2019-20 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Alex Kulstad
Deb Lindsey
Deb Lindsey
Deb Lindsey
Deb Lindsey

Griffin Back

  • Event IM/Breast
  • Class Senior
  • Position IM / Breast
  • Hometown Eden Prairie, Minn.
  • High School Eden Prairie

Biography

2019-20: Was part of the first-place 200 medley relay (1:30.90, 20.13 split) vs. Green Bay (Oct. 4)... placed first in the 100 LC free (52.06) and second in the 50 free (20.61), was also part of two second-place relays - the 400 free (3:27.29, 52.52 leg) and 400 medley (3:12.97, 43.36 leg) - and the third-place 200 free relay (1:21.44, 20.33 split) at Virginia (Oct. 25)... finished first in both the 50 free (20.31) and 100 free (44.46), was also part of two first-place relays - the 200 medley (1:27.88, 19.61 split) and the 200 free (1:21.30, 20.38) at Minnesota (Nov. 8)... placed 10th in the 100 free (44.08) and 12th in the 50 free (20.31), was also part of the third-place 400 medley relay (3:09.92, 43.11 leg), two fourth-place relays - the 200 medley (1:26.83, 19.67 split) and 400 free (2:55.18, 43.87 leg) - and the fifth-place 200 free relay (1:20.00, 20.15 split) at the NC State Invitational (Nov. 21-23)... finished fourth in the 100 free (45.90) and fifth in the 50 free (22.05), was also part of the first-place 400 medley relay (3:15.92, 44.43 leg) at Denver (Jan. 4)... placed second in both the 50 free (20.67) and 100 free (44.86), was also part of two first-place relays - the 200 medley (1:27.60, 19.61) and the 400 free (2:59.24, 43.99 leg) - vs. Northwestern (Jan. 25)... finished first in the 200 free (1:38.13) and was part of the first-place 200 free relay (1:19.99, 20.23 split) in the Badger Red/White Meet (Feb. 1)... placed 14th in the 100 free (43.77) and 16th in the 200 free (1:36.60), was also part of three fourth-place relays - the 400 medley (3:07.19, 42.62 leg), 400 free (2:53.83, 43.85 leg) and 800 free (6:19.34, 1:34.12 leg) - and the seventh-place 200 free relay (1:18.43, 19.98 split) at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 26-29)

2018-19: Took part in a fourth-place finish (6:22.86) in the 800 free relay, sixth-place efforts in the 400 free relay (2:53.28) and 400 medley relay (3:08.08), and seventh-place time in the 200 medley relay (1:18.48) … qualified for 100 free finals, placing 15th overall (43.55), 50 free finals, finishing 20th overall (19.93), and 200 free finals, touching 20th overall (1:35.55) at the Big Ten championships … won the 100 free (45.54) and 200 free (1:39.88) in season-opener vs. Green Bay … tallied wins in the 100 free (45.87) and 400 free relay (3:00.97) vs. Minnesota … touched third in the 200 free (1:38.96) vs. Tennessee and Purdue … qualified for 100 free finals, finishing 16th overall (44.47) at the Texas Hall of Fame Invitational … notched wins in the 200 medley relay (1:29.87), 400 free relay (3:01.72) and 100 free (45.68) vs. Hawaii … took part in 200 medley relay victory (1:28.01) vs. Iowa and Northwestern

2017-18: Finished 14th in the 200 free final (1:36.73), 21st in the 200 IM final (1:47.10), and took part in four top-six relay squads at the Big Ten Championships ... participated in four top-six relay squads at the Shamrock Invitational ... raced to a third-place finish in the 200 free (1:39.42) and a fourth-place finish in the 100 free (45.95) at USC ... participated in the 11th-place 400 free relay squad (2:57.06) ... took part in the second-place 200 free relay squad (1:22.85) vs. NC State  ... finished third in the 200-yard IM (1:50.78) and sixth in the 100-yard breaststroke (56.75); also took part in a third-place 200 free relay squad (1:21.93), a third-place 200 medley relay squad (1:30.51), a fourth-place 400 free relay squad (3:01.82) and a sixth-place 400-yard medley squad (3:24.12) vs. Auburn and Tennessee ... took third in the 100 free (46.16) and fifth in the 100 breaststroke (57.56), and took part in  a winning 400 free relay squad (3:00.61) and a second-place 200-yard medley relay squad (1:31.14) vs. Georgia

2016-17: Placed sixth in the school-record breaking 200 medley relay (1:26.09) and 400 medley relay (3:08.44) at the Big Ten Championships, also took 27th in the 100 breaststroke (55.34), 25th in the 200 breaststroke (1:59.80) and 33rd in the 200 IM (1:47.93) ... helped set the UW Natatorium record in the 400 medley relay (3:10.56) against Green Bay, also was runner-up in the 200 breaststroke (2:08.32) and 200 free relay (1:23.63) and fourth in the 50 free (21.09) ... individually, placed eighth in the 200 breaststroke (2:05.71) and ninth in the 100 breaststroke (57.85) and 200 IM (1:51.49) at the Notre Dame Shamrock Invitational, also placed third in the 400 medley relay, sixth in the 400 and 800 free relay, seventh in the 200 free relay and eighth in the 200 medley relay ... finished seventh in both the 100- (59.28) and 200-yard breaststroke (2:11.33) at USC, also was a part of the fourth place 400 free relay ... placed 16th in the 100-yard freestyle (45.24) and was a part of the 200-yard freestyle and 200 medley relays that placed 14th and seventh at the Texas Invitational ... individually, placed third in the 100-yard breaststroke (57.74), and fourth in the 100 freestyle (46.68) and 200 IM (1:53.79) against Georgia, also placed first in the 200 medley relay (1:30.19), second in the 400 medley relay (3:17.41), and fourth in the 200 free relay (1:24.58) ... helped the 200-yard freestyle relay team (1:22.49) to a runner-up finish at NC State while also placing third in the 200 medley relay (1:30.63), fifth in the 400 free relay (3:07.50) and 100 breaststroke (57.93), and sixth in the 200 breaststroke (2:13.10) ... finished fourth in the 200-yard IM (1:51.96), fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke (57.43), and fifth in the 200-yard medley relay (1:34.08) vs. Minnesota ... runner-up in the 200-yard medley relay (1:30.20), third in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:06.41), fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke (58.17), and sixth in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:08.27) against Auburn

 

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

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  • 2017-18Sophomore

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  • 2018-19Junior

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  • 2018-19Junior

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  • 2018-19Junior

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  • 2019-20Senior

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