2017-18 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

True Sweetser

True Sweetser

  • Position
    Free
  • Class
    Sophomore
  • Height
    6-3
  • Weight
    185
  • Hometown
    Gainesville, Fla.
  • High School
    Buchholz
  • Major
    History

Biography

All America (2)

  • 500 free (2017 - 16th)
  • 1,650 free (2017 - 12th)

National Team

  • 1,500-meter freestyle champion at the 2017 Phillips 66 Nationals
  • Member of Team U.S.A. for the 2017 World Championshps in Budapest, Hungary
  • 2016 Olympic Trials finalist in the 400-meter freestyle
  • Runner-up in the 1500 freestyle at the 2015 Phillips 66 National Championships
  • Runner-up in the 800 and 1500 freestyles at the 2016 U.S. Open, third fastest American in 2016

As a Freshman (2016-17)

  • CSCAA Academic All-American
  • CollegeSwimming.com’s Swimmer of the Week for Jan. 23, 2017
  • Top Times
    • 200 free: 1:36.33
    • 500 free: 4:12.97
    • 1,650 free: 14:35.03
    • 400 IM: 4:03.44
  • Pac-12 Championships
    • Second place in the 500 free (4:14.11)
    • 1,650 free champion (14:35.93)
  • NCAA Championships
    • 16th place in the 500 free (4:20.31)
    • 12th place in the 1,650 free (14:40.72)

The Sweetser File

  • Prepped at Buchholz High School in Gainesville, Fla.
  • Swam for the Central Florida Marlins (2012-13) and Gator Swim Club (2013-16)
  • USA Swimming Gold Medal Club (2015, 2016)
  • U.S. National Junior Team (2014-15)
  • U.S National Team (2015-Present)
  • Eight-time top eight finisher at the U.S. Nationals
  • Seven-time U-18 National Champion (2014-16)
  • Seven-time Florida LSC record holder in the 400, 800, and 1500 freestyle (2014-16)
  • Five-time top three finisher at the U.S. Nationals (2014-16)
  • Two-time Florida Swimmer of the Year (2014-15)
  • 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials finalist in the 400 free
  • Runner-up in the 1500 freestyle at the 2015 Phillips 66 National Championships
  • Runner-up in the 800 and 1500 freestyles at the 2016 U.S. Open, third fastest American in 2016
  • Holds the 12th-fastest time in the world in the 800 free in 2016
  • All-time Florida record holder in the 800 and 1500 freestyles
  • First place in the 2015 FINA Junior World Championships in Singapore
  • Competed in the 2015 FINA World Cup Series
  • Qualified for the 2014 Junior Pan-Pacific Championships in Hawaii
  • Son of Matthew and Christine Sweester
  • Has five older siblings, Luke, Seth, Jessica, Christian, and Marisa
    • Brother, Luke, swam at Harvard
    • Sibling, Marisa, Seth and Christian, swam at Cornell where Marisa held team records in the 100 and 200 breaststroke
  • Raised in Gainesville, Fla.
  • Anticipating a major in either economics, political science, management science and engineering, and religious studies
  • Full name is Nicholas True Sweester