Sanjay Sekar

Position:
Backstroke
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Millis, Mass.
High School:
Holliston

2021-2022 (Senior): Competed in the 200 yard individual medley and 100 yard backstroke preliminaries at the Atlantic 10 Championships (2/16-2/19) while also making the finals in the 200 yard backstroke… Placed second in the 100 yard backstroke against BU (10/30) … Apart of a pair of podium relay teams versus Bryant (1/15) where he placed second in the 200 yard freestyle relay and third in the 200 yard medley relay to help defeat Bryant… Took home the bronze in the 200 yard medley relay during the Tate Ramsden Invitational (1/21-1/22).

2020-21 (Junior): Finished 12th overall in the 200 Back at the Atlantic 10 Championships (4/14-4/17) with a time of 1:51.70 in the prelims … Added a top-20 finish in the 100 Back at the league meet … Finished fourth in the 100 Back at Boston University (3/20) and competed with the 200 Medley Relay and in the 200 IM.

2019-20 (Sophomore): Competed individually in the 100 Back, 200 Back and 200 IM at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/19-2/22) … Finished fourth in the 200 Back against Fordham (2/1) … Took fourth in the 200 Back at the Tate Ramsden Invitational (1/24-1/25) … Finished third in the 200 Back against Bryant (1/17) … Recorded an eighth-place finish in the 100 Back after posting a time of 51.42 in the prelims at the Terrier Invitational (11/22) ... Also added a top-12 finish in the 200 Back at the Terrier … Picked up a runner-up finish in the 200 Back and a top-three finish in the 100 Back against NJIT (10/26) … Won a pair of 200 Back events at Fairfield (10/12) … Finished third in the 200 Back in the season opener at Colgate (10/5).

2018-19 (Freshman): Collected a fourth-place finish in the 200 Backstroke at the Dartmouth Invitational (1/26) … Runner-up in the 100 Backstroke against Fairfield (10/13) with a time of 55.43 … Finished third in the 200 Backstroke against NJIT (10/27).

Before UMass: Owns personal best times of 52.64 in the 100 Backstroke and 1:54.28 in the 200 Backstroke … Posted a top-20 finish in the 200 Backstroke at the Speedo Sectionals in Buffalo, N.Y., swimming for coach Chuck Batchelor and the Bluefish Swim Club.