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2022-23 Swimming & Diving Roster

Preston Waldusky

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Naperville, Ill.
  • Major B.S., Economics
  • High School Neuqua Valley

Biography

On SLU’s all-time top performers lists (following the 2022-23 season) – fourth in the 400 IM (3:59.31), ninth in the 200 breast (2:03.37), 10th in the 200 IM (1:52.33), 16th in the 200 fly (1:54.52).
 
2022-23 • SENIOR | Meet-by-Meet Times
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-District.
• A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
• Placed 12th in the 400 IM at the A-10 Championships; also swam the 200 breast and the 200 IM at the conference meet.
• Swam the Billikens' best time of the season in the 400 IM (4:00.51, A-10 Championships).
• Was third in the 200 IM (1:52.33, A-10 Championships) and fourth in the 200 breast (2:04.20, A-10 Championships) on SLU's lists of best times by each swimmer in 2022-23.
• Notable regular-season finishes:
                • Butler Duals – fifth, 200 IM
                • Truman State – first, 400 IM
                • Phoenix Fall Classic – fifth, 400 IM
                • vs. Maryville – first, 200 medley relay

2021-22 • JUNIOR | Meet-by-Meet Times
• Member of the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
• Co-recipient of the Billikens' Hardest Worker award.
• Swam the Billikens' best time of the season in the 400 IM (3:59.63, A-10 Championships).
• Also was second in the 200 IM (1:52.78, Phoenix Fall Classic), third in the 200 breast (2:03.52, A-10 Championships) and third in the 200 fly (1:54.52, Phoenix Fall Classic) on SLU's lists of best times by each swimmer in 2021-22.
• Competed in 10 meets.
• A-10 Championships performances -- 10th in the 200 breast, 13th in the 400 IM, seventh in the 800 free relay; also competed in the 200 IM.
• Ninth in the 200 IM at the Show-Me Showdown.
• Second in the 400 IM at the Phoenix Fall Classic.
• Won the 200 free vs. Maryville.

2020-21 • SOPHOMORE
• Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
• Named the Billikens' co-Most Improved.
• Swam the Billikens' best times of the season in the 400 IM (3:59.31) and 200 breast (2:03.37).
• Also was third in the 200 IM (1:54.20) on SLU’s lists of best times by each swimmer in 2020-21.
• A-10 Championships performances -- ninth in the 400 IM, 11th in the 200 breast; also competed in the 200 IM.

2019-20 • FRESHMAN | Meet-by-Meet Times (yards only)
• Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
• Competed in 13 meets.
• Was second in the 200 breast (2:04.50, A-10 Championships) and 400 IM (4:03.48, A-10 Championships) and fifth in the 100 breast (59.21, TYR Invitational) and 200 IM (1:54.79, A-10 Championships) on SLU's lists of best times by each swimmer in 2019-20.
• Finished 15th in the 400 IM at the A-10 Championships; also competed in the 200 breast and 200 IM.
• Third in the 400 IM at the Butler Double Duals.
• Was a member of the winning 400 medley relay team in the Maryville/Eastern Illinois double dual.
• Seventh in the 400 IM and eighth in the 100 breast at the TYR Invitational; also scored in the 200 breast (ninth).
• Won the 400 IM vs. Truman State.
• Fifth in the 200 breast at the Butler Invitational; also scored in the 100 breast (13th) and 200 medley relay (10th).

PRIOR TO SLU
• Indiana Prairie Scholar cum laude.
• Earned four letters in swimming.
• Collected four All-Academic awards and one All-Conference honor.
• Lettered twice and earned three All-Academic awards in water polo.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    PLAYER
    5'10"
  • 2020-21Sophomore

  • 2021-22Junior

  • 2022-23Senior