HADLEY, Mass. - Following the completion of the 2025 NESCAC Men's Swimming & Diving Championships hosted by Middlebury 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 is the NESCAC Swimmer of the Year for the third consecutive championship and the first swimmer to win the honor three straight years since former Williams swimmer Paul Dyrkacz (2011, 2012, 2013). Finkel won the 100 and 200 butterfly events and was a member of two other Conn. College relays that earned All-NESCAC honors. In the 100 butterfly, Finkel’s winning time of 46.49 was an NCAA A-cut time and set a NESCAC Record, NESCAC Meet Record, and pool record, breaking the previous mark set in 2022. In the 200 butterfly, Finkel’s time of 1:44.76 set a pool record and he became the third swimmer to win the event three straight years.

NESCAC Diver of the Year: Haochen Liu, Williams
Liu became the second Eph diver in program history to sweep the conference titles on the 1-meter and 3-meter boards at the 2025 NESCAC Championships. The sophomore is the second Williams diver to garner the NESCAC Diver of the Year award (Kobe Tray in 2022 & 2023).

NESCAC Rookie of the Year: Jack Goepfrich, Amherst
Goepfrich earned All-NESCAC honors with a runner-up finish in the 200 freestyle. The newcomer is the first Mammoth to be selected for the NESCAC Rookie of the Year honor since Scott Romeyn in 2019 and is the fourth Amherst swimmer to win the award since its inception in 2013.
 
NESCAC Career High-Point Diver: Ivan Knoepflmacher, Colby
Knoepflmacher is the second Colby diver to earn the honor in as many years.
 
NESCAC Career High-Point Swimmers:
First Place: Oliver Schalet, Williams – 358.5 points
Second Place: Carter Anderson, Williams – 350 points
Third Place: Eric Lundgren, Tufts – 348 points
Fourth Place: Justin Finkel, Conn. College – 345.5 points
Fifth Place: Alexandre Grand’Pierre, Bowdoin – 339 points

NESCAC Diving Coach of the Year: Brandon Pearson, Williams
Pearson is the second Williams diving coach to be voted as the NESCAC Diving Coach of the Year (Devon O’Naulty in 2022 & 2023).
 
NESCAC Coaching Staff of the Year: Williams
Head Coach Steve Kuster and assistants Allie Clark, Brandon Pearson, and James Singewald earn the NESCAC Coaching Staff of the Year award in back-to-back championships. It marks the 11th time Kuster and the Williams staff have been honored by their peers.

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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
800 Freestyle Relay	6:31.93 - Williams Oliver Schalet, Carter Anderson, Harrison Williams, Ryan Nunez	6:35.74 - Tufts Ethan Schreier, Rafae Shafi, Ron Lyubman, Eric Lundgren	6:38.48 - Conn. College Justin Finkel, Aiden Miller, Jack Mattison-Gulotta, Ian Sullivan
200 Freestyle Relay	1:20.56 - Bates Max Cory, Nate Oppenheim, John Weigel, Marrich Somridhivej	1:20.91 - Williams Mason Green, Barrett Heritage, Theo Randall, Oliver Schalet	1:21.53 - Bowdoin Raphael Grand'Pierre, Penn Lee, Alexandre Grand'Pierre, Jack Tran
50 Breaststroke	24.91 - Alexandre Grand'Pierre, Bowdoin	24.96 - Emmett Adams, Tufts	24.99 - Michael Grover, Williams & Marrich Somridhivej, Bates
50 Butterfly	21.67 - Jack Tran, Bowdoin	21.74 - Jaden Olson, Amherst	21.81 - Barrett Heritage, Williams
500 Freestyle	4:23.18 # - Ryan Nunez, Williams	4:26.38 - Carter Anderson, Williams	4:26.44 - Justin Finkel, Conn. College
50 Backstroke	22.36 - Eric Lundgren, Tufts	22.48 - Charlie Venci, Williams	22.53 - Brandon Xiong, Colby
200 IM	1:47.98 - Oliver Schalet, Williams	1:49.15 - Colin Kavanagh, Williams	1:49.65 - Tor Metelmann, Amherst
50 Freestyle	19.81 - Max Cory, Bates	20.22 - Nathaniel Taft, Hamilton	20.32 - Soeren Euvrard, Tufts
1-Meter Diving	476.20 - Haochen Liu, Williams	465.30 - Calder Biondi, Williams	411.00 - Cam Bizjak, Conn. College
400 Medley Relay	3:13.81 - Tufts Eric Lundgren, Emmett Adams, Ethan Schreier, Soeren Euvrard	3:14.37 - Bates Tim Johnson, Marrich Somridhivej, Nate Oppenheim, Max Cory	3:14.72 - Williams Charlie Venci, Michael Grover, Barrett Heritage, Oliver Schalet
200 Medley Relay	1:26.82 * - Tufts Eric Lundgren, Emmett Adams, Armaan Sikka, Soeren Euvrard	1:27.24 - Bates Tim Johnson, Marrich Somridhivej, John Weigel, Max Cory	1:28.69 - Amherst Andrew Yuen, Fyn Nadel, Jaden Olson, Ethan Van De Water
1000 Freestyle	9:08.20 * - Ryan Nunez, Williams	9:09.54 - Carter Anderson, Williams	9:16.43 - Evan Lyons, Conn. College
100 Butterfly	46.49 * - Justin Finkel, Conn. College	47.92 - Jaden Olson, Amherst	48.07 - Barrett Heritage, Williams
400 IM	3:56.35 - Oliver Schalet, Williams	3:58.49 - Luke McNamara, Middlebury	3:58.79 - Aidan Lee, Williams
200 Freestyle	1:35.72 - Nathaniel Taft, Hamilton	1:37.26 - Jack Goepfrich, Amherst	1:39.06 - John Weigel, Bates
100 Breaststroke	54.14 - Marrich Somridhivej, Bates	54.46 - Fyn Nadel, Amherst	54.62 - Eric Albers, Bowdoin
100 Backstroke	47.54 - Eric Lundgren, Tufts	48.67 - Tim Johnson, Bates	48.69 - Charlie Venci, Williams
3-Meter Diving	477.75 - Haochen Liu, Williams	470.05 - Calder Biondi, Williams	438.10 - Cam Bizjak, Conn. College
1650 Freestyle	15:27.43 - Carter Anderson, Williams	15:35.52 - Evan Lyons, Conn. College	15:40.44 - Gabriele Lunardi, Amherst
200 Backstroke	1:44.10 # - Eric Lundgren, Tufts	1:47.64 - Tim Johnson, Bates	1:47.66 - Colin Kavanagh, Williams
100 Freestyle	43.55 - Max Cory, Bates	43.85 - Nathaniel Taft, Hamilton	44.93 - Soeren Euvrard, Tufts
200 Breaststroke	2:00.13 - Oliver Schalet, Williams	2:01.09 - Paul Shen, Middlebury	2:01.71 - Nate Oppenheim, Bates
200 Butterfly	1:44.76 - Justin Finkel, Conn. College	1:48.46 - Ryan Nunez, Williams	1:49.62 - Liam Friedlander, Bates
400 Freestyle Relay	2:57.42 - Bates Nate Oppenheim, Tim Johnson, John Weigel, Max Cory	2:58.12 - Tufts Armaan Sikka, Soeren Euvrard, Emmett Adams, Eric Lundgren	3:00.50 - Williams Colin Kavanagh, Theo Randall, Ryan Nunez, Oliver Schalet