2023-24 Swimming & Diving Roster
Biography
| PERSONAL BESTS |
| 200 Free (1:41.94) |
| 500 Free (4:29.80) |
| 200 Breast (2:00.79) |
| 400 IM (3:52.30) |
| CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS |
| 2023-24 (Freshman) |
| All-BIG EAST |
400 IM |
| ACADEMIC HONORS |
| BIG EAST All-Academic Team (2023-24) |
| Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2023) |
Villanova Career: Earned All-BIG EAST honors in his debut season with a bronze medal in the 400 IM … Made a splash in the Villanova record books by the end of his freshman season as the third on the all-time performers list for the 200 Breast (2:00.79), fourth in the 400 IM (3:52.30) and eighth in the 500 Free (4:29.80) … Has two of the program’s top 10 times in the 200 Breast and the 400 IM.
2023-24: Bronze medalist in the 400 IM in his debut season to earn All-BIG EAST status … Posted career best times in the 500 Free (4:29.80), 200 Breast (2:00.79) and 400 IM (3:52.30) and a season best in the 200 Free (1:42.98); BIG EAST Championships (2/28-3/2): Made the Championship Final in two events … Swam to a bronze medal in the 400 IM, touching in 3:52.30 … Was fifth in the 200 Breast (2:00.79) … Won the Consolation Final in the 500 Free with a time of 4:29.79; West Virginia (1/27): Had a season best time of 1:42.98 in the 200 Free that was good enough for sixth; Providence (1/13): Had a pair of top-three finishes, taking second in the 200 SC Breast (2:24.25) and third in the 200 SC Free (1:57.54); WVU Invitational (11/16-18): Landed a spot in the 400 IM A Final, finishing fourth in 3:57.69; La Salle (11/4): Touched third in the 500 Free (4:47.01).
Mira Costa High School: Dual sport athlete in water polo and swimming… Earned one varsity letter in water polo and four varsity letters in swimming… Two-year MCHS Scholar-Athlete Award (swimming)recipient… Two-year MCHS Scholar-Athlete Award (water polo) recipient… USA Water Polo Academic All-American… USA Water Polo Academic All- American… Three-year Varsity Swim Capitan… 2022 Junior Varisty Water Polo Capitan… Mira Costa High School Records: 200 IM - 1:52.51200 Medley Relay - 1:34.75400 Free Relay - 3:07.21… AP Scholar With Honor… California Scholarship Federation Member.
Personal: Born 9/3/2004 in Manhattan Beach, CA … Son of Randy and Lee Tunila… Has one brother, Wilson… Chris Brearton (Uncle) swam at Georgia and Jennifer Brearton (Aunt) ran Track and Field at Georgia… Chose to attend Villanova because it has the perfect balance between my academic and athletic goals…Undeclared major in Business.
