2015-16 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Biography
2015-16: Competed in eight out of nine meets for the Highlanders. …earned two 2nd place finishes at the Saint Peter’s/VMI Tri-Meet in the 100 and 200 back. … at the ECAC Winter Championships, that the Highlanders won for the first time in program history, swam three personal-best times in the 200 back (2:00.78), the 100 free (50.57), and the 100 back (54.40, 8th place). … swam a personal-best 23.18 in the 50 free at the CCSA Championships. … named to the 2016 CCSA All-Academic List.
Prior to NJIT: Attended Elkhart Central HS. ... 2015 Second Team All-Northern Indiana Conference for the 100 Backstroke. ...2015 Second Team All-Northern Indiana Conference for the 200 Freestyle Relay. ... 2015 Honorable Mention All-Northern Indiana Conference for the 200 Medley Relay. ...2015 IHSAA State Finals Qualifier for the 200 Freestyle Relay and 200 Medley Relay. .. second place in the 50 Backstroke at the 2015 Indiana Boys Sectional Championships. ...third place in the 100 Backstroke at the 2015 Indiana Boys Sectional Championships. ...eighth place in the 100 Freestyle at the 2015 Indiana Boys Sectional Championships.
Personal: Luiz Leao III. ... son of Luiz De Mranda Leao II and Veridiana Cavalcante. ... theater arts and technology major. .. born 7/23/97 in Fortaleza, Brazil.
Getting to know Luiz De Miranda Leao III ...
Why did you choose NJIT?
I came on a recruiting trip for swimming and after talking to the advisers on campus, I asked myself the question "would I still come here if I couldn't swim?", when the answer to that question was "yes" I knew I wanted to be a Highlander.
When you were choosing between college swimming programs, what was unique about the NJIT Men's Swimming & Diving program?
I remember seeing a practice where the main set was something like 6x400's on a pretty quick interval, but throughout the whole practice no one was really complaining about it (possibly because they didn't have time between rounds) but then afterwards when the team went to dinner, there was still no complaining. That is something that was pretty unique to NJIT: the attitude.
Why did you choose to be part of the NJIT Men's Swimming & Diving program?
I wanted to see how much further I could push myself with swimming and, after looking at the quality of degree I'd be getting after graduating from NJIT as well as how the team was "on the rise" (and still is), I knew NJIT was the best place I could do that at.
