Nicholas Marsden
Nicholas Marsden

Player Profile
Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Carlsbad, Calif.

High School:
Carlsbad

Height:
5-11

Event:
Free

Birthdate:
05/16/1989

Experience:
True Freshman

Major:
Undeclared

Career Best Times: 22.76 in 50-yard freestyle; 47.59 in 100-yard freestyle; 1:44.37 in 200-yard freestyle; 4:44.01 in 500-yard freestyle.

General: Outstanding sprint and middle distance freestyler who will add depth to the Tar Heel team in 2007-08.

Prep: Graduated on June 14, 2007 from Carlsbad High School...was a driver on the water polo team for two years and swam the 50, 100, 200 and 500 freestyles for the swimming team...competed on four teams which won California Interscholastic Federation championships...as a senior he finished third in the district4 in the 50 free and fifth in the 100 free...graduated with honors...a National Hispanic Scholar...four-year scholar-athlete award winner.

Personal: Full name is Nicholas Brant Marsden...the son of Michael and Clara Marsden...was born May 16, 1989 in Grand Forks, N.D. ....has one brother, Matthew, 15, and one sister, Marianna, 10.

Nicholas Notes
Academic Major at Carolina: Undeclared
Career Plans: Undetermined
Hobbies: Swimming, wakeboarding, water skiing, snowboarding, surfing
Athlete I Most Admire: LaDanian Tomlinson of the San Diego Chargers
Biggest Sports Thrill: Speed on any kind of board
Person Who Has Had The Greatest Influence on My Athletic Career: My Dad
Favorite Book: Huckleberry Finn
Favorite Magazine: Surfer
Favorite Food: Ice Cream
Favorite Movie: The Bourne Trilogy
Favorite TV Show: Who's Line Is It Anyway
Favorite Website To Visit: Facebook
City I've Never Been To But Want To Visit: Athens, Greece
Entertainment Figure I'd Most Like To Have Dinner With: Ryan Styles, Colin Mockery, Wayne Brady