2025-26 Swimming & Diving Roster

Zach Sutter

  • Class Sophomore
  • Position Fly/Back
  • Hometown Tucker, Ga.
  • Highschool St. Pius X Catholic
  • INFLCR zach-sutter

Biography

PERSONAL BEST
100 Fly (47.72)
200 Fly (1:52.94)
100 Back (53.86)
50 Free (20.10)
100 Free (44.23)
 
CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
2025-26 (Sophomore)
All-BIG EAST 200 Medley Relay (silver)
All-BIG EAST 400 Medley Relay (bronze)
FRESHMAN (2024-25)
All-BIG EAST 200 Free Relay (bronze)
ACADEMIC HONORS
Philly-SIDA Academic All-Area Team (2025-26)
BIG EAST All-Academic Team (2024-25)
CSC Academic All-District Team (2025-26)
Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2024, Spring 2025)

Villanova Career: Part of an All-BIG EAST relay in his first season as well as two All-BIG EAST relays in his second … Holds the fastest program times in the 50 Free (20.10), 100 Free (44.23), 100 fly (47.72), and 100 IM (50.83).

2025-26: NJIT Invitational: Helped the Wildcats to a first-place finish in the 200 Free Relay with a 21.42 split; Providence: Contributed a 24.84 butterfly split to the first-place 200 Medley Relay while placing second in the 50 Free (24.03) and 100 Free (53.02); UNF: Won the 200 Medley Relay with a 20.10 butterfly split, while also taking first in the 50 Free (20.51), 100 Fly (48.70) and contributing a 45.29 split to the first-place 400 Free Relay; Seton Hall: Won the 50 Free (20.46) and placed second in the 100 Free (45.72); WVU: Finished second in both the 50 Free (20.75) and 100 Free (45.95); Sprintfest: Set a program record and personal-best time of 50.83 in the 100 IM; BIG EAST Championships: Earned silver in the 200 Medley Relay (1:27.99), contributing to a program record, while setting program records in the 50 Free (20.10), 100 Fly (47.72) and 100 Free (44.23)- also personal best swims- and was part of the record-setting 400 Free Relay (2:58.58), the program’s fastest time since 1997.

2024-25: Earned the first All-BIG EAST nod of his career with the bronze medal 200 Free Relay … Season bests: 100 Fly (49.06), 50 Free (20.75) and 100 Free (45.72); BIG EAST Championships (2/24-27): Swam an opening leg 20.75 for the bronze medal 200 Free Relay team (1:20.89) … Won the 100 Fly Consolation Final in 49.16; Drexel (1/31): Swam with the A team in two third-place relays … Swam the butterfly leg (49.38) for the 400 Medley Relay (3:23.22) and swam opening leg (21.57) for the 200 Free Relay (1:23.80); West Virginia (1/25): Butterfly (22.48) for the A team’s third-place 200 Medley Relay (1:32.27); WVU Invitational (11/20-22): Made the A Final in the 100 Fly, finishing eighth (49.52); Providence (11/9): Had two top-three individual swims, touching second in the 50 Meter Free (21.41) and third in the 100 Meter Free (47.72); La Salle (11/8): Landed in the top three of all his appearances … Finished second in both the 50 Free (21.55) and 100 Fly (51.42) … Second leg (20.74) for the A team’s 200 Free Relay win (1:23.92) … Butterfly leg (22.68) in the A team’s second-place 200 Free Relay (1:23.92); NJIT (11/1): Swept the 50 Free (21.21) and 100 Free (46.47) … Helped the A team to a 200 Medley Relay win (1:33.24); Rider (10/30): Led the ‘Cats in the 50 Free with a second-place 21.24 … Anchor for the A team’s second-place 400 Free Relay (3:04.07) and butterfly for the A team’s third-place 200 Medley Relay (1:32.16); Georgetown (10/26): Touched second in the 50 Free (21.11) … Swam a 22.56 Butterfly for the A team’s second-place 200 Medley Relay (1:32.65).

High School: Sutter was a dual-sport athlete in high school, earning varsity letters in swimming and basketball. He was a highly decorated athlete at St. Pius Catholic High School, becoming an All-American swimmer as a senior and was a four-time Georgia state champion.

Personal: Born 12/02/2005 in Tucker, Ga. And the son of Kory and Anna Sutter, with two sisters Hannah and Aubry Sutter. He chose to come to Villanova because of its reputation as a great school and its very well rounded and passionate community.

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

    Fly/Back
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    Fly/Back