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2025-26 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Coleman Yates

  • Class Junior
  • Position Free / IM
  • Hometown Lake Park, Ga,
  • High School Valwood School

Biography

Academic Information
•    Quantitative economics major.

2024-25 / Sophomore
•    Advanced to the championship final in three events at the ECAC Championship.
•    Won the 200 IM, placed second in the 200 back and tied for third in the 100 fly.
    Set career-best times of 1:45.14 in the 200 back, 48.26 in the 100 fly and 1:46.10 in the 200 IM at the meet.
•    Won the 200 IM two times, the 100 fly once and swam on one winning 200 free relay team during the regular season.
•    Posted an NCAA B cut time in the 200 IM.

2023-24 / Freshman
•    Reached the championship final in three events at the ECAC Championship.
•    Won the 400 IM, placed fourth in the 100 back and finished in fifth place in the 200 IM.
•    Recorded career-best times of 49.01 in the 100 back, 1:48.68 in the 200 IM and 3:51.79 in the 400 IM during the championship.
•    Also swam on Navy’s winning 400 medley relay team at the meet.

High School
•    Graduated from the Valwood School.
•    Won state (Ga.) titles in the 200 IM as a junior and the 50 free as a senior.
•    Was the state silver medalist in the 100 back and 200 IM as a senior.
•    Qualified for the junior nationals in the 100 back, 100 fly, 200 IM and 400 IM.
•    Swam on the club level for Valdosta Aquatics.

Personal 
•    Mother (cross country) and father (football) were athletes at Valdosta State.
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Free / IM
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Free / IM
  • 2025-26Junior

    Free / IM