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2025-26 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Owen Dankert

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 170
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Fort Wayne Ind.
  • Highschool Carroll HS

Biography

2023-24 | FRESHMAN SEASON
Swam in all eight of Cornell's regular season meets and 2024 Ivy Championship ... finished fourth in both the 500 and 1000 Freestyle events in Cornell's season opener against Binghamton ... logged 68 points at the 2023 Zippy Invitational across four events ... earned his best season time in the 500 freestyle (4:33.08) and earned a sixth-place finish in the 1650 Freestyle (15:57.09) to help Cornell to the top spot in Akron ... swam his best times in the 1000 (9:22.96) and 1650 Freestyles (15:39.54) at the Ivy Championships to secure nine total points towards the Big Red's final score. 

PRIOR TO CORNELL
Swam four years for Carroll HS... Three time sectional champion in 500 free and 400 free relay (2021-23)... Two time sectional champion in 200 free and 200 medley relay (2022-23)... Sectional record holder in 200 free and 500 free... Placed fourth in 200 medley relay (2022-23) and fifth place in 400 free relay (2023) and 500 free (2022, 2023) at IHSAA state championships.

PERSONAL
Son of Amy and Christopher Dankert ... he is enrolled at the College of Engineering.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Free/Fly
    6'0" 170 lbs
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Free/Fly
    6'0" 170 lbs
  • 2025-26Junior

    Free/Fly
    6'0" 170 lbs