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Wayne State University Athletics

2025-26 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Mackenzie Smith
Mackenzie Smith
Ronald Muccioli
Ronald Muccioli
Ronald Muccioli
Ronald Muccioli
Ronald Muccioli
Meghan Muzzin
Izzy Rincon
Izzy Rincon

Gabriel Arias

Gabriel Arias

  • Position:
    Back/Fly
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    195
  • Letters:
    1
  • Class:
    Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Bogota, Colombia
  • High School:
    Liceo Juan Ramón Jiménez

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Swam in 17 regular-season meets across two "active" collegiate seasons ... is a three-time All-American (all Second Team) ... is also a four-time All-GLIAC recipient (one First Team and three Second Team) in two campaigns.

2025-26:  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Swam in the finals of six different events ... won the 200 back (1:44.99) to bank first career First Team All-GLIAC honors ... came home second a pair of times to garner a couple of Second Team All-GLIAC awards ... those were in the 200 IM (1:47.99) and in the 400 IM (3:54.24) ... was fourth as a member of the 400 medley relay (3:15.81) and fifth as a member of the 200 medley relay (1:28.00) ... finished sixth in the 100 back (48.45) ... the three All-GLIAC honors were the most of any participant on the men's program at the conference championships.  SEASON:  Competed in all eight of the team's swim meets.

2024-25:  NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Raced in five different events, while registering a trio of All-American honors at first collegiate national championships ... was 10th in the 200 back (1:44.35), 14th as a member of the 200 medley relay (1:29.55), and 16th in the 400 IM (3:58.91) to secure three Second Team All-American awards ... touched the wall 24th in the 100 back (48.71) and 34th in the 200 IM (1:49.43).  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Collected Second Team All-GLIAC recognition in the 200 back with a time of 1:44.63 ... competed in the finals of three other categories ... placed fourth in the 100 back (48.43), 9th in the 400 IM (3:54.31), and 13th in the 200 IM (1:50.43).  SEASON:  Competed in all nine of the team's swim meets.

2023-24:  Joined the Wayne State swimming and diving program in January of 2024 ... did not compete and was redshirted.

Swimcloud Bio

High School:  A 2022 graduate of Liceo Juan Ramón Jiménez High School in Bogota, Colombia ... set personal-bests in three different backstroke events in a span of four days at the 2023 XXX Campeonato Sudamericano Juvenil event in Caba, Argentina - swam a 26.02 (50 L), 56.89 (100 L) and 2:06.57 (200 L) ... posted a personal-best time of 58.28 in the 100 L fly at the 2024 Puerto Rice International Open ... notched a personal-best time of 2:10.38 in the 200 L IM at the 2023 XXXV CCCAN Championship competition in San Salvador, El Salvador.

Personal:  Full name -- Gabriel A. Arias Hernandez ... born on November 17, 2005, in Colombia ... son of Ignacio Arias and Carol Hernandez ... is majoring in Film ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2024 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2025 and Fall 2025.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Redshirt Freshman

    Back/Fly
    6'3" 191 lbs

  • 2025-26Redshirt Sophomore

    Back/Fly
    6'3" 195 lbs