Cooper Van der Laan

Class:
Senior
Event(s):
BR/IM
Hometown:
Gold Coast, Australia
High School:
The Southport School

CAREER: Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll…named to All-ACC Academic Team…earned CSCAA All-American Honors…Honorable Mention All-American in 100 breast.

2022-23 Season:

NCAA Honorable Mention All-American (100 breast)
New School Record – 100 breast (51.26) at American Short Course Championships
NCAA B Cut – 100 breast, 200 breast
Finished 16^th overall in 100 breast (51.72) – earning Honorable Mention All-American Status at NCAA Championships
400 medley relay earned an honorable mention at NCAA with time of 3:05.72 – new school record
- First Pitt Relay to score since 2002
200 medley relay finished 20th overall and broke their own school record with a time of 1:23.89 at NCAA Championships
First-place finish in 100 breast (51.26) at American Short Course Championships – new school record
400 medley relay earned an NCAA B Cut at ACC Championships (3:06.70) – new school record
Third-place finish in 100 breast at Minnesota Invite
First-place finish in 100 breast against George Washington
Second-place finish in 200 breast against George Washington
NCAA: 100 breast (51.72), 200 breast (1:53.82)
ACC: 100 breast (51.93), 200 breast (1:53.50)

2021-22 Season

New School Record – 100 Breast (51.42) at Ohio State Invitational
ACC Bronze Medalist – 100 Breast (51.64)
NCAA Qualifier - 100 Breast, 200 Breast
NCAA A Cut - 100 Breast (51.42)
NCAA B Cut – 200 Breast (1:53.23)
ACC Co-Men’s Swimmer of the Week – Feb. 1, 2022
First place in the 100 Breast (54.34), second place in the 200 Breast (2:03.24), and third place in the 200 Medley Relay (1:31.61) at the FIU TYR Fall Classic
Second place in the 200 Medley Relay (1:30.09) and the 200 Breast (2:01.22), third place in the 100 Breast (53.95) and the 400 Medley Relay (3:17.64) against Notre Dame / Cleveland State
First in the 100 Breaststroke (53.69), second in the 200 Breaststroke (2:00.61) and the 200 Medley Relay (1:30.39), third place in the 200 Free Relay (1:24.62) against George Washington
First place in the 100 Breast (51.42), Fourth in the 200 Breast (1:53.23), Sixth place in the 200 Medley Relay (1:26.37) and the 400 Medley Relay (3:10.08) at the Ohio State Invitational
Placed first in the 200 Medley Relay (1:30.06) and the 100 Breast (54.43), second place in the 200 Breast (2:01.72) against Villanova
Broke the Trees Pool record in the 100 Breast (52.21) with a first-place finish, first place in the 200 Breast (1:56.41) and 400 Medley Relay (3:12.25), second in the 200 Free Relay (1:22.63) and 200 Medley Relay (1:28.32) at the Western PA Invite
ACC Finalist – 200 Breast (14^th), 50 Free (57th)
NCAAs: 100 Breast (23rd, 52.14), 200 Breast (20th, 1:53.04)

2020-21 Season

NCAA All-American – 100 Breast
Bronze medalist in the 100 Breast and 200 Breast at ACC Championships
NCAA Qualifier – 100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 Medley Relay
All-ACC Academic Team
Broke school and Trees pool record in 100 Breast (52.71) against West Virginia
First place in 200 Medley Relay, 100 Breast, and 200 Breast against West Virginia
Placed first in the 100 Breast, 200 Breast, and the 200 Medley Relay against Army
Seventh place in the 200 Medley Relay at ACC Championships
8^th in 100 Breast at NCAA Championships

2019-20 Season