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2017-18 Men's Swimming Roster

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Grant Fisher

Grant Fisher

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Position:
    Freestyle (Distance)
  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-10 / 140
  • Hometown:
    Ardmore, Pa.
  • Highschool:
    Harriton
  • Major:
    Business Administration

Summary

Biography

Honors: 2017-18 - MAC Honor Roll ... ECAC Academic Honor Roll... First Team All-MAC 500 Freestyle... First Team All-MAC 1,650 Freestyle... Second Team All-MAC 800 Freestyle Relay... Second Team All-MAC 400 Freestyle Relay... Men’s Swimmer of the Week by CollegeSwimming.com (1/18, 1/31)... MAC Swimmer of the Week (1/22, 1/29)... 2016-17 - MAC Champion in the 500 Freestyle with a program-record time of 4:40.23… MAC Silver Medalist in the 1,650 Freestyle with a program-record time of 16:22.58… Also set the 1,000 Freestyle record (9:54.93) in the mile at MACs… Silver Medalist as a member of the program record-setting 400 Freestyle Relay (3:10.52) and 800 Freestyle Relay (6:56.24)… 2015-16 - MAC Champion in the 500 Freestyle (4:43.71)… MAC silver medalist in the 1,650 Freestyle (16:33.25) and as a member of the 800 Freestyle Relay (7:01.88)… Earned Second-Team All-MAC honors in the 200 Freestyle (5th - 1:46.81) and as a member of the 400 Freestyle Relay (3:14.58).

2017-18: Took first in the 200 freestyle relay (1:31.22), touched the wall first in the 1,000 freestyle (10:25.39), placed first in the 500 freestyle (5:02.76), and claimed the top spot in the 100 freestyle (50.57) at Hood (10/14)… Claimed first in the 200 freestyle relay (1:32.45) and the 200 freestyle (1:57.00) against Wilkes (10/20)… Touched the wall first in both the 1,000 freestyle (10:28.26) and the 500 freestyle (5:02.81), and finished second in the 100 freestyle (50.56) at Ramapo (10/21)… Claimed first in the 200 freestyle relay (1:32.16), the 200 freestyle (1:47.60) and the 500 freestyle (5:04.17), and took third in the 100 freestyle (50.90) in a tri-meet against Misericordia and FDU – Florham (10/28)… Was part of the squad that set a new Lenox Pool record in the 400 freestyle relay (3:17.61) and placed first in the 1,000 freestyle (10:17.61), the 200 freestyle (1:48.28), and the 500 freestyle (4:59.01) against Albright (11/4)… Finished first in the 200 freestyle (1:47.10) and the 500 freestyle (4:51.87) at Franklin and Marshall (11/10)… Picked up wins in the 500 freestyle (4:52.28) and the 800 freestyle relay (7:19.84), and finished second in the 1,650 freestyle (17:16.78) and the 1,650 freestyle (17:16.78) at the Diamond City Invitational (11/18)… Bested his own 1,000 freestyle record as part of the 1,650 freestyle event with a 1,000-yard split of 9:53.25 and finished second (16:25.72); also finished second in the 500 freestyle (4:42.22) at the TCNJ Invitational (12/1)… Placed first in the 1,000 freestyle (10:14.27) and the 200 freestyle (1:49.67) in a double dual sweep of Messiah and King’s (1/12)… Claimed two first-place finishes in the 1,000 freestyle (10:11.57) and the 500 freestyle (4:58.11), with a second place finish in the 200 freestyle (1:46.83) in the program’s first ever win over Widener (1/20)… Was the top finisher for Arcadia in the 200 freestyle (1:48.19) and the 500 freestyle (4:51.53) at Division I La Salle (1/26)… On his Senior Day, broke the Lenox Pool record for the 1,000 freestyle (9:57.01) against Stevenson (1/27)… Was part of the squad that placed first and set a new program record in the 800 freestyle relay (6:54.09) in the first day of the MAC Championships (2/15)… Brought home the gold in the 500 freestyle (4:40.42) to claim his third straight conference championship in the event on day two of the MAC Championships (2/16)… Scored fifth place points in the 200 freestyle (1:44.94) on day three of the MAC Championships (2/17)… Set a new program record in his 1,000 yard split (9:50.94) of the 1,650 freestyle, setting the program record and earned himself an NCAA “B” cut on the final day of the MAC Championships (2/18).

2016-17:  Placed ninth in the 200 Freestyle (1:45.03) at MACs… scored in four individual events and in one relay at the ECAC Winter Championships as Arcadia placed 6th of 11 overall and was first among Division III teams… Scored in three individual events and four relays as Arcadia won the 2016 Diamond City Invitational.

2015-16: MAC Champion in the 500 Freestyle (4:43.71)… MAC silver medalist in the 1,650 Freestyle (16:33.25) and as a member of the 800 Freestyle Relay (7:01.88)… Earned Second-Team All-MAC honors in the 200 Freestyle (5th - 1:46.81) and as a member of the 400 Freestyle Relay (3:14.58)… Placed second in the 1,650 Freestyle (17:41.23), third 200 Freestyle (1:49.00) and 500 Freestyle (4:56.66), and was a member of the runner-up 400 Freestyle Relay (3:16.83) and 800 Freestyle Relay (7:19.59) teams as Arcadia won the Diamond City Invitational… Placed third in the 1,650 Freestyle (16:42.04), 13th in the 500 Freestyle (4:57.24), 14th in the 200 Freestyle (1:48.87) as the Knights placed sixth of 11 teams at the ECAC Winter Championships… Additionally placed fifth as a member of the 800 Freestyle Relay (7:18.68) at ECACs.

2014-15 (at St. Lawrence University): Placed fifth in the 1,650 freestyle (16:32.26), 18th in the 200 freestyle (1:47.07), and 19th in the 500 freestyle (4:48.90 ) at the UNYSCSA Championships to cap off his first colegiate season; each of those times was a season-best performace and the fastes time recorded by a Saint that season... Was a member of the 10th-place 800 freestyle relay  and 11th-place 400 freestyle relay at the UNYSCSA Championships... Won the 1,000 freestyle (10:20.48) in a dual meet against Hartwick,  which was his personal and team-best time for the season. 

High School: 2014 graduate of Harriton ... Was coached by Dennis Hagan as a member of the swimming team ... selected to Second Team All-District and three time MVP.

Personal: Son of John Fisher and Alice Antonelli ... has one sister, Madeleine.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Freestyle (Distance)
    5'10" 130 lbs
  • 2016-17Junior

    Freestyle (Distance)
    5'10" 140 lbs
  • 2017-18Senior

    Freestyle (Distance)
    5'10" 140 lbs