2014-15 Men's Swimming and Diving
Biography
- Four-year letterman who competed in 36 dual meets in his career
- Three-time Landmark Conference championship participant ('13, '14, '15)
- Two-time Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll recipient ('13, '15)
Senior Year (2014-2015)
- Swam three events at the Landmark Conference championships, finishing 19th in both the 200 fly (2:09.99) and 400 individual medley (4:46.55) and 24th in the 100 fly (1:00.65)
- Competed in eight dual meets
- Posted three runner-up finishes: in the 200 fly (2:26.56) against Cabrini and FDU-Florham on Oct. 18, 200 fly (2:16.93) against Ramapo on Nov. 15, and the 100 fly (1:01.14) against Elizabethtown on Dec. 6
Junior Year (2013-2014)
- Swam in three events at the Landmark Conference championships
- Finished 11th in the 200 fly (2:07.59) and 16th in the 400 individual medley (4:42.02) and swam a preliminary heat in the 200 individual medley (2:14.34)
- Cut nearly nine seconds off his time in 200 fly, from 2:16.23 on October 26 against Widener to 2:07.59 at the Landmark meet in early February
- Finished seventh in the 200 fly (2:14.08), eighth in the 400 individual medley (4:46.92), and 17th in the 100 fly (1:01.57) to help the Royals to a first-place finish at the Diamond City Invitational on Nov. 23-24 at the Catholic Youth Center (CYC) in Wilkes-Barre
Sophomore Year (2012-2013)
- Qualified for the Landmark Conference championships and swam three individual events to help the Royals to a third-place finish
- Placed 12th in the 200 fly (2:09.21), 16th in the 400 individual medley (4:40.47), and swam a preliminary time of 2:14.69 in the 200 individual medley
- Recorded his first first-place finish in a dual meet in the 200 fly (2:14.54) against Drew University on January 26 at the Byron Center
- Also recorded two runner-up finishes.
Freshman Year (2011-2012)
- Competed in seven dual meets
- Swam five different events: 50 free, 100 free, 100 fly, 200 fly, and 200 individual medley
- Swam the third leg of the 200 medley relay that finished in an exhibition time of 1:53.72 against Drew University on January 28
- Recorded four top-5 finishes in dual-meet competition.
Landmark Conference Championship Finishes
2015
- 400 IM (4:46.55; 19th)
- 200 Fly (2:09.99; 19th)
- 100 Fly (1:00.65; 24th)
2014
- 200 Fly (2:07.59; 11th)
- 400 IM (4:42.02; 16th)
- 200 IM (2:14.34; p)
2013
- 200 Fly (2:09.21; 12th)
- 400 IM (4:40.47; 16th)
- 200 IM (2:14.69, preliminary)
Awards & Honors
- Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll (2013, 2015)
Personal
- Son of Gerard & Rosemary Alton
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