2025-26 Swimming & Diving Roster

Aiden Bunker

  • Class Junior
  • Position IM/Breast
  • Hometown Murrysville, PA
  • Highschool Franklin Regional High School
  • INFLCR aiden-bunker

Biography

PERSONAL BESTS
100 Fly (51.06)
100 Breast (55.36)
200 Breast (2:03.06)
200 IM (1:49.19)
400 IM (4:01.76)
100 Free (46.30)
CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
ACADEMIC HONORS
BIG EAST All-Academic Team (2023-24)
Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025)

Villanova Career: Sits in the top 10 all-time performers list for four events … Second-fastest Wildcat in the 100 IM (51.81), third-fastest in the 100 Breast (55.36), fifth-fastest in the 200 IM (1:49.19) and ninth for the 200 Breast (2:03.10) … Earned a spot on the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll in first season.

2024-25: Became the Season bests: 100 Fly (54.79), 100 Breast (55.36), 200 Breast (2:03.06), 200 IM (1:49.19), 400 IM (4:05.50) and 100 Free (46.30); BIG EAST Championships (2/24-27): Saw new personal bests in the 100 Breast, 200 Breast and 200 IM, making it to the B Final in all three events … Finished as high as ninth in the 100 Breast (55.36) and 200 IM (1:49.19); Drexel (1/31): Led the team with a second-place time of 1:54.07 in the 200 IM; WVU Invitational (11/20-22): Saw a new personal best in the 100 Free prelims (46.30) … Made a B Final showing in the 200 IM, finishing 12th (1:51.08); Providence (11/9): Won the 200 Meter Breast in 2:12.68 … Posted a third-place showing in the 200 Meter IM (1:56.86); Rider (10/31): Rounded out a 1-2-3 Villanova finish in the 200 IM, touching third (1:57.18).

2023-24: Posted season bests in the 100 Breast (56.60), 200 Breast (2:04.23), 200 IM (1:50.25) and 400 IM (4:02.04); BIG EAST Championships (2/28-3/2): Reset personal bests in time trials for the 100 Fly (51.06), 100 Breast (56.60) and 100 Free (46.69) while also notching a personal best in the 200 Breast prelims (2:04.23); NJIT (11/3): Recorded his highest finish of the season with a third-place showing in the 200 IM (1:57.89).

Club Swimming: Member of the Franklin Area Swim Team… Futures Qualifier… ISCA Medalist… Volunteer Student Representative on Governance Committee for Allegheny Mountain Swimming… USA Swimming Scholastic All American.

Franklin Regional High School: Earn four varsity letters and served as team captain for two years… Five-time Swimming All-American… Holds the school Record in 200 IM, 100 Breaststroke, 200 Medley Relay, 200 Freestyle Relay, and 400 Freestyle Relay… Member of the National Honors Society and French National Honors Society… Westmoreland County Scholar Athlete Finalist… Four-year recipient of Highest Honors with Distinction.

Personal: Born 4/19/2005 in Murrysville, PA … Son of Kristin and Casey Bunker… Chose to attend Villanova the supportive team atmosphere of the swim team, the outstanding academic programs Villanova has to offer… Declared major in Mechanical Engineering. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    IM/Breast
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    IM/Breast
  • 2025-26Junior

    IM/Breast