Villanova Univeristy Athletics

Villanova Career: Sits in the program’s top performers list for many events, highlighted as the fastest 400 IM performer with a time of 3:47.65 … fastest performer in Villanova history in the 200 Fly (1:45.03), first in the 200 IM (1:46.83), fourth in the 100 IM (52.71) and seventh in the 500 Free (4:29.79) … Holds seven of the top ten times in the 200 fly … 2025 and 2026 BIG EAST Champion for the 400 IM … Seven-time All-BIG EAST performer.

2025-26: Georgetown: Won the 200 Fly with a time of 1:51.48; La Salle: Finished second in the 200 Fly (1:50.41); Providence: Won the 200 Fly with a personal-best time of 2:09.09 and placed second in the 200 IM with a personal-best 2:10.24; Rider: Won the 200 Fly (1:50.42) and finished second in the 200 IM (1:54.94); Navy Invitational: Won the 400 IM (3:53.54) and placed third in the 200 Fly (1:46.43); UNF: Won the 200 Free (1:42.20), finished second in the 400 IM (4:03.06) and second in the 200 Back with a personal-best time of 1:53.24; Seton Hall: Won the 200 IM (1:49.82); West Virginia: Won the 200 Fly (1:48.70); Sprintfest: Won the 200 Free (1:41.99) and recorded a personal-best swim in the 100 IM (52.71); BIG EAST Championships: Helped the Wildcats earn bronze in the 800 Free Relay Final with a 1:37.69 split (6:33.97), finished third in the 200 IM Final with a program-record time of 1:46.83, won the 400 IM Final with a program-record time of 3:47.65 and placed second in the 200 Fly Final with a program-record time of 1:45.03.

2024-25: BIG EAST Champion in the 400 IM for his first gold medal, adding on a bronze in the 200 Fly for two All-BIG EAST performances … Season bests: 500 Free (4:32.17), 200 IM (1:47.43), 400 IM (3:49.61) and 200 Fly (1:47.01); BIG EAST Championships (2/24-27): Won his first gold medal with a program-record time in the 400 IM at 3:49.61 … Added a bronze medal in the 200 Fly with a 1:47.01 showing, the second-fastest time in program history … Also logged a Championship Final appearance in the 200 IM, finishing fourth (1:47.43); Drexel (1/31): Touched third in the 200 Fly (1:56.24); West Virginia (1/25): Won the 200 Fly (1:49.31); Florida State (1/8): Led Villanova with a third-place finish in the 200 Fly (1:52.35) against the No. 22 Seminoles; WVU Invitational (11/20-22): Won the 200 Fly (1:47.76) and placed second in the 400 IM (3:45.43); Providence (11/9): Punched in a 200 Meter IM win (1:55.03) … Anchor (48.72) for the C team’s third-place 400 Meter Free Relay (3:16.33); La Salle (11/8): Touched first in the 200 Fly (1:51.67) and third in the 100 Fly (51.82); NJIT (11/1): Finished second in the 200 IM (1:56.81) and third in the 200 Fly (1:56.24); Rider (10/30): Finished in the top two of both events he competed in, winning the 200 Fly (1:48.73) and touching second in the 200 IM (1:54.16); Georgetown (10/26): Opened the year with a 200 Fly win (1:50.65) and added a third-place showing in the 500 Free (4:44.67).

2023-24: Earned his first All-BIG EAST performer nod in the 800 Free Relay … Notched season bests in the 500 Free (4:29.79), 200 IM (1:52.74), 400 IM (3:53.21) and 200 Fly (1:47.60), all new personal bests; BIG EAST Championships (2/28-3/2): Grabbed the first BIG EAST medal of his career in the 800 Free Relay, helping the team to a bronze medal with a second-leg split of 1:38.38 … Made the Championship Final in three events as an individual … Became the program’s second-fastest performer in the 200 Fly prelims with a time of 1:47.60 as the third-fastest qualifier and finished fourth in the evening’s final (1:47.81) … Villanova’s fifth-fastest performer in the 400 IM, finishing fifth in the Championship Final in 3:53.21; Penn State (2/2): Led Villanova in the 200 Fly, finishing third (1:53.22); West Virginia (1/27): Posted a third-place finish in the 400 IM (4:03.89); Providence (1/13): Logged a pair of top-three swims, finishing second in the 200 SC IM (2:10.50) and third in the 400 SC Free (4:11.98); WVU Invitational (11/16-18): Finished second in the 400 IM (3:56.49) … Qualified for the A Final in the 200 Fly with a seventh-place time of 1:49.64 before finishing eighth overall (1:54.38); La Salle (11/4): Tallied two second-place finishes in the 1000 Free (9:50.12) and 200 Fly (1:56.05); NJIT (11/3): Won the 1000 Free in 9:50.86) … Touched third in both the 200 Fly (1:55.52) and 500 Free (4:48.82); Rider (11/1): Second in the 1000 Free (9:48.47) and 200 Fly (1:55.72); Georgetown (10/28): Opened his career with two top-three finishes – touching second in the 500 Free (4:46.74) and third in the 1000 Free (9:48.52).

Club Swimming: Member of the Victor Swim Club…  Winter and Summer Junior National Finalist… Top 16 finisher at USA Open Water Nationals… US Open Qualifier.

Victor High School: Dual sport athlete in cross country and track and field and swimming… Teo-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American… 2021 First Team All-CNY Men's Swimming… Two-year Old English W Award (Highest Male GPA) recipient… National Honor Society… 2022 DECA Award of Excellence in Entrepreneurship… Four-year High Honor Roll recipient.

Personal: Born 7/62005 in the Victor, NY. … Son of Martin and Debra Nowicki… Has two siblings, Kylie and Maddie… Chose to attend Villanova because I can be part of a close-knit team with an excellent coaching staff while also receiving an outstanding education. Villanova is the perfect place to keep growing in the classroom and in the pool… Declared major in computer engineering.