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2025-26 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Gunnar Seversen

  • Class Sophomore
  • Events Freestyle
  • Height 6-3
  • Hometown Woodbury, Minn.
  • High School Woodbury
  • Major Computer Science

Biography

COLLEGIATE HONORS
  • Horizon League Newcomer of the Year (2025)
  • Freshman of the Meet Horizon League Championships (2025)
  • School 500 freestyle record holder
  • School 1650 freestyle record holder
  • School 400 IM freshman record
  • Horizon League Swimmer of the Week (Jan. 29, 2025)
 
2024-25
Event Meet (Date) Result Place
100 Freestyle Wheaton (Ill.) (Nov.2) 48.21 3rd
200 Freestyle Wisconsin Showcase (Oct.19) 1:43.62 2nd
Wheaton (Ill.) (Nov.2) 1:44.83 1st
Stevens Point (Jan. 31) 1:42.06 1st
500 Freestyle Wisconsin Showcase (Oct.19) 4:41.84 1st
IU Indy (Oct.26) 4:39.55 2nd
UIC (Nov.1) 4:37.47 2nd
IU Indy House of Champions Meet (Nov.21) 4:32.71 9th (p)
IU Indy House of Champions Meet (Nov.21) 4:29.32 10th (f)
Green Bay (Jan. 25) 4:40.32 1st
Horizon League Championships (Feb. 20) 4:25.64 2nd (p)
Horizon League Championships (Feb. 20) 4:25.18 4th (f)
1000 Freestyle IU Indy (Oct.26) 9:40.18 1st
UIC (Nov.1) 9:39.22 2nd
Green Bay (Jan. 25) 9:25.09 1st
1650 Freestyle IU Indy House of Champions Meet (Nov.23) 15:47.07 6th
Horizon League Championships (Feb. 22) 15:26.51 2nd
200 Backstroke Stevens Point (Jan. 31) 1:53.96 1st
400 IM Wisconsin Showcase (Oct.19) 4:08.20 1st
IU Indy House of Champions Meet (Nov.22) 4:00.35 10th (p)
IU Indy House of Champions Meet (Nov.22) 3:59.25 10th (f)
Horizon League Championships (Feb. 21) 3:53.85 7th (p)
Horizon League Championships (Feb. 21) 3:53.48 5th (f)

2024-25 (Freshman)
Closed his season at the Horizon League Championships, winning Freshman of the Meet after taking second in the 1650 free with program record time of 15:26.51, setting a school record in the 500 free (4:25.18) and placing fourth, and finishing fifth in the 400 IM with a program freshman-best time of 3:53.48... helped the 800 freestyle relay team to a school record (6:32.60)... competed at IU Indy's House of Champions meet, taking sixth in the 1650 free, and 10th in the 500 free and 400 IM... started the season at the Wisconsin Showcase on October 19, winning the 400 IM and 500 free, and taking second in the 200 free... won the 500 and 1000 free against Green Bay on January 25... took first place in the 1000 free against IU Indy on October 26... won the 200 free and 200 back at Stevens Point on January 31... won Horizon League Swimmer of the Week on January 29th.

High School: Swam for three years at Woodbury High School in Woodbury, Minn… Won the Minnesota State Championship in the mile…  Named Team MVP.
 
Personal: Son of Eric and Gayle Severson… Father swam at Wisconsin and his mother played basketball at North Central College... A computer science major… His most memorable sports experience was winning the mile at state and 2024 high school swim season… He is an Eagle Scout… Chose Milwaukee because of the team culture and the academics… Born Sept. 5th, 2005.

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

    Freestyle
    6'3"
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    Freestyle
    6'3"