2023-24 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Ivan Puskovitch
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 160
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- West Chester, Pa.
- High School:
- The Episcopal Academy
- Prev School:
- USC
2023-24 (Senior)
- Represented Team USA in the men's marathon swimming event at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, placing 19th (1:57:52.5)
- Qualified for the marathon swimming event for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games after placing 14th in the men's 10 km (1:48:54.40) event at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar
- Became the fifth American male in history to qualify for the Olympics in open water swimming since the event was added to the Olympics in 2008
- Puskovitch is the first male from the West Virginia University swimming and diving program to qualify for the Olympics
- He will also be the first Mountaineer to represent the U.S. in swimming at the Olympics
- Qualified for the 2024 World Aquatics Championships with his performance at the World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup
- Finished higher than any other American male, placing 24th in the men's 10k race (1:45:40.50) at the World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup in Funchal, Portugal, on Dec. 2, 2023
- Set a program record in the 1650-yard freestyle (15:15.34) and the 1000-yard freestyle (9:08.91) in one event at the 2024 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
- Placed second in the 1650-yard freestyle at the 2024 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
- Earned silver in the 400-yard IM (3:47.61) at the 2024 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
- Placed first in the B final of the 500-yard freestyle (4:22.83) at the 2024 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
- Won the 1650-yard freestyle (15:26.34) event against Villanova
- In his first appearance as a Mountaineer, he won two individual events against Pitt (500-yard freestyle (4:33.52) and the 1000-yard freestyle (9:20.20))
- First Team All-Big 12
Before West Virginia
- At the Pac-12 Championships placed 13th in the 1650-yard Freestyle (15:18.47), 18th in the 500-yard Freestyle (4:25.04/4:21.53) and 19th in the 400-yard IM (3:53.61/3:50.10)
- Scholar All-American CSCAA Second Team
- Named to Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
- Pac-12 Swimmer of the Week (Feb. 2)
- Three-time conference B finalist as a 2021 sophomore, finishing 10th in the 400y IM (3:53.27/3:51.83), 15th in the 1650y free (15:32.86) and 16th in the 500y free (4:25.78/4:25.05)
- Against Utah (Feb. 12-13), Puskovitch was second in the 400y IM (4:03.10) and third in the 1650y free (15:52.86)
- At the 2021 U.S. Team Trials (Wave II), Puskovitch finished 47th in the 400 LCM free (4:05.19) and 49th in the 800 LCM Free (8:38.65)
- Finished fifth in the 5k at the 2021 Open Water Nationals
- Puskovitch lent key depth in the 500-yard free and beyond for the Trojans as a 2020 freshman, finishing 15th at Pac-12s in the 400y IM (3:55.66), scoring at his first conference meet. He was also 18th in the 1650y free (15:30.93) and 29th in the 500y free (4:26.37)
- Placed seventh in the 500-yard free (4:26.62) at the Art Adamson Invite
High School
- Attended The Episcopal Academy under head coach Chris Lear
- U.S. Junior National Champion in open water and the pool
- U.S. National Junior Team member in open water and the pool
- Multi-time U.S. Open Water National Championship medalist
- Multi-time U.S. Open medalist
Personal
- Son of Robyn Rabinovitch
- Has one brother who plays water polo at McKendree University
- Earned a degree in Psychology with a minor in Sports Media Studies from USC
- Majoring in Coaching and Sport Education M.S. at WVU
- Birthday is Feb. 28
2025-26 WVU Swimming and Diving Hype Video
Thursday, September 25
Behind-the-Scenes at Swimming and Diving's Media Day
Monday, September 08
WVU Swim and Dive 2025-26 Schedule Release Video
Thursday, August 21
S&D: What it Means to Represent West Virginia
Thursday, June 19
