2015-2016 Delta State Statesmen Swimming and Diving Roster

Makis Jorgensen

  • Position Freestyle
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Helsingborg, Sweden
  • Prev School Wingate University

Biography

PERSONAL BESTS

2015 Honorable Mention All-American (500-Freestyle, 1000-Freestyle, 1650-Freestyle, 800-Freestyle relay)

2015-16 (SENIOR): Claimed numerous top five finishes, including third place in the 500-Freestyle, third in the 1000 and second in the 1650 at the NSISC Championships. 

2014-15 (JUNIOR): In his debut campaign at DSU, earned a trip to the NCAA Championships, where he took home four Honorable-Mention All-American honors for top-16 finishes ... Earned 12th place with a school-record time of 9:18.36 in the 1000-Freestyle ... Shaved two seconds off of the previous school record, which stood for five years and nearly five seconds off his previous best (9:23.33) ... Finished in 12th place in the 800-Freestyle relay (6:43.82) ... Earned 16th place in the 500-Freestyle (4:31.33) ... Picked up his fourth top-16 finish, as he was 11th in the 1650-Freestyle (15:40.42) ... Earned three second place finishes at the NSISC Championships in the 500, 1000 and 1650-Freestyle.  

2013-14 (SOPHOMORE-WINGATE): Swam a career-best 1:53.27 in the 200 Butterfly at the SCAD College Invitational in Savannah, Ga.

2013-14 (FRESHMAN-WINGATE): Earned two silver medals at the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Swimming Championships ... Finished second in the 1000-Freestyle (9:27.50) and the 1650 Freestyle (15:47.37) ... Earned All-BMC honors in the 500 Freestyle (4:34.04) ... Each of the aforementioned times placed him in the top-10 in Bulldog history ...  Posted season-best times in the 200 Freestyle (1:46.31) and the 200 Butterfly (1:57.18) at the Wingate Fall Frenzy.

PREP: Prepped at Filborna Skolan under the direction of Jonas Lundstrom. 

PERSONAL: Makis Jorgensen ... Born, March 19 ... Son of Tina Jorgensen and Nikitas Avgoulis ... Has one sister, Maria Jorgensen ... Major is accounting.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-2015Junior

    Freestyle/Butterfly
    6'1"

  • 2015-2016Senior

    Freestyle
    6'1"