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2024-25 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

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Ryan Higgins

  • Position IM/Back
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown River Edge, N.J.
  • Highschool River Dell Regional

Biography

CollegeSwimming Profile

2023 (SOPHOMORE): NCAA All-American (400 IM), NCAA Qualifier in 200 Back and 200 IM...First team All-NJAC (200 Back, 200 IM, 400 IM)...Swam the fastest 200 IM time (1:50.36, 2/16) and the second-fastest 400 IM time (3:54.46, 2/18) in the NJAC...Also swam the second-fastest 200 Back time (1:48.66, 2/17) and fifth-fastest 100 Back time (51.75, 12/3) in the conference. 

2022 (FRESHMAN): First-Team All-NJAC (400 IM)...Swam the fastest time in the NJAC in the 400 IM (3:59.36, 2/18), the fourth-fastest NJAC time in 200 Back (1:49.82, 2/20) and the sixth-fastest NJAC time in 200 IM (1:53.18, 2/18)

AWARDS AND HONORS
  • 7-time NCAA All-American (2025: 200 Back, 200/400 IM, 800 Free Relay | 2024: 200 Back, 400 IM | 2023: 400 IM)
  • NCAA Qualifier (2025: 200 Back, 200/400 IM | 2024: 200 Back, 200/400 IM | 2023: 200 Back, 200 IM)
  • 2-time CSCAA Scholar All-America 1st Team (2023, 2025)
  • CSCAA Scholar All-America 2nd Team (2022)
  • NJAC Swimmer of the Year (2025)
  • 1st-Team All-NJAC (2025: 200 Back, 200/400 IM | 2024: 200 Back, 200/400 IM | 2023: 200 Back, 200/400 IM | 2022: 400 IM)
  • 2nd Team All-NJAC (2025: 800 Free Relay)
  • 6-time NJAC Swimmer of the Week (10/17/22, 10/31/22, 10/30/23, 2/20/24, 12/9/24, 1/21/25)
  • NJAC All-Academic Second Team (2024)
  • 3-time NJAC All-Academic Team (2023, 2024, 2025)

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    IM/Back
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    IM/Back
  • 2023-24Junior

    IM/Back
  • 2024-25Senior

    IM/Back
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