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Nathan Griffin, a junior at Ponderosa High School and a member of the University of Denver Hilltoppers swim club, has made his verbal commitment to swim for the University of Minnesota in the fall of 2021. A backstroke specialist, Griffin will be joining a Gophers’ team that will be looking for a backstroker that will compliment breaststroke stud Max McHugh on their medley relays; but will only have one year of overlap to do so.
“I choose to commit to Minnesota because The team and coaches are the most incredible people I have ever had the good fortune of meeting. The facilities and academics are also top-notch!”
At the 2019 Colorado High School 5A Boys State Championship meet in May, Griffin took 15th place in the 50-yard freestyle (22.13) and took home the bronze medal in the 100-yard backstroke (49.48). At the Speedo Winter Junior Championship West mee, Griffin took 29th in the 100-yard backstroke (49.37) and 36th in the 200-yard backstroke (1:48.71).
Top Times in Yards:
- 100 back – 49.37
- 200 back – 1:48.48
- 100 fly – 51.07
- 100 free – 47.99
Last year at the NCAA Championship meet, Matthew Thomas led off the Gophers’ 200-yard medley relay with a 22.56 while the current high school junior Griffin has a career-best 50-yard backstroke time of 23.18. Griffin is the first confirmed member of the Golden Gophers’ class of 2025.
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