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2024-25 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

Martin Wolmarans

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Jeffrey's Bay, South Africa
  • Highschool St. Andrews

Biography

2024-25 (Senior)
  • Competed in the GLIAC Championships
  • Compiled multiple top-ten finishes, primarily a freestyle swimmer
  • Ended the season with his name attached to one record (Pool - 200 medley relay)
  • GLIAC All-Academic Team member
2023-24 (Junior)
Top Finishes 
  • Michigan Tech Club (1/27/24) - Second place finishes in the 200 free relay and 200 medley relay, and third in the 50 free 
  • UW – Green Bay  (1/20/24) - Third place finish in the 50 free and sixth in the 400 medley relay
  • Calvin Invite (11/30/23-12/2/23) - Fifth place finish in the 200 free relay and eighth in the 200 medley relay
  • Wayne State (11/4/23) - First place finish in the 200 free relay, second in the 50 free and third in the 200 medley relay
  • Grand Valley (10/28/23) - Eighth place finish in the 50 free
  • Saginaw Valley/Findlay (10/27/23) - Fourth place finish in the 50 free, fifth in the 200 medley relay and seventh in the 100 free
  • St. Cloud/Davenport (10/6/23-10/7/23) - Second place finish in the 200 free relay, third in the 50 free, and fourth in the 200 medley relay
2022-23 (Sophomore)
GLIAC Championships - Holland, Mich. - Feb. 15-18, 2023
  • Placed first in the 50-yard Freestyle
Michigan Tech - Marquette, Mich. - Feb. 4, 2023
  • Placed third in the 50-yard Butterfly
UW-Stevens Point - Marquette, Mich. - Jan. 14, 2023
  • Placed second in the 50-yard Freestyle
2021-22 (Freshman)
UW-Stevens Point - Stevens Point, Wis. - Jan. 15, 2022
  • Placed third in the 50-yard Freestyle
Orange Bowl Swim Classic - Key Largo, Fla. - Jan. 3, 2022
  • Placed second in the 50 S Freestyle
Wayne State - Marquette, Mich. - Nov. 5-6, 2021
  • Placed first in the 25-yard Freestyle
Before NMU
  • He swam year-round with Port Elizabeth Amateur Swimming
  • Has seen many National Championships for South Africa
  • At the SA Short Course Championships in 2019, he placed sixth in the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 23.30
  • Made the Youth and Senior Nationals teams and the Olympic trials team
  • Received honors and double honors for athletic performance in swimming (Headmaster’s Award)
Personal 
  • Son of Celeste and Marius Wolmarans
  • From Jeffrey's Bay, South Africa
  • Hobbies include fishing, camping, hiking, and kayaking

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

  • 2022-23Sophomore

  • 2023-24Junior

  • 2024-25Senior