2022-23 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

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Jason Louser

  • Events IM
  • Height/Weight 6-7 / 205
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Shoreham, N.Y.
  • High School Shoreham-Wading River HS
  • Major Undeclared
  • Instagram @jason_louser

Biography

Accolades
  • NCAA team championship (2022, 2023)
  • Pac-12 team championship (2020, 2021, 2022)
  • 7x CSCAA All-American
    • 2023: 200 breast, 400 IM
    • 2022: 200 breast (HM), 200 IM (HM), 400 IM (HM)
    • 2020: 200 IM, 400 IM
  • CSCAA Scholar All-American (2020)

At Cal
2022-23 (Sr.)
  • Earned All-American honors in two events helping the Bears win their second-consecutive National Championship
  • Totaled 27 points and reached two A-finals at the NCAAs
    • Finished fifth in the 400 IM with at ie of 3:38.69
    • Took sixth in the 200 breast with a time of 1:50.90 - a personal-best time
  • Amassed 40 points in three events at the Pac-12 Championships
    • Took third in the 200 breast with a time of 1:51.99 - in the prelims set an NCAA A standard time of 1:50.99
    • Finished fourth in the 400 IM with a time of 3:39.27
    • Captured ninth in the 200 IM with a time of 1:41.82
  • Won the 100 breast in the dual meet vs. Arizona with a time of 54.30
    • Took second in the 200 breast with a time of 2:01.10
  • Among Cal's top-10 fastest swims in five individual events (100 breast, 200 breast, 200 butterfly, 100 IM, 200 IM, 400 IM) 

2021-22 (Jr.)
  • Earned three All-America honorable mentions to help Cal win the 2022 NCAA team title
  • Totaled 16 individual points & reached three B-finals at NCAAs
    • Won B-final & placed ninth in 400 IM (3:38.23); sixth-fastest time in school history
    • 13th in 200 breast (1:52.08)
    • 14th in 200 IM (1:41.91)
  • Swam 1:51.91 in 200 breast prelims at NCAAs, which ranked as the eighth-fastest time in school history
  • Amassed 41 points across three A-final swims to help Cal win its fifth consecutive Pac-12 team title
    • 3rd in 400 IM (3:38.77)
    • 5th in 200 IM (1:41.76); eighth-fastest time in school history
    • 8th in 200 breast (1:54.60)
  • Won the 200 IM consolation final (1:45.57) at Minnesota Invite (Dec. 2)
  • Swam season-best times in 200 fly (1:47.31) at USC (Feb. 4) and 100 fly (48.22) & 100 breast (53.20) at Triton Invitational (Feb. 5)
2020-21 (So.)
  • Swam an NCAA "B" cut of 3:46.21 in the 400 IM during Cal's non-scoring dual meet vs. Stanford (Nov. 14)
  • Clocked Cal's sixth-fastest 200 breast (2:02.79) & 10th-fastest 200 IM (1:48.98) of the 2020-21 campaign
2019-20 (Fr.)
  • Earned CSCAA All-American honors in two events to cap an impressive freshman year
  • Had an eye-catching 37-point individual effort to help Cal win its third straight Pac-12 Championship
    • 2nd in 400 IM (3:41.98)
    • 8th in 200 breast (1:56.07)
    • 9th in 200 IM (1:43.69)
    • Won the consolation final with fifth-fastest 200 IM of the meet
    • Had the fastest 400 IM time in prelims (3:40.44)
  • Swam NCAA "B" cuts in 200 breast (1:54.20) & 400 IM (3:40.44)

National (USA)
  • Placed fourth in the 100m breast (1:00.30) at the 2022 Phillips 66 National Championships
  • Finalist in the 400m IM (8th, 4:21.75) & semifinalist in the 200m fly (11th, 1:58.82) & 200m IM (13th, 2:02.24) at 2022 U.S. Phillips 66 International Team Trials
  • Was a semifinalist in the 200m IM (15th, 2:01.10) at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials
    • Also placed 11th in 400m IM (4:18.77), 18th in 200m fly (1:58.76) & 26th in 200m breast (2:14.90)
  • U.S. Junior National Team member
  • Swam for Team USA at 2019 FINA Junior World Championships (Budapest, Hungary)

High School/Club
  • Graduated from Shoreham-Wading River High School (Shoreham, N.Y.) in 2019
  • Three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American (2017, 2018, 2019)
  • Two-time NISCA All-American (2017, 2018)
  • Two-time MVP at New York State Championships
  • Four-time New York State champion & two-time New York State record holder
  • Swam for Long Island Aquatic Club under coaches Dave Ferris & Ginny Nussbaum
  • Member of Shoreham-Wading's National Honor Society & was on the Principal's List as a senior

Personal
  • Full name is Jason Christopher Louser
  • Born on May 30, 2001 in Stonybrook, N.Y.
  • Son of Kevin & Karen Louser
  • Has a twin brother, Josh, who rows at Cornell
  • Has one sister, Sara
  • Postgraduate plans include training for the Olympic trials in 2024
  • Enjoys going to the beach & drawing

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    IM
    6'7" 205 lbs
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    IM
    6'7" 205 lbs
  • 2021-22Junior

    IM
    6'7" 205 lbs
  • 2022-23Senior

    IM
    6'7" 205 lbs