2020-21 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

Nina Lindberg

Sam Pekarek

  • Weight 0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Apple Valley, Minn.
  • Highschool Eastview

Biography

Collegiate Bests:
100-yard breaststroke: 54.42
200-yard breaststroke: 1:58.68
200-yard individual medley: 1:50.14
400-yard individual medley: 4:01.79
 
2019-20:  Had the team’s fastest time of the season in the 100 breaststroke which came at the Ohio State Invitational… Finished 17th in the 100 breaststroke and 23rd in the 200 breaststroke at the Ivy League Championship.
 
2018-19: Finished sixth in the 200 breaststroke and eighth in the 100 breaststroke at the Ivy League Championship.
 
2017-18: Placed 13th in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes at the Ivy League Championship… Won the 100 breaststroke at the HYP meet.
 
Before Yale: Five-time NISCA All-American, Three-year Scholastic All-American, Five high school swimming team records… Four-time Minnesota All-State… Finalist for the 2017 Minnesota Swimmer of the Year… Team Captain 2016-17… Two-time High School State Runner-up in 100 Breast… Three-time Senior State Champion.
 
Personal:  National AP Scholar… National Honor Society… First member of family to swim… Youngest of three children... Enjoys playing volleyball and spike-ball outside… Enjoys hiking. 
 
Why Yale: “Yale gave me the great opportunity to both learn at the highest level and compete in the prestigious Ivy League.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18First Year

    Breaststroke/IM
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Breaststroke/IM
  • 2019-20Junior

    Breaststroke/IM
  • 2020-21Senior

    Breaststroke/IM