Boris Yang, a senior at King George V School in Hong Kong, has made a verbal commitment to the application Process at the University of Pennsylvania.*
“UPenn provides the perfect balance between top-tier Ivy League academics and Division 1 athletics combined with the awesome leadership of Coach Schnur. I look forward to joining the team and being part of the Penn Quaker family.”
Yang swims for the Hong Kong National Swimming Team and has represented Hong Kong in a variety of international, including the 5th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships, the 8th Asian Age Group Swimming Championships, and the 1st China Youth Games (Fuzhou).
| LCM | SCY converted | |
| 200 breast | 2:19.77 | 2:02.31 |
| 100 breast | 1:05.30 | 57.02 |
| 50 breast | 29.33 (relay split) | 25.52 |
| 200 IM | 2:11.65 | 1:55.72 |
| 400 IM | 4:47.04 | 4:12.82 |
Yang’s converted times would have scored for Penn in the C finals of the 100/200 breast at 2016 Ivy League Men’s Championships.
*IVY LEAGUE DISCLAIMER: A “verbal commitment” by a coach is not an offer of admission, as only the Admissions Office has that authority. An Ivy League coach can only commit his or her support in the admissions process.
If you have a commitment to report, please send an email to [email protected].
I see talent and potential in this young man…
i saw on his collegeswimming profile that he swam a 2:17 (LCM) in the 200 Breast…that’s a very impressive 2 second drop within the span of 2 months!!
What a great guy!