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Shane Apito

  • Class Senior
  • Event(s) Fly / Free / IM
  • Height 5-9
  • Hometown Lake Hiawatha, N.J.
  • High School Parsippany

Biography

2023-24 SEASON
NJAC Championships (2/15-18/24)
  • Helped WP finish eighth in the 800 free relay (1:49.36) and ninth in the 200 medley relay (1:48.64)
  • Posted prelim times in the 50 free (24.95), 100 free (54.03), 200 free (2:03.53), 500 free (5:29.99), 50 fly (26.68) and 100 fly (58.55)
Individual Victories
  • 100 Fly: 59.19 (at Maritime, 12/5/23)
  • 200 Free: 2:13.12 (at Mount Saint Mary, 1/13/24)
Relay Victories
  • 200 Medley: 1:54.33 (at Sarah Lawrence Invitational, 10/21/23), 1:57.61 (at Brooklyn, 12/2/23), 1:59.31 (vs. FDU-Florham, 12/9/23)
 
2022-23 SEASON
Metropolitan Conference Championships (2/16-19/23)
  • Helped WP finish ninth in the 800 free relay (7:57.04), and 12th in the 400 free relay (3:32.11), 200 medley relay (1:47.61) and 400 medley relay (4:00.27)
  • Competed in the 500 free (5:22.09), 400 IM (4:47.58) and 200 fly (2:16.84) prelims
Individual Victories
  • 100 Fly: 59.71 (vs. Mount Saint Mary, 1/14/23), 59.81 (at Lehman, 1/10/23), 59.58 (vs. Brooklyn, 12/3/22)
  • 100 Free: 1:07.56 (at Purchase, 11/5/22)
  • 200 Meter Free: 2:18.05 (at Baruch, 10/28/22)
  • 400 Meter Free: 4:55.18 (at Baruch, 10/28/22)
  • 500 Free: 5:28.47 (vs. Mount Saint Mary, 1/14/23), 5:36.29 (at Lehman, 1/10/23), 5:38.52 (at Purchase, 11/5/22)
  • 1,000 Free: 12:46.09 (at Purchase, 11/5/22)
  • 200 IM: 2:16.92 (at Bard, 1/21/23), 2:25.66 (at SUNY Delhi, 1/17/23), 2:13.75 (vs. Maritime 12/6/22), 2:14.08 (vs. Brooklyn, 12/3/22)
Relay Victories
  • 200 Free: 1:48.50 (at Montclair State, 1/31/23)
 
2021-22 SEASON
Metropolitan Conference Championships (2/17-20/22)
  • Placed third in the 200 fly C Final (2:18.38) and fifth in the 400 IM C Final (4:44.21)
  • Helped WP finish ninth in the 400 free relay (3:35.53), 10th in both the 200 free relay (1:38.71) and 400 medley relay (4:07.77), and 13th in the 200 medley relay (1:52.16)
  • Also competed in the 200 IM preliminary rounds, clocking a time of 2:13.92
Individual Victories
  • 100 Fly: 59.60 (at Western Connecticut, 1/21/22), 1:00.09 (at Mount Saint Mary, 1/15/22), 1:00.94 (vs. SUNY Delhi/Lehman, 1/14/22), 59.28 (vs. Baruch, 10/29/21)
  • 200 Free: 2:02.99 (vs. Bard, 1/22/22), 2:01.48 (at Western Connecticut, 1/21/22), 2:03.27 (vs. Baruch, 10/29/21)
  • 500 Free: 5:41.69 (vs. Montclair State, 2/5/22), 5:42.34 (at Mount Saint Mary, 1/15/22)
  • 200 IM: 2:25.20 (vs. Montclair State, 2/5/22), 2:27.72 (at Mount Saint Mary, 1/15/22), 2:23.99 (vs. SUNY Delhi/Lehman, 1/14/22)
PRIOR TO WILLIAM PATERSON
  • A team captain, MVP and Rookie of the Year at Parsippany H.S.
  • Swam for the Scarlet Elite club team
 ACADEMICS
  • Inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the national student-athlete honor society
  • A Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 Dean’s List student
  • Named to the 2022-23 and 2023-24 Academic All-NJAC Honorable Mentions
  • Majoring in sport management

Apito’s Personal Best
Event Time Season
50 Free 24.11 2021-22
100 Free 53.17 2021-22
200 Free 2:01.48 2021-22
500 Free 5:19.81 2022-23
1,000 Free 12:02.15 2023-24
50 Fly 25.28 2021-22
100 Fly 58.45 2022-23
200 Fly 2:16.84 2022-23
100 IM 1:03.85 2022-23
200 IM 2:13.75 2022-23
400 IM 4:44.21 2021-22
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-2022Freshman

    Fly / Free / IM
    5'9"
  • 2022-2023Sophomore

    Fly / Free / IM
    5'9"
  • 2023-2024Junior

    Fly / Free / IM
    5'9"
  • 2024-2025Senior

    Fly / Free / IM
    5'9"