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2024-25 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Perry Laskaris '07
Tom Killips

Nicholas Stefanidis

  • Position Breaststroke
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 185
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Bellerose, NY

Biography

2024-25: NCAA qualifier in 100 breast (54.81, 18th at NCAA Championships) ... Liberty League Champion in 100 breast (54.69) and third in 50 free (20.75) ... Set school record in 50 breast (25.26) ... Also swam on second-place medley relays ...

2023-24: School records in 100 breast (54.40, 1st overall) and 200 breast (2:03.98, 3rd overall) at Liberty League Championships ... NCAA B cut in 100 breast ...

2022-23: FINA score of 725.35 ... Personal-bests in 1000 free (10:48.11 vs. Oneonta vs. Saint Rose), 500 free (5:15.24 vs. Union), 50 free (21.28), 50 breast (25.53), 100 breast (55.44 and 1st overall), and 200 breast (2:05.91 and 2nd overall) all at Liberty League Championships ... First on team in 100 breast (55.44) and 200 breast (2:05.91) both at Liberty League Championships ... Second on team in 50 free (21.28 at Liberty League Championships) ... School record holder in 100 breast (55.44 at Liberty League Championships) ... 

2021-22: FINA score of 628.70 ... Fifth on team ... Personal-best in 100 free at MIT Invitational (48.76) ... PR in 50 breast (25.68), 100 breast (56.09) and 200 breast (2:07.83) at Liberty League Championship ... First on team in 50 breast (25.68), 100 breast (56.09), 200 medley relay (1:34.15), 200 free relay (1:26.59) and 400 medley relay (3:27.47), all at Liberty League Championship ... Second in 50 free (21.52) and 200 breast (2:07.83) ... First in Liberty League in 50 breast and second in 100 breast ...

2020-21: Did not compete due to COVID-19 restrictions ...

High School: Four years of swimming ... One year as captain ... PSAL 50-freestyle champion ... Meet record at YMCA State Championship in 100 yard breast (2018) ... Team MVP (2020) ... Most Improved (2018) ... National Honor Society ...

Personal: Aeronautical Engineering major ... Five club team records ... Son of Rafaelina and Stefanos Stefandis.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Breaststroke
    5'9" 170 lbs
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Breaststroke
    6'0" 185 lbs
  • 2022-23Junior

    Breaststroke
    6'0" 185 lbs
  • 2023-24Senior

    Breaststroke
    6'0" 185 lbs
  • 2024-25Graduate Student

    Breaststroke
    6'0" 185 lbs