2014-15 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Biography
Competed in freestyle, breaststroke and butterfly ...
2014-15: 1st at Liberty League Championships in 100 fly ... 1st at Liberty League Championships in 200 fly ... 2nd at Liberty League Championships in 200 IM ... 3rd at Liberty League Championships in 50 free ... 4th at Liberty League Championships in 100 free ... Set personal records in four events at New York State Championships in 50 free (21.22), 100 free (47.40), 100 fly (50.01), and 200 fly (1:53.48) ... Set personal record in 200 free (1:54.38) against Vassar ... Set personal record in 50 back at New England Invitational ... Liberty League All-Academic ... All-Liberty League First Team in 100 and 200 Butterfly ... All-Liberty League Second Team in 200 IM, 200 Freestyle Relay, and 400 Medley Relay ...
2013-14: Set school record in 200 medley relay (1:33.87) ... Personal records in 50 free (21.51) and 100 free (49.37) at Liberty League Championship (12/6) ... Won 50 free and third in 200 freestyle relay (1:27.73) ... Three butterfly PRs at New York State Championship (2/19): 50 (23.83), 100 (51.52) and 200 (1:54.79) ... Liberty League Swimmer of the Week twice (2/3, 10/21) ... Liberty League All-Academic ...
2012-13: Second at Liberty League Championship in 400 free relay (3:14.41) ... Third in 200 free relay (1:28.37) and fifth in 100 butterfly (53.46) ... Second-place, 400-yd Freestyle Relay (3:14.41) ... Third at Kumpf Invitational in 200 butterfly ... PRs in 50 breast (31.59) and 100 breast (1:07.85) vs. Skidmore (1/26) ... Four personal records at New York State Championship (2/20): 50 free (21.85), 50 fly (24.36), 100 fly (52.36) and 200 fly (1:54.90) ... Liberty League All-Academic ...
2011-12: Personal record in 200 free (1:57.91) vs. Skidmore (1/28) ... Third at Liberty League Championship in 200 medley relay (1:38.11) and third in free relay (1:28.27) … Fifth in 100 butterfly (53.36) ... Four personal standards at New York State Championship (2/22): 50 free (22.01), 50 fly (24.70), 100 fly (52.82) and 200 fly (1:57.70) ...
High School: Five-year member and two-year starter in swimming … Captain … Five-time varsity letterwinner … Team won five consecutive Section II Championships … Team won three State Championships … Two-year member and one-year starter in baseball … Two varsity letters …
Personal: Mechanical Engineering major … Dean's List ... Pitches on Rensselaer's baseball team ... Intern with GE Transportation ... Son of Peter and Kathy Kalish … Brother, Andrew, is also member of Rensselaer baseball team … Brother, Alex, swam at UPenn.
On attending Rensselaer: "The ability to play two sports and work towards an engineering degree at a great school." - January 2014
Historical Player Information
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2011-12Freshman
Butterfly/Freestyle
0 lbs
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2012-13Sophomore
Butterfly/Freestyle
5'10"
160 lbs
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2013-14Junior
Butterfly/Freestyle
5'10"
160 lbs
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2014-15Senior
Butterfly/Freestyle
5'10"
160 lbs
