2014-15 Men's Swimming and Diving
Biography
UC SANTA BARBARA
2012-13: Placed 16th overallin the 100 breaststroke (55.69) and 18th overall in the200 breaststroke (2:02.91) at the Pac-12 Championships…Tookhome a second place finish in the 100 breaststroke (58.21) in theseason opener vs. Utah on Oct. 12…Placed10th overall in the 100 breaststroke at the ArenaInvitational in Long Beach, Calif. on Nov. 17…Set an NCAA‘B’ cut in the 100 breaststroke.
2011-12: Placed 19th in the100-yard breaststroke (56.83) and 19th in the 200-yardbreaststroke (2:05.56) at the Pac-12 Championships…Ranksseventh all-time in Gaucho history in the 200-yard medley relaywith Kevin Ferguson, Max Horrell, and Chris Peterson with a time of1:30.00, which they set at the UT Invite.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Northgate High School where he swam for coachMike Heaney…Was a five-time All-American, earning honors inthe 100 breaststroke, 200 medley relay and 200 freerelay…Earned three All-Diablo Valley Athletic League FirstTeam honors…Named the Broncos’ team MVP his seniorseason…Earned Athlete of the Month honors from the NorthgateSentinel…Was a Northgate College Scholarship Awardrecipient…Set DVAL records in the 100 breast (58.61) and the200 free relay (1:29.11)…Posted school records in the 200medley relay (1:34.92), the 100 breast (56.88) and the 200 freerelay (1:26.02)…Helped Northgate to three consecutive DVALchampionships (2009-11)…The Broncos placed in the top-10 atthe North Coast Section Championships in 2008, 2009 and2011…As a senior, he took third place at the NCSChampionships in the 200 medley relay, 200 free relay and 100breast while finishing 13th in the 50 free…Junioryear he took fourth in the 200 free relay after finishing fifth theprevious season…Is a three-time Scholastic All-American andPresident’s Education Award winner…Swam club withTerrapins Swim Team under the tutelage of coach PaulStafford…Ranks as the seventh fastest in club history in the100 yard breast and as the ninth fastest in the 100 meterbreast.
PERSONAL
Tyler Binford Jean was born on Sept. 7, 1992 in WalnutCreek, Calif...Majoring in Cellular and Developmental Biology withthe hopes of finding a career in nutritional and metabolic clinicalresearch...Enjoys free diving and playing recreational sports inhis free time...Lists his top pre-race pump up song as "TennisCourt (Flume Remix)" by Lorde...Enjoys snacking on acai bowlsbefore a meet...Began swimming at age 8...Favorite aspect ofcollege swimming is the team atmosphere and having another familyaway from home...Qualifying for Senior Nationals is the proudestachievement of his swimming career.
"The size of your success is measured by the strength of yourdesire, the size of your dream, and how you handle disappointmentalong the way."
Historical Player Information
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2011-12Freshman
Sprint Freestyle/Breaststroke
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2012-13Sophomore
Sprint Freestyle/Breaststroke
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2013-14Junior
Sprint Freestyle/Breaststroke
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2014-15Senior
Sprint Freestyle/Breaststroke
