2026 Track & Field Roster
Roster

Vishnu Swaminathan
- Position:
- Distances
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- The Woodlands, Texas
- High School:
- The John Cooper School
2025: Competed in the 1500m… Achieved a season-best time of 4:09.15 at the Trojan Invite (Mar. 21)...Placed sixth in the 1500m at the Battle at the Beach (Apr. 4).
2024: Competed in four outdoor meets for the Trojans...Set his 800m PR of 1:59.90 at the Trojan Invitational on March 23...Ran his season-best 1500m time of 4:06.28 to place ninth in the event at the Trojan Invitational...Did not compete in the indoor season.
2023: Attended USC and ran unattached during the 2023 season...Posted a 1500m PR of 4:05.65 at the Long Beach Invitational on April 15, 2023.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2022 graduate of The John Cooper School in The Woodlands, Texas...Achieved a high school best in the 1600m was 4:21.56...placed third in the 1600m to earn All-Southwest Preparatory Conference...graduated Summa Cum Laude.
PERSONAL: Born on Feb. 6, 2004 in The Woodlands, Texas….His parents are Suma Gopinathan and Vijayakumar Swaminathan…Loves cars and reading…Favorite actor is Matthew McConaughey…Says Avinash Sable is his sports hero because since competing seriously, he was a person that looked like the person to follow on the big stage…Favorite food is butter chicken…Someday would like to travel to Scotland…Majoring in Mechanical Engineering with a Business Finance minor...Would like to pursue graduate school and eventually work his way up onto the board of a major car company after graduating.
CAREER BESTS:
1500m – 4:05.65 800m– 1:59.90
2024: Competed in four outdoor meets for the Trojans...Set his 800m PR of 1:59.90 at the Trojan Invitational on March 23...Ran his season-best 1500m time of 4:06.28 to place ninth in the event at the Trojan Invitational...Did not compete in the indoor season.
2023: Attended USC and ran unattached during the 2023 season...Posted a 1500m PR of 4:05.65 at the Long Beach Invitational on April 15, 2023.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2022 graduate of The John Cooper School in The Woodlands, Texas...Achieved a high school best in the 1600m was 4:21.56...placed third in the 1600m to earn All-Southwest Preparatory Conference...graduated Summa Cum Laude.
PERSONAL: Born on Feb. 6, 2004 in The Woodlands, Texas….His parents are Suma Gopinathan and Vijayakumar Swaminathan…Loves cars and reading…Favorite actor is Matthew McConaughey…Says Avinash Sable is his sports hero because since competing seriously, he was a person that looked like the person to follow on the big stage…Favorite food is butter chicken…Someday would like to travel to Scotland…Majoring in Mechanical Engineering with a Business Finance minor...Would like to pursue graduate school and eventually work his way up onto the board of a major car company after graduating.
CAREER BESTS:
1500m – 4:05.65 800m– 1:59.90
USC Track & Field - 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships: Day 4 Highlights (6/14/25)
Saturday, June 14
USC Track & Field - 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships: Day 3 Highlights (6/13/25)
Friday, June 13
USC Track & Field - 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships: Day 2 Highlights (6/12/25)
Thursday, June 12
USC Track & Field - 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships: Day 1 Highlights (6/11/25)
Wednesday, June 11