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2014-15 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

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Valtteri Halonen

  • Class Senior
  • Ht./Wt. 6-1 /
  • Hometown Kouvola, Finland
  • High School Kuusankosken Lukio
  • Prev School Kuusankosken Lukio

Biography

2013-14
UNCW record holder in both 100 (48.00) and 200 Back (1:44.49) … Also top-10 in 100 Fly (third, 48.04) …  Earned All-CAA honors in 200 Medley Relay … Led UNCW to 200 Free Relay conference title … Earned All-CAA honors with second-place finish in 100 Fly … Finished fourth in 100 Backstroke … Took third in championship final of 200 Backstroke.

2012-13
Finished third at CAA Championships with 53 points ... Conference champion in 200 Backstroke with meet record time of 1:44.49 ... Placed second in 100 Backstroke with NCAA “B” cut time of 48.0 ... Added third-place finish with time of 48.17, also NCAA “B” cut time, in 100 Fly ... Helped UNCW to conference championships in 200 (1:27.40) and 400 Medley (3:14.08) relays, where UNCW set meet records in both events.

2011-12
UNCW’s Rookie of the Year ... Totaled 39 points for the Seahawks at CAA Championships ... Earned All-CAA individual honors with a second-place finish in the 200 Backstroke ... Also swam opening leg of UNCW’s second-place and All-CAA 400 Medley Relay.

Personal
Full name: Valtteri Antti Pekka Halonen ... Born Kuusankoski, Finland ... Son of Sirpa and Kari Halonen.

Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Freshman

    6'1"
  • 2012-13Sophomore

    6'1"
  • 2013-14Junior

    6'1"
  • 2014-15Senior

    6'1"