Houfu Yan

Houfu Yan

  • Award
    Men's Swimming & Diving Performer of the Week
  • Week Of
    12/5/2017
  • Sport
    Men's Swimming and Diving
  • School
    Grinnell College
  • Year
    Sophomore
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Sunnyvale, Calif.
  • High School
    Homestead
Grinnell College sophomore Houfu Yan was dominant at the Pioneer Classic over the weekend and has earned his second Midwest Conference (MWC) Men's Swimming and Diving Performer of the Week award of the 2017-18 season.

Yan won the 100-yard backstroke in 52.77, 100-yard butterfly in 1:57.49 and 200-yard backstroke in 1:57.14. He just missed the meet record in the butterfly by .21 of a second and 100 backstroke by less than a second. Additionally, Yan was on the runner-up 400-yard medley relay team that finished in 3:35.74.