2020-21 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Sam Sweeney
- Position:
- Free/Back
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Katonah, N.Y.
- High School:
- John Jay
Career: Scored seven points at the Patriot League Championships ... graduated with program's sixth-fastest 100 backstroke (49.72) time ... member of three relay teams with program top-10 times ... one win in an individual event.
2021-22 (Senior): Placed 11th in the 100 backstroke at the Patriot League Championships ... swam four different events over the course of the season ... won the 100 backstroke at Holy Cross ... took second in the 100 backstroke at Boston University ... went third in the 100 freestyle at the Navy Invite ... competed in three of five relays over the course of the season ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2020-21 (Junior): Swam the 50 freestyle, 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke over the course of the season ... finished third in the 50 freestyle against Lehigh with a time of 21.73 ... at Bucknell's Patriot League Challenge Meet with American and Loyola, placed ninth in the 100 backstroke (50.52) and 10th in the 50 freestyle (21.02) ... also swam on the runner-up 200 freestyle relay team, which logged a program top-10 time of 1:22.12 ... competed in four of five relays, winning the 200 medley against Lehigh ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2019-20 (Sophomore): Competed in the 50 freestyle, 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke at the Patriot League Championships ... swam the 100 freestyle, 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly at the ECAC Championships ... highest individual finish was a runner-up showing in the 200 backstroke at the Navy Invite ... took third in the 100 backstroke in three-straight January dual meets ... competed in three of five relays ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2018-19 (Freshman): Placed ninth in the 200 backstroke and 11th in the 100 backstroke at the ECAC Championships ... led off the third-place 400 medley relay team and fourth-place 200 medley relay team ... was also a member of the seventh-place 200 freestyle relay team and swam the 50 freestyle ... finished second in the 200 backstroke at the Bison Invite ... member of the 200 freestyle relay team that took first during quad meet against American, Lafayette and Navy.
Before Bucknell: Member of the swimming & diving team at John Jay High School … all-section and all-league honoree … served as team captain … placed third at a sectional meet … also swam for the BGNW Marlins … NCSA Junior Nationals qualifier … holds personal-best times of 23.86 in the 50 backstroke, 52.35 in the 100 backstroke, 1:55.32 in the 200 backstroke, 22.08 in the 50 freestyle, 21.67 in the 50 freestyle (relay), 48.93 in the 100 freestyle and 47.69 in the 100 freestyle (relay) entering collegiate career.
Personal: Samuel Mark Sweeney … born December 2, 1999 in White Plains, N.Y. … son of Josh and Susan Sweeney … has two older siblings: Rachel and Ben ... major was mechanical engineering.
