2020-21 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Hwang, DJ
DJ Hwang
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 185
- Position:
- Free
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- High School:
- Kalani
Bio
2020-21: Led all Wildcats in the 1000 free with a fifth-place finish against Michigan and Indiana (1/16) ... Led a 1-2-3-4 Northwestern sweep of the 1000 free against Iowa and Penn State (1/23) ... Finished second in the 1000 free with a new personal best time of 9:04.38 (2/6) ... Finished 19th in the 1650 free with an NCAA 'B' Cut time of 15:20.49 at the Big Ten Championships (3/2-6).
2019-20: Finished 1st in the 1000 and 500 frees against UIC (10/12) ... Placed 1st in the 1000 frees against Oakland (11/1) ... Placed second in the 500 free (11/2) ... Took gold in the 1650 free with an NCAA 'B' cut time of 15:15.52 and placed third in the 500 free at the TYR Invitational (11/24).
2018-19: Won 1650 free and came in second in 500 free at TYR Invitational ... Also notched two personal bests in 200 free (1:41.18) and 500 free (4:28.41) ... Won 1650 free at Big Al Invitational ... Won the 1000 and 500 free at NU Quad meet.
2017-18: Impressive first year freestyle swimmer for Northwestern ... First on NU's top times list in the 1000 and 1650 free and third in the 500 free and 200 fly ... Came in 16th in the 1650 free with a season-best and NCAA 'B' cut time of 15:16.73 at the Big Ten Championships (2.21-2.24) ... Also swam season-bests in the 200 free (1:43.56) and 500 free (4:29.41) ... Won the 1000 free and took second in the 500 free in his first collegiate meet against Eastern Michigan (10.11) ... Claimed the top spot in the 500 and 1000 free in the triple dual against UIC and UChicago (10.28) ... Came in second in the 1650 free at the TYR Invitational (11.19) ... Also took sixth in the 500 free, seventh in the 400 IM and 20th in the 200 free ... Won the 1000 free and finished second in the 500 free against Iowa (1.20) ... Came in second in the 1000 in the triple dual against Minnesota and Purdue (1.27) ... Took second in the 500 and 1000 free against SMU (1.13).
High School: 2016 Hawaii State Champion in the 500 free … Qualified for the state championships all four years… Ten-time divisional gold medalist… OIA 500 free record holder … Team captain and MVP… Divisional All-Star… Member of the Manoa Aquatics club team… Qualified for the 2016 Olympic Trials in the 1,500 free…State record holder in the 1,650 free for the 15-16 age group.
Personal: Born Dong Jin (DJ) Hwang … Son of Daeyoung Hwang and Ohsoon Kim… Originally from An Yang, South Korea…Honor roll member all four years of high school… Plans to major in economics.
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2019-20: Finished 1st in the 1000 and 500 frees against UIC (10/12) ... Placed 1st in the 1000 frees against Oakland (11/1) ... Placed second in the 500 free (11/2) ... Took gold in the 1650 free with an NCAA 'B' cut time of 15:15.52 and placed third in the 500 free at the TYR Invitational (11/24).
2018-19: Won 1650 free and came in second in 500 free at TYR Invitational ... Also notched two personal bests in 200 free (1:41.18) and 500 free (4:28.41) ... Won 1650 free at Big Al Invitational ... Won the 1000 and 500 free at NU Quad meet.
2017-18: Impressive first year freestyle swimmer for Northwestern ... First on NU's top times list in the 1000 and 1650 free and third in the 500 free and 200 fly ... Came in 16th in the 1650 free with a season-best and NCAA 'B' cut time of 15:16.73 at the Big Ten Championships (2.21-2.24) ... Also swam season-bests in the 200 free (1:43.56) and 500 free (4:29.41) ... Won the 1000 free and took second in the 500 free in his first collegiate meet against Eastern Michigan (10.11) ... Claimed the top spot in the 500 and 1000 free in the triple dual against UIC and UChicago (10.28) ... Came in second in the 1650 free at the TYR Invitational (11.19) ... Also took sixth in the 500 free, seventh in the 400 IM and 20th in the 200 free ... Won the 1000 free and finished second in the 500 free against Iowa (1.20) ... Came in second in the 1000 in the triple dual against Minnesota and Purdue (1.27) ... Took second in the 500 and 1000 free against SMU (1.13).
High School: 2016 Hawaii State Champion in the 500 free … Qualified for the state championships all four years… Ten-time divisional gold medalist… OIA 500 free record holder … Team captain and MVP… Divisional All-Star… Member of the Manoa Aquatics club team… Qualified for the 2016 Olympic Trials in the 1,500 free…State record holder in the 1,650 free for the 15-16 age group.
Personal: Born Dong Jin (DJ) Hwang … Son of Daeyoung Hwang and Ohsoon Kim… Originally from An Yang, South Korea…Honor roll member all four years of high school… Plans to major in economics.
HWANG'S CAREER BESTS
| Event | Career Best |
| 50 free | 22.69 |
| 200 free | 1:41.18 |
| 500 free | 4:28.41 |
| 1000 free | 9:09.83* |
| 1650 free | 15:16.73 |
| 50 breast | 28.53 |
| 200 fly | 1:54.95 |
| 100 IM | 54.01 |
| 400 IM | 4:03.34 |
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