All-America
2025: 800 Free Relay (2nd), 400 Medley Relay (2nd), 400 Free Relay (2nd)
2025 Toyota US National Championships
- Set the Virginia LCM record in both the 50 and 100m Fly (23.77 and 52.85, respectively), making the B-Final in both events
- Also competed in the 200m IM (2:03.87)
AT VIRGINIA
2027-27
- Won the 100IM (47.15) at UVA's CSL opener. Also swam leadoff on the Cavaliers' winning Super Skins 4x50 Medley Relay at UVA's CSL opener. Also swam the 50 Free Skins, making it to the third round
2025-26
- Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 100 Fly
- Won the C Final of the 100 Back (45.76) at the ACC Championships
- Competed in the C Final of the 100 Fly (45.68) and the 200 IM (1:44.10) at the ACC Championships
- Won the 100 Back at the Virginia Tech dual
- Second in the 50 & 100 Back and 100 Fly, third in the 50 Fly at the season-opening dual at Florida
- Second in the 200 IM and 100 Fly at the UNC dual meet
- Won the 50 Back and 150 Free at the Navy scrimmage
- All-ACC Academic Team
- CSCAA First Team Scholar All-American
2024-25
- Helped set the UVA record in the 800 Free Relay on the first day of the NCAA Championships. Earned second team All-America status with the 13th place finish
- Earned All-America honors with a 15th place finish in the 400 Medley Relay and 16th in the 400 Free Relay at the NCAA Championships
- Finished 21st in the 200 IM at NCAA Championships, posting the third best time in program history (1:42.44)
- 24th in the 100 Fly at the NCAA Championships
- Competed at the NCAA Championships in the 100 Fly, 200 IM, and 200 Free Relay
- Set a Virginia record in the 100 Fly in prelims at the Tennessee Invite (45.07), only to break it in the evening finals (44.41). His finals time ranks 11th all-time for American swimmers in that event
- Member of 400 Medley Relay team that broke the UVA record at the Tennessee Invite (3:02.01)
- Won the B-Final of the 100 Fly at the ACC Championships (45.07)
- Finished 12th in the 100 Back at the ACC Championships, moving up to fifth on the UVA all-time list with a 45.49
- Fifth in the 100 Free (42.77, NCAA B) at the Tennessee Invite, ranking eighth on the UVA all-time list
- Fifth in the 50 Free (19.45, NCAA B) at the Tennessee Invite, ranking seventh on the UVA all-time list
- Posted a 45.93 in the 100 Back against Virginia Tech, ranking fifth on the UVA all-time list, his fourth different event this season in which he has posted a UVA Top 10 time
- Finished second in the 100 Fly (45.54) in the Virginia Tech dual
- Named Most Improved First Year Male Athlete at the team awards banquet
- All-ACC Academic Team
- CSCAA First Team Scholar All-American
- 2024-2025 ACC Academic Honor Roll
Background
- Tennessee’s second-ranked prospect for the Class of 2024 according to SwimCloud and ranked No. 68 nationally
- Set national public high school record in 100 butterfly (45.08) at 2024 Tennessee state championships
- Five-time time state champion (100 butterfly from 2022-2024 and 100 backstroke from 2023-2024)
- 2023 Tennessee state champion in the 100 yard back (48.20) and 100 fly (46.74), having finished second (48.29) and first (47.47), respectively, in 2022
- Competes for Nashville Aquatics Club
- Injury short-circuited a promising 2022 long course season
Personal
- Born in Nashville, Tenn.
- Parents are DongDong Zhang and Keith Nicholas