HADLEY, Mass. - Following the completion of the 2024 NESCAC Men's Swimming & Diving Championships hosted by Colby several year-end awards were handed out. Additionally, a complete list of the All-NESCAC swimmers and divers is provided below.

NESCAC Swimmer of the Year: Justin Finkel, Conn. College
Finkel repeated as the NESCAC Swimmer of the Year and is the first swimmer to earn the honor in back-to-back seasons since Williams swimmer Benjamin Lin in 2016 and 2017. Finkel, a junior, won three NESCAC titles in 2024 capturing first-place finishes in the 200 and 500 freestyle races and the 200 butterfly. Finkel achieved an NCAA A-cut time en route to winning the 200 freestyle event. Finkel is the second Conn. College swimmer to garner the award (Sam Gill, 2014).

NESCAC Diver of the Year: Jay Wilkinson, Tufts
Wilkinson swept the NESCAC Diving events in his first NESCAC Championship appearance. The first year won the NESCAC title on the 1-meter board with a mark of 502.65 and claimed his second NESCAC title of the meet with a winning mark of 525.70 in the 3-meter competition. Wilkinson is the first Jumbo diver since 2017 to garner the award and fourth overall.

NESCAC Rookie of the Year: Nathaniel Taft, Hamilton
Taft is the first Hamilton swimmer to garner the NESCAC Rookie of the Year honor after winning the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle events. Taft also earned All-NESCAC honors in the 200 freestyle with a runner-up performance.

NESCAC Career High-Point Swimmer Award: Jacob Grover, Williams
Grover totaled 359 career points at NESCAC Championships. In 2024, the senior won the 200 breaststroke title and was the runner-up in the 100 breaststroke and 200 IM. Grover was also part of the winning 400 medley relay squad. Grover is the third straight Eph and 16th Williams swimmer overall to win the honor.
Second Place: Ev Nichol, Williams – 334.5 points
Third Place: Peter LaBarge, Tufts – 290 points
Fourth Place: Mark Gregory, Bates – 234 points
Fifth Place: Alex Atherton, Williams – 228.5 points

NESCAC Career High-Point Diver Award: Tate Weltzin, Colby
Weltzin totaled 101 career points at NESCAC Championships. The senior is the second Colby diver to win the honor, joining Steve Feldman in 2001.

NESCAC Diving Co-Coaches of the Year: Bradley Schott, Middlebury & Brad Snodgrass/Michael Salmon, Tufts  
In his ninth season as the diving coach at Middlebury Bradley Schott shared the NESCAC Diving Coach of the Year honors with Tufts' Brad Snodgrass and Michael Salmon. Schott is the second Panther head coach to garner the award and first since 2007. The Tufts coaches were recognized for the seventh time since 2001.

NESCAC Swimming Coaching Staff of the Year: Williams – Steve Kuster, Allie Clark, James Singewald
The 2024 championship marks the 10th time Williams has been recognized with the Swimming Coach/Coaching Staff of the Year honor. 

All-NESCAC Honorees
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
50 Freestyle	19.84 - Nathaniel Taft, Hamilton	19.91 - Max Cory, Bates	20.22 - Peter LaBarge, Tufts
100 Freestyle	43.71 - Nathaniel Taft, Hamilton	44.07 - Max Cory, Bates	44.35 - Peter LaBarge, Tufts
200 Freestyle	1:35.69 - Justin Finkel, Conn. College	1:36.59 - Nathaniel Taft - Hamilton	1:37.71 - Alex Atherton, Williams
500 Freestyle	4:24.66 # - Justin Finkel, Conn. College	4:25.12 - Rafae Shafi, Tufts	4:27.31 - Ryan Nunez, Williams
1000 Freestyle	9:11.35 *# - Carter Anderson, Williams	9:12.18 - Rafae Shafi, Tufts	9:15.44 - Mark Gregory, Bates
1650 Freestyle	15:22.93 # - Carter Anderson, Williams	15:27.77 - Rafae Shafi, Tufts	15:42.22 - Mark Gregory, Bates
50 Backstroke	21.30 # - Ev Nichol, Williams	22.45 - Brandon Xiong, Colby	22.54 - Eric Lundgren, Tufts
100 Backstroke	47.78 - Ev Nichol, Williams	48.27 - Eric Lundgren, Tufts	49.03 - Jack Madden, Tufts
200 Backstroke	1:45.05 - Eric Lundgren, Tufts	1:47.79 - Sam Hughes, Middlebury	1:48.14 - Gabriel Lee, Williams
50 Breaststroke	24.56 - Alexandre Grand'Pierre, Bowdoin	24.86  - Michael Grover, Williams	24.99 - Emmet Adams, Tufts
100 Breaststroke	53.52 - Alexandre Grand'Pierre, Bowdoin	54.29 - Jacob Grover, Williams	54.46 - Michael Grover, Williams
200 Breaststroke	1:58.16 - Jacob Grover, Williams	1:58.40 - Alexandre Grand'Pierre, Bowdoin	1:59.72 - Jack Nussbaum, Tufts
50 Butterfly	21.10 - Neil Mortimer, Colby	21.25 - Ev Nichol, Williams	21.59 - Barret Heritage, Williams
100 Butterfly	47.84 - Armaan Sikka, Tufts	48.12 - Barret Heritage, Williams	48.15 - Soeren Euvrard, Tufts
200 Butterfly	1:44.62 # - Justin Finkel, Conn. College	1:47.94 - Ethan Schreier, Tufts	1:48.65 - Ryan Nunez, Williams
200 IM	1:46.63 *# - Oliver Schalet, Williams	1:48.35 - Jacob Grover, Williams	1:50.62 - Tor Metelmann, Amherst
400 IM	3:51.87 *# - Oliver Schalet, Williams	3:58.80 - Aiden Lee, Williams	4:00.90 - Nathaniel Tunggal, Williams
1-Meter Diving	502.65 - Jay Wilkinson, Tufts	454.85 - Elias Brandt, Tufts	447.50 - Haochen Liu, Williams
3-Meter Diving	525.70 - Jay Wilkinson, Tufts	478.10 - Haochen Liu, Williams	394.25 - Cam Bizjak, Conn. College
200 Freestyle Relay	1:19.59 *# - Williams Ev Nichol, Theo Randall, Barret Heritage, Oliver Schalet	1:20.45 - Tufts Peter LaBarge, Will Stearns, Charlie Duffy, Soeren Euvrard	1:20.70 - Colby Neil Mortimer, Brandon Xiong, Ethan Chang, Carson Rehkopf
400 Freestyle Relay	2:56.43 *# - Tufts Peter LaBarge, Soeren Euvrard, Will Stearns, Armaan Sikka	2:58.55 - Bates John Weigel, Max Cory, Nate Pierce, Mark Gregory	2:58.93 - Williams     Theo Randall, Oliver Schalet, Gabriel Lee, Ev Nichol
800 Freestyle Relay	6:29.14 *# - Williams Alex Atherton, Ryan Nunez, Carter Anderson, Oliver Schalet	6:33.48 - Tufts Ethan Schreier, Rafae Shafi, Eric Lundgren, Armaan Sikka	6:37.17 - Bates Mark Gregory, John Weigel, Tim Johnson, Max Cory
200 Medley Relay	1:26.85 *# - Williams Ev Nichol, Michael Grover, Barret Heritage, Theo Randall	1:27.93 - Tufts Eric Lundgren, Emmett Adams, Armaan Siika, Peter LaBarge	1:28.93 - Bowdoin Jack Tran, Alexandre Grand'Pierre, Raphael Grand'Pierre, Steve Ward
400 Medley Relay	3:12.28 *# - Williams Ev Nichol, Jacob Grover, Barret Heritage, Oliver Schalet	3:12.44 - Tufts Eric Lundgren, Emmett Adams, Ethan Schreier, Peter LaBarge	3:16.85 - Bowdoin Jack Tran, Alexandre Grand'Pierre, Raphael Grand'Pierre, Steve Ward