Jan. 6, 2005
When spending any amount of time with the Irish men’s swimming and diving team, it becomes immediately apparent that real names are rarely used. All of the student-athletes garner nicknames early on in their careers and are known by them – in some cases almost exclusively – throughout their time at Notre Dame. Below is a key to the nicknames, for anyone finding themselves in the presence of the Irish swimmers and divers.
Justin Barber – Blue
Chris Barnes – Barn-ezz
Doug Bauman – Dougie Fresh
Matt Bertke – Bert
Ted Brown – Weasel
Alan Carter – Dumpster
Louis Cavadini – Nemo
Scott Coyle – Box
Steven Crowe – Bird
Patrick Davis – Meekus
Nick Fanslau – Tuna
Dean Fernandez – Woody
Brian Freeman – Nugget
Tyler Grenda – Ty-Ty
Bryan Guarnier – Beefcake
Patrick Heffernan – Schwag!
David Hochstetler – D-Ho
Chris Kane – Candy
Tim Kegelman – Kegel(fill in favorite word here)
Frank Krakowski – Krak
Jamie Lutkus – Poop
Andrew MacKay – Rufio
Mike Maggio – Deuce
David Moisan – Clap
Patrick O’Berry – Shooter
Graham Parker – Cheech
Drew Pittman – Fife
Tim Randolph – Splinter
Rob Seery – Skeet
Steve Shomberger – Huffy
Sam Stoner – Mr. Bojangles
Eric Swenson – Bagel
Brendan Whalen – Guava
Jay Vanden Berg – Ebola
Chris Zeches – Hansel