Hall of Fame
The first male in the swimming program history to be crowned an NCAA Division II National Champion and the first men's swimming representative in the Hall of Fame, Nordstrand left Nova Southeastern as a 12-time All-American and five-time Sunshine State Conference Champion. During his senior year, he was named SSC Co-Swimmer of the Year after capturing the gold in the 500-yard freestyle, 1,000-yard freestyle and 1,650-yard freestyle. During that same year he earned his NCAA gold medal in the 500-yard freestyle. As a junior, Nordstrand earned All-American honors in three individual events and two relays at the 2012 NCAA Division II Championships. Prior to that meet, Nordstrand accumulated 57 points at the SSC Championships, winning both the 500-yard freestyle and the 1000-yard freestyle.
To this day, his times still rank him in the Top-5 in four events in program history, including the 200-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle, 1,000-yard freestyle and 1,650-yard freestyle. Additionally, during both years at NSU, he was named to the All-SSC First Team. Nordstrand was an enormous contributor to the NSU program in its infancy as both a leader in and out of the water and he approached each practice with grit.
Nordstrand earned his undergraduate degree from NSU in General Studies with a minor in Business in 2014, also earning his commercial pilots license during his time as a Shark. Currently a pilot looking to take on Europe and Asia commercial routes after receiving his European license in June, Nordstrand also works as a banking financial advisor.
