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2025-26 Swimming and Diving Roster

Xander Taylor

  • Position Fly-Back
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Colorado Springs, Colo.
  • Highschool Colorado Springs School

Biography


Career Bests

2024-25
Competed in four events at the Summit League Championships, including three point-scoring efforts coming with 11th place finish in the 100 fly (49.23), 12th place in the 100 back (49.78) and 12th place in the 200 back (1:50.08) to go with swimming in the 200 free relay...season best times in the 100 back (49.78) and 100 fly (49.23) came at the league championships...season best times in the 200 back (1:48.80) and 200 IM (1:53.66) came at the St. Thomas Invite...earned his first collegiate individual race victory with a win in the 200 back in a dual with Missouri S&T...moved into the Coyote Top Ten in three events and sits fourth all time in the 200 back, eighth in the 100 back and 10th in the 100 fly...placed in the top ten in 10 events...Summit League Honor Roll.

Prep
A member of the back-to-back state champions Cheyenne Mountain High School team competing in Class 4A in Colorado. Placed third in the 200 free and fourth in the 100 back in the 2022 state meet.  Recorded a third place finish in the 200 back at the 2024 Colorado Long Course Senior Championships. Competed in five events at the 2023 Speedo Sectionals. Recorded a pair of eighth-place finishes at the 2023 Colorado Long Course Championship a year after he had four top 10 finishes at the 2022 Colorado Long Course Championships. The honor roll student also competed in Lacrosse while in high school.

Personal
Son of Anne and Clay Taylor

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

    Fly-Back
    6'1"
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    Fly-Back
    6'1"