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2010-11 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Myles Poster

  • Position Fly/Back
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Queensbury, N.Y.
  • Highschool Queensbury High School

Biography

Personal Bests:
100 back - 51.59
200 back - 1:49.11
100 fly - 50.85
200 fly - 1:51.04
100 free - 1:46.02
500 free - 5:02.57
1000 free - 10:31.30

As a Junior (2009-10): Tallied the fourth best time on the team in the 200 back (1:50.63) and the fifth in the 100 back (51.91)...took 34th in the prelims of the 100 back at the ACC Championships...point scorer for champion Maryland at the 2009 Terrapin Cup by taking sixth in the 200 back (1:52.74), eighth in the 100 back (53.22) and 12th in the 100 fly (51.76)...secured career-best mark in the 100 fly (51.33).

As a Sophomore (2008-09): Had career bests in the 100 back (51.59), 200 back (1:49.11), and 100 fly (52.46) at the ACC Championships...placed eighth in the 200 back (1:51.71) and 15th in the 100 back (53.75) at the Terrapin Cup.

As a Freshman(2007-08): Finished a season-best fourth against UMBC in the 200-yard backstroke (2:00.04)...cracked the two-minute mark in the same event in a time trial in the ACC Championships (1:51.07)...also swam career-best times at ACC Time Trial in 100 backstroke (52.56) and 100 butterfly (53.72).

Before Maryland: Eight-time YMCA All-American ... was a third-place finisher in the 200-yard butterfly at the 2006 YMCA Long Course Nationals ... nine-time YMCA New York State Champion ... a Junior National Qualifier in the 200 fly ... honor roll student at Queensbury High School ... swam for the Schenectady Swim Club.

Personal: Myles Jacob Poster ... son of Gary and Carlene Poster ... has one sibling, Brittni ... majoring in pre-podiatry ... lists Michael Jordan as his favorite athlete ... chose Maryland because of the coaching staff ... was also recruited by Penn State, Kenyon, Denison, and Johns Hopkins ... lists biggest athletic thrill as qualifying for the Junior Nationals in the 200 butterfly ... hobbies include playing poker and hanging out with friends.

Historical Player Information

  • 2007-08Freshman

    Butterfly / Backstroke
  • 2009-10Senior

    Fly/Back
  • 2010-11Senior

    Fly/Back