Dylan Carter (swimmer)
Dylan Carter (born 30 January 1996) is a Trinidad and Tobago competitive swimmer. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's 100 metre freestyle.[1] Later in 2016, Carter competed at the FINA Short Course World Championships where he made the final in the 200m freestyle and finished 4th. He also finaled in the 50m butterfly where he finished 7th. Carter won the silver medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the 50 m butterfly. Collegiately, he competed for the University of Southern California under head coach Dave Salo where he won 4 NCAA titles as a part of USCs relay team.
International career[]
2019: Backstroke on the rise[]
2019 World Championships[]
In July 2019 at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships, which took place in Gwangju, South Korea, Carter and Simone Sabbioni of Italy had wedge equipment malfunction during their starts in the 100 metre backstroke.[2][3][4] Officials required Carter and Sabbioni to re-swim the race alone, one at a time, after the malfunction was ruled due to the wedge apparatus failure if they wanted to compete in the semifinals.[3][4] In his re-swim, Carter advanced to the semifinals with his time of 54.03 seconds where he placed 16th overall with a time of 54.08 seconds.[2][3]
2021: Butterfly national records[]
2020 Summer Olympics[]
At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and held in July and August 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Carter competed in four individual events.[5] In the 100 metre butterfly, Carter ranked 33rd and set a new national record with his time of 52.36 seconds.[6] For his other three individual events, Carter ranked 33rd in the 50 metre freestyle with a time of 22.46 seconds, 22nd in the 100 metre freestyle with a 48.66, and 32nd in the 100 metre backstroke in a time of 54.82 seconds.[5]
International Swimming League[]
During match nine of the 2021 International Swimming League in Naples, Italy, Carter took third place in the short course 50 metre butterfly with a time of 22.36, which broke the Trinidad and Tobago national record in the event he had previously set at 22.38 seconds in 2018.[7][6]
2021 World Short Course Championships[]
On 20 December 2021, Carter won the silver medal in the 50 metre butterfly in a Trinidad and Tobago record time of 21.98 seconds at the 2021 World Short Course Championships held at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[8] His silver medal was the first medal other than a bronze medal to be won by a swimmer representing Trinidad and Tobago at a World Short Course Championships.[9] He also placed ninth in the semifinals of the 100 metre butterfly with a Trinidad and Tobago record time of 49.87 seconds.[10]
Awards[]
- SwimSwam Swammy Award Central American and Caribbean Athlete of the Year (male): 2018,[11] 2020,[12] 2021[13]
References[]
- ^ "Dylan Carter". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ a b "18th FINA World Championships 2019: Results Book". Omega Timing. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ a b c Latimer, Jolene (21 July 2019). "Equipment failures plague men's 100 backstroke at worlds". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ a b Yonhap (22 July 2019). "Malfunctioning equipment forces solo re-races in preliminary". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ a b Omega Timing; Atos (1 August 2021). "Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: Swimming Results Book". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ a b Dornan, Ben (27 September 2021). "Dylan Carter Hits 22.36 50 Butterfly To Set New Trinidad & Tobago Record". SwimSwam. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "ISL Match 9 Napoli (ITA): Men's 50m Butterfly Results". Omega Timing. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ FINA (20 December 2021). "15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ Keith, Braden (21 December 2021). "United States Tops SC World Championships Medals Table For 3rd Straight Edition". SwimSwam. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ FINA (17 December 2021). "15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 100m Butterfly Semifinals Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Keith, Braden (29 December 2018). "2018 Swammy Awards: CAC Male Athlete Of The Year Dylan Carter". SwimSwam. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ Anderson, Jared (30 December 2020). "2020 Swammy Awards: CAC Male Swimmer Of The Year Dylan Carter". SwimSwam. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ Carlson, Reid (2 January 2022). "2021 Swammy Awards: Dylan Carter Wins Men's CAC Swimmer Of The Year". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
External links[]
- Dylan Carter at FINA
- Dylan Carter at SwimRankings.net
- Dylan Carter at Olympics.com
- Dylan Carter at Olympedia
Central American and Caribbean Games Champions in Men's 50 m backstroke | |
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Santa Clara, California
- Swimmers from California
- Trinidad and Tobago male swimmers
- Olympic swimmers of Trinidad and Tobago
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Swimmers at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Trinidad and Tobago
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Trinidad and Tobago
- Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Trinidad and Tobago
- Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Trinidad and Tobago
- Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Pan American Games medalists in swimming
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Trinidad and Tobago
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in swimming
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- USC Trojans men's swimmers
- Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)