Hello hello! We are extremely excited to begin introducing members of Club Swim to the world via our new little corner, Swimmer of the Week! Please stay tuned for regular updates to get to know our team members a bit more than you would through just photos and meet results~

First up is our reliable and always upbeat club president, Jacob! Jacob is always smiling and willing to listen, and also has a delightful sense of humor. Catch him for an interesting conversation either in or out of the pool!


Name: Jacob Cruger

Major(s): Economics
Hometown: Wilmette, Illinois
Class year: 2018
Age and/or birthday: 21 (December 29) 
Hobbies: Swimming (obvi), running, listening to podcasts, keeping up with the news, reading trashy science fiction
Favorite movie: The Empire Strikes Back
Favorite season (e.g. fall, spring, summer, winter): Fall by a mile
If you had a million dollars, what would you do with it? Half to charity half to index funds #emh
Favorite Dartmouth memory (thus far): Probably winter carnival this year. Perfect theme, great events, and a gorgeous snow storm to top it all off
Favorite Club Swim memory: Road trips to Boston! Nothing better than traveling to a great city with amazing people 🙂
Goal for this coming year: I want to get within 0.5 of my best time in the 50 free!