2025-26 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster

Vaggelis Makrygiannis
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Athens, Greece
- High School:
- Papaxaralampeio
2024-25 SEASON:
2023-24 SEASON:
2022-23 SEASON:
2021-22 SEASON:
2020-21 SEASON:
Greek Swimming Federation: While representing Greece, Makrygiannis recorded four best times at the 2019 Greek National Open Championships … Finaled in four events at the 2018 Greek Winter National Championships
Personal: Born June 18, 2000 to parents Vasileois Makrygiannis and Maria Souza ... Full name is Evangelos Makrygiannis ... Two-time Olympian (2020, 2024) for Greece ... Has dual citizenship in the United States and Greece ... Earned his Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from USC in 2024 ... Majoring in gerontology.
Club: AOPF / Greek Swimming Federation
MAKRYGIANNIS' PERSONAL RECORDS
- Did not compete for USC during the 2024-25 season.
2023-24 SEASON:
- At the Pac-12 Championships, Makrygiannis finished 7th in the 100y backstroke (46.67 / 46.42) and 16th in the 200y backstroke (1:42.10 / 1:43.20). He also helped USC to a 4th place finish in the 200y medley relay (1:25.84), 5th place in the 800y freestyle relay (6:20.70), 4th place in the 200y free relay (2:54.33), as well as the 200y freestyle relay (1:18.00)
- As an individual in the NCAA Championships, Makrygiannis finished 24th in the 200y backstroke (1:41.02) and 30th in the 100y backstroke (45.95)
- Represented Greece at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, finishing 9th in the 100m backstroke (52.97) semifinals. His time set the USC school record in the 100m back.
2022-23 SEASON:
- At Pac-12’s, Makrygiannis placed 29th in the 500y free (4:31.79), 17th in the 100y back (47.54) and 18th in the 200y back (1:44.21). He also helped USC to a fourth-place finish in the 200y medley relay (back leg) and a fifth-place finish in the 800y free relay.
2021-22 SEASON:
- At the NCAA Championships, Makrygiannis finished 37th in the 200-yard Back (1:42.68) and 42nd in the 100y Back (46.74). Also helped propel Trojan relays to a 15th in the 400y Free Relay (3:04.56), 19th in the 200-yard Medley Relay (1:23.77) and 19th in the 800-yard Freestyle Relay (6:20.03)
- At Pac-12’s, finished 6th in the 200-yard Back (1:41.86/1:40.92), 12th in the 100y Back (46.38/46.59) and 36th in the 200y IM (1:48.92). Also swam on both the 200-yard Medley (4th, 1:23.76) and the 400y Medley that took home 4th (3:05.69)
- Represented Greece at both the FINA World Championships and LEN European Aquatic Championships
- All-American honorable mention (15th in the 400y free relay at NCAA’s)
2020-21 SEASON:
- Did not compete for USC during the 2020-21 season.
- Made his Olympic debut for Greece in Tokyo, swimming the backstroke leg (54.07) of the men’s 4x100m Medley Relay. The relay finished 14th.
Greek Swimming Federation: While representing Greece, Makrygiannis recorded four best times at the 2019 Greek National Open Championships … Finaled in four events at the 2018 Greek Winter National Championships
Personal: Born June 18, 2000 to parents Vasileois Makrygiannis and Maria Souza ... Full name is Evangelos Makrygiannis ... Two-time Olympian (2020, 2024) for Greece ... Has dual citizenship in the United States and Greece ... Earned his Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from USC in 2024 ... Majoring in gerontology.
Club: AOPF / Greek Swimming Federation
MAKRYGIANNIS' PERSONAL RECORDS
EVENT | TIME |
100-yard back | 45.95 |
200-yard back | 1:41.02 |
200-yard IM | 1:57.08 |
100-yard free | 44.92 |
200-yard free | 1:35.79 |
500-yard free | 4:22.68 |
50 LCM back | 25.56 |
100 LCM free | 50.80 |
100 LCM back | 52.97 |
200 LCM back | 1:58.72 |
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