Colgate University Athletics

Senior Year (2010-11): Set five personal bests in his final season as one of the Raiders' captains ... took ninth in the 100 free at the FIU Invite with a career best 51.57 seconds ... came in eighth in the 50 fly with a time of 25.73 seconds at FIU ... had a top-15 finish in the 200 fly at Patriot League Championships with a time of 1:54.54 ... had two other personal bests in the 500 free and 200 free at the PL Championships.

Junior Year (2009-10): Posted seasonal bests of 4:48.80 in the 500 free and a 16:47.18 in the 1650 and a 1:57.39 in the 200 fly at the Patriot League Championships.

Sophomore Year (2008-09): Shaved nine seconds off his former personal best  en route to a 16th-place performance in the 400 IM (4:18.31) at the Patriot League Championships ... Posted a career-best 1:58.05 in the 200 fly at the 2008 Nike Invitational at Kenyon College.

Freshman Year (2007-08): Received Colgate's Ironman Award ... swam the first 1,000 yards of the 1650 free in a time of 9:55.64, which ranks 10th on Colgate's all-time performers list, at the Patriot League Championship ... finished the 1650 free in 16:25.20, which ranked eighth on the school's performers list, at the league championship ... registered a career-best time of 4:47.64 in the 500 free at the league meet ... posted a personal-best time of 1:58.14 in the 200 fly at the conference championship ... swam the lead-off leg of the 400 medley relay in a season-best time of 49.86 for the 100 free at the Nike Invitational ... recorded a personal-best time of 1:49.47 in the 200 free at the Nike Invitational ... turned in a season-best time of 55.79 in the 100 fly at the Nike Invitational ... posted a personal-best time of 24.49 in the 50 free at Bucknell ... registered a career-best time of 4:27.36 in the 400 IM at Boston University.

High School: Earned three letters in swimming at Chaminade High School ... qualified for the state championship in the 500 free and 200 IM as a senior ... placed in the top eight in both the 500 free and 200 IM at the CHSAA Championship ... served as team captain as a senior ... won the New York Catholic High School Athletic Association championships in the 500 free, 200 IM and 400 free relay as a senior.

Personal: Nicholas Francis Amato was born in Brooklyn, New York ... Son of Vincent and Lori Amato ... has one brother ... major is international relations.