Bucknell University Athletics
2025-26 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Back/IM
/ Men's Swimming and DivingFree/Fly/IM
/ Men's Swimming and DivingIM/Free/Breast
/ Men's Swimming and DivingFree/Fly/IM
/ Men's Swimming and DivingFree
/ Men's Swimming and DivingFree/Back/IM
/ Men's Swimming and DivingBack
/ Men's Swimming and DivingFree/Fly/IM
/ Men's Swimming and DivingFree/Fly/Back
/ Men's Swimming and DivingBreast
/ Men's Swimming and DivingDiving
/ Men's Swimming and DivingBreast/Free
/ Men's Swimming and DivingBreast/Free
/ Men's Swimming and DivingFree/Fly/Back/IM
/ Men's Swimming and DivingDiving
/ Men's Swimming and DivingIM/Fly/Back/Free
/ Men's Swimming and DivingBreast/Free
/ Men's Swimming and DivingBreast
/ Men's Swimming and DivingBreast/Free
/ Men's Swimming and DivingFree/Breast/Fly
/ Men's Swimming and DivingBreast
/ Men's Swimming and DivingFree/Fly
/ Men's Swimming and DivingFree
/ Men's Swimming and DivingFree/Fly
/ Men's Swimming and DivingFree
/ Men's Swimming and DivingDiving
/ Men's Swimming and DivingFree/Fly
/ Men's Swimming and DivingDiving
/ Men's Swimming and DivingBack/Fly/IM
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
Nikita Bityutskiy
- Position:
- Free/Fly/IM
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Silver Spring, Md.
- High School:
- Montgomery Blair
2024-25 (Junior): Competed in both backstroke events as well as the 400 IM and 200/500 freestyles over the course of the season ... swam the 100/200 back and 500 free at the ECAC Championships, with a top finish of 19th in the 200 back... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2023-24 (Sophomore): Competed in nine different individual events … placed 20th in the 200 backstroke at the ECAC Championships and also swam the 500 freestyle and 100 butterfly … placed fifth in both the 1000 freestyle and the 200 IM in the season-opening dual meet at Holy Cross.
2022-23 (First Year): Competed in six different individual events … placed 22nd in the 200 butterfly at the ECAC Championships … took fifth in the 200 butterfly at Binghamton and at the Bucknell Winter Invite.
Before Bucknell: Swam for Montgomery Blair High School … helped the Blazers win the 2022 MCPS Division 2 state title and two MPSSAA regional crowns (2022 & 2020) … in 2022, was the team's top 500 freestyle swimmer (4:45.87) and 100 butterfly swimmer (53.06) … as a senior, was the second-fastest 100 butterfly swimmer and third-fastest 500 freestyle swimmer at the Division 2 state level … also ranked in the state's overall top nine in the 500 freestyle and overall top 11 in the 100 butterfly … served as team captain … also competed for Rockville Montgomery Swim Club … posted a Futures Championships cut time in the 200 butterfly and Junior National cut times in the 200 backstroke and 200 butterfly.
Personal: Nikita Dmitrievich Bityutskiy … born October 9, 2003 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan … son of Dmitriy and Olga Bityutskiy … has a younger brother: Ivan ... majoring in computer science and engineering.
2023-24 (Sophomore): Competed in nine different individual events … placed 20th in the 200 backstroke at the ECAC Championships and also swam the 500 freestyle and 100 butterfly … placed fifth in both the 1000 freestyle and the 200 IM in the season-opening dual meet at Holy Cross.
2022-23 (First Year): Competed in six different individual events … placed 22nd in the 200 butterfly at the ECAC Championships … took fifth in the 200 butterfly at Binghamton and at the Bucknell Winter Invite.
Before Bucknell: Swam for Montgomery Blair High School … helped the Blazers win the 2022 MCPS Division 2 state title and two MPSSAA regional crowns (2022 & 2020) … in 2022, was the team's top 500 freestyle swimmer (4:45.87) and 100 butterfly swimmer (53.06) … as a senior, was the second-fastest 100 butterfly swimmer and third-fastest 500 freestyle swimmer at the Division 2 state level … also ranked in the state's overall top nine in the 500 freestyle and overall top 11 in the 100 butterfly … served as team captain … also competed for Rockville Montgomery Swim Club … posted a Futures Championships cut time in the 200 butterfly and Junior National cut times in the 200 backstroke and 200 butterfly.
Personal: Nikita Dmitrievich Bityutskiy … born October 9, 2003 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan … son of Dmitriy and Olga Bityutskiy … has a younger brother: Ivan ... majoring in computer science and engineering.
In The Herd - 2026 Bucknell Reunion Weekend
Sunday, May 31
NCAA East First Round Preview And Wade Shomper, Alex Lea, Evie Bliss And Brylee Tereska Features
Monday, May 25
Patriot League Baseball Championship Series Game Three Recap 5-20-2026
Wednesday, May 20
Patriot League Baseball Championship Series Game Two Highlights 5-19-2026
Tuesday, May 19
