2022-23 Swimming and Diving Roster

Colton Paulson Swimming and Diving Roster

Free/IM


Class Graduate Student
Hometown Groveland, IL
Last Team Louisville
High School Peoria Notre Dame
Colton Paulson - Swimming and Diving - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Bio

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • 2023 All-ACC Academic Team
  • Four-time NCAA qualifier
  • 2020 ACC champion (200 free)

AS A GRADUATE AT NOTRE DAME (2022-23)

  • Ranked in the top 10 in program history in 50 free (T-9th, 20.01), 100 free (9th – 43.50) and 200 free (9th – 1:34.98)
  • Participated in the 200 free (1:37.53) and 200 IM (1:47.23) at ACCs
  • Helped 800 free relay finish fourth at ACCs (6:16.29 with 1:34.23 split), helped 200 free relay finish sixth with time of 1:17.35 and split of 19.30
  • Took second in the 200 free (1:38.18) and third in the 100 free (45.09) in his Notre Dame debut against Pittsburgh and Penn State
  • Finished second in both the 100 (44.03) and 200 free (1:36.94) versus Louisville
  • Fourth place finisher in the 200 free (1:34.98) and B finalist in the 50 free (20.17) and 100 free (43.53) at the Ohio State Invitational

AS A JUNIOR AT LOUISVILLE (2020-21)

  • Finished 23rd in the 200 free (1:34.25) and 25th in the 100 free (42.72) at NCAAs
  • Earned third-place finish in the 400 free relay at NCAAs

AS A SOPHOMORE AT LOUISVILLE (2019-20)

  • Won the ACC title in the 200 free (1:33.77), finished ninth in the 500 free (4:16.75) and took 14th in the 1650 free (15:13.44)
  • Split 1:32.87 on Louisville’s gold medal 800 free relay

AS A FRESHMAN AT LOUISVILLE (2018-19)

  • Made NCAAs in the 400 and 800 free relays
  • Scored 50 points at his inaugural ACCs

PREP AND PERSONAL

  • Swam for Peoria Notre Dame High School in Illinois under coach Shawn Ribardy
  • Swam for Redbird Swim Club
  • Four-time IHSA state champion and 12-time All-American
  • Son of Tom and Michelle Paulson
  • Getting graduate degree in business analytics