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2017-18 Men's Swimming/Diving Roster

Foster West

  • Position Backstroke
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Cortlandt Manor, NY
  • Highschool Walter Panas
  • Major Chemistry

Biography

2017-18: Competed in several short distance events … set career best in the 100-yard freestyle (55.40) and 50-yard backstroke (27.84) …  earned Liberty League All-Academic Team honors for maintaining a 3.30 grade-point average.

2016-17: Competed in several short and middle distance events … set career bests in the 50-yard (23.51) and 100-yard freestyle (55.41), and 50-yard (28.30), 100-yard (58.44), and 200-yard (2:09.79) backstrokes … had six top-10 finishes … named to the Liberty League All-Academic Team.

2015-16: Competed in several short and middle distance events … set new personal bests in the 50-yard (24.63) and 100-yard freestyle (55.67) at the Liberty League Championships … also set new personal bests in the 50-yard (29.10), 100-yard (1:01.78) and 200-yard backstroke (2:18.39) … named to the Liberty League All-Academic Team.

Before RIT: Four-year varsity swimmer at Cortlandt Manor High School ... was a team captain in his senior season. 

Personal: Chemistry major ... business administration minor ... son of Susan Sinn and Foster West Sr. ... has two siblings, Jonathan and Rachel.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15First Year

    Backstroke
    5'8"
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Backstroke
    5'8"
  • 2016-17Junior

    Backstroke
    5'8"
  • 2017-18Senior

    Backstroke
    5'8"