Chachi Gustafson

Fly

Player profile

  • Year Senior
  • Height 6-0
  • Hometown Shaker Heights, Ohio
  • Last School Shaker Heights HS
  • Club Team Shaker Sharks

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Instagram: chachigustafson

Career Bests

Career Honors

  • OSU Scholar-Athlete (2021, 2022)
  • Academic All-Big Ten (2021, 2022)

2021-22 (Junior)

  • Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 100 and 200 fly
  • Finished seventh in the A final of the 200 fly at the Big Ten Championships and scored in the 100 fly and 100 back
  • Also competed in six of Ohio State’s regular season meets

2020-21 (Sophomore)

  • Finished second in the 200 Fly against Purdue and Rutgers in 1:48.74
  • Earned points in the 100 and 200 Fly to help the Buckeyes to a third place finish at the Big Ten Championships

2019-20 (Freshman)

  • Took first in the 200 Fly vs. both Kenyon and Denison
  • Posted personal bests throughout the season in the 500 and 1,000 Free, the 100 and 200 Fly and the 100 Back

Prior to Ohio State

  • Four year letterwinner for Shaker Heights High School
  • State qualifier in the 100 Fly, 200 Free Relay and 200 Medley Relay (2017)
  • Two-time GCC Champion (2017, 2018)
  • Finished fourth in the state in the 100 Fly (2018)
  • Finished second in the state in 100 Fly (2019)
  • Junior National Finalist for the Shaker Sharks (2019)

Personal

  • Son of Elyse and Ken Gustafson
  • Has a brother Max
  • Greatest sports thrill: Coming back from a three second deficit to win the 400 Free Relay at the conference championships