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2023-24 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

David Rucci

  • Position Back/IM
  • Height 5-6
  • Weight 140
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Sewell, NJ
  • Highschool Gateway Regional

Biography

2023-24
- ECAC qualifier 100-Back
- ECAC qualifier 200-back
- ECAC qualifier 200-IM
- Finished eighth and earned All-East honors in the 200-IM at the ECAC Championships with a time of 1:50.95.
- Finished sixth in the 400-IM at the MAAC Championships with a season-best time of 4:02.96.
- Finished seventh in the 200-back at the MAAC Championships with a time of 1:52.69.
- Finished seventh in the 200-IM at the MAAC Championships with a time of 1:50.76.
- Swam a season-best 50.11 in the 100-back at the ECAC Championships.
- Swam a season-best 1:49.23 in the 200-back at the ECAC Championships.
- Swam an extracted season-best 54.19 in the 100-fly at the MAAC Championships.
- Swam a personal-best 1:50.03 in the 200-IM in the prelims at the MAAC Championships.
- Swam a season-best 1:56.09 in the 200-fly at the dual meet vs. Fairfield.
- Member of the MAAC All-Academic Team.

2022-23
- ECAC qualifier 100-Back
- ECAC qualifier 200-IM
- Finished fourth and earned All-East honors in the 100-back at the ECAC Championships with a personal-best time of 49.82.
- Finished fifth in the 200-back at the MAAC Championships with a season-best time of 1:49.50.
- Finished fifth in the 200-IM at the MAAC Championships with a personal-best time of 1:50.38.
- Finished ninth in the 400-IM at the MAAC Championships with a season-best time of 4:01.43.
- Swam a personal-best 50.38 in the 100-fly at the ECAC Championships.
- Swam a personal-best 1:54.21 in the 200-fly at the dual meet vs. Marist.
- Member of the MAAC All-Academic Team.

2021-22
- ECAC qualifier 200-Back
- ECAC qualifier 200-IM
- ECAC qualifier 400-IM
- Earned a silver medal and All-East honors in the 200-back at the ECAC Championships with a season-best time of 1:48.87.
- Earned a bronze medal and All-East honors in the 200-IM at the ECAC Championships with a time of 1:50.74.
- Placed ninth in the 400-IM at the ECAC Championships with a personal-best time of 3:58.16.
- Earned a silver medal in the 400-IM at the MAAC Championships with a personal-best time of 3:58.73.
- Finished fifth in the 200-back at the MAAC Championships with a time of 1:49.49.
- Finished sixth in the 200-IM at the MAAC Championships with a personal-best time of 1:50.68.
- Swam a season-best 50.74 in the 100-back as the relay leadoff leg at the ECAC Championships.
- Swam a season-best 1:48.42 in the 200-free as the relay leadoff leg at the Bucknell Invitational.
- Member of the MAAC All-Academic Team.

2020-21
- Member of the 2020-21 swimming & diving team.
- Member of the MAAC All-Academic team.
 
2019-20
- Earned a silver medal in the 200-back at the ECAC Championships with a personal-best time of 1:48.80.
- Placed fifth in the 400-IM at the ECAC Championships with a personal-best time of 3:58.96.
- Placed eighth in the 200-IM at the ECAC Championships with a time of 1:51.95.
- Finished seventh in the 200-back at the MAAC Championships with a time of 1:50.01.
- Finished seventh in the 200-IM at the MAAC Championships with a time of 1:52.59.
- Finished ninth in the 400-IM at the MAAC Championships with a time of 4:00.02.
- Swam a personal-best 1:50.77 in the 200-IM in the prelims at the MAAC Championships.
- Swam a personal-best 50.07 in the 100-back as the relay leadoff leg at the ECAC Championships.

BEFORE RIDER
Was a four-year member of the varsity swimming and diving team at Gateway Regional High School...was a four-time all-conference honoree in the 200 IM during his high school career. 

PERSONAL
Son of David Rucci...has one brother and one sister...plans to major in sports management.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Back/IM
    5'6" 140 lbs
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Back/IM
    5'6" 140 lbs
  • 2021-22Junior

    Back/IM
    5'6" 140 lbs
  • 2022-23Senior

    Back/IM
    5'6" 140 lbs
  • 2023-24Graduate Student

    Back/IM
    5'6" 140 lbs