Carthage College Athletics

A Columbus, Ind., native, Nathaniel Chapman became Carthage’s first College Swimming Coaches All-America All-American in over a quarter century when he finished eighth in the 200 backstroke at the 2005 NCAA Division III Swimming Championship. Over the course of his career, Chapman earned eight All-American certificates, won 10 CCIW titles, earned All-CCIW honors in thirteen events and broke school records multiple times in four individual and three relay events.

Chapman was named the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin's "Most Valuable Swimmer" and the WGTD Radio/Frank Falduto "Athlete of the Year" in 2005 and was named a CSCAA All-Academic award winner four times between 2003 and 2006. He was a second team CoSIDA/ESPN District 5 All-Academic selection in 2005 and 2006 and also named a CCIW/Jack Swartz All-Academic award winner in 2006.