- Holds three all-time top-ten times in Arizona school history (500 free - 8th, 1,000 free - 7th, 1,650 free - 5th)
- All-American in the 1,650 free (2016)
2017-18: Had the second fastest time on the team in the 200 free (1:35.11), 500 free (4:17.58), 1,000 free (9:17.70), and 1,650 free (14:47.19)...Finished runner-up in the 1,000 free against USC and Arizona State...Placed eighth in the B final of the 1,650 free at Pac-12 Championships...Set a personal best in the 200 free at NCAA Championships with 1:35.11.
2016-17: Had team and personal bests in the 500 free (4:16.07) and 1,650 free (14:44:45), both earning NCAA B cuts…Holds the fifth fastest all-time Arizona time in the 1,650 free with 14:44.45…Had three top-three finishes, including first place in the 1,000 free vs. ASU (9:03.56)…Led the team in the 1,000 freestyle with 9:03.56…Finished 9th at the Pac-12 Championships with 15:21.63 in the 1,650 free…At the Texas Invitational, set a personal best in the 500 freestyle with 4:16.07…Placed 14th with a 14:44.45 at NCAA Championships in the 1,650 freestyle… Named to USA Swimming National Team.
2015-16: Holds three all-time top-ten performances (1,650 free – 5th, 1,000 free – 7th, 500 free – 8th)…Had the fastest times on the team in the 500 free (4:16.09), 1,000 free (9:01.60) and 1,650 free (14:44.91)…At the Texas Invitational, took third in the 1,650 free (14:55.25), eighth in the 500 free (4:25.87) and sixth in the B final of the 200 free (1:38.07)…Finished fourth in the 1,000 free against No. 1 Texas (9:38.31) and No. 18 USC (9:36.99)…Won the 1,000 free at ASU with his season-best time…At the Pac-12 Championships, took eighth in the 500 free (4:19.96), eleventh in the 1,650 free (15:09.22) and first in the C final of the 200 free (1:36.92)…At NCAA Championships, earned All-America honors after finishing seventh in the 1,650 free (14:44.91) and All-America honorable mention honors after taking eighth in the B final of the 500 free (4:19.27)..
2014-15: Had the fastest time on the team in the 500 free (4:19.01) and second fastest in the 1000 free (9:13.89) and 1650 free (14:57.90)…At NCAA Championships, he took 21st in the 1650 free and 31st in the prelims of the 500 free with season-best times…At Pac-12s, he finished fourth in the 1650 free with 14:58.77, second in the B final of the 500 free with 4:19.57 and second in the C final of the 200 free with 1:39.05…Took seventh at the Texas Invitational in the 1650 free, fifth in the B final of the 500 free and third in the D final of the 200 free…Finished second in the 1650 free against ASU and fourth in the 500 free against Texas/SMU.
High School: A four-time letterwinner at Jesuit High School for the 200 and 500 free…Was team captain junior and senior year and MVP freshman, sophomore and junior year…Made All-City team…Made All-America team freshman and senior year…Holds a school record for the 500 free with a time of 4:23.01…Won his club team senior award…Ranked as the 12th best swimmer in California and the 78th best swimmer in the class of 2014 by collegeswimming.com.
Personal: Born Christopher John Wieser in December of 1995 in Vacaville, Calif. to Raymond and Catherine Wieser…Has one brother, Raymond III and two sisters, Devin and Natalie…Planned major is chemical engineering…Likes to eat, sleep and play videogames in his free time…Chose Arizona over Cal, Michigan, Tennessee and Georgia because of the good education, swim team and scholarship.
Personal Bests
200 Free – 1:35.11 (3/21/18; NCAA Championships)
500 Free – 4:16.07 (12/3/16; Texas Invitational)
1000 Free – 9:01.60 (2/6/16; at ASU)
1650 Free – 14:44.45 (3/25/17; NCAA Championships)
200 Back – 1:52.37 (12/6/14; Texas Invitational)
