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Men’s Swimming & Diving Announces Class of 2028
September 05, 2024 | Men's Swimming and Diving
PRINCETON, N.J. – Princeton University men's swimming & diving Head Coach Matt Crispino announced the Tigers' Class of 2028. Ten talented newcomers will join squad a that spent time inside the national top-25 during the 2023-24 season.
"We are thrilled to welcome these ten student-athletes home to the PUCSDT family," Crispino said. "They have proven themselves to be elite in the pool, on the board, and in the classroom, and we expect they'll make an immediate impact this season. In addition to their decorated resumes, these young men all represent the values and ideals of our program and University. This class has already achieved highly at the national and international levels, but they've only begun to realize their true potential. I expect the DeNunzio record board will feature a lot of these names when their four years are up."
The newest Tigers, consisting of Devyn Caples, Conan Chen, Tomaz Chevres, Patrick Dinu, Santiago Guttierez, Max Marcus, Logan Noguchi, Curan Palmer, Ben Romig and Andrew Zou will aim to help the Tigers win the Ivy League Championship in 2024-25 and maintain their positions as a program in contention for a spot in the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) dual meet rankings.
Devyn Caples
Hometown: Pleasanton, Calif.
High School: Amador Valley/Pleasanton Virtual Academy
Events: IM/Free
Top Times: 400 IM SCY: 3:50.66; 1000 free 9:11.60; 1650 free 15:23.50; 200 IM 1:48.26; 400 IM LCM: 4:24.82; 200 IM LCM: 2:05.35; 800 free LCM: 8:18.73; 1500 free LCM: 15:57.99
Before Princeton: 2024 USA Olympic Trials qualifier in 400 IM … three-time USA Swimming's Scholastic All-America … CIF North Coast Section Champion in 200 IM … qualified for California State Championships all high school seasons … two-time high school varsity swim team swimmer of the year award … National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association All America Swimming recipient … Pacific Swimming Outstanding SCY and LCM Swimmer of the year awards … 2023 AP Scholar Award … 2023 National Merit Commended Scholar … participated in Global STEM Squad for a rural community in Honduras engineering a clean water system
Personal: Son of Justin and Jinna Caples … has a younger sister, Lillyana Caples, who is also a swimmer
Conan Chen
Hometown: Villanova, Pa.
High School: The Lawrenceville School
Events: Breast/IM
Top Times: 100 breast SCY: 57.77; 200 breast SCY: 2:09.16; 200 IM SCY: 1:57.94 SCY
Before Princeton: School Record Holder (200 medley relay, 100 breast) … 2024 NJISAA Scholar-Athlete Nominee … 3x Easterns A Finalist … US Presidential Scholars Nominee … 3x Summa Cum Laude National Latin Exam … AIME (American Invitational Mathematics Exam) Qualifier
Personal: Son of Kang Chu (mother) and Guanghao Chen (father) … has a brother, Chase Chen, who sawm at Brandeis University
Tomaz Chevres
Hometown: Princeton Junction, N.J.
High School: Peddie School
Events: Free
Top Times: 200 free (1:41.23 SCY, 1:54.89 LCM) … 500/400 free (4:35.18 SCY, 4:03.42 LCM) … 1000/800 free (9:29.15 SCY, 8:31.19 LCM) … 1650/1500 free (16:00.99 SCY, 16:21.97 LCM)
Before Princeton: 2021-2022 Scholastic All-America Team … 2022-2023 Scholastic All-America Team … Peddie Swimming Robert I. Ballou Award … National Merit Finalist
Personal: Son of Anita and Larry Chevres … her father swam at Princeton and is a member of the Class of 1993 … brother of Nina and Luiza Chevres … Luiza is a member of the women's rugby team at Princeton and the Class of 2026
Patrick Dinu
Hometown: Constanta, Romania
High School: Cambridge School of Constanta
Events: Free
Top Times: 50 free LCM: 22.76/50 free SCM: 22.01; 100 free LCM: 49.16/100 free SCM: 47.22
Before Princeton: Junior European Champion 4x100m men freestyle relay 2022 … Junior World Champion 4x100m men freestyle relay 2022 … Junior World Vice-Champion 4x100m mixed freestyle relay 2022 … Junior European Vice-Champion 4x100m mixed freestyle relay 2022 … Junior European Vice-Champion 4x100m men freestyle relay 2021 … Excellence award for the year 2022 … high school senior year Valedictorian
Personal: Son of Ramona Mihaela Dinu and Eugen Dinu … brother of Darian Anastastia Dinu
Santiago Guttierrez
Hometown: Ciudad de México
High School: Colegia Vista Hermosa
Events: Free
Top Times: 1650 SCY: 15:06.53; 1000 SCY: 9:06.83; 500 SCY: 4:24.79; 1500 SCM: 15:01.22; 800 SCM: 7:52.72; 400 SCM: 3:50.25; 1500 LCM: 15:43.39; 800 LCM: 8:15.48; 400 LCM: 3:59.26 (
Before Princeton: Part of the Mexican pool and open water national teams … represented Mexico at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, the 2023 19th Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, and the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar … earned the "Duc in Altum" academic excellence award several times throughout middle school and high school
Personal: Son of Angelita Marin Salcedo (mother) … has one older brother, Pedro Gutierrez Marin
Max Marcus
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
High School: Kirkwood
Events: Free
Top Times: 200 free: 1:39.63; 500 free: 4:25.67; 1000 free: 9:12.99; 1650 free: 15:31.27
Before Princeton: 2x MSHSAA State Champion 500 Free … MSHSAA State Champion 200 Free … Brian L. Finlay Memorial Scholarship Winner … St Louis Post Dispatch Athlete-Scholar of the year … 4.32 GPA (4.0 Unweighted)
Personal: Son of Jen and Dan Marcus … has one sister, Grace Marcus … majoring in mathematics
Logan Noguchi
Hometown: Encinitas, Calif.
High School: Torrey Pines
Events: IM/Fly/Back/Free
Top Times: 200 IM SCY: 1:46.79; 100 fly SCY: 46.12; 200 fly SCY: 1:45.48; 100 back SCY: 47.49; 50 free SCY: 20.28; 100 free SCY: 44.73; 200 free SCY: 1:38.25; 200 IM LCM: 2:04.73: 100 fly LCM: 54.66; 200 fly LCM: 2:03.84: 100 back LCM: 57.64; 50 free LCM; 23.65; 100 free LCM: 52.45; 200 free LCM: 1:55.79
Before Princeton: 4x High School Varsity Swimmer … 2024 Winter Junior National Champ 100 fly … California CIF State Champion in 100 fly and 100 back … 4x100 medley relay Winter Junior Nationals meet record holder … NAG record 200 free relay LCM 17-18 … 2x Swimmer of the year high school San Diego Section … San Diego section CIF record in the 100 fly, 100 back and 200 IM … 2x USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
Personal: Son of Melissa and Eric Noguchi … has one brother, Gavin Noguchi … majoring in molecular biology
Curan Palmer
Hometown: Arlington, Va.
High School: Georgetown Day School
Events: Breast/IM
Top Times: 100 breast SCY: 58.63; 100 breast LCM: 1:07.93; 200 breast SCY: 2:06.00; 200 breast LCM: 2:28.50; 200 IM SCY: 1:56.87; 200 IM LCM: 2:13.90; 400 IM SCY: 4:07.80; 400 IM LCM: 5:00.38
Before Princeton: DC State Champion … MAC Champion … Commended Merit Scholar … After the AP Data Science Challenge Finalist
Personal: Son of Selene Ko and Rodger Palmer (Princeton Water Polo '92) .. has one sister, Merrell Palmer … majoring in mathematics
Ben Romig
Hometown: Houston, Texas
High School: Cypress Woods
Events: Diving
Top Times:
Before Princeton: 2x NISCA All American Diver (2022 & 2023) ... 3x high school district diving champion (2022 - 2024) … 2xhigh school regional diving champion (2023 & 2024) … 3x qualifier & finalist at Texas High School 6A State Diving Championship (2022 - 2024) … Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) 6A Boys Swim & Dive Super Elite Team (2023) … U.S. Junior National Diving Championship qualifier on 1-meter & 3-meter (2023) … Texas Academic All-State (First Team) 2024 … National Honor Society … Eagle Scout
Personal: Son of Kaite and Michael Romig … father Michael was a collegiate diver at t Hawaii and Utah
Andrew Zou
Hometown: Austin, Texas
High School: Regents School of Austin
Events: Breast/IM
Top Times: 200 breast SCY: 1:56.18; 100 breast SCY: 54.36; 200 IM SCY: 1:48.82; 400 IM SCY: 3:54.99; 200 breast LCM: 2:15.91; 100 breast LCM: 1:03.20 … 200 IM LCM: 2:07.80
Before Princeton: Winter Juniors West second place (2022) … Scholastic All-American (2021-2023) … DII TAPPS State record holder (100 breast, 200 IM) … Regents Scholar … High Honor Roll
Personal: Son of Cathy and Kevin Zou … has a sister, Isabella Zou, and a brother, Aaron Zou
"We are thrilled to welcome these ten student-athletes home to the PUCSDT family," Crispino said. "They have proven themselves to be elite in the pool, on the board, and in the classroom, and we expect they'll make an immediate impact this season. In addition to their decorated resumes, these young men all represent the values and ideals of our program and University. This class has already achieved highly at the national and international levels, but they've only begun to realize their true potential. I expect the DeNunzio record board will feature a lot of these names when their four years are up."
The newest Tigers, consisting of Devyn Caples, Conan Chen, Tomaz Chevres, Patrick Dinu, Santiago Guttierez, Max Marcus, Logan Noguchi, Curan Palmer, Ben Romig and Andrew Zou will aim to help the Tigers win the Ivy League Championship in 2024-25 and maintain their positions as a program in contention for a spot in the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) dual meet rankings.
Devyn Caples
Hometown: Pleasanton, Calif.
High School: Amador Valley/Pleasanton Virtual Academy
Events: IM/Free
Top Times: 400 IM SCY: 3:50.66; 1000 free 9:11.60; 1650 free 15:23.50; 200 IM 1:48.26; 400 IM LCM: 4:24.82; 200 IM LCM: 2:05.35; 800 free LCM: 8:18.73; 1500 free LCM: 15:57.99
Before Princeton: 2024 USA Olympic Trials qualifier in 400 IM … three-time USA Swimming's Scholastic All-America … CIF North Coast Section Champion in 200 IM … qualified for California State Championships all high school seasons … two-time high school varsity swim team swimmer of the year award … National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association All America Swimming recipient … Pacific Swimming Outstanding SCY and LCM Swimmer of the year awards … 2023 AP Scholar Award … 2023 National Merit Commended Scholar … participated in Global STEM Squad for a rural community in Honduras engineering a clean water system
Personal: Son of Justin and Jinna Caples … has a younger sister, Lillyana Caples, who is also a swimmer
Conan Chen
Hometown: Villanova, Pa.
High School: The Lawrenceville School
Events: Breast/IM
Top Times: 100 breast SCY: 57.77; 200 breast SCY: 2:09.16; 200 IM SCY: 1:57.94 SCY
Before Princeton: School Record Holder (200 medley relay, 100 breast) … 2024 NJISAA Scholar-Athlete Nominee … 3x Easterns A Finalist … US Presidential Scholars Nominee … 3x Summa Cum Laude National Latin Exam … AIME (American Invitational Mathematics Exam) Qualifier
Personal: Son of Kang Chu (mother) and Guanghao Chen (father) … has a brother, Chase Chen, who sawm at Brandeis University
Tomaz Chevres
Hometown: Princeton Junction, N.J.
High School: Peddie School
Events: Free
Top Times: 200 free (1:41.23 SCY, 1:54.89 LCM) … 500/400 free (4:35.18 SCY, 4:03.42 LCM) … 1000/800 free (9:29.15 SCY, 8:31.19 LCM) … 1650/1500 free (16:00.99 SCY, 16:21.97 LCM)
Before Princeton: 2021-2022 Scholastic All-America Team … 2022-2023 Scholastic All-America Team … Peddie Swimming Robert I. Ballou Award … National Merit Finalist
Personal: Son of Anita and Larry Chevres … her father swam at Princeton and is a member of the Class of 1993 … brother of Nina and Luiza Chevres … Luiza is a member of the women's rugby team at Princeton and the Class of 2026
Patrick Dinu
Hometown: Constanta, Romania
High School: Cambridge School of Constanta
Events: Free
Top Times: 50 free LCM: 22.76/50 free SCM: 22.01; 100 free LCM: 49.16/100 free SCM: 47.22
Before Princeton: Junior European Champion 4x100m men freestyle relay 2022 … Junior World Champion 4x100m men freestyle relay 2022 … Junior World Vice-Champion 4x100m mixed freestyle relay 2022 … Junior European Vice-Champion 4x100m mixed freestyle relay 2022 … Junior European Vice-Champion 4x100m men freestyle relay 2021 … Excellence award for the year 2022 … high school senior year Valedictorian
Personal: Son of Ramona Mihaela Dinu and Eugen Dinu … brother of Darian Anastastia Dinu
Santiago Guttierrez
Hometown: Ciudad de México
High School: Colegia Vista Hermosa
Events: Free
Top Times: 1650 SCY: 15:06.53; 1000 SCY: 9:06.83; 500 SCY: 4:24.79; 1500 SCM: 15:01.22; 800 SCM: 7:52.72; 400 SCM: 3:50.25; 1500 LCM: 15:43.39; 800 LCM: 8:15.48; 400 LCM: 3:59.26 (
Before Princeton: Part of the Mexican pool and open water national teams … represented Mexico at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, the 2023 19th Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, and the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar … earned the "Duc in Altum" academic excellence award several times throughout middle school and high school
Personal: Son of Angelita Marin Salcedo (mother) … has one older brother, Pedro Gutierrez Marin
Max Marcus
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
High School: Kirkwood
Events: Free
Top Times: 200 free: 1:39.63; 500 free: 4:25.67; 1000 free: 9:12.99; 1650 free: 15:31.27
Before Princeton: 2x MSHSAA State Champion 500 Free … MSHSAA State Champion 200 Free … Brian L. Finlay Memorial Scholarship Winner … St Louis Post Dispatch Athlete-Scholar of the year … 4.32 GPA (4.0 Unweighted)
Personal: Son of Jen and Dan Marcus … has one sister, Grace Marcus … majoring in mathematics
Logan Noguchi
Hometown: Encinitas, Calif.
High School: Torrey Pines
Events: IM/Fly/Back/Free
Top Times: 200 IM SCY: 1:46.79; 100 fly SCY: 46.12; 200 fly SCY: 1:45.48; 100 back SCY: 47.49; 50 free SCY: 20.28; 100 free SCY: 44.73; 200 free SCY: 1:38.25; 200 IM LCM: 2:04.73: 100 fly LCM: 54.66; 200 fly LCM: 2:03.84: 100 back LCM: 57.64; 50 free LCM; 23.65; 100 free LCM: 52.45; 200 free LCM: 1:55.79
Before Princeton: 4x High School Varsity Swimmer … 2024 Winter Junior National Champ 100 fly … California CIF State Champion in 100 fly and 100 back … 4x100 medley relay Winter Junior Nationals meet record holder … NAG record 200 free relay LCM 17-18 … 2x Swimmer of the year high school San Diego Section … San Diego section CIF record in the 100 fly, 100 back and 200 IM … 2x USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
Personal: Son of Melissa and Eric Noguchi … has one brother, Gavin Noguchi … majoring in molecular biology
Curan Palmer
Hometown: Arlington, Va.
High School: Georgetown Day School
Events: Breast/IM
Top Times: 100 breast SCY: 58.63; 100 breast LCM: 1:07.93; 200 breast SCY: 2:06.00; 200 breast LCM: 2:28.50; 200 IM SCY: 1:56.87; 200 IM LCM: 2:13.90; 400 IM SCY: 4:07.80; 400 IM LCM: 5:00.38
Before Princeton: DC State Champion … MAC Champion … Commended Merit Scholar … After the AP Data Science Challenge Finalist
Personal: Son of Selene Ko and Rodger Palmer (Princeton Water Polo '92) .. has one sister, Merrell Palmer … majoring in mathematics
Ben Romig
Hometown: Houston, Texas
High School: Cypress Woods
Events: Diving
Top Times:
Before Princeton: 2x NISCA All American Diver (2022 & 2023) ... 3x high school district diving champion (2022 - 2024) … 2xhigh school regional diving champion (2023 & 2024) … 3x qualifier & finalist at Texas High School 6A State Diving Championship (2022 - 2024) … Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) 6A Boys Swim & Dive Super Elite Team (2023) … U.S. Junior National Diving Championship qualifier on 1-meter & 3-meter (2023) … Texas Academic All-State (First Team) 2024 … National Honor Society … Eagle Scout
Personal: Son of Kaite and Michael Romig … father Michael was a collegiate diver at t Hawaii and Utah
Andrew Zou
Hometown: Austin, Texas
High School: Regents School of Austin
Events: Breast/IM
Top Times: 200 breast SCY: 1:56.18; 100 breast SCY: 54.36; 200 IM SCY: 1:48.82; 400 IM SCY: 3:54.99; 200 breast LCM: 2:15.91; 100 breast LCM: 1:03.20 … 200 IM LCM: 2:07.80
Before Princeton: Winter Juniors West second place (2022) … Scholastic All-American (2021-2023) … DII TAPPS State record holder (100 breast, 200 IM) … Regents Scholar … High Honor Roll
Personal: Son of Cathy and Kevin Zou … has a sister, Isabella Zou, and a brother, Aaron Zou
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