Oliver Wyeth

Height:
6-2
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Wellington, New Zealand
Prev School:
Wellington College

2017-18 (Senior): Finished sixth in the 100 Backstroke with a time of 48.93 at the Atlantic 10 Conference Championships (2/16) … Broke the Rogers Pool record in the 500 Free against Fordham with a time of 4:32.97 while also winning the 100 Backstroke … Took first in the 100 Backstroke at the Dartmouth College Invite (1/19-1/20) while adding a second-place finish in the 500 Freestyle and a third-place showing in the 200 Backstroke … Finished seventh in both the 500 Freestyle and 100 Backstroke at the Terrier Invitational (11/17-11/18) … Won the 100 Backstroke and finished third in the 200 IM against Boston University (11/4) … Posted the top time in the 100 Backstroke against Vermont (10/22) … Won both the 100 and 200 Backstroke at the Justin Jennings Memorial Invitational (10/6-10/7).

2016-17 (Junior): Finished third in both the 100 Back with a time of 48.03 and the 200 Back with a time of 1:45.91 at the Atlantic 10 Conference Championships (2/18) … Took third in the 1000 Free against Fordham (1/28) … Won both the 100 and 200 Back against Dartmouth (1/21) … Posted first-place finishes in the 500 Free with a swim of 4:35.10 and the 200 Back with 1:47.94 against Bryant (1/14) … Finished fifth in the 100 Back at the Boston University Invitational (11/19) … Grabbed three first-place finishes in the 1000 Free, 100 Back and 200 Back against Boston (10/22) … Won the 500 Free at the Colgate Fall Classic (10/7).

2015-16 (Sophomore): Earned First Team All-Conference honors after helping the 800 free relay team (6:32.37) win gold at the A-10 Championships ... Also placed third in the 100 back (48.18), fourth in the 200 back (1:45.33), fourth in the 500 free (4:27.16), and was a member of the sixth place 400 medley relay team (3:17.91) ... Time in the 100 back and 200 back were both NCAA `B' cut qualifying marks ... At the Brown Long Course Invitational, swam a time of 2:06 in the 200 back and 1:56 in the 200 free ... At the Colgate Invitational (10/9-10), won the 100 back, 200 back and 500 free while taking third in the 200 free ... Won the 500 free and took second in the 100 back at Army (10/16) ... Won the 100 back, 200 back and 500 free against Boston University (10/24) ... Set a Joseph R. Rogers Pool record and program dual meet record with a time of 49.42 seconds in the 100 back ... At the Terrier Invitational (11/20-22), placed second in the 100 back and third in the 500 free ... Won the 200 back against Fordham while taking third in the 200 free.

2014-15 (Freshman): Named Rookie of the Year at the team banquet and UMass Male Newcomer of the Year at the department's SAMY Awards ... First Team All-Conference in 800 Free Relay and Second Team All-Conference in 500 Free ... Had a strong freshman campaign, setting the school record in the 100 Back (48.13, 3rd place), while posting the second-fastest efforts in the 200 Back (1:46.52, 3rd place) and 500 Free (4:25.75, 2nd place behind teammate Alessandro Bomprezzi) at the Atlantic 10 Championships (2/18-21) ... Also swam on the school-record 800 Free Relay (6:31.86, gold medal with Owen Wright, Brian Stiles and Alessandro Bomprezzi at A-10s) ... Finished second in the 500 Free (4:31.32), first in the 100 Back (49.11) and second in the 200 Back (1:48.69) at the Terrier Invitational (11/14).

Before UMass: Five-year letter winner at Wellington College Secondary School for coach Martin Vaughan ... Led Wellington to the New Zealand Secondary School title in 2012 & 2013 ... New Zealand national age group champion in the 50 (27.35) and 100 (58.47) meter backstroke ... Finished in the top 10 in the world championship trials (early 2014) in the 50, 100 and 200 back, while posting top 15 finishes in the New Zealand Olympic Trials in 2012 ... National Individual Champion in the 100 back in 2009, 2010 & 2013, along with the 200 back in 2009 & 1010 ... Also played Underwater Hockey and was named to the national U-19 team that won the silver medal at the World U-19 Championship in Hungary.

Personal: Full name is Oliver Charles Wyeth ... Born on July 14, 1995 in Wellington, N.Z. ... Son of Shona McIntosh and John Wyeth ... Has two siblings, Georgia (23) and Johnny (15) ... Undeclared major.