Its Nationals time again for your Laker Swimming and Diving! The Lakers will travel to Buffalo, New York for the 2025 NJCAA National Swimming and Diving Championship which takes place March 5th through March 8th! This year with 6 men qualifying we are excited to see the competitiveness to emerge!
Making their debuts in the Championship, Freshmen Lucas Neuvonen, Grant Bumsted, and Jaxon Roberts take on a multitude of different events! Neuvonen takes on the 50 Breaststroke, 50 Freestyle, 50 Butterfly in which he is currently ranked 12th, and the 100 Freestyle. Bumsted is locked in on the 100 Fly where he is currently ranked 9th, the 50 Breaststroke, 100 Individual Medley and the 100 Freestyle. Roberts is prepped and excited for the 50 and 100 Freestyle, the 50 and 100 Backstroke.
Returning to the Championships, experienced and ready to go are Pedro Brandao, Caleb Hodge, and Joao Rodrigues. Brandao's focus on the 50 and 100 Breaststroke, in which he is currently ranked 10th, and the 50 Freestyle and the 100 Individual Medley. Hodge is returning to the 50 and 100 Freestyle looking for his own qualifying finals times. Rodrigues is shooting his shot in the 50 Breaststroke, 50 and 100 Freestyle, and the 50 Backstroke!
We also have our 200 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay, and 200 Medley relay currently ranked 8th. With our 400 Freestyle relay also being ranked, currently in 6th place, we are excited to see everyone turn on the jets!
Head Coach Samantha Nelson stated "I am super excited for this years Nationals; I think these guys have gone through the gauntlet to get to this point and I cant wait to see what they pull off this next week. I truly believe there will be some hardware coming home with us!
PHOTO: Photo of Iowa Lakes Swim team attached.
OTHER: Link to Roster: Men's Roster-https://iowalakesathletics.com/sports/mswimdive/2024-25/roster
Link to Schedule: Men's Schedule- https://iowalakesathletics.com/sports/mswimdive/2024-25/Schedule
MEDIA: For more information, please contact Head Men's & Women's Swim Coach at (712) 852-5209 or the Iowa Lakes sports information office at (712) 362-7928.