Itay Goldfaden
- position Breaststroke/Sprint Freestyle
- class Senior
- Hometown Bat Hefer, Israel
- High school David Ben-Gurion Education Center
- position Breaststroke/Sprint Freestyle
- class Senior
- Hometown Bat Hefer, Israel
- High school David Ben-Gurion Education Center
Itay Goldfaden Bio
| GOLDFADEN’S TOP TIMES | ||||
| Event | Time | Date | Meet | Location |
| 50 Freestyle | 20.52p | 2/20/19 | SEC Championships | Athens, Ga. |
| 100 Freestyle | 47.44# | 10/26/17 | vs. North Carolina | Columbia, S.C. |
| 100 Breaststroke | 51.35! | 2/21/20 | SEC Championships | Auburn, Ala. |
| 200 Breaststroke | 1:57.88p | 3/24/18 | NCAA Championships | Minneapolis, Minn. |
| 100 Butterfly | 51.27 | 10/14/17 | vs. Missouri | Columbia, Mo. |
| 200 IM | 1:57.26p | 11/22/19 | Georgia Tech Invite | Atlanta. Ga. |
! = School Record | t = Time Trial | # = Leadoff Split/Split | p = Prelims
AWARDS/ HONORS
- CSCAA All-American (100 Breaststroke 2020)
- 2x NCAA All-American (100 breaststroke 2018, 2019)
- 2x SEC Champion (100 Breaststroke 2019, 2020)
- 2x First Team All-SEC (2019, 2020)
- 2x CSCAA Scholar All-American (2019, 2020)
- 4x SEC Academic Honor Roll (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
IN THE RECORD BOOK
- 1st — 100 breaststroke
- 1st, 2nd, 6th — 200 medley relay
- 1st, 2nd — 400 medley relay teams
2019-20 (SENIOR)
- Became the first back-to-back breaststroke champion in SEC since 2016-17 after defending his title in the 100 breaststroke, swimming a program-record 51.35
- Named All-America in the 100 breaststroke for the second-straight season after swimming the fifth-fastest time in the nation
- Swam the breaststroke leg in the program record-setting 400 medley relay team, which swam 3:06.88 at the SEC Championships in Auburn, Ala.
2018-19 (JUNIOR)
- Became the first male swimmer at South Carolina to win an individual conference championship in a breaststroke event, winning gold in the 100 breast at the SEC Championships with a career-best time of 51.72
- Named All-America in the 100 breast for a second-straight season after making a B-final appearance in the event at the NCAA Championships
- Was a part of two record-setting relay teams, swimming the breaststroke leg in the 200 and 400 medley relays
- Part of school record-setting 200 medley team, which swam a 1:24.54 while the 400 medley team put up a 3:08.71 at the SEC Championships in Athens, Ga.
2017-18 (SOPHOMORE)
- Earned All-America honors for the first time in his career by finishing 11th in the 100 breast (52.36) at the NCAA Championships
- Swam a 52.44 to finish fourth in the 100 breaststroke at the SEC Championships
- Competed in five events during the season with 19 total top-10 finishes during the regular season
- Had seven total top-five finishes in the 100 breaststroke during the regular season
- Set personal records in both breaststroke events at the NCAA Championships with a 52.36 in the 100 and a 1:57.88 in the 200
2016-17 (FRESHMAN)
- Swam in three events as a freshman (100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 50 freestyle)
- Finished 14th at the SEC Championships in the 100 breaststroke (53.32), 26th in the 200 breaststroke (2:01.14) and 26th in the 50 freestyle (20.73)
- Tallied five top-10 finishes throughout the regular season
- Won the 100 breaststroke at the Bulldog Invitational
- Finished second in the 50 freestyle in the dual meet with Tennessee (21.02)
PRE-COLLEGE
- Won the silver medal in 2014 European Junior Championships in 100m breaststroke
- Two-time Israeli National Champion in 50 breaststroke (LCM)
- Member of Hapoel Emek Hefer
