- 5/14/21- Postgraduate Scholarship Winners- Dave Kiefer (GoStanford.com)
Career Honors
- Member of the 2017 Pac-12 Championship team
- Four-time All-American: 500 free (2017- 16th), 1650 free (2017- 12th; 2018- eighth; 2019- seventh)
- 2017 Pac-12 Champion in the 1650 free
- NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient
- Three-time CSCAA Scholar All-American (2017-19)
- 2021 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Two-time Pac-12 All-Academic first team (2018, 2019)
- CollegeSwimming.com Swimmer of the Week (Jan. 23, 2017)
- School record holder in the 1000 free (8:49.69)
- Ranks second on the program record book in the 1650 free (14:35.03)
- Ranks third on the program record book in the 500 free (4:12.97)
International Experience
- Member of Team USA for the 2018-19 season
- 1,500-meter freestyle champion at the 2017 Phillips 66 Nationals
- Member of Team U.S.A. for the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary
- 2016 Olympic Trials finalist in the 400-meter freestyle
- Runner-up in the 1500 freestyle at the 2015 Phillips 66 National Championships
- Runner-up in the 800 and 1500 freestyles at the 2016 U.S. Open, third fastest American in 2016
Lifetime Bests
- 500 Free- 4:12.97
- 1000 Free- 8:49.69
- 1650 Free- 14:35.03
As a Redshirt Senior (2020-21)
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- NCAA Postgraduate scholarship recipient
- Swam at the NCAA Championships in the 1650 (17th, 14:55.39) and the 500 free (39th, 4:19.82), finishing one spot off All-America honors in the 1650 free
- Scored at the Pac-12 Championships in the 1650 free (fourth, 14:53.08), the 500 free (eighth, 4:23.77) and the 400 IM (3:54.43)
As a Senior (2019-20)
- Redshirt season
As a Junior (2018-19)
- All-American in the 1650 free (seventh, 14:30.07)
- CSCAA Scholar All-American
- Pac-12 First Team All-Academic
- Was also 31st in the 500 free at the NCAA Championships (4:17.12)
- Scored at the Pac-12 Championships in the 1650 free (fourth, 14:49.41), the 500 free (11th, 4:17.50) and the 400 IM (3:50.21)
As a Sophomore (2017-18)
- All-American in the 1650 free (eighth, 14:40.48)
- CSCAA Scholar All-American
- Pac-12 First Team All-Academic
- Was also 21st in the 500 free at the NCAA Championships (4:16.38)
- Scored at the Pac-12 Championships in the 500 free (4:24.57)
As a Freshman (2016-17) • Pac-12 Champions
- Two-time All-American: 1650 free (12th, 14:40.72) and 500 free (16th (4:20.31)
- Pac-12 Champion in the 1650 free (14:35.93)
- CollegeSwimming.com Swimmer of the Week (Jan. 23, 2017)
- Was second at the Pac-12 Championships in the 500 free (4:14.11)
- Set the school record in the 1000 free (8:49.69)
- Moved to second on the program record book in the 1650 free (14:35.03)
- Moved to third on the program record book in the 500 free (4:12.97)
Prior to Stanford
- Prepped at Buchholz High School in Gainesville, Fla.
- Swam for the Central Florida Marlins (2012-13) and Gator Swim Club (2013-16)
- USA Swimming Gold Medal Club (2015, 2016)
- U.S. National Junior Team (2014-15)
- U.S National Team (2015-Present)
- Eight-time top eight finisher at the U.S. Nationals
- Seven-time U-18 National Champion (2014-16)
- Seven-time Florida LSC record holder in the 400, 800, and 1500 freestyle (2014-16)
- Five-time top three finisher at the U.S. Nationals (2014-16)
- Two-time Florida Swimmer of the Year (2014-15)
- 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials finalist in the 400 free
- Runner-up in the 1500 freestyle at the 2015 Phillips 66 National Championships
- Runner-up in the 800 and 1500 freestyles at the 2016 U.S. Open, third fastest American in 2016
- Holds the 12th-fastest time in the world in the 800 free in 2016
- All-time Florida record holder in the 800 and 1500 freestyles
- First place in the 2015 FINA Junior World Championships in Singapore
- Competed in the 2015 FINA World Cup Series
- Qualified for the 2014 Junior Pan-Pacific Championships in Hawaii
Personal
- Full name is Nicholas True Sweetser
- Son of Matthew and Christine Sweester
- Has five older siblings, Luke, Seth, Jessica, Christian, and Marisa
- Brother, Luke, swam at Harvard
- Siblings, Marisa, Seth and Christian, swam at Cornell where Marisa held team records in the 100 and 200 breaststroke
- Raised in Gainesville, Fla.
- Full name is Nicholas True Sweester