2023-24 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

Josh Nel

  • Event(s) Breaststroke/IM
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Johannesburg, South Africa
  • High School American International
  • Major Biology

Biography

Career Accolades
  • Member of All-PSAC 200-yard Medley Team (2nd place) (2023-24)
  • PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2022-23, 2023-24)

Personal College Bests
 50 Y Free  22.11  Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships  Feb 14, 2024
 100 Y Free  51.54  R  Penn State Behrend vs. Gannon  Jan 21, 2023
 50 Y Breast  26.07  Magnus Invitational  Nov 16, 2023
 100 Y Breast  55.95  Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships  Feb 16, 2024
 200 Y Breast  2:05.43  Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships  Feb 17, 2024
 50 Y Fly  24.24  X  Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships  Feb 16, 2023
 100 Y Fly  52.23  Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships  Feb 16, 2023
 100 Y IM  54.60  Magnus Cup  Nov 20, 2021
 200 Y IM  1:56.82  Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships  Feb 15, 2023
 50 Y Individual  28.89  R  Bengal Relays  Oct 02, 2021












2023-24: Registered four personal-best times during the 2023-24 season ... Tallied a 50 breaststroke time of 26.07 at the Magnus Invitational (11/16/23) ... Notched a 100 breaststroke time of 55.95 and 200 breaststroke time of 2:05.43 at the 2024 PSAC Swimming Championships ... Member of All-PSAC 200-yard Medley Team (2nd place) ... Finished third in the 200 breaststroke (2:14.91) against Clarion (10/20/23) and against IUP (2:12.98) (12/2/23) ... Collected a first-place finish in the 200 breaststroke (2:13.22) against Edinboro (1/13/24) ... Concluded regular-season with a third-place finish in the 200 breaststroke (2:10.34) against Niagara (1/27/24) ... PSAC Scholar-Athlete.

2022-23: Named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete ... set a new personal best time at Cleveland State's Magnus Cup in the 100 Breaststoke (57.09) ... Also set a new personal best mark in the 100 Freestyle (51.54) during the Penn State Behrend dual meet ... Earned four personal best marks at the 2023 PSAC Championships (200 Breast - 2:07.20, 50 Fly - 24.24, 100 Fly- 52.23, and 200 IM - 1:56.82) ... Touched the wall fifth (100 Breast) and fourth (200 Breast) during the RIT dual meet ... Competed in five events (50 Freestyle, 50 Breast, 100 Breast, 200 Breast, and 200 IM) during Magnus Cup Invitational ... Tallied a second place mark in the 50 Breast (26.80) and placed third in the 100 Breast (55.27) at the IUP dual meet ... Placed first in the 100 Breast (1:00.13) and took third in the 100 Fly (55.79) at the Penn State Behrend dual meet ... Touched the wall fifth (100 Breast) and finished fourth (200 Breast) at the St. Bonaventure dual meet ... Competed in six events (50 Breast, 100 Breast, 200 Breast, 50 Fly, 100 Fly, 100 IM) at the PSAC Championships ... Relay results include ... A first place finish in the Mixed 200 Backstroke Relay at the Bengal Relays hosted by Buffalo State ... Finished 19th in the 200 Medley relay at the Magnus Cup Invitational ... Captured a first place finish in the 200 Medley at the IUP dual meet ... Added a second place finish in the 200 Medley relay at the Penn State Behrend dual meet ... Placed second in the 200 Medley relay at the St. Bonaventure dual meet.

2021-22: Set new personal best times at Cleveland State's Magnus Cup in the 100 IM (54.60), 100 butterfly (53.09), and 50 breaststroke (26.69)... set season-best time of 2:10.02 and earned eighth place in the 200 breast at the 2022 PSAC Championships... also competed in the 100 fly, 200 IM and 100 breast at that meet... at the Penn State Behrend dual, finished second in the 100 breast... earned second place in the 100 breast at the Edinboro dual... at the IUP dual, finished third in the 50 breast, fourth in the 200 breast and sixth in the 200 IM... finished fourth in the 100 breast at RIT... was second in the 100 breast and fourth in the 200 breast at Youngstown State... and opened the individual season with a win in the 100 breast and third in the 200 IM at the Saint Vincent dual meet... relay contributions included wins in the mixed 200 butterfly relay and mixed 200 breaststroke relay at the Buffalo State Bengal Relays... second in the 200 medley relay at Saint Vincent... fourth in the 200 medley relay and sixth in the 200 free relay at Youngstown State... second in the 200 medley relay at RIT... swam in three relays at the Magnus Cup (ninth in the 200 medley, 11th in the 400 free and 12th in the 400 medley)... third place in the 200 medley relay at IUP... second place in the 200 medley relay at Edinboro... and second place in the 200 medley relay at Penn State Behrend.

2020-21: Part of the school-record setting 400 medley relay in 3:20.55 (second place) at the 2021 PSAC Championships... also set three personal best times at that meet in the 200 IM (1:58.90), 100 breaststroke (57.83, sixth place) and the 200 breast (2:07.40, sixth place)... other top finishes included sixth in the 100 fly at the IUP Last Chance meet... wins in the 50 and 200 breast at the IUP dual meet... and a win in the 100 breaststroke at the Clarion dual meet... relay contributions included wins in the 200 medley relays at Youngstown State, Clarion, and IUP... and fourth place in the 200 free relay at the Youngstown State dual.

Personal: Majoring in Biology.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    0 lbs
  • 2021-22Redshirt Freshman

    5'10" 185 lbs
  • 2022-23Junior

    5'10" 185 lbs
  • 2023-24Senior

    5'10" 185 lbs