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2018-19 Swimming and Diving

Grantas Dapkus

  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Kaunas, Lithuania
  • High School Kaunas Saule
  • Position Freestyle

Biography

2017-18: Named GLIAC Co-Swimmer of the year after winning the 1000-yard freestyle and 500-yard freestyle at the GLIAC Championships. Set new school records in the 500 and 1000-yard freestyle. Earned Honorary All-American honors in the 500-yard freestyle.

2016-17: Dapkus highlighted the year with a 500-yard freestyle win with a time of 4:43.71 against the AU swim team. He also won the 175-yard freestyle against SVSU with a time of 1:30.10 and the 200-yard freestyle against GVSU/SVSU with a time of 1:43.36

2015-16: Finished third in the 500 freestyle at the GLIAC Championships (4:36.19). Member of the 800 freestyle relay that set a school record to finish in first place at the GLIAC Championships (6:44.17). Won the 1,650 freestyle setting a pool and school record at the Calvin College Invite (15:45.83).

High School: Earned Lithuanian and open water championships. Helped team win a Lithuania swimming title.

Personal: Son of Cezaris Dapkus and Zela Dapkuviene. Majoring in computer science.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Freestyle
  • 2017-18Junior

    Freestyle
  • 2018-19Senior

    Freestyle