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California Institute of Technology

2015-16 Men's Swimming and Diving

Galen Gao

  • Height 5-4
  • Weight 125
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Irving, Texas
  • Highschool St. Mark's School

Biography

Honors
Most Improved – Swimming (2012-13)
Academic All-SCIAC (Fall 2013Winter 2013-14Fall 2014Winter 2014-15

2015-16

  • 50 Free: 25.66 SCIAC Championships
  • 100 Breast: 1:11.55 Caltech vs. Occidental
  • 200 Breast: 2:34.21 SCIAC Championships
  • 200 IM: 2:20.02 SCIAC Championships
  • 400 IM: 5:09.46 SCIAC Championships

2014-15
Swim & Dive

TOP TIMES

  • 50 Free: 26.48, Whittier/CMS Dual Meet
  • 200 Free: 2:14.75, Whittier/CMS Dual Meet
  • 100 Back: 1:11.76, Chapman Dual Meet
  • 200 Back: 2:30.57, Collegiate Winter Invite
  • 100 Breast: 1:13.04, CLU Dual Meet
  • 200 Breast: 2:35.72, SCIAC Championships
  • 100 Fly: 1:06.79, CLU Dual Meet
  • 200 IM: 2:21.96, SCIAC Championships
  • 400 IM: 5:08.30, SCIAC Championships

Water Polo
Played in 25 games, starting three…Recorded five steals, drew four exclusions and one penalty and one field block. 

2013-14
Swim & Dive
Placed 17th on ‘B’ 200 Free Relay at SCIAC Championships, 17th on ‘B’ 400 Free Relay, 18th on ‘B’ 200 Medley Relay, 18th on ‘B’ 400 Medley Relay.

  TOP TIMES

  • 100 Free: 59.32, CLU/CMS Dual Meet
  • 100 Back: 1:11.11, Chapman Dual Meet
  • 200 Back: 2:35.40, Oxy Dual Meet
  • 100 Breast: 1:12.78 (x2), ULV Dual Meet/Chapman Dual Meet
  • 200 Breast: 2:40.79, SCIAC Championships
  • 200 IM: 2:25.01, ULV Dual Meet
  • 400 IM: 5:14.84, SCIAC Championships

Water Polo
Assisted two goals, made seven steals, drew two exclusions, made one field block. 

2012-13
Swim & Dive
Tied for 6th on the ‘A’ 800 Free Relay at SCIAC Championships, 8th on the ‘A’ 200 Medley Relay.

  TOP TIMES

  • 50 Free: 26.92
  • 100 Free: 59.78
  • 200 Free: 2:03.27
  • 100 Back: 1:13.68
  • 100 Beast: 1:17.74
  • 100 Fly: 1:12.80
  • 200 IM: 2:28.30
  • 400 IM: 5:22.67 

Water Polo
Scored two goals, assisted on four, made five steals and drew one exclusion.

Prior to Caltech
Member of the Water Polo and Swimming teams throughout his time at St. Mark's School of Texas...Captain of the Swim team his senior year

Personal
Named a US Presidential Scholar in 2012...Winner of the National Marit Scholarship...Has played the Violin since age 6...Played for the Dallas Water Polo Club in Dallas, TX...He is the son of Zhong-Ying Pan and Wei Gao

 

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Junior

    5'4" 125 lbs
  • 2015-16Senior

    5'4" 125 lbs