Fynn Minuth
- position Butterfly/IM
- class Freshman
- Hometown Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany
- High school Upper St. Clair HS
- position Butterfly/IM
- class Freshman
- Hometown Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany
- High school Upper St. Clair HS
Fynn Minuth Bio
Minuth’s Top Times | ||||
Event | Time | Date | Meet | Location |
50 Freestyle | 22.02# | 10/3/15 | Florida Gulf Coast Invitational | Fort Myers, Fla. |
100 Freestyle | 45.57# | 2/18/18 | SEC Championships | College Station, Texas |
200 Freestyle | 1:33.35! | 2/14/18 | SEC Championships | College Station, Texas |
500 Freestyle | 4:09.55! | 3/23/17 | NCAA Championships | Indianapolis, Ind. |
1000 Freestyle | 9:14.10 | 10/21/17 | vs. Cincinnati | Cincinnati, Ohio |
200 Backstroke | 1:56.01 | 1/22/16 | ·¬ÇÑÊÓƵ Quad Meet | Columbia, S.C. |
100 Butterfly | 49.30 | 2/28/17 | ·¬ÇÑÊÓƵ College Invititational | Columbia, S.C. |
200 Butterfly | 1:41.11! | 3/30/19 | NCAA Championships | Austin, Texas |
200 IM | 1:48.83p | 2/17/16 | SEC Championships | Columbia, Mo. |
! = School Record |  t = Time Trial |  # = Leadoff Split/Split
AWARDS/HONORS
- 2019 SEC Champion — 500 freestyle
- 2019 NCAA All-American — 500 freestyle, 200 butterfly
- 2019 First Team All-SEC
- 2018 SEC Champion — 500 freestyle, 200 butterfly
- 2018 NCAA All-American — 500 freestyle
- 2018 NCAA All-American — 200 butterfly
- 2018 First Team All-SEC
- 2018 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2017 SEC Champion- 500 freestyle
- 2017 NCAA All-American — 500 freestyle
- 2017 NCAA All-American — 200 butterfly
- 2017 NCAA All-American — 800 freestyle relay
- 2017 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2017 First Team All-SEC
- 2016 CSCAA Scholar All-American
- 2016 All-American 800 Freestyle Relay
IN THE RECORD BOOK
- 1st — 200 freestyle
- 1st — 500 freestyle
- 1st — 200 butterfly
- 7th — 1000 freestyle
- 2nd, 3rd, 6th — 800 freestyle relay
- 2nd — 400 medley relay
- 1st, 8th — 400 freestyle relay
2018-19 (SENIOR)
- Won his third-straight SEC Championship in the 500 freestyle to become just the second swimmer in Carolina history to win three-consecutive conference titles in the same individual event.
- Swam a season-best 4:11.98 in his gold medal race in the 500 free at SEC’s.
- Set a new Carolina school record in the 200 fly (1:41.11) to earn honorable mention All-America honors in the 200 butterfly at the NCAA Championships.
- Earned All-America honors in both the 200 fly and 500 free at the NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas
- Earned A-final swims in the 200 fly, 200 free and 500 free at the SEC Championships, winning the 500 in addition to a bronze in the 200 fly.
- Won 11 total races during his senior season with 18 combined top-three finishes.
2017-18 (JUNIOR)
- Was named All-American in two events after finishing 11th in 500 freestyle (4:14.05) and 13th in the 200 butterfly (1:41.81) at the NCAA Championships
- SEC Champion in both the 200 butterfly (1:41.25) and 500 freestyle (4:10.51) becoming the first ·¬ÇÑÊÓƵ male swimmer to capture multiple individual conference championships in the same year
- Set a school record with his 1:41.25 in the 200 fly at the SEC Championships
- Set three PR’s at the SEC Championships including a school record in the 200 butterfly (1:41.25)
- Tabbed as a First Team All-SEC performer for a second straight year
- 15 total first-place finishes on the year and 29 podium finishes across six different events (100 fly, 200 fly, 100 free, 200 free, 500 free, 1000 free)
2016-17 (SOPHOMORE)
- Earned All-America honors in three difference races as a sophomore
- Finished fifth in the 500 freestyle (4:10.57), 13th in the 200 butterfly (1:42.05) and 29th in the 200 freestyle (1:34.41) at the NCAA Championships
- Won the 500 freestyle (4:11.07) at the SEC Championships
- Took third in the 200 freestyle (1:44.67) at SECs
- Swam in five events as a sophomore (100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly)
- Tallied 15 podium finishes throughout the regular season, including six first-place finishes
2015-16 (FRESHMAN)
- Swam to his first All-American honor when he helped the Gamecocks place 15th at the NCAA Championships in the 800 freestyle relay (6:19.93)
- Earned a second swim in the 200 butterfly at the SEC Championships, placing 20th (1:45.89)
- Finished 29th in the 200 freestyle (1:37.66) and 31st in the 200 IM (1:48.83)
- Won the 200 butterfly against Duke (1:49.92) and at the SC Quad Meet (1:51.63)
- Earned nine top-five finishes across five different events
- Represented ·¬ÇÑÊÓƵ in the LC Junior Nationals in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Earned first place in the 400m freestyle and two second place finishes in the 200m freestyle and 200m butterfly.
PRE COLLEGE
- Graduated from Upper St. Clair High School
- Holds seven school and seven pool records
- Two-time State Champion
- Member of SV Bayer Wuppertal Club Team
- German Age Group Champion
- Three-time runner-up at German Age Group Nationals
PERSONAL
- Double majoring in finance and accounting
- Fynn Minuth is the son of Mark Torsten and Britta Minuth
- Has one brother, Ole and one sister Neele