International Selector
Life and Times

YEAR
AGE
EVENT
1991

  • Born April 1991
1993
1-2
  • Assembled LEGO to structures taller than himself at age 2
  • Read chapter book at age 2
1994
2-3
  • Started doing math calculations
1995
3-4
  • Started playing golf
  • Started doing algebra
1996
4-5
  • Emmanuel Preschool, Mercer Island Kindergarten,
  • Island Park Elementary School, Mercer Island
1997
5-6
  • Age 5, started swimming with Chinook Swim Team
  • Age 5, started playing violin and piano
  • 1st Grade, Island Park Elementary School, Mercer Island
1998
6-7
  • Skipped grade to 2nd Grade, West Mercer Elementary School, Mercer Island
  • Skipped grade again to 3rd Grade, Apollo Elementary School, Issaquah
1999
7-8
  • Age 7, skipped to 4th grade; started Home School;
  • Broke 4 swim team records (age 8 and under); moved to Issaquah Swim Team
  • Passed Johns Hopkins University – The Center for Talented Youth test; studied 10th grade math
2000
8-9
  • Age 8, started High School (distance learning)
2001
9-10
  • Age 9, completed High School courses and credits
2002
10-11
  • REACH Homeschool Association Spelling Bee Champion
  • Held 8 Issaquah Swim Team records (age 10 and under)
  • Gold Medal, King County Lake Wilderness Triathlon
  • Co-founded the World Children’s Organization (WCO) with brother Patrick
2003
11-12
  • Member of Western Zone All-Star Swim Team
  • Won Silver Grand Prize in Washington State Science and Engineer Fair (WSSEF) – the youngest person ever to win grand prize in WSSEF’s history
  • Age 11, Score 99% on ACT
  • Represented Washington State in Intel Science Fair (ISEF) in Cleveland – the youngest person ever for in fair’s history
  • University of Washington non-matriculated student – the youngest ever in history
  • Started public speaking and began a mission of helping needy children worldwide
2004
12-13
  • Member of Western Zone All-Star Swim Team
  • 1st place, 100 butterfly, Western Zone All-Star Swim Meet
  • Invited to present research result at American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • University of Washington Sophomore/Junior
  • Broke 8 records in Issaquah Swim Team (age 12 and under)
  • Ranked 4th in the USA for 100 yard butterfly swimming for age 12
2005
13-14
  • University of Washington Junior/Senior
  • Publish Autobiography in Taiwan (Chinese edition); visited Taiwan for book tour
  • Inducted into Golden Key and Phi Eta Sigma Honor Societies
2006
14-15
  • Awarded “annual best book” for his autobiography
  • "Fervent Global Love for Life" Award 2006
  • Published “The Stories of Scientists”