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2025-26 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

Ian Feldmann/UMBC Athletics
Ian Feldmann/UMBC Athletics

James Tao

  • Position Breast/IM
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 170
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Cherry Hill, N.J.
  • Highschool Cherry Hill East

Biography

BACKGROUND
  • A 2023 South Jersey Interscholastic Swimming Association First Team honoree in the100 breaststroke
  • Finished sixth in the 200 IM, and eighth in the 100 breast at the 2023 New Jersey Meet of Champions
  • A 2023 South Jersey Interscholastic Swim League First Team All-Conference competitor in the 100 breast
  • Captured the 2023 Cherry Hill East Swim Team Most Outstanding Swimmer Award
  • Named to the 2022 SJISA Second Team in the 200 IM
  • Helped the Cougars to three Group A state titles in his tenure
  • A member of the Science and Chinese National Honor Societies
  • A fan of The Harry Potter series and the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles
  • Son of Hung Guo and Rongjia Tao and has an older brother, Henry

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Breast/IM
    6'0" 170 lbs
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Breast/IM
    6'0" 170 lbs
  • 2025-26Junior

    Breast/IM
    6'0" 170 lbs
Land Acknowledgement
UMBC was established upon the land of the Piscataway and Susquehannock peoples. Over time, citizens of many more Indigenous nations have come to reside in this region. We humbly offer our respects to all past, present, and future Indigenous people connected to this place. Learn more about this statement here.