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Shippensburg University Athletics

2016-17 Men's Swimming Roster

Tyler Clisham

  • Position Breast/IM
  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown New Holland, Pa.
  • Highschool Garden Spot

Biography

PSAC Individual Competition:
4-Time PSAC Place-Winner
2014 – 200 Breast (13th)
2015 – 100 Breast (16th)
2016 – 100 Breast (16th), 200 Breast (12th)
 
PSAC Relay Competition:
2-Time PSAC Place-Winner
2014 – 800 Free (6th)
2016 – 200 Medley (6th)
 
PRs:
100 Breast: 58.74 [8th at SU] | 200 Breast: 2:11.25
100 Fly: 53.56 | 200 IM: 1:59.12 | 400 IM: 4:18.91
 
2015-16 (Junior): Placed individually in two events at the PSAC Championships and contributed to a relay scoring performance during his third season with the Raiders…placed 12th in the 200-yard breaststroke and 16th in the 100-yard breaststroke while also swimming on the sixth-place 200-yard medley relay…also competed individually at the PSAC Championships in the 100-yard butterfly and the 200-yard IM, posting season bests in all four events with his performances.
 
2014-15 (Sophomore): Continued to progress as a breaststroke and individual medley swimmer for the Raiders…reached the ‘B’ final of the 100-yard breaststroke at the PSAC Championships, placing 16th…competed individually at the PSAC Championships in the 200-yard breaststroke, 200-yard IM and 400-yard IM…posted the team’s fastest times of the season in both breaststroke events and the second-fastest times in individual medley swims…moved into 10th place on SU’s all-time list in the 100 breaststroke.
 
2013-14 (Freshman): Made an immediate impact in a variety of swims for the Raiders during his debut season, specializing in the breaststroke and individual medley…was an individual conference place-winner in the 200 breaststroke at the PSAC Championships, finishing 13th in 2:11.29…contributed to the 800-yard freestyle relay for the Raiders that placed sixth at the conference championships…finished as SU’s No. 2 swimmer in both of the breaststroke and IM events…established his new personal bests in the breaststroke at George Mason and his new PRs in the individual medley at the conference championships.
 
Garden Spot High School: Did not compete for the Spartans in swimming…swam for Diplomat Swim Club under coach Mike Swanson…was a YMCA national qualifier and a four-time district qualifier…placed sixth in the 100 breaststroke at the District 3 Championships as a senior…graduated as a member of the National Honor Society.
 
About Clisham: Full name is Tyler Alexander Clisham…is the son of Bill and Amy Clisham…has a sister Meghan…majoring in criminal justice while seeking a minor in public administration…2016-17 SAAC President…served as a patrol officer with the Stone Harbor (N.J.) Police Department during the summer of 2016.