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2023-24 UMBC Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

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Yassin Tolba

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 155
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Cairo, Egypt
  • Highschool Modern English School

Biography

2022-23

  • Swam exhibition, but posted the third-fastest finals time in the 200 butterfly at the America East Championships
  • Produced a strong ECAC Winter Championships; meet, finishing fourth in the 200 butterfly and setting a PR with a seventh-place effort in the 100 fly
  • Won the 200 butterfly in the team’s victory over VMI

 
2021-22

  • Placed fourth in the 200 butterfly at Seton Hall
  • Posted a personal best time of 1:50.37 and earned bronze in the 200 butterfly at the ECAC Winter Championships

BACKGROUND:  

  • A 20-time national champion and 16-time zone record holder in butterfly, freestyle and IM events
  • Earned 13 medals at the 2017 and 2019 All-African Junior Championships
  • Broke the 200m butterfly record at the 2020 Giza Championships
  • Earned the 2018 Egyptian Minister of Education Award of Excellence
  • Also competed in soccer for the Shooting Club Egypt
  • Lists favorite professional team as Cheslea FC
  • Considering a major in financial economics
  • Enjoys the Divergent book series
  • Also considered Cincinnati, Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech
  • Son of Azza and Ayman Tolba

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Fly/Free/IM
    5'10" 155 lbs
  • 2022-23Junior

    Fly/Free/IM
    5'10" 155 lbs
  • 2023-24Senior

    Fly/Free/IM
    5'10" 155 lbs
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