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Swimming and Diving

2020-21 Swimming and Diving Roster

Madisen Martinez
Madisen Martinez

Cooper Fuchs

  • Position Free
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Oak Park, Calif.
  • Highschool Westlake HS

Biography

Career Best

2020-21

Helped the Coyote men win their first-ever Summit League title...earned All-Summit League honors in four events while posting six top nine finishes at the Summit League Championships...was a member of two relays that won Summit titles, the 200 free relay and 400 free relay while also swimming on a third-place 800 free relay...individually at the championships finished second in the 100 free (20.47), sixth in the 100 free (45.74) and ninth in the 200 free (1:42.36)...member of school record 200 free relay quartet...placed second in the 50 free and third in the 100 free in a home dual with South Dakota State...placed in the top 10 in 12 events...Academic All-Summit League.

2019-20
Earned All-Summit League honors as a member of runner-up 200 free and 400 free relay teams at the Summit League Championships...placed ninth in the 50 free (20.66), 13th in the 100 free (45.83) and 13th in the 100 breast (58.13) at the Summit League Championships...won the 50 free (20.73) and the 100 free (46.75) during the USD Duals day one...won the 50 free at the Kansas Tri-Duals (21.37) and during a dual with South Dakota State (20.97)...member of school record 200 free relay and 400 free relay...on Coyote Top 10 list sits third in the 50 free (20.25) and fourth in the 100 free (45.12)...named Summit League Male Swimmer of the Week on Nov. 5...placed in the top 10 in 15 events … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

Ventura College
A nine-time CCCAA All-American while competing at Ventura College, Fuchs was a seven-time finalist. He was a five-time Western State Conference champ who swam the fastest 50 free (20.28) of the CCCAA season.

Prep
The 2017 Ventura County swimmer of the year was a six-time Marmonte League champ and a nine-time CIF finalist.

Personal
Son of Eric Fuchs, Kristen Santangelo…Communications major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Junior

    Free
  • 2020-21Senior

    Free