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Swimming in the first heat of the morning, Jesse Ssengonzi broke his own Ugandan national record in the men’s 100 butterfly (53.76). His effort ranked him 31st overall.
Ssengonzi’s previous record stood at 54.06, set at the 2023 edition of the Westmont Pro Swim Series. He slashed exactly three-tenths of a second from that mark this morning. All of his improvement comes from an improved second 50. Compared to his previous record he opened 0.29-seconds slower, but closed nearly six-tenths faster.
| Jesse Ssengonzi, 2024 Paris Olympics (New Record) | Jesse Ssengonzi, 2023 Westmont PSS (New Record) | |
| 50m | 25.28 | 24.99 |
| 100m | 53.76 (28.48) | 54.06 (29.07) |
This isn’t the only record Ssengonzi has broken this season. He also cracked the Division III NCAA record in the 100-yard fly during the collegiate season en route to his second NCAA title in the event.
Ssengonzi just wrapped up his senior year at the University of Chicago, where he helped lead the Maroon men to their second-straight 3rd-place team finish at the DIII NCAA Championships. He was then named a CSC All-American for the second year in a row. He graduated with a degree in economics.
According to the NCAA database, Ssengonzi is one of four Division III-trained swimmers competing at the Olympic Games. The others are Lara Dashti (Wellesley College, Kuwait), Alex Grand’Pierre (Bowdoin College, Haiti), and Kayla Hepler (Nebraska Wesleyan University, Marshall Islands).
Laura–Thank you for the continued coverage of D3! Jesse–beyond proud of you and grateful to have coached and work with you. You are a great example of what makes d3 and UChicago such a special opportunity for the athlete that wants to accomplish so much!
Jesse is the best inside the pool and out!! We are so proud of you!
Great swim for him took a look back at worlds and Olympic times and that time would have won Olympic gold as recently as 1980 and would have won bronze in 1984. As for worlds he would have won gold as recently as 1982 and won bronze as recently as 1986 great swim for him.
88 Olympic winner Nesty in 53.9
92 Olympic winner morales 54 so he beat both of those
Didn’t Nesty go 53.00 in 88? And morales 53.32?
Congratulations Jesse! Proud of your incredible achievements both at Chicago and outside!
An Olympian, a national record holder for both your country and the NCAA, a UChicago Econ degree, and a swimswam article about you? Some people really do have it all… Congrats Jesse!
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy, when skies are gray. You’ll never know dear, how much I love you. Please don’t take, my sunshine away
Outstanding swim and outstanding young man. Your Dad would be so proud of you
Your Marlins Of Raleigh family is so excited for you! WHGBT
As a NESCAC alum, I love seeing the D3 (and NESCAC) love!
UChicago is a UAA school