CARTER WINS RELAY GOLD IN THE 200 YARD MEDLEY RELAY , RECORDS THIRD FASTEST BUTTERFLY SPLIT EVER, MAKES ANOTHER 200 YARD FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL

On Friday March 23,2018 Trinidad and Tobago’s Olympian Dylan Carter (Rio 2016) and his University of Southern California team won the school’s first ever 200 yard medley relay title in school record time.On the way to that maiden relay title Carter established himself as the second fastest performer on the butterfly leg in that event.

The then record stood at 1:23.90 from the preliminaries of the 2015 NCAA Division I championships. The personnel at that time  included Carter and fellow Olympian Canadian Santo Condorelli (Rio 2016)

backstroke	Luca Spinazzola	20.99
breaststroke	Morten Klarksov	24.00
butterfly	Dylan Carter	20.03
freestyle	Santo Condorelli	18.88

In the final that year the Trojans finished sixth in 1:24.08 and Dylan narrowly missed breaching the 20 seconds barrier again on the butterfly leg with 20.04 effort.

Fast forward to 2018 and that landmark would be breached as the 2018 team crushed the school standard with a total time of 1:22.76 to be the number one seed heading into the Championship final. The returning members of the record team would be Carter and Condorelli

backstroke	Ralf Tribuntsov	20.93
breaststroke	Carsten Vissering	23.38
butterfly	Dylan Carter	19.97
freestyle	Santo Condorelli	18.48

In the final there would be a change in the lineup with Robert Glinta doing lead off backstroke duties. The race started with Glinta touching in 21.15 to see the Trojans in sixth place. Breaststroker Vissering provided a game changing leg of 22.58, the fastest ever to put the Trojans ahead. Carter responded with the third fastest butterfly leg of all time 19.60 and fastest on the night to  give Condorelli the lead he needed to seal the win in a new school and pool record of 1:21.82. That was just enough to hold off California in 1:21.88 and Florida with a rampaging Caleb Dressel of Florida who recorded a mind boggling 17.37 split for a total time of 1:22.33.

backstroke	Robert Glinta	21.15
breaststroke	Carsten Vissering	22.58
butterfly	Dylan Carter	19.60
freestyle	Santo Condorelli	18.49

Dylan Carter Photo courtesy of usctrojans.com

That butterfly split has the Dylan as the second fastest performer behind Singaporean Olympic Gold medallist Joseph Schooling who owns the top 2 times from the 2016 and 2017 Championships

Joseph Schooling Photo courtesy of businessinsider.com

Date	Swimmer	split
March 2016	Joseph Schooling	19.36
March 2017	Joseph Schooling	19.45
March 2018	Dylan Carter	19.60

That relay win also moves Carter

2014	Dylan Carter	800 yard freestyle relay	6:13.09
2015	Dylan Carter	400yard  freestyle relay	2:47.06
2015	Dylan Carter	800 yard freestyle relay	6:11.64
2018	Dylan Carter	200 yard medley relay	1:21.82

from a tie with the Cayman Islands’ Olympian Shaune Fraser (Beijing 2008, London 2012) for the most NCAA crowns .

Shaune Fraser Photo courtesy of shaunefraser.com

Date	Swimmer	event	Time
2009	Shaune Fraser	200 yard freestyle	1:31.70
2009	Shaune Fraser	200 yard butterfly	1:40.75
2010	Shaune Fraser	200 yard butterfly	1:41.45

Anthony Nesty Photo courtesy of olympic.org

He is now equal with Suriname’s 1988 Olympic Gold medallist in the 100 metre butterfly Anthony Nesty( LA 1984, Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992)  with four titles. Both  swimmers represented Florida.

1990	Anthony Nesty	100 yard butterfly	46.62
1991	Anthony Nesty	100 yard butterfly	47.00
1992	Anthony Nesty	100 yard butterfly	46.78
1990	Anthony Nesty	200 yard butterfly	1:43.46

Goerge Bovell III Photo courtesy of sportsmax.tv

The record is held by another legendary regional swimmer, his countryman 2004 Olympic Bronze medallist in the 200 IM George Bovell III (Sydney 2000,Athens 2004,Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016) ,who competed for Auburn.

2003	George Bovell III	200 yard IM	1:42.66
2004	George Bovell III	200 scm freestyle relay	1:23.75
2004	George Bovell III	400 scm freestyle relay	3:08.85
2004	George Bovell III	200 scm IM (former World record)	1:53.93
2006	George Bovell III	200  yard freestyle relay	1:16.15

The 200 yard freestyle saw the outgoing senior making yet another Championship final. He made his way to the medal  race with a season best time of 1:32.30 (split time 44.56). In that final he would finish seventh in a time of 132.68 (split time 44.29) . He still remains however the third fastest performer of all time with a time of 1:30.95(split time 43.79 ) leading off the Trojans 800 yard freestyle relay team last year.

 

 

 

MEDLEY RELAY BRONZE AND SCHOOL RECORDS FOR DYLAN CARTER ON NIGHT 2 OF THE NCAA DIVISION I CHAMPIONSHIPS

Night two of the NCAA Division I championships on Thursday March 22 in Minnesota  saw Trinidad and Tobago’s Olympian Dylan Carter earning a Bronze medal in the 400 yard medley relay in school record time as well as setting another school record in the 200 yard freestyle relay. He would also set a season best in the 50 yard freestyle.

The 2018 University of Southern California 400 yard medley relay championship team finished one place better than 2017 to earn the Bronze. In a very tight battle for the medals the quartet of Ralf Tribuntsov backstroke 45.01, Carsten Vissering breaststroke 50.90,Carter butterfly 44.71 and Santo Condorelli freestyle 41.21 swam to a time of 3:01.83. That beat the old record of 3:02.20 set in last year’s Championship final. At that time Carter had split 44.81 on the butterfly leg. Indiana won the event in a pool record of 3:01.07 with Silver going to North Carolina State in 3:01.76.

New Trojan school record holders in the 200 yard freestyle relay from left to right Grissom,Carter,Tribuntsov and Condorelli Photo courtesy of uscswim on Instagram

In the morning heats of the 200 yard freestyle relay the Environmental Studies Major lowered his season best of 19.40 (split time 9.37) to register 19.29( split time 9.33) to help guide the Trojans to the Championship final . The team recorded a preliminaries time of 1:16.05. In the final he was handed the second leg duties. The team of Condorelli 18.98,Carter 18.69,Tribuntsov 18.84,and Kyle Grissom 19.21 bettered the school record of 1:15.85 with a swim of 1:15.72 to place fifth. That equaled Carter’s best placing with the 400 medley relay team in 2015.Dylan also lowered his best freestyle split at the meet. His previous best was 18.74 on the second leg in the Championship final.

Dylan Carter Photo courtesy of uscswim on Instagram

Date	Time	split	Leg	Place
2015	1:16.55	18.74	2nd	5th
2015	1:15.85 heats	18.82	2nd
2018	1:15.72	18.69	2nd	5th
2018	1:16.05 heats	19.29	1st

CARTER MAKES FIRST EVER NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL. SETS REGIONAL BEST IN 50 YARD FREESTYLE, SETS SCHOOL RECORD IN 400 YARD MEDLEY RELAY

Dylan Carter Photo courtesy of usctrojans and Walt Middleton

On Day 2 of the 2017 NCAA Division I Championships being held in Indiana the CARIFTA region sprint force was on show with top swimmers from Aruba, Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago in action. It would be Dylan Carter of Trinidad and Tobago who would become the fastest ever swimmer CARIFTA Region to compete at the collegiate level in the 50 yard freestyle.

 

Heading to Indiana Carter who represents the University of Southern California Trojans was tied with legendary Olympian George Bovell III as the fastest sprinters from the twin island republic at the collegiate level with identical times of 19.32. Dylan recorded that time at the Texas Invite in Dec 2016.

On Thursday March 23 during the heats of the 200 yard freestyle relay Dylan led off the Trojans with a split of 19.08 (split time 9.31). The team was unfortunately disqualified.

In the heats of the individual 50 yard freestyle he would subsequently swim faster. Carter would clock a CARIFTA region best of 19.04 (split time 9.18).This would allow the 6’3 junior to make his first ever NCAA Championship final .It also bettered his best showing and time at the meet.His previous best was 19^th in 2014 in a time of 19.41 (split time 9.39). He would maintain that position in the night posting a time of 19.08 (split 9.21). The previous best time from the region was 19.30 by Shaune Fraser of the Cayman Islands who recorded 19.30 while representing the University of Florida in 2009. Dylan’s swim also marked the first Championship finalist in the event for the Trojans since 2013 when Vlad Morozov won the event. Carter is now the 2^nd fastest swimmer of all time at USC.

In the 400 yard medley relay Championship final the Trojan team of Ralf Tribuntsov backstroke 44.76, Carsten Vissering breaststroke 51.23, Carter butterfly 44.81 and Santo Condorelli freestyle placed 4^th in a new school record of 3:02.20. That crushed the old mark of 3:04.51 set at the PAC -12 championships earlier this month. Carter’s butterfly split then was 45.23. It is the best placing for the Trojans at Championships since 2013 when they placed 4^th in 3:04.98.

CARTER SHOWS READINESS FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH SEVEN NCAA A CUTS, FOUR PERSONAL BESTS AND ONE SCHOOL RECORD AT TEXAS INVITE

Dylan Carter Texas Invite Photo courtesy of Walt Middleton/usctrojans.com

Trinidad and Tobago’s Dylan Carter was in sizzling form for his school , the University of Southern California at the Texas Hall of Fame Invitational . The meet which was held from November 30 to Dec 3 saw the junior recording 7 NCAA A cuts, 4 personal records and 1 school records.

Dylan started the Invitational with a new personal record in his very first swim. Leading off the Trojans A team he clocked 1:32.61 (split time 45.61). That time betters his PR set at the 2015 NCAA championships of 1:33.27.It also places him 2^nd in Division I .He was also under the automatic qualifying time of 1:32.97 in striking distance of the school record of 1:32.03. His team members Patrick Mulcare 1:35.10, Michael Domagala 1:36.29 and Santo Condorelli 1:34.93 helped the team to a total time of 6:18.93. It is the team’s fastest of the season and the 2^nd fastest time for the season.

Dylan Carter Photo courtesy of Walt Middleton/usctrojans.com

In the 50 yard freestyle he lowered his personal best time of 19.41 set at the 2015 NCAA Championships to 19.32( split time 9.40). With that swim he finished 2^nd in the Championship final and is ranked 6^th in Division 1. He continues to close in on the very fast A standard of 19.09.

In the 200 yard freestyle relay the Trojans A team of Kyle Grissom 20.04,Carter 18.61, Ralf Tribuntsov 19.30 and Condorelli 18.93 posted a time of 1:16.88 for 2^nd  place. That was well under the automatic standard for the 2017 NCAA Championships of 1:17.77 and places them 2^nd in the nation. Carter’s split of 18.61 was the fastest of all the 22 teams that contested the event.

In the 400 yard medley his butterfly split of 45.12 would be the best on the day. His teammates Tribuntsov backstroke 46.45, Carsten Vissering breaststroke 52.08 and Condorelli 42.01 finished a mere .03 outside of the win in a time of 3:05.66.That relay swim places them 4^th in the nation easily under the automatic NCAA mark of 3:07.75.

In the 100 yard butterfly he broke teammate Condorelli’s school standard of 45.79 to place 2^nd in the Championship final in a time of 45.27 (split time 20.80).He was almost a second under his old PR of 46.16 and under the NCAA A cut of 45.73.

The Trojans A medley A team would mount the top of the podium in the shorter 200 yard medley relay. The same line up from the longer event had splits of backstroke 21.81, breaststroke 24.31, butterfly 19.91 and freestyle 19.19. Carter’s butterfly split was yet again the fastest of the field. The total time of 1:25.22 places them 8^th in the nation and just off the A standard of 1:25.22.

Dylan Carter Texas Invite Photo courtesy of Walt Middleton/usctrojans.com

Carter would have back to back wins as he would win the 100 yard freestyle in a new personal best of 42.14 (split time 20.14).That betters his 2015 PR of 42.61 and the NCAA A standard of 42.25.It places him 3^rd in the nation

Dylan would finish the meet by posting the fastest 100 yard freestyle split of the 400 yard freestyle relay with an anchor leg of 42.21. The A team had contributions of 43.23 from Condorelli, 42.76 from Tribuntsov and 44.01 from Mulcare. The final time was 2:52.21 and NCAA A cut . It also ranks the team 7^th this season.

Dylan Carter Photo courtesy of usctrojans.com

At the 13^th World Short Course Swimming Championships in Windsor Canada which will take place from the Dec 6 to 11 Carter will contest the 100 and 200 metre freestyle, the 100 metre backstroke and the 50 metre butterfly.

CARTER HAS 5 VICTORIES IN TOUGH BACK TO BACK DUEL MEETS AGAINST ARIZONA TEAMS

Dylan Carter Photo courtesy of Paul Goldberg/usctrojans.com

Trinidad and Tobago’s Dylan Carter continued with his good form for the University of Southern California with 5 victories with back to back meets on Nov 4 and 5.

 

Carter’s Trojans hosted Arizona State first on Friday then the University of Arizona on Saturday Nov 5 at their home pool, the Uytengsu Aquatic Center.

In the first event the Trojans A team of Ralf Tribunstov backstroke (47.87), Carsten Vissering breaststroke (53.79), Carter butterfly (47.06) and Santo Condorelli freestyle (44.02) clocked the 12^th fastest time in Division I of 3:12.74.It was Dylan’s leg that was the game changer as he assumed the lead which they never relinquished to get the victory over the visitors who posted a time of 3:13.17.

The 200 yard freestyle relay would see the Trojans make an even greater impact on the national rankings. Dylan would produce the fastest leg of the competition with a 3^rd leg split of 19.53. All his teammates would also break the 20 second barrier as the combined times of Condorelli (19.92), Tribunstov (19.90) and Kyle Grissom (19.58) resulted in a 1:18.93 performance. That places the team 3^rd nationally.

In the 200 yard freestyle and 100 yard freestyle he would finish 2^nd and 3^rd in NCAA B cuts of 1:37.59 and 48.25 respectively. The Trojans would lose the contest on 142 to 156.

Saturday would have the team bouncing back to winning ways. The relay line-up was retained for the 400 yard medley and they won in 3:14.50.Dylan’s split this time was 47.75. He returned to win the 200 yard freestyle by exactly 2 seconds in 1:36.60 (split time 47.09). Each of the 3 times that Carter has swum this event this season he recorded a NCAA B time. He would barely miss another B standard time when he won the 50 yard freestyle in a time of 20.21.He was just outside the cut of 20.19.The Trojans ended the weekend with a victory as they won the meet 165 to 129.

Dylan when asked about his recent college performances said

“living in your comfort zone is like being dead, so might as well push the limits.!”

The next assignments for the Olympian will include the Texas Invitational from Dec 1 to 3 and then national duties at the 13^th World Short Course Swimming Championships from Dec 6 to 11 in Windsor Canada.

CARTER POSTS 2 NCAA B DIVISION 1 CUTS IN TROJAN WIN

Dylan Carter Photo courtesy of usctrojans.com

Trinidad and Tobago’s Dylan Carter continued his hot streak for the University of Southern California on Friday Oct 21 with 3 victories. The meet that served as the Trojans season home opener at the Uytengsu Aquatics Center saw them competing against California State University Bakersfield.

Carter registered his 6^th collegiate victory of the season when his Trojans A won the 200 yard medley relay in a time of 1:29.55.The team of Ralf Tribuntsov (backstroke) 22.53, Steven Stumph (breaststroke) 25.95 Carter (butterfly) 20.64 and Canadian Olympian Santo Condorelli (freestyle) 20.43 won by over a second over their interstate rivals. Dylan also bettered his previous season best butterfly split of 20.74.

Win # 7 came in the 200 yard freestyle where he yet again went under NCAA Division I B standard of 1:37.99.He would better his previous season best of 1:37.90 to clock 1:36.56 (split time 47.67) and win by over 5 seconds. That performance places him 3^rd in Division I.

The 100 yard freestyle saw him on top of the podium for the 8^th time this season. He won in a time of 44.28 (split time 21.45). His margin of victory was over 2 seconds. That swim betters his season best of 45.47 and ranks him 10^th in Division I.

The 6’3 junior ended the meet with the 400 yard freestyle relay. His Trojan A team swimming for exhibition purposes only posted the fastest time of the day. Condorelli (45.11), Tribuntsov (44.18) Kyle Grissom (46.11) and Carter (43.64) posted the 11^th fastest time Division I time of the season of 2:59.04.

The Trojans won the contest 171 to 97.

DYLAN CARTER RECORDS SECOND NCAA B CUT AS TROJANS WIN BACK TO BACK MEETS

Dylan Carter Photo courtesy of http://www.ttoc.org/

Trinidad and Tobago’s Dylan Carter returned to action in the pool on Saturday October 1 to challenge the University of California Santa Barbara (UC SB) in their home pool .The day before on Friday Sep 30 his University of California Trojans had defeated California Polytechnic State University 116-81. The newly minted Olympian Carter showed no ill effects from the short turnaround time as he won all 4 events that he contested easily .On his way to victory in his individual events he recorded times that placed him in the top 10 in the nation as well as securing yet another NCAA Division I B standard.

 

Carter recorded that B cut in the 200 yard freestyle. In a dominating display he was the only swimmer under 49 seconds with his century split of 48.71.He would touch the pads in a time of 1:37.90 more 3 seconds ahead of teammate Walker Bell. That time betters the NCAA Division I B cut of 1:37.99. It also currently stands as the 2^nd fastest time in Division I. On Friday Dylan had set the fastest time in the nation for the 100 yard backstroke with his time of 47.56.

In the 100 yard freestyle he showed superior back end speed to beat the field and take the victory. He went out in 22.42 closely trailed by Yoessef Tibazi of UC Santa Barbara. But his last 50 yard of nearly 22 seconds, 23.05 proved to be the difference as he won in 45.47. Tibazi was runner up in 46.09. That swims places him 7^th overall in Division I.

In the relays he was still the class of the participants on his butterfly leg. The 200 yard medley relay A team of Ralf Tribunstov backstroke (22.81), Carsten Vissering breaststroke (24.78), Carter butterfly (20.74) and Kyle Grissom freestyle (20.61) touched in 1:28.94. The victory margin was almost 4 seconds over their interstate rivals. Dylan’s butterfly split was the fastest of the 4 teams that raced by over a second.

In the final race the 200 yard freestyle relay the A team of Vissering 21.86, Carter 19.68, Tribunstov 20.48 and Grissom 20.48 enjoyed yet another comfortable win by over 2 seconds. Carter, who had the only sub 20 second split, was the game changing leg on the relay.

Dylan Carter Photo courtesy of usctrojans.com

The Trojans won easily 179 to 78.Dylan holds the senior national record for his country in the 200 metre freestyle at 1:48.44 set this summer in the Bahamas. He also holds the 15-17 CARIFTA record for the 200 metre freestyle with a time of 1:50.35 set in 2013. At one point in his career he was the fastest 15-16 year old boy ever in the 200 yard freestyle when he won the event at the 2012 SPEEDO Winter Junior Nationals .See link below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0fWO6FbEck

DYLAN CARTER OPENS COLLEGIATE SEASON WITH A WIN AND NCAA B CUT

Dylan Carter Photo courtesy of guardian.co.tt

Trinidad and Tobago’s Olympian Dylan Carter opened his collegiate season with a win in the 100 yard backstroke as his University of Southern California team competed against Cal Poly on Friday Sep 30 in San Luis Obispo California.

 

The 6’3 senior had a crushing win in the 100 yard backstroke. He took out the first 50 yards in 22.81 over a second ahead of the field. He would also have the fastest 2^nd 50 yards of 24.75 to stop the clock in 47.56. That performance was well under the NCAA Division 1 B time of 48.49.His teammate Patrick Mulcare was runner up in the race in a time of 49.16.

In his first event of the season the 200 yard medley Carter got his Trojans B team to an early lead with split of 22.18.It would not be enough to hold off the A team who won in 1:29.84 .His B team finished 2^nd in  1:32.84.

In the last race of the contest, the 400 yard freestyle relay, the Trojans A team of Ralf Tribuntsov (45.89), Carter (43.93), Maclin Davis (47.52) and Kyle Grissom (47.59) swimming exhibition posted the fastest time of the day of 3:04.93. Carter had the fastest split of all relay legs. The Trojans won the meet 116 to 81.

Dylan Carter Photo courtesy of usportt.com

At the 2016 Rio Olympics Carter set a new national record in the 100 metre freestyle of 48.80. He also became the fastest English speaking swimmer from the CARIFTA region in the 100 metre backstroke event when he clocked 54.94 (split time26.06) in the heats of the 2016 Canadian Olympic trials.