Denilson Cyprianos
Denilson Cyprianos
Height: 6-4
Weight: 186
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Bulawayo, Matabeleland, Zimbabwe
High School: Christian Brothers College
Events: Backstroke and Freestyle

2020-2021: Cyprianos joined Carson-Newman Swimming after Christmas and made an immediate impact. Most notably, he won five different events against Lees-McRae. The rookie was also one of three men's swimmers to qualify for the 2021 NCAA Division II Nationals. Cyprianos claimed an Honorable Mention All-American accolade with a 13th place finish in the men's 200-yard backstroke. 

High School: Named Zimababwe Swimming captain in 2020. Holds the fastest 100 and 200 Backstroke by any Zimbabwean swimmer. Other event times include a 27.59 mark in the 50 back and 57.60 for the 100 back. Apart of his country's best swim team the last three years. Won personal awards such as the Zimbabwean Victor ludorum in 2019 & 2020, the Zimbabwe Age Group Aggregate winner from 2018-2020, and was runner-up for the Zimbabwe Junior Sportsman of the Year in 2020.

Personal: Brother Brendon Cyprianos swims for Mars Hill University while brother Andresious Cyprianos swims at Pace University. Intends to major in Financial Mathematics at Carson-Newman. Son of Nokuthula Cyprianos.