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2020-21 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Bridget McCann
Tom Killips
Tom Killips
Tom Killips
Bridget McCann
Tom Killips
Sarnevitz Photography

Nicos Prokopiou

  • Position Backstroke
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown West Islip, NY

Biography

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2019-20: Personal-bests in 50 back (24.29), 50 breast (28.52) and 200 IM (1:55.84) ... Second on team in 50 back and 200 back ... Finalist in 100 back (52.30) and 200 back (1:54.05) at Liberty League Championship ... Liberty League Weekly Honor Roll once ... Liberty League All-Academic ... 

2018-19: Compiled 188.50 points ... Five wins, three seconds and three third place finishes ... Had 149.00 individual points ... First on team in 200 back (1:54.02 at Liberty League Championship) ... Second in 50 back (24.39 at Liberty League Championship) ... Second in Liberty League in 200 back (1:54.02) ... Second in 200 back (1:54.33) at Liberty League Championship ... Liberty League All-Academic ...

2017-18: Sixth on team in points with 178.00 ... Four wins, eight seconds and eight third place finishes ... Second in 200 back at Liberty League Championship with team season-best time of 1:54.41 ... Second on team in 50 back (24.65 at Liberty League Championship) and 100 back (52.10 at Liberty League Championship) ...

High School: Four years of swimming ... Captain for one ... Set seven school records ... All-State in 2017 ... All-Academic ... Top five in graduating class ...

Personal: Biomedical Engineering major ... Dean's Honor List ... Research in Gilbert Lab (regenerating spinal cord tissue) ... Son of Taya and Steve Prokopiou.

Benefits of undergraduate community: "Being a part of a driven and committed community." - August 2018

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Backstroke
    6'0" 175 lbs
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Backstroke
    6'0" 180 lbs
  • C

    2019-20Junior

    Backstroke
    6'0" 180 lbs
    C
  • 2020-21Senior

    Backstroke
    6'0" 180 lbs