2017-18 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Kyle Coan

  • Position FREE/FLY
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 165
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
  • Last School(s) Los Osos

Biography

Cal Success:

  • Ended his senior season with his second trip to the NCAA Championships, qualifying for a spot in the 200 free with a tremendous effort at the 2018 Pac-12 Championships.
  • Dropped significant time in the 200 free at his final Pac-12 Championships, swimming to a time of 1:33.85 that ended as the team's third-best mark of the season and ranked 10th in Cal history.
  • Placed 27th in the 200 free and 38th in the 100 free at the 2018 NCAA Championships.
  • Competed primarily in the sprint freestyle events as a junior in 2017.
  • Posted his top time of 2017 in the 50 free with a 20.02 at the Pac-12 Championships. Also went 43.39 in the 100 and 1:34.36 in the 200 at the same meet.
  • Ranked fourth on the team in the 200 free, fifth in the 50 free and eighth in the 100 free in 2017.
  • Earned his first two Pac-12 titles as a sophomore in 2016, swimming a leg of the Bears' winning 400 and 800 freestyle relay teams.
  • Qualified for the 2016 NCAA Championships and competed in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle. Placed 26th in the 200 free for his highest finish of the meet.
  • Was a consistent contributor in the sprint freestyle events for the entirety of the 2016 season and held the Bears' third-fastest time in the 200 with a time of 1:34.63 at the Pac-12 Championships. 
  • Competed at the 2015 Pac-12 Championships in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle as well as the 200, 400 and 800 freestyle relay.

High School/Club Success:

  • Competed for Los Osos High School and Redlands Swim Team.
  • Six-time CIF Southern Section champion (including the 200 freestyle in 2013 and 2013 and the 100 butterfly in 2013).
  • Nine-time NISCA All-American.
  • Former national age group record holder (15-16) in the 200 freestyle relay.
  • Named 2013 Inland Valley Swimmer of the Year.

Personal:

  • Parents are John and Connie Coan
  • Mother, Connie, swam at Texas and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
  • Born May 16, 1995 in Waukesha, Wisc.

CAREER-BEST TIMES:

SHORT-COURSE YARDS

50 Free: 20.02
100 Free: 43.39
200 Free: 1:33.85

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    Free/Fly
    5'10" 160 lbs
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Free/Fly
    5'11" 165 lbs
  • 2016-17Junior

    FREE/FLY
    5'11" 165 lbs
  • 2017-18Senior

    FREE/FLY
    5'11" 165 lbs