INDIANAPOLIS ---
David Bocci hit the pool for the final time in his collegiate career and made it count, earning All-America status and setting a new school record in the 200 Fly at the 2025 NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships.
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Competing for the final time in the Blue & Gold, Bocci made the most of his final collegiate swims. He approached his own school record in the morning prelims, ranking 11
th in the field after the morning swim with a time of 1:46.34. That earned him a spot in the consolation final on Friday night, and Bocci far exceeded that mark, touching the wall in a time of 1:46.10. That put him second in the consolation final and 10
th overall in the field.
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That broke his own previous record of 1:46.19 set at the 2023 NCAA Championships, and put him tantalizingly close to the overall conference record in the event. West Chester's Ben Kuntz set the record of 1:45.98 in 2008.
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With the finish on Friday, Bocci caps an impressive Clarion career that saw him make three straight appearances at the national meet. A three-time All-American with two tenth-place finishes and one eighth-place finish in the 200 Fly, Bocci was the 2023 PSAC Men's Swimmer of the year, and four times the conference's 200 Fly champion. He was also the PSAC Men's Swimming Freshman of the Year in 2022, and he owns a slew of program records.
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