Bates men’s swimming captain Nathan Berry received the selective honor of CSC Academic All-America® on Tuesday, as the College Sports Communicators announced the Academic All-America® Division III Swimming & Diving Teams.
Berry (Augusta, Maine) becomes the 19th CSC Academic All-American® in the history of Bates athletics, and the first since women’s cross country and track and field’s Katie Barker ’19 in 2019. Berry is the first Bates swimming Academic All-American® in program history.
A psychology major, Berry sports a cumulative grade point average of 3.83. Last week, he turned in the best finish ever recorded by a member of the Bates men’s swimming and diving program at the NCAA Championships, taking second in the country with his finals time of 19.77 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle. That came on the heels of his morning prelims swim of 19.71 seconds, the fastest prelim swim of the day by any competitor and a new Bates record in the event.
Berry made further history last week when he led off the 200-yard medley relay, which took sixth place in the championship final at NCAAs in 1:27.87, the first top-8 finish for a Bates men’s relay team at the NCAA Championships.
Berry, a 10-time All-American, finishes his career tied with men’s track and field thrower David Pless ’13 as the second-most decorated male athlete in Bates athletics history, behind only 11-time All-American swimmer Teddy Pender ’18.
Berry was named to the third of three men’s swimming and diving Division III Academic All-America® teams. College Sports Communicators began the distinguished Academic All-America® program in 1952, and since then, has honored thousands of deserving student-athletes from numerous sports across all divisions with these elite Academic All-America® scholar-athlete honors.
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