2019-20 Men's Swimming Roster
Biography
PSAC Individual Competition:
10-Time PSAC Place-Winner
2017 – 400 IM (11th), 200 Back (12th)
2018 – 200 Back (6th), 200 IM (10th), 100 Back (11th), 400 IM (12th)
2019 – 100 Back (T-10th), 200 Back (11th), 400 IM (11th), 200 IM (12th)
PSAC Relay Competition:
6-Time PSAC Place-Winner
2017 – 200 Medley (7th), 400 Medley (7th)
2018 – 200 Medley (7th), 400 Medley (7th)
2019 – 200 Medley (6th), 400 Medley (5th)
School Rankings:
5th in SU history in 200 backstroke (1:52.89)
5th in SU history in 200 IM (1:54.90)
9th in SU history in 100 backstroke (52.47)
10th in SU history 400 IM (4:09.72)
2018-19 (Junior): Maintained his status as an excellent backstroke and multi-event swimmer for the Raiders in his third season, reaching the consolation ‘B’ finals in all four of his events…tied for 10th in the 100-yard backstroke, finished 11th in the 200-yard backstroke and 400-yard IM, and placed 12th in the 200-yard IM…contributed to both scoring medley relays at the conference championships…served as the team’s pacesetter in both backstroke events…ranked second among Raiders in the 100-yard butterfly and 200-yard IM with bests achieved at the Patriot Invitational…finished among the Top 5 performers on the team in five different non-freestyle events.
2017-18 (Sophomore): Showed improvement in his second season after an already impressive freshman campaign, establishing himself as a consistent swimmer in multiple events…placed in all four of his individual events at the PSAC Championships, qualifying for the “A” finals of the 200-yard backstroke with a personal best time of 1:54.43…finished sixth in the 200 backstroke, 10th in the 200 IM, 11th in the 100 backstroke and 12th in the 400 IM at the conference meet…entered the SU all-time Top 10 in the 100-yard backstroke (9th) and the 200-yard backstroke (10th)…contributed to three scoring relays at the PSAC Championships…achieved personal best times in seven of the nine events in which he competed, three coming at the PSAC Championships…served as the team’s pacesetter in four events and landed in the top five among Raiders in an additional three events…set the school record in the seldom-contested 100-yard IM…contributed to a season best with the 200-yard medley relay at the Bomber Invitational.
2016-17 (Freshman): Impressed with a pair of individual place-winning performances in a solid debut season…qualified for the ‘B’ finals of the 200-yard backstroke and the 400-yard IM at the PSAC Championships, placing 12th and 11th respectively…served as the team’s pacesetter in the 400-yard IM…ranked second on the team in both backstroke events and the 200-yard IM…achieved three individual season bests at the PSAC Championships…notched his season best in the 200-yard IM at the Patriot Invitational…also contributed to a pair of place-winning performances in medley relays at the conference championships…posted the second-fastest time in school history in the 100-yard IM.
Central Dauphin High School: Earned four varsity letters for the Rams under coach John Kesler...qualified for the district championships in each of his four seasons…placed third in the 400 freestyle relay at the Mid-Penn Conference Championships as a senior…contributed to a dual-meet victory over Cumberland Valley that was believed to be the school's first win in the rivalry in more than 30 years…competed at the club level with Collegiate Aquatics for coach Kurt Sprowls.
About Bloom: Full name is Nicholas Paul Bloom…is the son of Brian and Karen Bloom…majoring in supply chain management…has a sibling, Chris.
