Hokie Club Chris BasslerEvent: Freestyle/Individual Medley/Backstroke
Class: Senior
Height: 6' 3"
Hometown: McLean, Va.
SKINNER ON BASSLER: "Chris has worked hard to move up the ranks in the BIG EAST and to lead our core in the 200 and 100 freestyle."2002-03: The team's top 200 freestyle athlete with a personal best of1:41.28, 14th at the BIG EAST Championships ... Also a strong competitor inthe IM events for the Hokies, finishing 25th at the Nike Cup ...
2001-02: Placed 19th in the 200 freestyle at the BIG EAST Championships ...Came in 25th in the 200 backstroke at the conference meet ... Finished 26th inthe 200 IM at the conference meet ...
2000-01: Placed 15th in the 100 backstroke at the conference meet ... Memberof the 800 freestyle relay team that finished seventh at the conference meet... Finished 28th in the 100 freestyle at that same meet ... Also finished 19thin the 200 IM ... Named to the 2000-01 BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team ...
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four times at Thomas Jefferson High School for Scienceand Technology ... Was an eight-time state qualifier and a three-timeAll-American ... Was a first-team All-Met selection by The Washington Post hissenior year ... Was a four-time all-district and all-region selection andthree-time all-state selection ... Was a five-time Junior National qualifier ...
PERSONAL: Christopher Colby Bassler was born April 12, 1982, in Georgetown ...The son of John and Sally Bassler ... Majoring in ocean and aerospaceengineering.
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