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2014-15 Men's Swimming and Diving

Shane Alton

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Long Beach, N.Y.
  • Highschool Long Beach

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

Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Freshman

  • 2012-13Sophomore

  • 2013-14Junior

  • 2014-15Senior

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