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2024-25 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

Matthew D'Elia

  • Class Senior
  • Position Fly/Free
  • Hometown Old Bridge, N.J.
  • High School Christian Brothers Academy

Biography

Career Achievements

  • 2024, 2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
  • 2023, 2024, 2025 NEWMAC Academic All-Conference

Career Highlights

2024-25: As a senior, took part in all 12 meets…competed in the butterfly and freestyle…recorded four victories, came in second six times and posted three third-place finishes…came in second in the 100 butterfly and third in the 50 free in a season-opening win over Regis on October 12…finished second in the 200 butterfly against Bentley on October 26…followed it up by placing third in the 200 butterfly in a four-team meet at WPI on November 1…touched the wall first in both the 200 free and 50 butterfly in a win over Clark on November 2…finished first in the finals of the 200 butterfly (1:53.63) and came in fourth in the finals of the 100 butterfly (51.91) at the Fisher Invitational on November 22-23…was the runner-up in the 100 butterfly and came in third in the 50 butterfly against Wesleyan on January 4…finished second in both the 100 butterfly and 200 butterfly in a dual meet with Wheaton on January 18…came in first in the 500 free with a season-best time of 5:04.15 at Bridgewater State on January 25…came in second in the 200 butterfly in the regular season final against Springfield on February 8…finished fifth in the A final of the 200 butterfly with a school-record time of 1:52.48, placed eighth in the A final of the 100 butterfly after recording a season-best time of 50.39 in the prelims, and also registered his fastest times of the year in the 50 free (22.22) and 200 free (1:46.10) at the NEWMAC Championships on February 20-23.

2023-24: As a junior, took part in nine of 10 meets…competed in the freestyle and butterfly events…recorded six first-place, three second-place and one third-place finish on the year…touched the wall first in the 100 butterfly and was the runner-up in the 50 butterfly in a season-opening win over Regis on October 14…came in first in the 200 butterfly against Roger Williams on October 21…was first in the 1000 butterfly and second in the 1000 free in a dual meet victory over Clark on November 4…cane in sixth with a season-best time of 1:57.58 in the 200 butterfly, seventh in the 100 butterfly and second in the B final of the 50 butterfly with a season-best time of 23.83 at the Gompei Invitational on December 1-3…won the 200 butterfly and finished second in the 100 butterfly at Bentley on January 21…took first place in both the 100 and 200 butterfly against Bridgewater State on January 27…also finished second in the 200 butterfly in the regular season finale at Springfield on February 10…placed fifth in the 200 butterfly with a season-best time of 1:55.04, was second in the B final of the 100 butterfly thanks to a season-best time of 50.91 and took 10th place in the B final of the 500 free with a season-best mark of 4:53.59 in the prelims at the NEWMAC Championships on February 22-25. 

2022-23: As a sophomore, took part in all 11 meets…competed in the freestyle and butterfly…recorded seven victories and 13 top-three finishes on the year…won the 200 butterfly in a four-team meet at WPI to open the season on November 4…took first place in the 500 free and 50 butterfly in a win over Clark on November 5…came in second in the 50 butterfly against Norwich and Regis on November 12…finished first in both the 100 butterfly and 200 butterfly at Trinity on November 19…placed sixth in the A final of the 200 butterfly, finished seventh in the A final of the 50 butterfly with a season-best time of 23.83 and won the B final of the 100 butterfly at the Gompei Invitational on December 2-4…placed first in the 200 butterfly and second in the 100 butterfly at Wheaton on January 14…finished as the runner-up in the 100 butterfly against Bentley on January 17…was first in the 200 butterfly and third in the 100 butterfly against Roger Williams and Eastern Connecticut State on January 21…came in third in the 100 butterfly against Springfield on February 4…came in seventh in the A final of the 200 butterfly with a season-best time of 1:54.23, placed third in the B final of the 100 butterfly with a career-best time of 50.32 and also posted his top time of the year (22.74) in the 50 free prelims at the NEWMAC Championships on February 16-19. 

2021-22: As a first-year, took part in all 10 meets…competed in the freestyle and butterfly events…recorded three victories, six second-place finishes and five third-place results…took first place in the 200 butterfly and second in the 100 butterfly against Coast Guard in his collegiate debut on October 30…finished second in the 200 fly and third in the 100 fly against WPI and Brandeis on November 5…came in second in the 50 fly and third in the 200 free in a win over Clark on November 6…finished third in both the 50 free and 100 free at Regis on November 13…placed second in the 200 fly at Springfield on November 14…posted his top time of the year in the 100 free (50.16) and was the runner-up in the 100 fly against Trinity on Novemer 20…finished seventh in the A final of the 200 fly, eighth in the A final of the 100 fly and eighth in the A final of the 50 fly after recording a season-best time of 23.74 in the prelims at the Gompei Invitational on December 3-5…placed third in the 100 fly against Bridgewater State on January 28…won both the 100 fly and 200 fly at Wheaton on February 5…finished first in the B final with season-best times in both the 100 fly (50.73) and 200 fly (1:53.01) in addition to recording his top time of the year in the 50 free prelims (22.64) at the NEWMAC Championships on February 17-20.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    Fly/Free
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Fly/Free
  • 2023-24Junior

    Fly/Free
  • 2024-25Senior

    Fly/Free