2015-16 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Silverman, Ian
Fly / Breast
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Fly/Back/IM
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Fly
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Diver
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Free
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Free/Fly
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Free/Fly
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Breast / IM
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Breast / IM
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Free/Back
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Free/Fly
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Breast
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IM/Back/Free
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Free
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Diver
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Diver
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Diver
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Free/Back/Fly
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Free
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Back / Fly / Free
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Fly
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Breast
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Fly
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Ian Silverman
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Baltimore, Md.
- High School:
- McDonogh School
Bio
THIS SEASON: Ian Silverman, a Paralympic world record holder who won gold at the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games, is a 2016 sophomore freestyler with the Trojans. Silverman is a solid contributing member of the team despite a mild form of cerebral palsy affecting his lower extremities.
2015: Silverman turned in a solid freshman campaign as a 2015 freshman, providing strong depth in the freestyle, including his NCAA 'B' cut in the 1650y free (15:30.31) set as an exhibition swimmer at the Pac-12 Championships. In other exhibition swims at the Pac-12s , Silverman broke Paralympic American records in the 200y free (1:38.68), 500y free (4:27.23) and the 50y free (21.04).
HIGH SCHOOL: Silverman was a prep All-American and an all-state swimmer at McDonogh High in Baltimore, Md., where he became an accomplished Paralympian ... He won gold in the 400m free (S10) at the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games in London and was also sixth in the 50m free, seventh in the 200m IM and the 100m free and eighth in the 100m fly. He holds the Paralympic world records in the 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle and the 400m IM (all S10). He also owns Paralympic American records in the 50m and 100m fly, 200m IM and the 200m free ... He was the Maryland Swimming Swimmer of the Year 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 ... At the 2013 IPC Worlds, Silverman won gold in the 400m free, silver in the 100m free and bronze in the 50m free and 200m IM... Shortly before beginning his first semester at USC, Silverman won seven medals at the 2014 Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships. He broke a nearly 13-year-old world record to win gold in the men's 400m free S10 during the first day of the competition. He finished in 4:03.57, breaking the previous mark of 4:04.20. Silverman went on to break the American record in the 100m fly S10 (58.19) and the 200m IM S10 (2:13.77) en route to his huge medal haul, which included one gold, two silver and four bronze.
CLUB/COACH: North Baltimore Aquatic Club/Erik Posegay.
PERSONAL: Silverman has had several surgeries on his lower legs due to the mild cerebral palsy he was born with that affects his lower extremities. He swims under the Paralympic classifications S10/SB9/SM10 ... He dedicated his Paralympic swim and gold medal to his best friend and teammate, Alec J. Cosgarea, who tragically passed on July 9, 2012, in a car accident.
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