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