Cornell University Athletics

At Cornell
Cesaro dropped over a second in his 100 backstroke and nearly four seconds in his 200 backstroke over his sophomore year. His 200 backstroke became the first event that Cesaro has scored in at the Ivy League Championship meet, which is a big step in the right direction. Cesaro made strong improvements in his freshman season with career-best times in the 100 and 200 back and the 100 free.

Prior to Cornell
Cesaro was a four-time all-conference pick in swimming and diving and set six school records at Avon HS. He was a three-time team most valuable performer and set Avon records in the 50, 100 and 200 free, the 100 back and as part of both the 200 medley and 400 free relays. Cesaro performed for the Wheeler Regional YMCA Tigersharks club and was a multiple year competitor at the New England YMCA meet.  A 2011 and 2012 YMCA Short Course participant, he was team captain as a senior. Cesaro also played four seasons of soccer.

Personal
Zachary Thomas Cesaro is the son of David and Diana Cesaro and has an older brother and sister. His mother captained the swimming team at Connecticut, while both his brother (Matthew at Bentley) and sister (Cassandra at Northeastern) also were team captains of their swimming teams in college. Three cousins were also collegiate swimmers, while his cousin Kyle Traub competed on the rowing team at Cornell. He is enrolled in the College of Engineering.

Cesaro's Best Times

Event	Best Time at Cornell
100 Free	46.38
100 Back	51.36
200 Back	1:50.49

Updated July 2014