LumaLanes Performance of the Week: Ryan Hoffer’s 50 Freestyle

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This week featured a bevy of NAG and world records come down between the 2016 FINA Short Course World Championships and Winter Junior Nationals, including impressive NAG records from Regan Smith in the 100 back and 100 fly and a short course world record for Chad le Clos. And while those performances deserve recognition, this week’s performance of the week goes to Ryan Hoffer, who blew away the field in the 50 freestyle at the US Winter Junior Nationals West meet with a time that continues to raise the expectations for the young swimmer as he heads toward college.

Representing Scottsdale Aquatic Club, Hoffer busted through the 19 second barrier in prelims, posting a 18.88 to beat his old personal best of 19.06 from this meet last year. He lowered that again in finals, touching in 18.71 to take almost two tenths off his morning swim and tie the pool record held by none other than Nathan Adrian. That swim also made Hoffer just the second high schooler to ever break 19.0, the only other being Florida junior Caeleb Dressel who also holds the 17-18 NAG record with a 18.67. Hoffer will still have time to gun for that record at a meet in the spring, as he doesn’t age up until July.

While the time itself is impressive enough, what is may be more exciting is the implications it has for the young swimmer’s future career at Cal Berkley under head coach Dave Durden. Hoffer’s time is only .05 off of the Cal school record, a mark also held by Adrian, and which should have huge implications for Cal’s relays in the next four years. Hoffer is also only .15 off of Adrian’s Cal record in the 100 free with his lifetime best of 41.23, which stands as the current 17-18 NAG record in the event from this meet last year. To have a freshman coming in with that kind of impact in the sprint events is unheard of and should help keep Cal in contention for a National Championship in the years to come.

Congratulations Ryan Hoffer on earning Swimming World’s Performance of the Week!

Special Thanks to LumaLanes for sponsoring Swimming World’s Performance of the Week.

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Dr. Buky Chass
Dr. Buky Chass
7 years ago

I think that in a week when a World Record is being set….any world record and specifically one by the great Olympic Champion Chad le Clos to put a time in 50 yards is the wrong choice. It is a provincial choice. An age group performance VS A senior World Record….?? No match… The World Record in the 100 m fly SC 48.08 is by far my performance of the week!!!!

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