University of Minnesota Athletics
2022-23 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Nagy, Chris
Chris Nagy
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Distance Freestyle
- Hometown:
- San Diego, Calif.
- High School:
- University City HS
Bio
Career Notes
Career Honors and Awards
2023-24 Senior Season: Academic All-Big Ten honoree... named Outstanding Student-Athlete (GPA of 3.50+) honors at team banquet... NCAAs: finished 21st in the 1650 free (14:50.32) and 45th in the 500 free (4:19.96)... Last Chance Meet: won the 1650 free (14:46.36)... Big Tens: placed sixth in the 1650 free (14:58.97) and 17th in the 500 free (4:21.45)... First Chance Meet: won the 1650 free (15:24.99)... Tampa Dual: captured second in the 500 free (4:36.56), third in the 1000 free (9:30.04) and seventh in the 400 IM (4:14.95)... Minnesota Invite: placed fourth in the 1650 free (15:12.53), tenth in the 500 free (4:23.04) and 29th in the 200 free (1:41.09)... Wisconsin Dual: came in third in the 1000 free (9:16.00) and fifth in the 500 free (4:33.71)... St. Thomas/South Dakota State Tri-Dual: placed second in both the 1000 free (9:31.44) and the 500 free (4:38.03)... SMU Dual: got third in both the 1000 free (9:09.87) and the 500 free (4:26.99)... Nebraska/South Dakota Tri-Dual: captured second in the 1000 free (9:30.86) and fourth in the 400 IM (4:13.27)
2022-23 Junior Season: CSC Academic All-District honoree ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... named Hardest Worker and winner of Outstanding Student-Athlete Award (GPA of 3.50+) at team banquet ... NCAAs: finished 21st in the 1650 free (14:52.43) and 43rd in the 500 free (4:22.27) ... Big Tens: came in fourth in the 1650 free (14:57.63), 17th in the 500 free (4:19.75) and 25th in the 200 free (1:38.14) ... Northwestern/Purdue Tri-Dual: took second in the 500 free (4:25.84) and 1000 free (9:02.82); also part of the 800 free relay that took fifth (6:42.81) ... Minnesota Invite: came in second in the 1650 free finals (14:52.62), 10th in the 500 free finals (4:20.25) and 39th in the 200 free prelims (1:39.88) ... Wisconsin Dual: claimed fifth in the 1000 free (9:22.96) and eighth in the 500 free (4:39.56); also part of the 400 free relay that claimed fifth (3:11.74) ... St. Thomas/South Dakota State Tri-Dual: took first in the 1000 free (9:23.11) and 10th in the 200 back (2:02.47) ... SMU Dual: finished second in the 1000 free (9:26.21) and third in the 500 free (4:36.67) ... South Dakota Dual: won the 500 free (4:39.85) and placed second in the 1000 free (9:30.40) • CSCAA First Team Scholar All-American
2021-22 Sophomore Season: Named to the 2021-22 U.S. National Junior Team • earned Hardest Worker, Most Improved and Outstanding Student-Athlete (GPA of 3.50+) awards at team banquet • making NCAA Championships debut, finished 20th in the 1650 free (14:56.93) and 48th in the 500 free (4:21.64) • placed ninth in the 1650 free (15:01.89) and 14th in the 500 free finals (4:23.18) at the Big Ten Championships • touched second in the 1000 free (9:09.07) and eighth in the 500 free (4:29.39) in a tri-dual against Northwestern and Purdue • finished fifth in the 1000 free (9:18.68) in a tri-dual versus Wisconsin and Michigan • at the Minnesota Invite, finished eighth in the 1650 free (15:06.03), 36th in the 500 free finals (4:28.46) and 50th in the 200 free prelims (1:43.62) · came in third in the 1000 free (9:21.05) and eighth in the 500 free (4:41.35) versus Wisconsin · placed fourth in the 200 fly (2:03.90) against St. Thomas · won the 1000 free (9:22.83) and took third in the 500 free (4:36.46) at Purdue • CSCAA First Team Scholar All-American · Big Ten Distinguished Scholar · Academic All-Big Ten honoree
2020-21 Freshman Season: Touched ninth in the 1650 free (15:06.97) and 25th in the 500 free (4:24.27) at the 2021 Big Ten Championships · placed third in the 1000 free (9:16.68) and fourth in the 500 free (4:30.14) against Iowa · finished fourth in the 1000 free (9:18.22) during the Wisconsin/Purdue tri-dual · named “Hardest Worker” and “Most Improved” by team at the end-of-season team award banquet.
High School: A 2020 graduate of University City H.S. · placed sixth in the 1650 free at the 2020 Speedo Champions Series in Carlsbad, also notching a 16th place, B-Final finish in the 500 free · 2019 CIF San Diego Section II Champion in the 500 free, helping his team to a seventh place finish overall · touched third & fourth in the 1650 free and 1000 free, respectively, at the 2019 Speedo Champions Series in Carlsbad · 2019 USA Swimming Scholastic All-American · four-time letterwinner.
Personal: Native of San Diego, Calif. · also competed for Team Elite.
- Ranks third in school history in the 1650 free (14:46.36), fifth in the 1000 free (9:01.20) and ninth in the 500 free (4:19.75)
Career Honors and Awards
- 2x CSCAA First Team Scholar All-American (2022-23)
- 2021 CSCAA Second Team Scholar All-American
- 2023 CSC Academic All-District
- 2022 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
- 3x Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2022-24)
- Named an Outstanding Student-Athlete (GPA of 3.50+) at the 2024 team banquet
- Garnered Hardest Worker and Outstanding Student-Athlete (GPA of 3.50+) honors at 2023 team banquet
- Earned Hardest Worker, Most Improved and Outstanding Student-Athlete (GPA of 3.50+) awards at 2022 team banquet
- Tabbed Hardest Worker and Most Improved at 2021 team banquet
- Named to the 2021-22 U.S. National Junior Team
2023-24 Senior Season: Academic All-Big Ten honoree... named Outstanding Student-Athlete (GPA of 3.50+) honors at team banquet... NCAAs: finished 21st in the 1650 free (14:50.32) and 45th in the 500 free (4:19.96)... Last Chance Meet: won the 1650 free (14:46.36)... Big Tens: placed sixth in the 1650 free (14:58.97) and 17th in the 500 free (4:21.45)... First Chance Meet: won the 1650 free (15:24.99)... Tampa Dual: captured second in the 500 free (4:36.56), third in the 1000 free (9:30.04) and seventh in the 400 IM (4:14.95)... Minnesota Invite: placed fourth in the 1650 free (15:12.53), tenth in the 500 free (4:23.04) and 29th in the 200 free (1:41.09)... Wisconsin Dual: came in third in the 1000 free (9:16.00) and fifth in the 500 free (4:33.71)... St. Thomas/South Dakota State Tri-Dual: placed second in both the 1000 free (9:31.44) and the 500 free (4:38.03)... SMU Dual: got third in both the 1000 free (9:09.87) and the 500 free (4:26.99)... Nebraska/South Dakota Tri-Dual: captured second in the 1000 free (9:30.86) and fourth in the 400 IM (4:13.27)
2022-23 Junior Season: CSC Academic All-District honoree ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... named Hardest Worker and winner of Outstanding Student-Athlete Award (GPA of 3.50+) at team banquet ... NCAAs: finished 21st in the 1650 free (14:52.43) and 43rd in the 500 free (4:22.27) ... Big Tens: came in fourth in the 1650 free (14:57.63), 17th in the 500 free (4:19.75) and 25th in the 200 free (1:38.14) ... Northwestern/Purdue Tri-Dual: took second in the 500 free (4:25.84) and 1000 free (9:02.82); also part of the 800 free relay that took fifth (6:42.81) ... Minnesota Invite: came in second in the 1650 free finals (14:52.62), 10th in the 500 free finals (4:20.25) and 39th in the 200 free prelims (1:39.88) ... Wisconsin Dual: claimed fifth in the 1000 free (9:22.96) and eighth in the 500 free (4:39.56); also part of the 400 free relay that claimed fifth (3:11.74) ... St. Thomas/South Dakota State Tri-Dual: took first in the 1000 free (9:23.11) and 10th in the 200 back (2:02.47) ... SMU Dual: finished second in the 1000 free (9:26.21) and third in the 500 free (4:36.67) ... South Dakota Dual: won the 500 free (4:39.85) and placed second in the 1000 free (9:30.40) • CSCAA First Team Scholar All-American
2021-22 Sophomore Season: Named to the 2021-22 U.S. National Junior Team • earned Hardest Worker, Most Improved and Outstanding Student-Athlete (GPA of 3.50+) awards at team banquet • making NCAA Championships debut, finished 20th in the 1650 free (14:56.93) and 48th in the 500 free (4:21.64) • placed ninth in the 1650 free (15:01.89) and 14th in the 500 free finals (4:23.18) at the Big Ten Championships • touched second in the 1000 free (9:09.07) and eighth in the 500 free (4:29.39) in a tri-dual against Northwestern and Purdue • finished fifth in the 1000 free (9:18.68) in a tri-dual versus Wisconsin and Michigan • at the Minnesota Invite, finished eighth in the 1650 free (15:06.03), 36th in the 500 free finals (4:28.46) and 50th in the 200 free prelims (1:43.62) · came in third in the 1000 free (9:21.05) and eighth in the 500 free (4:41.35) versus Wisconsin · placed fourth in the 200 fly (2:03.90) against St. Thomas · won the 1000 free (9:22.83) and took third in the 500 free (4:36.46) at Purdue • CSCAA First Team Scholar All-American · Big Ten Distinguished Scholar · Academic All-Big Ten honoree
2020-21 Freshman Season: Touched ninth in the 1650 free (15:06.97) and 25th in the 500 free (4:24.27) at the 2021 Big Ten Championships · placed third in the 1000 free (9:16.68) and fourth in the 500 free (4:30.14) against Iowa · finished fourth in the 1000 free (9:18.22) during the Wisconsin/Purdue tri-dual · named “Hardest Worker” and “Most Improved” by team at the end-of-season team award banquet.
High School: A 2020 graduate of University City H.S. · placed sixth in the 1650 free at the 2020 Speedo Champions Series in Carlsbad, also notching a 16th place, B-Final finish in the 500 free · 2019 CIF San Diego Section II Champion in the 500 free, helping his team to a seventh place finish overall · touched third & fourth in the 1650 free and 1000 free, respectively, at the 2019 Speedo Champions Series in Carlsbad · 2019 USA Swimming Scholastic All-American · four-time letterwinner.
Personal: Native of San Diego, Calif. · also competed for Team Elite.
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