The Story Behind Northwestern Swimming’s Largest Men’s NCAAs Contingent Since 2007

By Yanyan Li on SwimSwam
At the 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships, viewers may have seen a purple-and-white “N” appear on the ESPN+ TV screen or the scoreboard at a greater rate than usual. That’s because the Northwestern men had as big of a squad as they’ve had in nearly two decades.
In a historic showing, the Wildcats qualified four swimmers individually for NCAAs (David Gerchik, Stuart Seymour, Tyler Lu, Joshua Staples) for the first ti