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Hall of Fame

Hans M. Foerster

  • Class
    1987
  • Induction
    1996
  • Sport(s)
    Swimming
Freestyle… Graduated with seven Rensselaer records and two Upper New York State Collegiate Swim Association records (50-yard & 100-yard freestyle) … Eight-time All-American ... Three-time team MVP (sophomore, junior, & senior) … 1983-84: Set school freshman records in 400-medley relay, 400-free relay and 800-free relay … Set school record in 800-free relay ... 1984-85: Broke five school records (200, 100, 50, 500 & 400 free) at UNYSCSA Championships ... Qualified for NCAA Division III Championships in four events: 50-yard freestyle (21.45), 200-yard freestyle (1:43.94), 100-yard freestyle (46.46) and 400-yard freestyle team … Finished 11th in 200-free at the NCAAs with Rensselaer record (1:43.41) ... Seventh in 100-free to set another RPI record (46.23) ... Both finishes earned All-American status ... Team MVP ... 1985-86: Captain ... Undefeated in ICAC dual meet competition … Athlete of the Year by Olympia … Team MVP ... 1986-87: Captain ... Team MVP … Other: Olympia ... 1987 Douglas McDevitt Award nominee … Mechanical Engineering ... St. Croix, the Virgin Islands ... The Hill School ... Returned to Virgin Islands to train for the 1987 Pan Am Games in Indianapolis ... Represented country in 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul ... Competed in six events.
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