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2017-18 M. Swimming and Diving Roster
Zach Buerger
- Position:
- Fly/Back/IM/Free
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Wexford, Pa.
- High School:
- North Allegheny
At Princeton — 2017-18: team tri-captain … earned first-team All-Ivy League honors in winning the 200 fly at the Ivy League Championships in 1:43.56 … added second-team All-Ivy League honors as runner-up in the 200 IM (1:44.77) and as member of 400 medley relay … finished fourth in the 100 fly in 47.01 … had Princeton’s second fastest 200 free of the season (1:37.96) during H-Y-P meet. 2015-16: reached A finals in both the 100 and 200 fly and helped Princeton rally past Harvard for the Ivy League championship … placed fifth in the 100 in 47.35, Princeton's second-fastest time in the event all season … took eighth in 1:45.60 … placed 11th in the 200 IM in 1:46.95 … took fourth in the 200 fly during H-Y-P weekend to help Princeton to first win of that event since 2012. 2014-15: posted the second-fastest 100 fly (46.99) and fourth-fastest 200 fly (1:44.66) times in Princeton history to help Tigers reclaim the Ivy League Championship … finished third in both the 100 fly and 200 fly at the Ivy Championships … earned first-team All-Ivy League honors as anchor of Ivy-record setting 800 free relay … won C final in 500 free in Ivy Championships debut … also posted a seasonal top-five Princeton time in the 200 IM, which was less than a quarter second outside of the all-time Top 10.
Before Princeton — ranked ninth among all incoming recruits nationally by collegeswimming.com … 2014 Most Outstanding Swimmer at the PIAA Championships … four-time Pennsylvania state champion (twice apiece in the 500 free and 200 IM) … invited to both short course and long course National and Junior National swim competitions.
Personal — born April 11, 1996 … son of Dr. David and Sonya Buerger … has two older brothers, Jonathan and Matthew, and a sister Victoria … enjoys golf, badminton and playing the piano.
