2017-18 Swimming & Diving Roster

Tyler Nussbaum

  • Class Senior
  • Position Breast/Free/IM
  • Hometown Oyster Bay, N.Y.
  • Highschool Chaminade

Biography

Top Times:
100 Backstroke -- 52.9 (HS)
200 Backstroke -- 2:03.53 (2014, Quad Meet)
100 Breaststroke -- 54.69 (12/2/17 at the Big Al Invite, New Program Record)
200 Breaststroke -- 2:00.63 (2/24/18 at the BIG EAST Championships)
50 Freestyle -- 21.82 (11/17/16 at the Hokie Fall Invitational)
100 Freestyle -- 46.75 (2016 BIG EAST Championships)
200 Freestyle -- 1:44.97 (11/18/16 at the Hokie Fall Invitational)
200 IM -- 1:50.53 (2/22/18 at the BIG EAST Championships)
200 Medley Relay -- 1:28.53 ( 2/21/18 at the BIG EAST Championships, New Program Record)
400 Medley Relay -- 3:14.70 ( 2/23/18 at the BIG EAST Championships, New Program Record)

2017-18: Named to the All-BIG EAST Team for the second year in a row. During his senior year he primarily swam the breaststroke, IM, Freestyle relay and medley relay. He set new personal bests in the 200-breaststroke and 200-IM at the BIG EAST Championships. In the 200-breast he recorded a 2:00.63 and in the 200 IM he clocked in at 1:50.53. Nussbaum also helped his 200 and 400-medley relay teams secure first place finishes at the championships and set new program records. In the 200-medley relay they recorded a time of 1:28.53 and in the 400-medley relay the recorded a time of 3:14.70.

2016-17: Named to the All-BIG EAST Team for his performances in the 200-yard freestyle relay, 200-yard medley relay, and 400-yard medley relay at the BIG EAST Championships…Helped the 200-yard medley relay (1:29.26) and the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:21.18) set school records at the meet…Finished in fifth place in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 56.61 (56.31 in prelims) at the meet…Placed fourth in the 200-yard breaststroke, touching the wall at 2:03.20 (2:03.08 in prelims)…Had a third place finish in the “B” final and placed 11thoverall in the 200-yard IM with a time of 1:52.09…Competed in the freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and IM events.
 

2015-16: Swam in 10 meets on the year ... Primarily swam in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes, 200 backstroke and the breaststroke portions of the 200 and 400 medley relays ... Swam in five events at the BIG EAST Championships including the 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 100 freestyle, 400 freestyle, and 400 medley.  Owned the team's top times of the season in the 100 breaststroke (56.55) and 200 breaststroke(2:05.04). Had the second best 200 IM (1:52.91) time of the season. 

2014-15:Swam in 11 meets on the year ... Primarily swam in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes, 200 backstroke and the breaststroke portions of the 200 and 400 medley relays ... Appeared in five events at the BIG EAST Championships including the 100 breaststroke(7th), 200 breaststroke(10th), 200 IM (15th) with four-place finishes in the 200 and 400 medley relays ... Owned the team's top times of the season in the 100 breaststroke (57.76), 200 breaststroke(2:07.40) and 200 IM (1:55.64) ... Swam in 46 events on the season with 27 top-five finishes including three victories, six second-place marks and five third-place finishes.

Chaminade High School:A four-year letterwinner in swimming under Angelo Pellicone... Swam the IM and backstroke ... Also, earned two varsity letters in golf ... Member of the National Honor Society for his junior and senior years ... Named the MVP of his team during his senior season ... Named the most improved swimmer of his junior year ... High School teammate with current Wildcat classmate, Keith Christianson ... Personal high school bests of 1:55.41 in the 200 IM, 52.9 in the 100 Backstroke, 47.6 in the 100 Freestyle and 24.4 in the 50 Backstroke ... Holds his high school record in the 200 IM (1:55.41).

Personal:Born July 30, 1996in Mineola, N.Y. ... Son to Paul and Virginia ... Brother to Kerin ... Attended Chaminade High School in Mineola, N.Y. ... Enrolled in the Villanova School of Business.

Historical Player Information

  • 2005-06Freshman

    Breast/Free/IM
  • 2014-15Freshman

    Breast/Free/IM
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Breast/Free/IM
  • 2016-17Junior

    Breast/Free/IM
  • 2017-18Senior

    Breast/Free/IM