Bard College Athletics

Liberty League All-Academic

Best Times:
50 Y Free: 23.25
100 Y Free: 49.99
200 Y Free: 1:58.42
50 Y Back: 26.40
100 Y Back: 57.34
200 Y Back: 2:21.58
50 Y Breast: 33.69
100 Y Breast: 1:12.42
50 Y Fly: 25.42
100 Y Fly: 54.46
100 IM: 58.75
200 IM: 2:03:95
400 IM: 5:25.34

2025-26: Took two wins in the 50 Y Free and the 100 Y Fly against Potsdam…Won the 200 Y Backstroke against Brooklyn, racing a personal best 2:21.58…also swam a personal best of 1:58.42 in the 200 Y Free at Brooklyn…excelled at the William Paterson dual meet, winning the 100 Y Fly and the 200 Y Free…captured a new personal best ime of 58.75 in the 100 Y IM at the Vassar Sprint Invite…recorded new PRs in the 100 Y Free, 100 Y Fly, 200 Y IM, and the 100 Y Backstroke at the Liberty League Championships…won the “C” final of the 100 Y Fly and finished second in the “C” final of the 100 Y Backstroke…named to the Liberty League All-Academic team.

2024-25: Achieved personal bests in the 50 Y Free, 100 Y Free, 50 Y Fly, 100 Y Fly, and 200 Y IM at the Liberty League Championships…raced his fastest 100 Y IM at the Skidmore Sprint Invite, finishing sixth…won the 200 Y IM against Potsdam…won the 100 Y Butterfly against St. Lawrence…won the 100 Y Backstroke versus Delhi…won the 200 Y IM and the 200 Y Backstroke against Brooklyn…won the 200 Y IM, the 200 Y Backstroke, the 200 Y Free Relay, and the 100 Y Backstroke against Mount Saint Mary…won the 100 Y IM and the 100 Y Backstroke against William Paterson, setting PRs in each race…won the 50 Y Free and the 100 Y Fly in the Purchase and Hunter tri-meet.

New Rochelle High School: Achievements include Honor Roll and National Honor Society…swam for the Huguenots under Kip Fierro.

About Dower: Full name is Nathaniel Robert Dower…is majoring in Theatre and Performance and Film and Electronic Arts…has a sister, Olivia, who also swam on the Bard College swim team until 2024-25.