Dan Cohen Solal

2016-17 (Redshirt-Junior): Swam for the Jackets in the 50, 100 and 200 free events, as well as in the 200 and 400 free relays … Recorded a career-best time of 1:37.96 in the 200 free at the 2017 ACC Championships, which was also the second-fastest time for Tech on the season … Also recorded a new career-best mark of 51.22 in the 100 fly at the GT Invitational, which was the seventh-fastest time on the year for the Jackets … Turned in the seventh-fastest time in the 100 free (45.22) and the 10th-fasest time in the 50 free (20.72) for the Jackets on the year … Was a member of both the fastest (6.26.80) and the second-fastest (6.37.40) 800 free relay units on the season for Tech … Also was part of Tech’s second-fastest 400 free relay team (2:56.02) and the third-fastest 200 free relay time (1:21.45) … Placed fourth versus Notre Dame in the 200 free with a time of 1:41.36 … Recorded fifth-place finishes in both the 100 free (47.16) and the 200 free (1:42.06) in the dual meet versus Georgia … Totaled 14 top-10 finishes overall on the season.

2015-16 (Redshirt-Sophomore): Closed out the season strong with season-bests times at the Yellow Jacket Qualifier in the 100 free (44.76) and the 200 free (1:38.28) events … Ranked in the top-five on the team’s season-best list for the Yellow Jackets in the 50 free (fourth), 200 free (fourth) and in the 100 free (fifth) … Missed a spot in the finals at the 2016 ACC Championships by just two-tenths of a second landing him an alternate spot in the 200 free … Was a member of both the 200 and 400 free relay squads for the Jackets at the conference meet, helping to earn a strong seventh-place finish in both events … Had a career-best time in the 50 free at the Georgia Tech Invitational with a time of 20.66.

2014-15 (Redshirt-Freshman): Finished among the Yellow Jackets’ top-10 on the season in the 50 free, 100 free and 200 free … Turned in a career-best time of 1:38.18 in the 200 free at the Yellow Jacket Championship Qualifier, which was good for a second-place finish and ranked as Tech’s third-fastest time of the season in that event … Placed third overall at the Qualifier in the 100 free with a season-best time of 44.95 … Also used the Qualifier for a season-best time in the 50 free at 20.77 … Part of the 800 free relay unit with Andrew Kosic, Noah Harasz and Mats Westergren that finished second overall at the Georgia Tech Invitational in a time of 6:38.87.

2013-14 (Freshman): Redshirted.

Before Tech: Broke Israeli record for 17-year-olds in the 50m free at the Israeli Summer Championships in 2009 … Was part of the team that captured the Israeli Junior Championship.

Personal: Full name is Dan Cohen Solal… Born on January 1, 1992 in Paris, France … Son of Yves and Sandrine … Has one sister, Eva … Majoring in Biology … Chose Georgia Tech because of its high level of education and athletics.