2016-17 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Olshtein, Almog
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Almog Olshtein
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- null
- Position:
- Free
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Haifa, Israel
- High School:
- Haifa
Bio
2017-18: Senior swimmer that ranked first on NU's top times list in the 50 free and second in the 100 free ... Member of the 200 free, 400 free, 200 medley and 400 medley relay teams that swam the tops times for Northwestern on the year ... Put in a career-best time of 55.73 in the 100 breast at the Big Ten Championships (2.21-2.24) ... Also swam season-bests in the 50 free (20.20) and 100 free (44.54) ... Finished seventh in the 50 free, 100 free and 50 fly at Northwestern's TYR Invitational (11.19) ... Also finished ninth in the 50 breast and put in a career-best 56.56 100 breast to take 10th ... Won the 50 free against SMU (1.13) ... Came in second in the 50 free and eighth in the 100 free against Minnesota and Purdue (1.27).
2016-17: Swam Northwestern's top time in the 50 free and 100 free and anchored the 200 free, 200 medley and 400 medley relays while also swimming on the fastest 200 free relay ... Finished 17th in the 50 free at the Big Ten Championships with an NCAA 'B' cut time of 19.87 ... Finished 32nd in the 100 free at the Big Ten Championships with an NCAA 'B' cut time of 44.28 ... Won the 50 free against Iowa, Notre Dame, Eastern Michigan and in the tri-dual against Chicago and UIC ... Finished third in the 50 free at TYR ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2015-16: Swam Northwestern top 50 free time of the year at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 19.76, which also paced him fourth on the Wildcats' all-time depth chart ... Member of the 200 medley relay team that ranks fifth on the all-time depth chart (1:26.52) ... Member of the 200 free relay team that ranks fifth on the all-time depth chart (1:19.15) ... Competed for NU at Big Ten Championships in the 100 free and touched the wall in 44.31, which was NU's second-fastest time of the year ... Claimed a top time in the 100 breast (59.33) at the TYR Invitational ... Competed in every Northwestern relay during the season and was a member of a relay team that claimed a top time in each event ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
2014-15: Breakout freshman member of Northwestern's sprint freestyle group who also has shown promise in the sprint butterfly and breast … Ranked first for NU in the 50 free and 100 free while rating fourth in the 100 breast and fifth in the 100 fly … Led off or anchored the Wildcats' top 200 free, 400 free, 200 medley and 400 medley relays at the Big Ten Championships … The 200 medley relay was the third-fastest while the 400 medley and 200 free relays were the fifth-fastest in school history … Scored points in both the 50 and 100 freestyle races at the Big Ten Championships … Qualified for the consolation final of the 50 free with a career-best and NCAA 'B' cut of 19.87 that made him the fifth-fastest 50 freestyler in school history … Finished 12th in the conference in the 50 free … Turned in a career-best 'B' time of 43.99 during the prelims of the 100 free before ending up 15th overall following the consolation final … Also swam the 100 fly at the B1G meet, placing 28th … Notched the first NCAA 'B' provisional qualifying cut of his college career with a 20.10 time in the 50 free at the AT&T U.S. Winter Nationals (12/3-12/6) to lead off NU's 200 free relay … Competed in the 50 free, 100 free, 100 breast and 100 fly at Winter Nationals, placing 41st in the 50 free for his best finish … Won both the 50 and 100 freestyle races at NU's home TYR Invitational (11/21-11/23) … Also was second in the 50 fly, third in the 50 breast, fourth in the 100 fly and ninth in the 100 breast at the TYR … Finished first or second in the 50 free in every collegiate meet with just one exception … In total, recorded 15 top-three dual meet race finishes including eight victories -- five in the 50 free and two in the 100 free … Swept those two races in a double-dual versus UIC and Oakland (10/25), on Senior Night against Milwaukee (1/16) and at Iowa (1/24) … Also won the 50 free against a formidable field in a double dual at Minnesota and against Purdue (1/30).
2016-17: Swam Northwestern's top time in the 50 free and 100 free and anchored the 200 free, 200 medley and 400 medley relays while also swimming on the fastest 200 free relay ... Finished 17th in the 50 free at the Big Ten Championships with an NCAA 'B' cut time of 19.87 ... Finished 32nd in the 100 free at the Big Ten Championships with an NCAA 'B' cut time of 44.28 ... Won the 50 free against Iowa, Notre Dame, Eastern Michigan and in the tri-dual against Chicago and UIC ... Finished third in the 50 free at TYR ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2015-16: Swam Northwestern top 50 free time of the year at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 19.76, which also paced him fourth on the Wildcats' all-time depth chart ... Member of the 200 medley relay team that ranks fifth on the all-time depth chart (1:26.52) ... Member of the 200 free relay team that ranks fifth on the all-time depth chart (1:19.15) ... Competed for NU at Big Ten Championships in the 100 free and touched the wall in 44.31, which was NU's second-fastest time of the year ... Claimed a top time in the 100 breast (59.33) at the TYR Invitational ... Competed in every Northwestern relay during the season and was a member of a relay team that claimed a top time in each event ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
2014-15: Breakout freshman member of Northwestern's sprint freestyle group who also has shown promise in the sprint butterfly and breast … Ranked first for NU in the 50 free and 100 free while rating fourth in the 100 breast and fifth in the 100 fly … Led off or anchored the Wildcats' top 200 free, 400 free, 200 medley and 400 medley relays at the Big Ten Championships … The 200 medley relay was the third-fastest while the 400 medley and 200 free relays were the fifth-fastest in school history … Scored points in both the 50 and 100 freestyle races at the Big Ten Championships … Qualified for the consolation final of the 50 free with a career-best and NCAA 'B' cut of 19.87 that made him the fifth-fastest 50 freestyler in school history … Finished 12th in the conference in the 50 free … Turned in a career-best 'B' time of 43.99 during the prelims of the 100 free before ending up 15th overall following the consolation final … Also swam the 100 fly at the B1G meet, placing 28th … Notched the first NCAA 'B' provisional qualifying cut of his college career with a 20.10 time in the 50 free at the AT&T U.S. Winter Nationals (12/3-12/6) to lead off NU's 200 free relay … Competed in the 50 free, 100 free, 100 breast and 100 fly at Winter Nationals, placing 41st in the 50 free for his best finish … Won both the 50 and 100 freestyle races at NU's home TYR Invitational (11/21-11/23) … Also was second in the 50 fly, third in the 50 breast, fourth in the 100 fly and ninth in the 100 breast at the TYR … Finished first or second in the 50 free in every collegiate meet with just one exception … In total, recorded 15 top-three dual meet race finishes including eight victories -- five in the 50 free and two in the 100 free … Swept those two races in a double-dual versus UIC and Oakland (10/25), on Senior Night against Milwaukee (1/16) and at Iowa (1/24) … Also won the 50 free against a formidable field in a double dual at Minnesota and against Purdue (1/30).
High School: Placed sixth in the 50 free at the European Youth Olympics ... Held Israeli national age group records in 50 and 100 free and fly ... Won the Israeli championships in the 50 free in both short course and long course meters ... Was part of the team that finished sixth in the 400 medley relay in the European Junior championships ... Part of a club team that was national champions from 2006-2013.
Personal: Born Almog Olshtein ... Son of Hanna and Isak Olshtein ... Chose Northwestern over Georgia Tech, Virginia, and North Carolina ... Major is political science and international studies with a minor in business institutions.
OLSHTEIN'S PERSONAL BESTS
| Event | Personal Best |
| 50 freestyle | 19.76 |
| 100 freestyle | 43.99 |
| 100 breaststroke | 55.73 |
| 100 butterfly | 48.42 |
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