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  Nathan French

Nathan French

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Tilbury, Ontario

High School:
UCC

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 185

Event:
Backstroke

Birthdate:
11/12/1983

Major:
Studio Art

2004-05: Helped team finish third in the 400 medley relay, finished third in the 500 freestyle, won the 100 backstroke, finished second in the 200 backstroke and helped team finish third in the 400 freestyle relay at the America East Championships . . . Collected six top three finishes including a win in the 100 backstroke at America East Championships . . . took two individual wins in the 1000 freestyle and the 200 backstroke against Binghamton . . . won the 200 freestyle and 200 backstroke while helping his 400 medley relay team place first against Fairfield . . . finished first in the 100 backstroke and second in the 200 freestyle, while helping his 400 medley relay team to a second place time against Army . . . won the 1000 freestyle and the 500 freestyle in the win over Maine . . . helped his 200 medley relay team win against Iona and St. Francis . . . touched the wall first in the 200 back, 500 free and 1000 free in the win over BU.

2003-04: Captured three first place finishes against Providence College winning the 400 meter medley relay race, the 200 meter freestyle, and the 100 meter backstroke (11/4)...Placed first in the 100 and 200-yard backstrokes, 400 IM, and was part of the team that won the 200 medley relay against Boston University (11/22)...won the 200 butterfly and the 200 freestyle against Iona and St. Francis (11/25)...Placed third in 100 backstroke and was part of the team that placed third in the 200 medley relay against Hawaii, Wisconsin and San Diego State (1/10/04...Was part of the team that won the 200 medley relay against University of Vermont and St. Peter's College...was part of the team that won the 200 medley relay against the University of Maine (1/18)...Finished second in the 200 backstroke and 400 IM, and was part of the team that placed second in the 400 medley relay against St. John's (1/24).

2002-03: Tallied two first-place finishes in the Binghamton/St. Peter's tri-meet with a time of 9:58.71 in the 1000 free and a mark of 4:51.77 in the 500 free...took the 400 medley relay with a time of 3:44.66 in the Iona/St. Francis tri-meet...relay team won the 400 free by more than 15 seconds with a time of 3:19.75 in the Iona/St. Francis tri-meet...tops in the 200 fly with a time of 2:01.78 in the Iona/St. Francis tri-meet...claimed the top spot in the 1000 free against Boston with a time of 10:09.03...also took the 200 back in the Boston meet with a time of 1:58.27...relay team posted a 3:36.20 first-place finish in the Boston meet...top finisher in the 200 free against Maine with a time of 1:47.39... also took first in the 200 fly against the Black Bears...claimed the top spot in the 200 back with a time of 1:58.31 in the Fordham meet...took first place against Fordham in the 1000 free with a time of 10:04.01...scored a school record with his time of 53.88 in the 100 back against Providence...first against Providence with a 9:58.71 in the 1000 free...took first place in the 400 free relay against Army with a time of 3:15.31...first in the 500 free in the Army met with a time of 4:48.88.

High School: Swam competively for six years for the Pool Sharks...competed in the back, fly amd free mid-distance at the Canadian Junior Nationals...medaled in Ontario Provincals...winner of the Robert Inns Memorial Award.

Personal: Nathan Douglas French...born November 12, 1983...son of Douglas and Patricia French...brother of Nils, Leon and Sara-Jane.

Paw Prints: Hobbies include bocce ball and building model airplanes . . . greatest moment in sports was winning gold in the 200 back at conference championships . . . best advice he has ever gotten was "go hard or go home" . . . his most prized possession is his sandals.

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