Bucknell University Athletics
2025-26 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
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William Shoemaker
- Position:
- Free
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Sarasota, Fla.
- High School:
- Sarasota
Career Entering 2025-26: Has scored 72 points at Patriot League Championships … owns the school’s fourth-fastest 1000 freestyle (9:23.50) and fifth-fastest 1650 freestyle (15:33.52) times … one individual event win.
2024-25 (Junior): Scored with a seventh-place finish in the 1650 freestyle and a 22nd-place finish in the 500 free at the Patriot League Championships ... set a PR in the mile (15:30.58) and remained in the No. 5 spot on Bucknell's all-time list ... runner-up in the 1000 and third in the 500 free in a dual win over La Salle ... also took third in the 1000 against Lehigh and in both the 500 and 1000 against Boston University.
2023-24 (Sophomore): Scored 37 points at the Patriot League Championships, taking eighth in the 1650 freestyle (15:33.52) and 12th in the 500 freestyle (4:29.78) … PL Championship time in the 1650 freestyle ranks fifth in school history and 500 freestyle time ranks 10th … also added the fourth-fastest 1000 freestyle time (9:23.50) at the league championships … logged one first-place finish on the season, winning the 1000 freestyle in a dual meet vs. La Salle … went second four times during the season and finished third three times … also competed in the 200 freestyle and 200 butterfly at the ECAC Championships.
2022-23 (First Year): Scored nine points at the Patriot League Championships, finishing ninth in the 1,650 freestyle with the seventh-fastest time in school history (15:41.90) … competed in six different individual events and three relays … finished second once and third two times … took second in the 1,000 freestyle and third in the 500 freestyle against Lehigh … placed third in the 1,000 freestyle at the tri-meet with Boston U. and Loyola.
Before Bucknell: Swam for Sarasota High School … 2021 state qualifier in the 500 freestyle … regional and district champion … helped the Sailors win the 2021 4A state title, the 2020 3A state crown and three regional and district championships (2021, 2020 & 2019) … Sarasota went undefeated in both 2021 and 2020 … served as team captain as a senior … also competed for the Sarasota Tsunami Swim Team.
Personal: William Bradshaw Shoemaker … born February 24, 2004 in Gainesville, Florida … son of Brad and Colleen Shoemaker … has five siblings: Connor, Henry, Caroline, Charles and Bradshaw ... economics major.
2024-25 (Junior): Scored with a seventh-place finish in the 1650 freestyle and a 22nd-place finish in the 500 free at the Patriot League Championships ... set a PR in the mile (15:30.58) and remained in the No. 5 spot on Bucknell's all-time list ... runner-up in the 1000 and third in the 500 free in a dual win over La Salle ... also took third in the 1000 against Lehigh and in both the 500 and 1000 against Boston University.
2023-24 (Sophomore): Scored 37 points at the Patriot League Championships, taking eighth in the 1650 freestyle (15:33.52) and 12th in the 500 freestyle (4:29.78) … PL Championship time in the 1650 freestyle ranks fifth in school history and 500 freestyle time ranks 10th … also added the fourth-fastest 1000 freestyle time (9:23.50) at the league championships … logged one first-place finish on the season, winning the 1000 freestyle in a dual meet vs. La Salle … went second four times during the season and finished third three times … also competed in the 200 freestyle and 200 butterfly at the ECAC Championships.
2022-23 (First Year): Scored nine points at the Patriot League Championships, finishing ninth in the 1,650 freestyle with the seventh-fastest time in school history (15:41.90) … competed in six different individual events and three relays … finished second once and third two times … took second in the 1,000 freestyle and third in the 500 freestyle against Lehigh … placed third in the 1,000 freestyle at the tri-meet with Boston U. and Loyola.
Before Bucknell: Swam for Sarasota High School … 2021 state qualifier in the 500 freestyle … regional and district champion … helped the Sailors win the 2021 4A state title, the 2020 3A state crown and three regional and district championships (2021, 2020 & 2019) … Sarasota went undefeated in both 2021 and 2020 … served as team captain as a senior … also competed for the Sarasota Tsunami Swim Team.
Personal: William Bradshaw Shoemaker … born February 24, 2004 in Gainesville, Florida … son of Brad and Colleen Shoemaker … has five siblings: Connor, Henry, Caroline, Charles and Bradshaw ... economics major.
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