Ryan Hoffer (born July 9, 1998) is an American competitive

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who specializes in

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and

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events. He competes as part of the

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for the team DC Trident. Hoffer is currently the national age group record holder in the 100 yard freestyle for the boys 17-18 year old age group. He won two silver medals at the

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in relay events.

Background

Hoffer competed for Scottsdale Aquatic Club before joining the

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's swim program.Sampl, Emily (June 10, 2016)
"Club Excellence Spotlight: Scottsdale Aquatic Club"
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''. Retrieved November 28, 2021. He is the son of Allison and Scott Hoffer, who both swam at Arizona State University.

Swimming career

2015

2015 World Junior Championships

At the

held in

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in August 2015, Hoffer won his first medal, a silver medal, in the 4×100 meter freestyle relay, splitting a time of 49.97 seconds for the lead-off leg of the relay in the final and helping the relay attain a time of 3:18.42.

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(August 25, 2015)
"5th FINA World Junior Championships 2015: Men's 4x100m Freestyle Final Results"
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''. Retrieved November 28, 2021. In the 4×100 meter medley relay, Hoffer won his second medal swimming the butterfly leg of the relay on the prelims relay, and winning a silver medal when the finals relay finished second in a time of 3:37.51.

(August 30, 2015)
"5th FINA World Junior Championships 2015: Complete Results Book"
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''. Retrieved November 28, 2021.

2015 Winter Junior National Championships

Hoffer won the 50 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 100 backstroke, and 100 freestyle at the 2015 Speedo Winter Junior National Championships. In the 50 yard freestyle, Hoffer broke the National Age Group record of 41.90 seconds set by

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for the boys 17–18 age group with his time of 41.23 seconds, lowering the record by over 0.6 seconds.Lepesant, Anne (December 12, 2015)
"Ryan Hoffer Destroys Dressel's 17-18 NAG In 100 Free With 41.23"
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''. Retrieved November 28, 2021. Hoffer also contributed to wins in the 4×50 medley relay, 4×200 freestyle relay, and 4×50 freestyle relay for Scottsdale Aquatic Club.Roberts, Meredith (December 9, 2016)
"2016 Speedo Winter Junior Championships: Day 3 Recap"
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''. Retrieved November 28, 2021.Roberts, Meredith (December 7, 2016)
"Two Golds for Scottsdale Aquatic Club on First Night of Speedo Winter Juniors"
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''. Retrieved November 28, 2021.

Collegiate seasons 2017–2021

As a freshman at Cal, Hoffer earned individual All-American honors in the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly events. In his sophomore and junior seasons, Hoffer added an All-American title in the 100 freestyle in addition to the 50 freestyle, 100 butterfly, and relay accolades he had received as a freshman. Hoffer won the 50 freestyle at the 2019 NCAA Championships ahead of Cal teammate Pawel Sendyk en route to an NCAA team championship.Sampl, Emily (March 31, 2019)
"Cal Claims Team Title as NCAA Championships Close"
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''. Retrieved November 28, 2021. At the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships Hoffer won the 50 freestyle, this time ahead of teammate Bjorn Seeliger, the 100 freestyle, and the 100 butterfly, as well as the 200 freestlye relay and the 400 freestyle relay.Ross, Andy (March 27, 2021)
"Ryan Hoffer Uses Stellar Underwaters to Go Perfect 3-For-3 in Individual Events With 100 Free Victory"
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''. Retrieved November 28, 2021.

2021

In the 2021

draft, Hoffer was picked by the DC Trident as the number two rookie pick for the entire league.Anderson, Jared (June 29, 2021)
"2021 ISL Draft: Live Updates Of Retained Swimmers & Rookie Picks"
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''. Retrieved November 28, 2021. In the fifth match of the

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, Hoffer won the 50 meter freestyle in 21.25 seconds, finishing eight-hundredths of a second ahead of Shane Ryan of the

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. ISL (September 9, 2021)
"ISL Match 5 Napoli (ITA): Men's 50m Freestyle Results"
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''. Retrieved November 28, 2021. In the eleventh match of the season, and the only play-in match of the year, Hoffer won the 50 meter freestyle with a time of 21.13 seconds, which was less than a tenth of a second faster than second-place finisher

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. ISL (September 29, 2021)
"ISL Match 11 Napoli (ITA): Men's 50m Freestyle Results"
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''. Retrieved November 28, 2021.

Career best times

Short course meters (25 m pool)

Honors and awards

* In 2020, Hoffer was a semifinalist for the AAU James E. Sullivan Award. * Hoffer received the

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male "Swimmer of the Year" award in 2020 and 2021.Keith, Braden (June 25, 2021)
"NCAA Champion Ryan Hoffer Confirms That He'll Go Pro, Enter ISL Draft"
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''. Retrieved November 28, 2021.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoffer, Ryan Living people 1998 births Sportspeople from Scottsdale, Arizona American male freestyle swimmers California Golden Bears men's swimmers 21st-century American sportsmen