2016-17 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Zach Nelson
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Huntington Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Edison
- Position:
- IM/Breast/Fly
JUNIOR | 2018-19: Served as a team co-captain…Named to the Western Athletic Conference All-Academic Team…Had the team’s top times in the 100 breast (53.54), 200 breast (1:56.56) and 200 IM (1:47.11)…Both breaststroke times were NCA B Cut times…The 200 IM time was the second-best in program history, while the breaststroke times were both the third-best at the Academy…Was a member of the team’s top 200 and 400 medley relay squads…At the 2019 WAC Championships, placed second in the 200 IM, 100 breast, and 200 breast…
SOPHOMORE | 2017-18: Earned two NCAA ‘B’ cut times at the 2018 WAC Championships in the 100 breaststroke (54.87) and the 200 breaststroke (1:58.30)…Both were the fastest time for the team on the season, while the 100 was the sixth-fastest in Academy history, and the 200 was the fourth-quickest…Also had the eighth-fastest Academy 200 IM at the WAC’s (1:49.35)…Was a member of the 200 medley relay that took second place at the WAC’s with a season-best time of 1:27.41…At WAC’s, he finished in third overall in the 200 breast, sixth in the 200 IM, and eighth in the 100 breast…In all had a top 10 team season finish in six different events.
FRESHMAN | 2016-17: Named College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-American Honorable Mention … Earned Second Team All-WAC in the 200 breaststroke, the same event where he holds the fourth fastest time (1:58.57) in Air Force history … named Academic All-WAC … had the ninth fastest 400 IM in school history (3:56.25) … swam the fourth fastest 200 IM (1:52.28) and the fourth fastest 100 breaststroke (55.51) on the team.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 19 where he is an Executive Officer…majoring in biology.
