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2015-16 Men's Swimming and Diving

Nicholas Celestin

  • Position Back/Fly
  • Weight 165
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Woodbridge, Conn.
  • Highschool Notre Dame

Biography

AS A SENIOR IN 2015-16: Tri-captain.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2014-15:
Won the 50-yard backstroke and the 200-yard butterfly while adding a second-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle in a tri-meet versus Wesleyan and Conn. College...won both butterfly events and the 100-yard backstroke against Wheaton...swept the 100- and 200-yard butterfly events and won the 100-yard freestyle versus Vassar.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2013-14:
Recorded an NCAA National "B" Qualifying time in 100-yard breaststroke (51.03)...Won the 50-yard backstroke (24.56) and the 100-yard back (50.44) in a 157-122 loss at Bates, won the 100-yard backstroke (55.04) and the 100-yard butterfly (52.94) in a 146.5-90.5 loss to Wheaton, and won the 500- (5:10.36) and 1,650-yard freestyle (17:53.10) events in a 150-77 win against Vassar...set program records in both the 50-yard backstroke (53.48), 100-yard backstroke (50.98) and was part of the 200- (1:35.63) and  400-yard medley (3:29.77) relay teams that set a school record  at the NESCAC Championships... finished 4th in the 50-yard backstroke, 10th in the 100-yard backstroke and 13th in the 200-yard butterly at the NESCAC Championships.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2012-13: Placed fourth in the 200-yard butterfly (1:51.95, new College record & NCAA provisionally-qualifying time)  and 16th in both the 100-yard butterfly (51.65, new College record & NCAA provisionally-qualifying time) and the 100-yard backstroke at the 2013 NESCAC Championships...season-high point scorer in 2012-13...set additional Trinity records in 2012-13 in the 100-yard IM (54.72), the 100-yard butterfly (51.65), and the 50-yard backstroke (23.99)...swam a leg of Trinity's College-record-setting 200-yard medley relay (1:36.11) and 400-yard medley relay (3:31.54) in 2012-13...also owns Trinity's third-best all-time top time in the 100-yard freestyle (47.97), its 4th-best top time in the 200-yard freestyle (1:46.87) and the 50-yard butterfly (24.10), its 7th-best top time in the 200-yard backstroke (2:00.74), its 8th-best top time in the 500-yard freestyle (4:55.93), and its 9th-best top time in the 400-yard IM (4:22.92)...2012-13 team MVP (John E. Slowik Award)...named to the 2012-13 NESCAC All-Sportsmanship Team.

BEFORE TRINITY: Two-time conference champion in 100-yard backstroke and 100-yard butterfly, and an all-area and All-State performer in high school.

PERSONAL: Majoring in psychology...son of Patrick Celestin and Teresa Delda...brother, Joe, swims at Bowdoin.

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13First Year

    Back/Fly
    165 lbs
  • 2013-14Sophomore

    Back/Fly
    165 lbs
  • 2014-15Junior

    Back/Fly
    165 lbs
  • C

    2015-16Senior

    Back/Fly
    165 lbs
    C