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Nick Mason

Nick Mason - Men's Swimming & Diving - Florida State Seminoles

Player profile

(Updated June 2022)
position
Fly/Back/IM
year
Senior
hometown
Saint Charles, Ill.
high school
Saint Charles East HS

Honors

FSU Record Holder - 400 IM
2020 Olympic Trials Qualifier
2021 NCAA qualifier
2023 ACC Postgraduate Scholar
2023 CSC Academic All-District
2023 All-ACC Academic Team

2022-23

Finished 10th in the 400 IM (4:07.59) and 11th in the 200 back (1:54.31) at the TYR Classic…placed seventh in the 200 back (1:50.78) sixth in the 200 fly (1:52.26) and competed in the 200 IM (1:52.35) at LSU…placed second in the 200 back (1:48.52) and third in the 400 IM ( 3:59.56) against No.3 UF…placed seventh in the 500 free (4:39.32) against Tampa…chosen as one of FSU’s ACC Postgraduate Scholars…named to the 2023 All-ACC Academic Team and CSC Academic All-District Team

2021-22

Competed in the 200 breast (2:01.82) 400 IM (3:57.48)  and 200 fly (1:48.26) at the ACC Championships…swam his personal best in the 200 breast in a time trial at 2:00.05…was the runner-up in the 200 breast (2:02.78) and 200 IM (1:50.62) against Tampa…recorded an eighth place finish in the 400 IM (3:51.40) at the Georgia Tech Invitational…won the 1000 free (9:26.05) and 400 IM (4:00.23) and placed fourth in the 500 free (4:35.82) against Florida Southern…finished third in the 200 IM (1:51.81), fourth in the 200 breast (2:05.28), and seventh in the 200 free (1:41.70) against Georgia Tech…placed fifth in the 200 back (1:49.34) and sixth in the 200 fly (1:51.21) and 200 IM (1:52.28) against Auburn…started the season at the TYR Fall Classic with a win in the 400 IM (3:57.41), a ninth-place finish in the 200 fly (1:50.89), a 10th place finish in the 200 breast (2:04.71), and a 12th place finish in the 100 breast (57.80)…earned CSCAA Scholar All-America second team…ACC Academic Honor Roll

2020-21

An NCAA qualifier in the 400 IM…finished 11th in the 400 IM at the ACC Championships with a time of 3:47.54… also won the bonus heat of the 200 fly behind a personal best of 1:45.28 and competed in the 200 back (1:46.43)…was fifth in the 100 fly (49.85) and 200 free (1:40.38) against Tampa…won three races against No. 22 Auburn including the 400 IM (3:53.60) 200 fly (1:47.92) and 200 back (1:47.76)… won the 100 fly (49.38) and 200 breast (2:04.38) vs. Gardner-Webb… too first in the 200 fly (1:46.64) was second in the 200 back (1:49.16) and 200 IM (1:49.86)…set the school record in the 400 IM at 3:45.50 by finishing second at the Georgia Invite…took fifth in the 100 fly (49.85) placed fifth in the 200 back (1:44.49), seventh in the 200 fly (1:47.54)  and seventh in the 200 IM (1:47.13)…won the 200 fly (1:46.40) 200 back (1:46.93) and set a Morcom Aquatics Center record in the 400 IM (3:52.65) against TCU…was second in both the 200 fly (1:44.88)  and 200 IM (1:49.76) and also won the 200 back (1:48.57) against RV Georgia Tech…CSCAA Scholar All-American…ACC Academic Honor Roll

2019-20

Finished in 19th place in the 400 IM at 3:50.12 at the ACC Championships…also swam in the bonus heat of the 200 back where he placed 23rd at 1:46.13…placed third in the 100 back (51.25) before winning the 200 back (1:50.78) against FAU…was third in the 200 fly (1:50.02), second in the 200 back (1:47.85) and fourth in the 200 IM (1:51.78) against LSU…took third place in the 200 fly (1:49.78) before winning the 200 back (1:48.25) against Alabama…also added fourth place points in the 200 IM (1:51.95) vs. the Crimson Tide…placed third in the 400 IM (3:50.48), sixth in the 200 back (1:45.02), 12th in the 200 fly (1:48.45) and eighth in the 200 IM (1:49.01) at the GT Invite…won the 100 back at 50.36 and 500 free at 4:35.57  against Florida Southern…placed sixth in the 200 fly (1:51.36) and took fourth in the 200 back (1:49.83) at No. 9 Florida…finished in fifth place in the 200 IM (1:52.77), was seventh in the 1000 free (9:40.98) and second in the 200 back (1:49.21) at RV Georgia Tech…won the 400 IM with a time of 3:59.66 against RV Minnesota…added a third place finishes in the 200 fly (1:50.75) and 200 breast (2:06.14)…was the runner-up in the 200 IM (1:51.74) and was third in the 200 fly (1:50.91)…placed fifth in the 200 fly (1:52.48) and was sixth in the 200 back (1:51.46) to start the season at No. 12 Notre Dame…earned a second swim in the 400m IM (4:32.45/4:39.38) at the 2019 US Open and also competed in the 200m IM (2:07.17), 100m back (58.34), 200m back (2:06.39) and 200m fly (2:10.45)…CSCAA Scholar All-American honorable mention…ACC Academic Honor Roll

High School

A 2020 USA Olympic Trials qualifier in the 200m back (2:02.93)…a national and junior qualifier in the 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 fly and 200 back…participated in USA Swimming National Select Camp in 2018…A 2018 NCSA 200m back champion and runner-up in the 400 IM while representing the West Chicago Sharks… finished eighth in the 200 back at the 2017 Winter West Junior Nationals at 1:48.21 and also made the consolation heat of the 400 IM where he placed 13th at 3:56.98…set the Illinois state record for 15-16 boys in the 200 back and 400 IM…a nine-time Illinois state champ…was selected as the 2018 Senior State Distance Performance Award Winner and High Point Award Winner…selected as the 2017 LCM Illinois Senior State High Point Award Winner…swam his freshman season at Saint Charles East High School where was selected to the IHSA All-Conference team…a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American.