Delta State University

2016 NSISC Swimmer of the Year
2016 NCAA All-American (100-Freestyle, 200-Medley relay, 400-Medley relay, 200-Freestyle relay, 400-Freestyle relay, 800-Freestyle relay)
NSISC Champion (50-Freestyle, 100-Freestyle, 200-Freestyle)

2015-16 (Freshman): Earned six All-American honors and one Honorable Mention All-American honor at the NCAA Championships during his debut season Helped the Statesmen earn top six finishes at the NCAA Championships in all five relays ... Finished in fourth place in the 50-Freestyle and ninth in the 100 ... Voted NSISC Swimmer of the Year ... Claimed the 50-Freestyle, 100-Freestyle and 200-Freestyle at the NSISC Championships ... Member of all five relay teams that won NSISC Championships ... New school record holder in 50, 100 and 200-Freestyle ... Helped all five relay teams break DSU records ... Earned NSISC Swimmer of the Week twice.

ITALY: Represented his country at the 2010 European Junior Championships where he finished in 19th place in the 50-Freestyle ... Also helped his team to a fourth place finish in the 400-Freestyle relay at the same meet ... Tied for third with American Olympian Cullen Jones with a 49.41 in the 100-Freestyle at the 40th International Nico Saptio Trophy, in 2013 ... Finished in second place in the 400-Freestyle at the 2015 Italian Championships.

PERSONAL: Mattia Schirru ... Born April 16, 1992 ... Son of Giampiero Schirru and Antonella Vitulli ... Has two sisters, Marta and Eleonora ... Major is psychology.