Ian Finnerty

Ian Finnerty (born August 2, 1996) is an American competitive swimmer who specializes in the breaststroke and individual medley events. He currently represents the DC Trident which is part of the International Swimming League.[2]

Ian Finnerty
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1996-08-02) August 2, 1996
Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke, Individual Medley
ClubDC Trident [1]
Indiana Swim Club
College teamIndiana University

Early life

Ian Finnerty was born August 2, 1996 in Bloomington, Indiana, as the son of Stephen Finnerty and Dina Adkins.[3] Finnerty attended Bloomington High School South and was an All-American in the 100-yard breaststroke, 100-yard butterfly, 200-yard medley and the 400 freestyle relays. He was also the school record holder in the 100-yard butterfly and breaststroke. Finnerty swam collegiately at Indiana University Bloomington from 2015 to 2019.

College career

As a freshman for the Indiana Hoosiers, he won his first Big Ten Conference Championship title in the 100-yard breaststroke with a 51.75.[4] Finnerty also placed fourth in the 200-yard IM and sixth in the 200-yard breaststroke. At the 2016 Men's NCAA Division I Championships, he qualified for the B-final in the 100-yard breaststroke and finished 13th with a time of 52.60.

The following year as a sophomore, Finnerty defended his B1G Championships title and took the first place in the 100-yard breaststroke with a 51.38. He bettered his placement in the 200 IM and moved up to second place.[5] At the 2016 Men's NCAA Division I Championships, Finnerty finished 17th in the 100-yard breaststroke. He was also a member of both medley relays, helping the Hoosiers place sixth in the 400-yard medley relay.

Finnerty won the 100-yard breaststroke at the B1G Championships for the third year in a row with a 50.72. He also won the 200 breaststroke with a best time of 1:50.78. At the 2018 NCAA Division I Championships, Finnerty became the first swimmer to break the 50 second mark in the 100-yard breaststroke by going a 49.69.[6] This was his first individual NCAA title. He also won the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:50.17 and contributed to the first-place finish in the 400-yard medley relay.

As a senior, Finnerty successfully defended his B1G title in the 100-yard breaststroke, making it a clean sweep of all 4 years. He placed third in the 200 IM, and successfully defended his B1G title in the 200 breaststroke, with a new meet record of 1:50.30.[7] At the 2019 NCAA Division I Championships, Finnerty defended his NCAA title in the 100-yard breaststroke going under 50 for the second year straight.[8] He placed seventh overall in the 200-yard IM and third in the 200-yard breaststroke. He was also a member of the 400-yard medley relay that finished first once again.

International career

At the 2016 U.S Olympic Trials, Finnerty placed 11th in the 100m breaststroke.

2019 World University Games

At the 2018 National Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, Finnerty finished third in the 50m Breaststroke (27.19) and tied for 10th in the 100m breaststroke(1:00.93), which gave him a spot on the 2019 World University Games roster.[9] At the meet he won gold in the 100m and bronze in the 50m breaststroke.[10]

International Swimming League

Finnerty was a member of the inaugural International Swimming League (ISL) representing DC Trident.[11] He competed at the first two matches held in Indianapolis, Indiana and Naples, Italy, as well as on the American Derby held in College Park, Maryland. In the American Derby, Finnerty broke two American short course meters records in the 50m and 100m breaststroke with 25.99 and 56.29.[12]

References
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  2. D'Addona, Dan (September 17, 2019). "ian-finnerty-to-make-most-of-isl-in-and-out-of-water". Swimming World.
  3. "Ian Finnerty". USA Swimming. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  4. Ortegon, Karl (February 28, 2016). "watch-indianas-ian-finnerty-wins-b1g-100-breast-crown". SwimSwam.
  5. "Indiana Men Nab 25th big ten mens swimming diving championship". Big Ten Network. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  6. "Indiana's Ian Finnerty sets American 100m Breaststroke". NCAA. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  7. Hart, Torrey (March 1, 2019). "ian-finnerty-downs-own-100-breast-big-ten-meet-record-in-50-60". SwimSwam.
  8. Rieder, David (March 30, 2019). "ian-finnerty-takes-on-100-breast-title-defense-with-pink-goggles-video-interview". Swimming World.
  9. Anderson, Jared (October 18, 2018). "eastin-apple-head-usa-swimmings-2019-world-university-games-roster". SwimSwam.
  10. Simpson, Maclin (July 5, 2019). "finnerty-lowers-own-100-breast-wugs-meet-record-in-59-49-wins-gold". SwimSwam.
  11. D'Addona, Dan (June 11, 2019). "Katie Ledecky Cody Miller Lead DC Trident Roster for International Swimming League". Swimming World Magazine.
  12. Anderson, Jared (November 17, 2019). "Ian Finnerty breaks second American record of ISL Derby 56.29 in 100 Br". SwimSwam.
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