Jake Eccleston

Saturday Evening during the NCAA Swim & Dive Championships at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center in Federal Way, WA. (Photo: Mooreshots LLC)

Photo by: Mooreshots LLC

Saturday Morning during the NCAA Swim & Dive Championships at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center in Federal Way, WA. (Photo: Mooreshots LLC)

Photo by: Mooreshots LLC

Position:
Breaststroke/Individual Medley
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Severance, Colorado
High School:
Windsor

2024-25: Jake competed at the NCAA Championships in Federal Way, Washington where he earned All-American honors in the 200 breast, finishing sixth with a time of 1:50.19. He swam the 100 breast with a 51.48 that placed him 17^th. At the ACC Championships, he won the B-final of the 100 breast with a time of 51.49. He was fourth in the 200 breast (1:51.03).
Jake competed at the USA Swimming National Championships in Indianapolis where he finished ninth in the 200M breaststroke with a time of 2:12.54. He was 29^th in the 100M breast (1:02.63) and 23rd in the 50M breast (28.57). During the dual meet season, he swept the breaststroke events versus Cincinnati and was second in the 200 breast versus Indiana with a time of 1:54.39. Against rival Kentucky, he was second in the 200 breast with a time of of 1:56.45 and was third in the 100 breast, posting a 53.79. At Missouri, he had a pair of third places in the breast events going 54.33 in the 100 and 1:57.63 in the 200 breast. Versus Purdue, he was second in both the 100 breast (54.27) and the 200 breast (1:56.25). At the Tennessee meet, he was second in the 200 breast (1:57.11) and third in the 100 breast (54.25). He competed at the SMU Classic where he was eighth in the 100 breast (53.41), seventh in the 200 breast (1:55.40) and 10th in the 200 IM (1:49.12).

Prep: Jake comes to the Ville from Severance, CO where he was a standout breastroker and IMer. He did his club swimming for the Fort Collins Area Swim Team with coach Mike Novell. Jake won both the 100yd breast and 200yd IM at the 2024 CHSAA State Championship Meet. He also placed first in the 100yd and 200yd breast at the 2023 Speedo Winter West Championships, setting Colorado state records in both those events. This came after winning the 200yd breast and placing sixth in the 100yd breast the year prior at the 2022 Speedo Winter West Championships. At the 2023 USA Swimming Futures Championship in San Antonio, Eccleston finished on the podium in the 400m IM, 200m IM and 200m breast, while taking gold in the 100m breast.

Personal: He is the son of Katie and Andy Eccleston. He was born February 23, 2006. His major is Computer Science and Engineering.