The New York University men's and women's swimming and diving teams found great success during their 2019-20 seasons. The women's team closed out its regular season placing second at the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championships, while the men finished third.

"From the first day of the season I knew we had a special team," said Head Coach Trevor Miele. "Our student-athletes were focused, hardworking, supportive, and driven."

A total of 26 swimmers were set to compete at the NCAA DIII National Championships before the event was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

On the men's side, 11 swimmers were headed to the NCAA's. The Violets were led by reigning UAA Men's Co-Swimmer of the Year Giorgio DelGrosso (Keego Harbor, MI/Cranbrook Kingswood), who produced record-breaking, first-place performances in the 100-yard and 200-yard breaststroke events at the UAA Championships. Thomas Pritchard (Durham, NC /Northern Durham ) was also set to participate after shattering the UAA record in the 1,650-yard freestyle by over nine seconds. The previous record-holder, fellow Violets' swimmer Graham Chatoor (Glencoe, Trinidad/International School of Port Spain), was also scheduled to compete.

"Giorgio's season was amazing. He kept getting better and better and I have no doubt he would have walked away from nationals with NCAA titles," added Miele. "I am really proud of him and I wish he had the opportunity to show the country how fast he is."

As for the men's divers, Cole Vertin (San Jose, CA/St. Francis) and Hunter Whitbeck (Acton, MA /Acton-Boxborough Regional ) qualified for the NCAA's after finishing within the top seven at the NCAA Northeast Regional Diving Championships. 

The men, who were ranked as high as #6 by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA), finished the season at #14 in the nation. The Violets also produced a 3-3 dual meet record and first-place finishes at the NYU Fall Invitational and the Ithaca Bomber Invitational. 

For the women, 12 swimmers planned on competing at the NCAA's. Most notable was Honore Collins (Evanston, IL/Evanston Township), who was looking to defend her national titles in the 200-yard and 400-yard individual medley, as well as the 200-yard butterfly. Collins produced incredible performances at the UAA Championships, where she won five separate events, broke a pair of records and was named UAA Women's Swimmer of the Year.

"Honore pushed herself to another level this year in and out of the pool. The times she was posting in workouts were extraordinary and I think she had at least two NCAA records in her this year," Miele added. "I have no doubt she would have repeated as NCAA Swimmer of the Year."

Newcomer Jessica Flynn (Charlotte, NC /Charlotte Latin School) had a standout season that resulted in her earning UAA Co-Rookie of the Year honors. 

After leading their team to so much success during the UAA Championships, NYU's coaches were named UAA Women's Coaching Staff of the Year while Todd Kolean headed the UAA Men's Diving Coaching Staff of the Year. In addition, both the men and the women were honored as a CSCAA Scholar All-American Teams.

"I am really going to miss our seniors. They were instrumental in making NYU one of the top programs in the nation," said Miele. "They helped build our program into cohesive, supportive and committed teams and their impact on the program was extraordinary."

The women, who were ranked as high as #5 by the CSCAA, finished the season at #6 in the nation. The Violets produced a 2-4 dual meet record and also produced first-place victories at the NYU Fall Invitational and the Ithaca Bomber Invitational. 

"I am so proud of these teams," concluded Miele. "They were a special group, and I am grateful that I had the opportunity to coach them."  

Below is a list of all NYU swimmers and divers who were selected to compete at the NCAA Championships, along with their national rankings.

Men:

Macarthy Adelman (Darnestown, MD/Northwest): 200 medley relay (#14)
Graham Chatoor (Glencoe, Trinidad/International School of Port Spain): 500 free (#2), 800 free relay (#9), 1,650 free (#3)
Giorgio DelGrosso (Keego Harbor, MI/Cranbrook Kingswood): 200 medley relay (#14), 400 medley relay(#11), 100 breast (#2), 200 breast (#1)
Gabriel Giacoppo (Tiburon, CA /The Branson School): 800 free relay (#9)
William Looney (Denison, TX/Denison): 400 medley relay (#11), 800 free relay (#9)
Justin Lum (Ventura, CA/Ventura): 200 breast (#7)
John Piccinic (Colonia, NJ/Colonia): 200 medley relay (#14), 400 medley relay (#11)
Thomas Pritchard (Durham, NC /Northern Durham ): 500 free (#6), 1,650 free (#1)
Yutaro Sahara (Tokyo, Japan /St. Mary's International School): 200 medley relay (#14)
Nick Tran (Ann Arbor, MI/Early College Alliance at Eastern Michigan University): 800 free relay (#9)
Erik Truong (Lindwood, NJ /Mainland Regional ): 200 breast (#9)
Cole Vertin (San Jose, CA/St. Francis): one-meter dives (#13), three-meter dives (#13)
Hunter Whitbeck (Acton, MA /Acton-Boxborough Regional ): one-meter dives(#14), three-meter dives (#14)

Women:

Ashley Brodnick (Raleigh, NC/Leesville Road): 1,650 free (#4)
Isabella Brosvik (Brentwood, TN/Ravenwood): 400 medley relay (#3) , 200 fly (#11), 200 free relay (#11)
Sydney Catron (Alexandria, VA/Bishop O'Connell): 200 medley relay (#6), 400 medley relay (#3), 200 free relay (#11), 400 free relay (#6), 800 free relay (#7), 100 back (#5), 200 back (#2)
Honore Collins (Evanston, IL/Evanston Township): 200 IM (#2), 400 IM (#2), 200 medley relay (#6), 400 medley relay (#3), 400 free relay (#6), 800 free relay (#7), 200 fly (#1)
Jessica Flynn (Charlotte, NC /Charlotte Latin School): 200 medley relay (#6), 400 medley relay (#3), 200 free relay (#11), 100 back (#16), 400 free relay (#6),
Emily Fung (Dix Hills, NY/Walt Whitman): 200 free relay (#11)
Allison Kapostasy (Cincinnati, OH/Turpin): 1,650 free (#14)
Rachel Reistroffer (Spartanburg, SC/Dorman): 800 free relay (#7), 500 free (#18), 1,650 free (#3)
Jaime Robinson (Cheshire, CT/Sacred Heart Academy): 1,650 free (#9)
Victoria Saliba (River Edge, NJ/River Dell): 400 free relay (#6)
Mari Yasumi (Honolulu, HI/Henry J. Kaiser): 800 free relay (#7)
Erica Yuen (Cambridge, MA/Buckingham Browne & Nichols School): 200 medley relay (#6)
Carmen White (Lake Bluff, IL/Lake Forest): one-meter dives (#17), three-meter dives (#17)