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Daniel Kertesz

Daniel Kertesz - Swimming & Diving - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Height 6-3
Major Industrial Engineering
Hometown Ängelholm, Sweden
Last School Nyhemsskolan (Rönninge gymnasium)
Year Freshman
Daniel Kertesz - Swimming & Diving - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

2021-22 NCAA Championship participant
2020-21 NCAA Championship participant
2019-20 NCAA Championship participant

2021-22 (Junior): Freestyle and breaststroke swimmer … Swam in the 800 free relay at the NCAA Championships, posting a 1:35.47 split … Set personal bests in the 50 free (20.07), 100 free (44.01), 200 free (1:36.36) and 100 breast (52.90) at the ACC Championships … Earned a B cut in the 100 breast at the ACC Championships … Recorded a time of 53.48 at the Bulldog Invitational … Touched the wall first in the 100 breast (54.92) and second in the 200 breast (2:04.48) against Gardner-Webb … Swam the 50 free (21.45), 75 free (32.83) and 150 breast (1:30.47) against Northwestern and Miami … Competed in the 50 free (20.17), 100 free (44.64) and 100 breast (54.24) at the Georgia Tech Invitational … Finished second in the 100 free (45.19) and third in the 200 free (1:39.74) against Duke … Placed second in the 100 free (45.47) and third in the 100 breast (55.18) against North Carolina … Swam in the 100 free (44.83) and 100 breast (54.59) against Florida State … Opened the season against SCAD in the 50 free (21.42), 100 free (45.71) and 100 breast (55.90)

2020-21 (Sophomore): Freestyle and breaststroke swimmer … Tied for fourth in Tech history in the 100 breast (53.47) and swam with the third best 800 free relay (6:20.42) team in program history … Recorded personal bests in the 50 free (21.50), 100 free (44.64), 200 free (1:37.60), 50 breast (24.77) and 100 breast (53.47) at the ACC championships … His 100 breast time was an NCAA B qualifying time … Clocked in at 1:39.93 against Gardner Webb … Posted times in the 100 free (45.81), 100 breast (56.88) and 200 breast (2:13.04) against Alabama … Swam the 100 free (46.24) and 100 breast (56.39) against Auburn … Recorded times in the 200 free (1:37.69), 500 free (4:25.59), 50 breast (25.30), 100 breast (54.49) and 200 breast (2:03.33) … Swam the 50 free (22.19), 100 free (45.45), 500 free (4:36.62), 50 breast (26.24) and 100 breast (55.89)

2019-20 (Freshman): Competed this season in the 50, 100, 200 and 500 free, and 100 and 200 breast this season … Also competed with the 400 free, 800 free, 200 medley and 400 medley relay groups … His 100 breast at the ACC Championships, an NCAA B qualifying time of 54.05, ranks eighth in Georgia Tech program history … Swam with the 800 free relay group that finished in 6:28.13, which is eighth in program history … Turned in his fastest 100 free (45.38), 200 free (1:37.85) and 500 free (4:28.55) of the season at the Georgia Tech Invitational … Also swam his best 200 breast of the season at ACCs, touching the wall in 2:02.93 … Took third in the 100 breast against Florida State (56.42) … Earned top-5 finishes in the 100 free against Georgia Southern, SCAD (46.85), 200 free against South Carolina (1:41.40).

High School: A prolific youth swimmer, holds 44 Swedish Youth National medals in total – 27 golds, 13 silver and four bronze … Shattered three Swedish Youth National records, breaking the 100 free LCM in 2013, the 100 breast SCM in 2012 and the 800 free SCM in 2014 … Also owns several Swedish age-group records (100 free at 16, 100 and 50 breast at 14, and 100 and 50 free at 13) … Swam to nine Swedish Junior National medals in total – five gold, three silver and one bronze … Holds the Swedish Junior National record in the 400 medley relay mixed … Overall, he represented the Swedish National Team at the European Youth Olympic Festival, Nordic Age Group Championships, European Junior Championships, Nordic Junior Championships, and Nordic Championships.

Personal: Brother, Viktor, swam at Grand Canyon University (2016-18) … Has one older brother … Intends on majoring in mechanical engineering.

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