Sweeney erased both backstroke program records at the 2012 SUNYAC Swimming & Diving Championships, leading New Paltz to a fourth-place finish out of nine teams. On the meet’s first day, he split a 21.62 on the Hawks’ fifth-place 200 freestyle relay (1:26.69) and led off New Paltz’s fourth-place 400 medley relay (3:30.03) with a program-record-setting 52.39 100 backstroke. On day two, he swam on the Hawks’ fourth-place 200 medley relay (1:36.36) before improving upon his program mark in the 100 backstroke, placing second in the event with an NCAA provisional cut of 51.65. Day two ended with Sweeney splitting a 1:48.07 on New Paltz’s sixth-place 800 freestyle relay (7:13.01). Finally, he wrapped up the meet with a program-record-setting 1:53.46 in the 200 backstroke, placing third, before leading off the Hawks’ fourth-place 400 freestyle relay (3:10.87) with a 48.56.
