University of California, Santa Barbara

2024-25: Cal Poly (Oct. 4): Started his season with a pair of third-place finishes in the 500 Yard Freestyle (4:42.37) and 1000 Yard Freestyle (9:38.63) … Trailblazer Invite (Nov. 21): Finished third in the 500 Yard Freestyle with a time of 4:26.93 … Trailblazer Invite (Nov. 22): Took second in the 400 Yard IM (3:53.54) … Was the runner-up in the 1650 Yard Freestyle at 15:17.08 – the seventh fastest time by any Gaucho ever. … Cal State Bakersfield (Dec. 18): Placed third in three events: 200 Yard Backstroke (1:57.63), 200 Yard Breaststroke (2:11.96), and 500 Yard Freestyle (4:40.87) … Hawai’i (Dec. 20): Won the 1000 Yard Freestyle (9:15.38) … Finished second in the 400 Yard IM (3:56.23) … UNLV/CBU (Jan. 4): Earned silver in the 700 Yard Freestyle (6:36.08) … Pacific (Jan. 18): Took first in the 1000 Yard Freestyle (9:14.99) … Went half the distance in the 500-Yarder and came away victorious with a time of 4:31.42 … UC Santa Barbara Invite (Feb. 1): Took gold in the 1650 Yard Freestyle (15:17.37) … Runner-up in the 500 Yard Freestyle (4:30.41) … Big West Championships (Feb. 13): Earned bronze in the 500 Yard Freestyle (4:24.02)

2023-24: First place champion in 1650 Freestyle at the MPSF Championship earning him MPSF First Team recognition … MPSF First Team in 500 Freestyle (Second place) … First Team in 400 Individual Medley (Third place)… 2024 MPSF All Academic Team ... Third overall time in 1650 Freestyle at UCSB ... Olympic Trials Qualifier in the 400 IM.

2022-23: MPSF 1st Team- 1650 Free, 400 IM .... MPSF 2nd Team- 500 Free .... MPSF Champion- 1650 Free .... 3rd place 400 IM at MPSF Championships .... 5th place 500 Free at MPSF Championships .... MPSF All-Academic Team .... UCSB 3rd ALL-TIME 1650 Free

2021-22: 1st place 1000 Free, 3rd place 500 Free at UCSD (Nov. 6) .... 1st place 1000 Free, 500 Free v. CBU (Jan. 15) .... 2nd place 1650 Free at Cal Poly (Oct. 30) .... 2nd place 1650 Free, 5th place 500 Free at Dixie State Invite (Nov. 18-20)

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Granada high school, swimming four years for the Matadors under coach Haley Weaver…Appeared at CIF in 2019.

PERSONAL: Son of Yayoi and Douglas daCosta…Has an older brother Taito…Majoring in Film and Media Studies and minoring in Japanese Language and aspires to work in visual and film production…Most memorable sports moment was racing his brother one last time in college at the Zippy Invitational…Favorite movies are The Lighthouse, Silent Voice and Uncut Gems and favorite TV show is Neon Genesis Evangelion…Hobbies include video games, surfing, post production editing and shooting film…Listens to Daft Punk, Empire of the Sun, Internet Girl and Jordan Ward ... Also recruited by Hawaii.