HADLEY, Mass. – The NESCAC has announced the All-NESCAC Team and major award winners from the 2023 Men's Swimming & Diving Championships.

Swimmer of the Year: Justin Finkel, Connecticut College
Finkel is the second Connecticut College swimmer to earn the award (Sam Gill, 2014). The sophomore won the 500 freestyle, the 200 freestyle, and the 200 butterfly events. Finkel set NESCAC meet records in the 500 freestyle and 200 butterfly races and also achieved two NCAA A-cut times. He finished the championship with four All-NESCAC citations.
 
Rookie of the Year: Armaan Sikka, Tufts
Sikka is the second Tufts swimmer to be voted the Rookie of the Year (Kingsley Bowen, 2016). The first-year was a member of two Tufts relay squads that won NESCAC titles. He swam the third leg of the 200 medley relay that set a new NESCAC record and NESCAC meet record and was a member of the 400 freestyle relay that won the final championship event. Sikka also placed second in the 100 butterfly and was part of the Jumbos' 800 freestyle relay that finished second on the opening night of the championships.
 
Diver of the Year & Career High-Point Diver: Kobe Tray, Williams
Tray was voted as the Diver of the Meet award for the second straight year after sweeping the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events for the second consecutive year. The senior also totaled 183 career points at NESCAC Championships to also earn the Career High-Point Diver honor.
 
Career-High Point Swimmer: Nick Whitcomb, Williams
Whitcomb totaled 337 career points at the NESCAC Championships. He is the 15th Williams swimmer to earn the award. At the 2023 championships, Whitcomb earned All-NESCAC honors in four events with a win in the 50 backstroke, a second-place finish in the 400 medley relay and the 200 backstroke, and a third-place finish in the 100 backstroke.
 
Swim Coach of the Year: Tom Burton, Colby
Burton was voted the NESCAC Swim Coach of the Year by his peers and is the first Colby coach to win the NESCAC Men's Coach of the Year Award. He guided the Mules to their best finish (4th) in program history at the 2023 NESCAC Championships. Burton has been voted the NESCAC Women's Coach of the Year twice in his career (2001 & 2005).
 
Diving Coach of the Year: Devon O'Nalty, Williams
O'Nalty earns the Diving Coach of the Year award for the second consecutive season and third time overall.

2023 Men's Swimming & Diving All-NESCAC Performers

• The top three finishers in each event and the top three relay teams earn All-NESCAC honors
• % - NCAA Division III record; * - NESCAC record; # - NESCAC meet record

Event	First Place	Second Place	Third Place
800 Freestyle Relay	6:34.31 - Williams Oliver Schalet, Carter Anderson, Alex Atherton, Harrison Williams	6:38.44 - Tufts Ethan Schreier, Nate Pfeffer, Armaan Sikka, Eric Lundgren	6:39.82 - Conn. College Justin Finkel, Tadjiu Trzewik-Quinn, Mitch Lockwood, Marc Stern
200 Freestyle Relay	1:20.75 - Williams Ev Nichol, Quinton Hastings, Zeb Hart, Oliver Schalet	1:21.41 - Colby Neil Mortimer, Shaun Kronenwetter, Brandon Xiong, Alexander Maclennan	1:21.15 - Bowdoin Jack Tran, Alexandre Grand'Pierre, Penn Lee, Steve Ward
50 Breaststroke	24.74 *# - Alexandre Grand'Pierre, Bowdoin	25.06 - Emilio Vicioso, Hamilton	25.23 - Liam Sullivan, Williams
50 Butterfly	20.99 *# - Neil Mortimer, Colby	21.21 - Ev Nichol, Williams	21.71 - Zeb Hart, Williams
500 Freestyle	4:25.90 # - Justin Finkel, Conn. College	4:27.08 - Carter Anderson, Williams	4:28.01 - Alex Atherton, Williams
50 Backstroke	22.04 - Nick Whitcomb - Williams	22.24 - Eric Lundgren, Tufts	22.79 - Bandon Xiong, Colby
200 IM	1:48.07 *# - Oliver Schalet, Williams	1:49.19 - Jacob Grover, Williams	1:50.25 - Charlie Venci, Williams
50 Freestyle	19.93 - Peter Labarge, Tufts	20.00 - Nathan Berry, Bates	20.17 - Neil Mortimer - Colby
1M Diving	537.35 - Kobe Tray, Williams	447.05 - Zachary Lawrence, Tufts	405.80 - Jason Rickenbacher, Middlebury
400 Medley Relay	3:13.78 - Tufts Eric Lundgren, Emmett Adams, Ethan Schreier, Peter Labarge	3:14.33 - Williams Nick Whitcomb, Jacob Gover, Zeb Hart, Oliver Schalet	3:16.12 - Bates Nathan Berry, Nathan Sommer, Edmond Giang, Maximillian Cory
1000 Freestyle	9:14.28 - Carter Anderson, Willilams	9:14.80 - Mark Gregory, Bates	9:18.81 - Alex Atherton, Williams
100 Butterfly	47.33 - Neil Mortimer, Colby	47.67 - Armaan Sikka, Tufts	48.29 - Ev Nichol, Williams
400 IM	3:57.20 - Oliver Schalet, Williams	3:57.62 - Connor Townson, Tufts	4:01.97 - James Kim, Tufts
200 Freestyle	1:37.26 - Justin Finkel, Conn. College	1:38.61 - Riley Griffis, Middlebury	1:39.33 - Tyler Knightly, Amherst
100 Breaststroke	53.66 - Alexandre Grand'Pierre, Bowdoin	54.06 - Jacob Grover, Williams	54.67 - Emilio Vicioso, Hamilton
100 Backstroke	46.82 # - Nathan Berry, Bates	47.77 - Eric Lundgren, Tufts	48.00 - Nick Whitcomb, Williams
3M Diving	576.70 # - Kobe Tray, Williams	451.65 - Zachary Lawrence, Tufts	440.15 - Jackson Camporin, Trinity
200 Medley Relay	1:27.58 *# - Tufts Eric Lundgren, Emmett Adams, Armaan Sikka, Peter Labarge	1:28.60 - Williams Charlie Venci, Liam Sullivan, Ev Nichol, Zeb Hart	1:28.88 - Colby Brandon Xiong, Alexander Maclennan, Neil Mortimer, Shaun Kronenwetter
1650 Freestyle	15:3316 - Carter Anderson, Williams	15:33.68 - Gabriele Lunardi, Amherst	15:33.68 - Mark Gregory, Bates
200 Backstroke	1:44.46 # - Eric Lundgren, Tufts	1:47.93 - Nick Whitcomb, Williams	1:48.24 - Sam Hughes, Middlebury
100 Freestyle	44.48 - Nathan Berry, Bates	44.52 - Peter Labarge, Tufts	44.96 - Shaun Kronenwetter, Colby
200 Breaststroke	1:57.22 - Jacob Grover, Williams	1:58.88 - Alexandre Grand'Pierre, Bowdoin	2:00.49 - Tor Metelmann, Amherst
200 Butterfly	1:41.31 # - Justin Finkel, Conn. College	1:47.46 - Ethan Schreier, Tufts	1:50.51 - Marc Stern, Conn. College
400 Freestyle Relay	2:59.54 - Tufts Will Stearns, Ethan Schreier, Armaan Sikka, Peter Labarge	3:00.56 - Williams Zeb Hart, Gabriel Lee, Ev Nichol, Oliver Schalet	3:00.61 - Bates Nathan Sommer, Nathan Berry, Nate Pierce, Maximillian Cory