)  against Pace on 11/12…Earned third in the 200 yard freestyle (1:44.36), seventh in the 1650 yard freestyle (17:20.09), seventh in the 800 yard freestyle relay (7:28.27), seventh in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:28.61), seventh in the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:20.10), eighth in the 400 yard medley relay (3:44.16), 14th in the 500 yard freestyle (4:58.08) and 16th in the 200 yard backstroke (2:06.70) in the ECAC Championships on 12/2-12/4…Recorded third in the 200 yard freestyle (1:43.46)  and third in the 100 yard freestyle (48.01) versus Yale on 12/8…Won the 200 yard freestyle (1:43.97) 100 yard freestyle (48.20) and competed in the 500 yard freestyle (4:57.33) against Saint Rose on 1/13…Placed first in the 200 yard medley relay (1:37.95), first in the 50 yard freestyle (22.06) and first in the 100 yard freestyle (47.99) versus Le Moyne on 1/14…Notched first in the 50 yard freestyle (4:54.47), first in the 800 yard freestyle relay (7:24.84) and fourth in the 100 yard backstroke (56.09) against UConn on 1/20…Earned first in the 100 yard freestyle (47.45), second in the 200 yard medley relay (1:36.81), second in the 200 yard freestyle (1:43.25) and second in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:28.24) versus Bridgeport on 1/27…Finished third in the 100 yard IM (56.27), sixth in the 50 yard backstroke (25.87) and eighth in the 50 yard butterfly (24.94) in the UConn Open on 2/4…Won the 200 yard medley relay (1:33.06), 800 yard freestyle relay (6:49.63), 500 yard freestyle (4:34.66), 200 yard freestyle (1:41.06), 200 yard freestyle relay (1:24.45), 100 yard freestyle (45.94) and placed third in the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:06.08) in the NE10 Championships on 2/16-2/19.

As a Sophomore in 2015-16:
Northeast-10 Conference Champion in the 200 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, 400 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay…Metropolitan Conference Champion in 200 freestyle…Notched first in the 100 yard freestyle (48.31), first in the 200 yard free (1:43.89), second in the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:22.08), third in the 800 yard free relay (7:22.24), fourth in the 1650 yard freestyle (17:17.52) and fifth in the 100 yard back (57.91) against West Chester University and Shippensburg on 10/2-10/3…Achieved first in the 200 yard freestyle (1:43.33), first in the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:23.76), second in the 500 yard freestyle (4:52.51) and fourth in the 100 yard freestyle (47.73) against The College of New Jersey on 10/31...Finished first in the 100 yard freestyle (47.76), first in the 500 yard freestyle (4:48.46) and third in the 50 yard freestyle (22.03) against Saint Rose on 11/7…Placed second in the 200 yard backstroke (2:01.55) and third in the 200 yard IM (2:02.86) against the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy on 11/21…Touched the wall third in the 100 yard freestyle (47.29), third in the 200 yard freestyle (1:42.55), third in the 400 yard free relay (3:13.35), third in the 500 yard free (4:46.70) and 15th in the 400 yard IM (4:37.37) at the ECAC Winter Championship on 12/4-12/6…Notched first in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:27.98), first in the 200 yard freestyle (1:43.22), fourth in the 100 yard freestyle (47.50) and fourth in the 200 yard backstroke (2:07.75) against Yale on 12/11…Placed first in the 100 yard freestyle (46.98), first in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:26.83), first in the 200 yard freestyle (1:42.59) and third in the 500 yard freestyle (4:50.68) against Marist on 1/9…Finished first in the 200 yard freestyle (1:45.16), third in the 100 yard freestyle (49.00), third in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:30.57) and sixth in the 50 yard freestyle (22.58) against Connecticut College on 1/13…Touched the wall first in the 50 yard freestyle (22.07), first in the 200 yard backstroke (2:03.34) and second in the 100 yard freestyle (56.64) against Le Moyne College on 1/16…Finished first in the 200 yard freestyle (1:47.17), first in the 400 yard medley relay (3:30.38) and second in the 100 yard freestyle (48.39) against Pace on 1/22…Finished first in the 800 yard freestyle relay (6:48.05), the 400 yard medley relay (3:21.89), the 200 yard freestyle (1:39.57), the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:21.29), 400 yard freestyle relay (3:01.24), second in the 100 yard freestyle (45.51) and third in the 50 yard freestyle (20.90) at the Northeast-10 Championships on 2/4-2/7…Placed first in the 200 yard freestyle (1:40.15), fourth in the 200 yard freestyle (1:41.15), ninth in the 100 yard freestyle (45.99), ninth in the 100 yard freestyle (46.56), 17th in the 100 yard backstroke (53.21) and 19th in the 100 yard backstroke (54.43) at the Metropolitan Collegiate Championships on 2/19-2/21.

As a Freshman in 2014-15:
2015 Northeast-10 Conference Freshman of the Year...Northeast-10 Champion in the 500 and 200 yard freestyle and as a part of both the 400 and 800 yard freestyle relay…Finished fourth in the 100 yard backstroke (54.77), fourth as part of the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:31.14), third as part of the 200 yard medley relay (1:40.61), second in the 200 yard freestyle (1:46.55) and fourth as part of the 400 yard free relay (3:24.89) against West Chester and Shippensburg…Placed 24th in the 500 yard freestyle (5:11.10), 9th in the 50 yard freestyle (22.80) sixth as part of the 400 yard medley relay (4:00.39), sixth as part of the 200 yard medley relay (1:42.60), 10th in the 200 yard backstroke (2:02.12), third as part of the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:31.64), ninth in the 100 yard butterfly (57.38), sixth in the 200 yard freestyle (1:48.09) and second as part of the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:27.90) at the Sonny Werblin Invitational…Earned a tie for first in the 200 yard freestyle (1:45.07), fourth in the 50 yard freestyle (22.55), fourth in the 100 yard freestyle (49.22) and third as part of the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:19.56) against The College of New Jersey and Merrimack…Finished fifth as part of the 200 yard medley relay (1:40.96), fifth in the 100 yard backstroke (55.31), fifth in the 100 yard freestyle (48.98) and second in the 200 yard IM (2:04.20) against Yale…Took fourth in the 500 yard freestyle (4:51.76), third in the 200 yard backstroke (2:00.20) and fourth as part of the 400 freestyle relay (3:23.97) at the USMMA Invite…Earned first as part of the 200 yard medley relay (1:40.50), second in the 100 yard backstroke (54.65) and third in the 200 yard butterfly (2:08.60) at Pace…Finished 13th in the 200 yard backstroke (2:00.43), 13th in the 100 yard freestyle (48.22), fifth as part of the 800 freestyle relay (7:21.78), sixth as part of the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:29.72), 13th in the 200 yard freestyle (1:46.47) and 48th in the 100 yard fly (58.89) at the ECAC Championships…Took second as part of the 200 yard medley relay (1:41.84), third in the 100 yard backstroke (56.03), second in the 100 yard freestyle (49.25) and first in the 500 yard freestyle (4:52.61) at Marist…Finished first in the 200 yard freestyle (1:43.23), fifth in the 50 yard freestyle (22.32), fifth in the 200 yard backstroke (2:02.01) and second as part of the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:28.37) against Connecticut College…Placed second as part of the 400 yard medley relay (3:39.96), first in the 100 yard freestyle (47.26) and second in the 500 yard freestyle (4:50.01) at St. Rose…Finished second as part of the 200 yard medley relay (1:40.26), first in the 50 yard freestyle (22.08) and third in the 100 yard backstroke (56.01) at Le Moyne…Took first in the 500 yard freestyle with a record setting time (4:31.82), first in the 200 yard freestyle with a record setting time (1:39.97), first as part of the 400 yard freestyle relay with a record setting time (3:05.36), fourth as part of the 200 yard medley relay (1:35.60), first as part of the 800 yard freestyle relay (6:53.50), third as part of the 400 yard medley relay (3:28.76) and third in the 200 yard backstroke (1:53.74) at the Northeast-10 Championships…Placed eighth in the 100 yard freestyle (47.47), fourth in the 200 yard freestyle (1:41.61), fourth in the 500 yard freestyle (4:36.67), fourth as part of the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:23.27), fifth as part of the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:07.38), fourth as part of the 800 yard freestyle relay (7:00.56) and sixth as part of the 400 yard medley relay (3:27.77) at the Metropolitan Collegiate Championships.          

Before Southern Connecticut State University:
Swam scholastically at South Windsor High School (Conn.).

Personal:
The son of Tim Vander Vos…A physics major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    Freestyle/Backstroke
    6'4"
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Freestyle/Backstroke
    6'4"
  • 2016-17Junior

    Freestyle/Backstroke
    6'4"
  • 2017-18Senior

    Freestyle/Backstroke
    6'4"