Colgate University Athletics

Career Statistics

2024-2025 (Senior)
Events: Free/Back/IM

• Finished second in the 1000 Free and had a pair of third place results in the 500 Free and 100 Back against Le Moyne
• Placed third in the 200 Back against Lafayette
• Tallied a pair of second place finishes in the 100 and 200 Back at Marist
• Swam a 1:51.64 in the 200 Back at the Bruno Invitational
• Collected a second place result in the 100 Back against Hamilton
• Took the win in the 200 Back at BU
• Had matching third place results in the 1000 Free and 200 Back at Holy Cross
• Touched the wall in 1:49.35 in the 200 Back and 4:03.02 in the 400 IM at the Patriot League Championship

2023-2024 (Sophomore)
Events: Free/Back/IM

• Started the season with a second place performance in the 400 IM at the Justin Jennings Invitational
• Tallied a pair of wins in the 200 and 500 Free against Le Moyne
• Touched the wall in 4:05.79 in the 400 IM at the Bruno Invitational
• Won the 500 Free and came second in the 200 Free at Hamilton
• Placed second in the 200 Free on a time of 1:46.67 against Holy Cross
• Posted personal best times of 4:01.33 in the 400 IM and 1:51.38 in the 200 Back at the Patriot League Championships

2022-2023 (First Year)
Events: Free/Back/IM

• Finished in second place with a time of 1:55.98 in the 200 Back in his collegiate debut at the Justin Jennings Invitational
• Collected a second place finish in the 200 Free against Binghamton
• Brought home a pair of wins in the 400 IM and 200 Back against Lafayette
• Touched the wall second with a time of 53.36 in the 100 Back against Loyola
• Tallied a second place result in the 200 Back at Marist
• Posted a 1:52.49 in the 200 Back and a 4:11.31 in the 400 IM at the WVU Invitational
• Won both the 100 and 200 Back against Hamilton
• Placed third in the 500 Free at BU
• Had a winning performance in the 100 Back and came in second in the 200 Back against American
• Finished second in the 100 Back at Holy Cross
• Posted season-best times of 1:51.88 in the 200 Back, 4:10.29 in the 400 IM, and 1:56.34 in the 200 IM at the Patriot League Championships

Before Colgate
Swam five seasons under head coach Ashley Nimmo at Half Hollow Hills West in Huntington, N.Y.
Position: Backstroke/IM/Freestyle
Stats: 100 Back: 53.03 … 500 Free: 4:44.57 … 200 Free: 1:45.70.
Honors: All-League: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 … All-County: 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 … All-Long Island: 2020, 2021, and 2022 … All-State: 2020 and 2022.
Get to Know: Was captain for three seasons … Member of the National Honor Society, National Math Honor Society, National Italian Honor Society, Mathletes, Italian Club, and Marching Band.
 
Personal
Born: Matthew Kevin Szypula
Family: Parents are Kevin and Jaime Szypula … Has a brother and sister.