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| Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Mansfield, Mass.
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| High School:
Mansfield
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| Event:
Free/Back
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| Birthdate:
12/18/1981
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2004: Won the 200 freestyle at the Pac-10 Championships... placed 11th overall in the 50 freestyle at the NCAA Championships...placed 10th in the 100 free at the NCAA Championships... earned All-American recognition in the 50 and 100 free as well as a member of the 800 freestyle relay... placed second in the 100 free and fourth in the 50 free at the Pac-10 Championships.
2003: Solidified himself as one of the best freestylers ever at ASU...earned six All-American honors including first-team honors in the 100 free and 200 free relay...finished fifth at the NCAA Championships in the 100 free (42.93) in the second-fastest time in Sun Devil history...clocked the second-fastest 50 free time in school history (19.58) in the opening leg of the 200 free relay at the NCAAs...finished ninth in the 50 free at the NCAAs with a 19.60...placed 10th in the 200 free at the NCAAs (1:35.65), putting himself fourth in the ASU record books for that event...at the Pac-10 Championships placed fifth in the 50 free (19.97), fifth in the 100 free (43.71) and fourth in the 200 free (1:36.19)...won 12 races during the season...
2002: Set ASU's best times for the season and personal bests in the 50 free (19.80) and the 100 free (43.24)...his 50 free time was the fourth best in Sun Devil history...his 100 free time was the third best in Sun Devil history...earned five All-American honors including first-team acclaim for the 200 free relay...finished third at the Pac-10 Championships in the 100 free...part of 400 medley relay team that set an ASU record at the Pac-10 Invitational (3:13.78)...set a personal best in the 200 free (1:37.47) at the Texas Invitational.
2001: Earned first-team All-America honors in the 400 free relay, honorable mention in the 200 free relay ... at the time, swam fifth-fastest time in ASU history in 100 back (49.27) in Pac-10 prelims before placing 12th in finals (49.49) ... ... best time in the 200 back was 1:49.82 effort vs. Auburn ... 19th in 50 free at Pac-10s with ASU's all-time No. 10 time (20.34) ... at NCAA prelims, swam 44.48 in the 100 free to tie Anders Lyrbring for 10th all-time at ASU ... 16th in the 100 free at the Pac-10s (44.79) ... also competed in the 200 IM (1:52.91).
High School/International: A 2000 graduate of Mansfield High ... competed for Ocean State Squids Swim Club...earned a gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games in the 400m medley relay, which set the Pan Am record of 3:37.27...anchored that relay with a split of 49.51...swam a lifetime best in the 100m free (50.04) at the 2003 Pan Am Games, finishing fourth...won the 50 and 100 free at the Speedo Junior Northeast Championships in 1999, and the 100 and 200 free in 2000 ... participated in two U.S. Open Championships ... 2000 Olympic Trials qualifier in the 50 and 200 free.
Personal: Majoring in recreation (tourism) ... parents are John and Cynthia Brunelli ... brother, Michael (25) ... born December 18, 1981, in Norwood, Mass. ... full name is Nicholas James Brunelli.
ASU Best Times:
50 free 19.58
100 free 42.93
200 free 1:35.65
100 back 49.27
200 back 1:49.82
200 IM 1:52.91
Best Times are prior to 2003-04 season
