2018-19 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Mokhtar Al-Yamani
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Freestyle
- Weight:
- null
- Hometown:
- Tokyo, Japan
- High School:
- St. Mary's International
At Michigan
• Three-time CSCAA All-America Honorable Mention (2017-19: 800-yard Freestyle Relay)
• Big Ten champion (2016: 800-yard Freestyle Relay)
• Two-time All-Big Ten (2018: Second Team; 2016: First Team)
• CSCAA Scholar All-American (2019)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2019)
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2019)
Senior (2018-19)
• CSCAA All-America Honorable Mention (800-yard Freestyle Relay)
• CSCAA Scholar All-American
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• NCAA Championships (March 27-30): Finished 34th in 200-yard Freestyle (3:34.84) and 38th in 200-yard Butterfly (1:45.34).
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 27-March 2): Finished 7th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:21.36), 8th in the 200-yard Freestyle  (1:35.10) and 17th in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:45.34).
• Ohio State (Jan. 19): Finished 5th in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:38.27), 7th in the 100-yard Freestyle (45.70) and 8th in the 50-yard Freestyle (21.24).
• Indiana (Jan. 17): Finished 3rd in 200-yard Freestyle (1:37.54) and 8th in 100-yard Freestyle (45.85).
• UGA Fall Invite (Nov. 29-Dec. 1): Finished 3rd in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:35.51), 10th in the 50-yard Freestyle (20.46) and 10th in the 200-yard Butterfly (1:46.50).
Junior (2017-18)
• CSCAA All-America Honorable Mention (800-yard Freestyle Relay)
• All-Big Ten (Second Team)
• NCAA Championships (March 21-24): Finished 29th in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:34.80) and 32nd in the 100-yard Freestyle (43.33).
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 21-24): Finished 6th in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:35.02), 15th in the 100-yard Freestyle (43.64) and 16th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:23.57).
• Ohio State/Virginia Tech (Jan. 20): Finished 7th in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:39.14), 11th in the 100-yard Freestyle (45.81) and 14th in the 50-yard Freestyle (21.25).
• Indiana (Jan. 13): Finished 5th in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:39.88) and 8th in the 100-yard Freestyle (46.19).
• UGA Fall Invite (Dec. 1-3): Finished 3rd in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:35.78), 12th in the 100-yard Freestyle (43.68) and 20th in the 50-yard Freestyle (20.44).
• Minnesota, Wisconsin, Penn State (Nov. 4-5): Finished 8th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:32.10) and 5th in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:39.10).
• Louisville (Oct. 20-21): Finished 4th in the 100-yard Freestyle (45.27) and swam the 200-yard Freestyle (1:39.04).
Sophomore (2016-17)
• CSCAA All-America Honorable Mention (800-yard Freestyle Relay)
• NCAA Championships (March 22-25): Relay alternate. Swam on 800-yard Freestyle Relay.
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 22-25): Finished 11th in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:35.03), 17th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:20.87) and 18th in the 100-yard Freestyle (43.56).
• Ohio State (Jan. 27): Finished 7th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:36.57).
• Indiana (Jan. 13): Finished 6th in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:40.13) and 7th in the 100-yard Freestyle (46.18).
• 2016 FINA World Swimming (25m) Championships (Dec. 6-11): Finished 47th in the 200-meter Freestyle, 56th in the 100-meter Freestyle and 59th in the 50-meter Freestyle.
Freshman (2015-16)
• NCAA Championships (March 23-26): Did not qualify.
• Big Ten champion (800-yard Freestyle Relay)
• All-Big Ten (First Team)
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 24-27): Finished 9th in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:35.82), 22nd in the 100-yard Freestyle (44.29) and 26th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:27.37). Also swam on winning 800-yard Freestyle Relay.
• Finished 39th in the 200-meter Freestyle (1:52.78) at AT&T Winter Nationals (Dec. 3-5).
• Made collegiate debut vs. Penn State/Virginia (Oct. 31-Nov.1).
Prep
• High School: St. Mary's International School (Tokyo, Japan)
• Four-year varsity letterwinner.
• St. Mary's Swimmer of the Year (2013).
• Broke national middle school record in the 50-meter freestyle (short course) in 2013.
Club/International
• Club: Taiyo Kyouiku Sports Center (2013-15)
• 2017 FINA World Championships: Tied for 40th in the 200-meter freestyle (1:49.87) and finished 61st in the 100-meter freestyle (51.19)
• 2016 FINA Swimming World Championships (25m)
• Age Group Nationals (2009-15)
• Japan Open (2013-15)
• Japanese National Championships (2013-14)
• FINA World Cup -- Tokyo (2013-14)
Personal
• Full Name: Mokhtar Ali Al-Yamani
• Birthday: May 12, 1997
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Major: International Studies
Career Bests
Event | Time | Date |
50-yard Freestyle | 20.24 | 2/14/2016 |
100-yard Freestyle | 43.23 | 2/14/2016 |
200-yard Freestyle | 1:34.17 | 3/1/2019 |
500-yard Freestyle | 4:19.84 | 2/28/2019 |
100-yard Butterfly | 50.82 | 2/4/2017 |
200-yard Butterfly | 1:45.34 | 3/2/2019 |