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University of California, Santa Barbara

2025-26 Men's Swimming Roster

Elek Zettle

  • Year Sophomore
  • Hometown Del Mar, Calif.
  • High School Torrey Pines HS

Biography

2024-25: Cal Poly (Oct. 4): Swam to a third-place finish in the 100 Yard Freestyle (46.87) … In the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay his team placed third (1:24.57) … Bakersfield Invite (Oct. 11): Zettle was in the third position for the second-place 200 Yard Freestyle Relay team (1:22.92) … He manned the fourth position in what was ultimately the best time in the 800 Yard Freestyle Relay (6:42.95) … Zettle took third in the 200 Yard Freestyle with a time of 1:42.23 … Trailblazer Invite (Nov. 21): Swam in the third slot for the fifth-place 200 Yard Freestyle Relay team (1:21.49) … Manned the second position for the fifth-place 400 Yard Freestyle Relay team (2:58.81)  … Cal State Bakersfield (Dec. 18): Finished second in the 200 Yard Freestyle (1:42.64) … Took bronze in the 100 Yard Freestyle (46.26) … Hawai’i (Dec. 20): Swam third for the winning 400 Yard Freestyle Relay team (2:46.99) … UC Santa Barbara Invite (Feb. 1): Finished third in the 100 Yard Freestyle (45.56)


HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Torrey Pines High School in San Diego, California … 4-year Varsity member of the Torrey Pines Swim and Dive team … School record holder in the 100 freestyle … CIF San Diego Section Record Holder in the 200 Medley and 400 Freestyle Relays … 2023 CIF San Diego Section 100 Freestyle Champion … 2023 CIF State Championship finalist.

PERSONAL:  Son of Martine Sanders and Chad Zettle … He is from Del Mar, California … He has a younger brother named Anson … Plans to study Mechanical Engineering and hopes to pursue it as a career … His most memorable sports moment was when he swam on a relay from Catalina Island to Long Beach … He is a Seattle sports fan with his favorites being the Seahawks, Mariners, and Sounders … His favorite food is a breakfast burrito … Favorite artists are Redveil, Madlib, Freddie Gibbs, and The Alchemist … Favorite shows are The Wire, Parks and Rec, and Phineas and Ferb … Favorite movies are Cars 2, Surfs Up, and No Country for Old Men … After college, he plans to pursue a masters in Mechanical Engineering.

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

    Freestyle
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    Freestyle