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2019-20 Men's Swimming Roster

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TJ Dalton

TJ Dalton

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Position:
    Breaststroke/Individual Medley
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-2 / 180
  • Hometown:
    East Stroudsburg, Pa.
  • Highschool:
    Pocono Mountain East
  • Major:
    Healthcare Administration / Pre-Physical Therapy

Summary

Biography

2019-20: Became the first Arcadia swimmer to earn the David B. Eavenson Award, recognizing the MAC Swimmer of the Year, by earning a championship meet-best 96 points… Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Performer of the Year… Academic All-MAC selection… Won gold medals in the 200-yard breaststroke, 200-yard individual medley, and 400-yard individual medley at the  2020 MAC Championships while also setting three program records and one MAC record… Raced to the program’s third-ever NCAA ‘B’ Cut time in the 200-yard breaststroke at the 2020 MAC Championships… Named MAC Swimmer of the Week a conference-best four times in the 2019-20 season … Held the top time in the MAC in both the 200-yard and 400-yard IM events in the 2019-20 season... Named to MAC Honor Roll.

2017-18: Took first place in the 200 freestyle (1:49.90), the 200 breaststroke (2:17.14), and the 200 IM (2:04.85) at Hood (10/14)… Finished first in the 100 backstroke (57.88) against Wilkes (10/20)… Claimed the top spot in the 200 freestyle (1:49.59), the 200 backstroke (2:16.93), and the 200 IM (2:04.17) at Ramapo (10/21)… Took first in the 1,000 freestyle (10:34.46), finished second in the 500 freestyle (5:04.92), and touched the wall third in the 200 backstroke (2:05.64) in a tri-meet against Misericordia and FDU – Florham (10/28)… Bested the previous Lenox Pool record in the 200 breaststroke (2:14.04) and finished first in the 200 IM (2:03.75) against Albright (11/4)… Placed first in the 1,000 freestyle (10:18.79), the 400 IM (4:20.97) and the 200 breaststroke (2:14.05) at Franklin and Marshall (11/10)… Finished first in the 800 freestyle relay (7:19.84), and claimed third in the 400 IM (4:23.30) and the 200 breaststroke (2:16.34) at the Diamond City Invitational (11/18)… Bested his own record in the 200 breaststroke to take second place (2:07.47), was part of a second place finish in the 800 freestyle relay (7:06.26) and finished third in the 100 breaststroke (59.78) at the TCNJ Invitational (12/1)… Finished first in the 200 IM (2:01.64) and had two second place finishes in the 1,000 freestyle (10:14.50) and the 100 breaststroke (1:02.43) in a double dual sweep of Messiah and King’s (1/12)… Picked up first place points in the 200 breaststroke (2:11.68) and the 200 IM (2:01.86), along with a second place finish in the 1,000 freestyle (10:12.18) in the program’s first ever win over Widener (1/20)… Set a program standard in the 100 IM (56.44), marking the first time the event was swam in program history; also finished third in the 1,000 freestyle (10:08.73) at Division I La Salle (1/26)… Set a new Lenox Pool record in the 200 IM (2:00.90) against Stevenson (1/27)… Set the new program record in the 200 freestyle split (1:43.06) during the 800 freestyle relay, placing first and setting a new program record in the relay (6:54.09) in the first day of the MAC Championships (2/15)… Set a new program record and got the team’s second relay championship in the 400 medley relay (3:28.81) and set a new program record in the 200 IM (1:55.93), finishing second in the finals for the same event (1:55.66) on the second day of the MAC Championships (2/16)… Bested both the MAC and the Arcadia record for the 400 IM “A” Final conference title (4:06.16) on day three of the MAC Championships (2/17)… Bested the program, conference and meet records for the 200 breaststroke (2:04.87) at the last day of the MAC Championships (2/18)... Chosen MAC Swimmer of the Week three times... Named to MAC Honor Roll.

2016-17: Second Team All-MAC with a fourth-place finish in the 400 IM (4:12.32) and sixth-place finishes in the 200 Breaststroke (2:12.08) and 1,650 Freestyle (16:46.64)… Entered the finals as the No. 1 seed in the 200 Breaststroke after going 2:08.98 in prelims… Placed seventh in the 200 Breaststroke (2:15.39), 10th in the 200 IM (2:03.95), 13th in the 400 IM (4:24.24) and 16th in the 100 Breaststroke (1:02.42) 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 three relays as Arcadia won the 2016 Diamond City Invitational.
 
High School: 2016 graduate of Pocono Mountain East High School, where he was coached by Kelly Taylor… Served as team captain his junior and senior years… Was also a member of the track & field team.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17First-Year

    Breaststroke/Individual Medley
    6'2" 174 lbs
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Breaststroke/Individual Medley
    6'2" 174 lbs
  • 2018-19Junior

    Breaststroke/Individual Medley
    6'2" 180 lbs
  • 2019-20Senior

    Breaststroke/Individual Medley
    6'2" 180 lbs