2023-24 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Ng, Wesley

Wesley Ng

  • Position:
    Free / Back / Fly
  • Weight:
    null
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Tai Wai, Hong Kong
  • High School:
    Diocesan Boys' School
  • Exchange Profile:
    Pitch an NIL Deal
Record Book: No. 2 in 200 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay...No. 6 in 100 backstroke...No. 10 in 100 butterfly.

2024-25: Finished 18th in 100 backstroke, 29th in 100 butterfly, and 38th in 200 backstroke at SEC Championships...Member of fifth-place 200 medley and ninth-place 200 freestyle relays at SECs...Posted B-cuts in 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly...Finished fifth in 100 backstroke, 22nd in 100 freestyle, and 32nd in 50 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Has earned five dual wins...Set new personal-best time in 50 backstroke...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll...Recipient of the Harvey Humphries Swimming and Diving Scholarship.

2023-24: Earned Second Team CSCAA All-America citation in 200 medley relay...Member of 15th-place 200 medley relay at NCAA Championships, swimming butterfly leg...Selected as relay alternate for NCAA Championships...Finished 13th in 100 backstroke and won C final in 100 butterfly at SEC Championships; also finished 30th in 200 backstroke...Posted B-cut in 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly...Finished seventh in 100 backstroke and 42nd in 50 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Earned dual win in 100 butterfly against Georgia Tech...Set new personal-best time in 50 backstroke and 100 butterfly...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll...Recipient of the Nedza Family Swimming Scholarship.

2022-23: Earned Second Team CSCAA All-America citation in 200 medley relay...Finished 29th in 100 backstroke and 37th in 200 backstroke at NCAA Championships...Member of 13th-place 200 medley relay at NCAAs, setting school record...Finished sixth in 100 backstroke, 14th in 100 butterfly, and 30th in 200 backstroke at SEC Championships...Swam third leg of school-record 200 medley relay at SECs...Posted B-cuts in 200 backstroke and 100 butterfly...Finished sixth in 100 backstroke, 13th in 200 backstroke, and 14th in 50 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Earned dual wins in 100 butterfly against Florida State and South Carolina...Set new personal-best times in 100 and 200 backstroke...Named to CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team...Named to Dean's List and J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.

2021-22: Earned Second Team CSCAA All-America citation in 200 freestyle relay...Finished 29th in 100 backstroke and 50th in 100 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Member of 11th-place 200 freestyle relay and 22nd-place 200 medley relay at NCAAs...Finished 12th in 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly and 20th in 50 freestyle at SEC Championships...Finished fourth in 200 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay at SECs...Posted B-cuts in 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly...Finished second in 200 medley relay, third in 200 freestyle relay, fifth in 400 medley relay, 10th in 100 backstroke, 14th in 50 freestyle, and 19th in 200 backstroke at Georgia Tech Invitational...Earned three dual wins in 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly...Set new personal-best times in 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 50 backstroke, 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, and 100 butterfly.

2020-21: Won C finals in 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly at SEC Championships...Also competed in 200 backstroke at SECs...Posted B-cuts in 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly...Joined Bulldogs at midseason...Earned win in 100 backstroke in debut against South Carolina.

High School: Swam for Diocesan Boys’ School under coach Kenny Yip and for Stanford Swimming Club under coach Sherry Tsai…Helped Diocesan win national championship for 27th consecutive year in 2020.
 
National: Holds four national records: short-course 100-meter, 200-meter backstroke, and 4x100-meter freestyle relay and long-course 50-meter butterfly…Holds age group national record in five different strokes…Finished 20th in 100m backstroke, 25th in 50m backstroke, 31st in 100m butterfly, and 36th in 50m butterfly at 2022 FINA World Short Course Championships...Finished 10th in 100m backstroke, 11th in 50m backstroke, 18th in 50m butterfly, and 24th in 100m butterfly at 2022 FINA World Cup...Finished 28th in 200m backstroke and 36th in 50m butterfly at 2021 FINA World Short Course Championships...Competed at 2019 FINA World Championships and placed 14th in 50-meter butterfly at 2019 FINA World Junior Championships…Won eight medals, including four golds, at Asian Age Group Championships…Earned two medals at 2018 ISF Gymnasiade Summer Games…Named 2019 Outstanding Men’s Swimmer of the Year by Hong Kong Amateur Swimming and 2019 Most Improved Swimmer by Hong Kong Swimming Coaches Association…Named 2019 Grantham Outstanding Student-Athlete and Outstanding Swimming Athlete by Hong Kong Schools Sports Federation.
 
Personal: Born September 25, 2002…Son of Tung Man Ng…Majoring in Sport Management.

Collegiate Personal Bests
50 Freestyle 19.81 2022 SEC Championships (2/16/22)
100 Freestyle 43.56 2022 SEC Championships (2/19/22)
50 Backstroke 21.41 UNC Wilmington (1/18/25)
100 Backstroke 45.27 Emory (1/28/23)
200 Backstroke 1:43.67 2023 NCAA Championships (3/25/23)
100 Butterfly 46.13 2024 SEC Championships (2/22/24)
200 Butterfly 1:50.16 Emory (2/1/25)
Georgia Swim and Dive Bulldog Invitational Video Recap
Sunday, March 02
Georgia Swimming and Diving SEC Championships Day 6 Video Recap
Saturday, February 22
Georgia Swim & Dive - SEC Championship Day 5 Video Recap
Friday, February 21
Georgia Swim and Dive - SEC Championship Day 2 Video Recap
Tuesday, February 18