Tyler Ray

Class:
Junior
Position:
Butterfly/Backstroke
Height:
6-2
Weight:
null
Hometown:
Pinckney, Mich.
High School:
Pinckney

At Michigan
• Big Ten Champion (2025: 100-yard butterfly)
• All-Big Ten first team (2025)
• All-Big Ten second team (2024)
• Two-time CSCAA All-American (2025: 100-yard butterfly, 400-yard medley relay)
• Five-time CSCAA All-America second team (2024: 100-yard butterfly, 200-yard butterfly, 200-yard freestyle relay, 200-yard medley relay; 2025: 200-yard freestyle relay)
• Two-time CSC Academic All-District (2024-25)
• CSC Academic All-America third team (2025)
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2024-25)

Junior (2024-25)
• NCAA Division I Men's Championships (Mar. 26-29): Placed 7th and PB in 100 Fly (44.01), 24th in 50 Free preliminary (19.09), 25th in 200 Fly preliminary (1:41.49)
• B1G Conference Championships (Feb. 26- Mar. 1): Placed 2nd and PB in 50 Free (18.83), 1st and PB in 100 Fly (44.28), 3rd in 200 Fly (1:40.55)
• Michigan First Chance Meet (Feb. 15-16): Placed 1st and PB in 50 Back (20.77)
• Miami (Ohio) (Feb. 1): Placed 1st in 50 Free (19.36)
• Ohio State (Jan. 18): Placed 1st in 100 Fly (46.74), 1st in 200 Fly (1:45.26)
• Indiana (Jan. 10): Placed 2nd in 100 Fly (45:78), 2nd in 200 Fly (1:42.36)
• Georgia Tech Invitational (Nov. 22-24): Placed 1st in 200Y Free Relay (1:16.00), 3rd and PB in 50Y Free (19.32), 4th in 400Y Medley (3:06.54), 2nd in 200Y Medley (1:23.60), 2nd in 100Y Fly (45.31), 6th in 200Y Fly (1:44.84)
• Oakland (Nov. 8): Placed 1st in 50Y Free (20.54) and 1st in 400Y Free Relay (2:59.19)
• Notre Dame/ Wisconsin (Oct. 18-19): Placed 1st in 100Y Fly (46.88), 1st in 200Y Fly (1:45.56), 2nd in 50Y Fly (20.09)

Sophomore (2023-2024)
• NCAA Division I Men's Championships (Mar. 27-Mar. 30): Placed 16th in the 100-Yard Butterfly (45.24) and 14th in the 200-Yard Butterfly (1:41.47). Recorded personal bests in the 50-Yard Butterfly (20.73), 100-Yard Butterfly (44.74), and the 200-Yard Butterfly (1:40.44). Competed in the 200-Yard Freestyle Relay (18.89) and the 200-Yard Medley Relay (19.86).
• Big Ten Conference Championships (Feb. 28-Mar. 2): Placed 7th in the 50-Yard Freestyle (19.48), 3rd in the 100-Yard Butterfly (44.91), and 4th in the 200-Yard Butterfly (1:40.80). Swam personal bests in the 50-Yard Freestyle (19.47), 50-Yard Butterfly (20.80), 100-Yard Butterfly (44.77), and 200-Yard Butterfly (1:40.80).
• Ohio State (Jan. 20): Placed 1st in the 100-Yard Butterfly (46.58) and 1st in the 200-Yard Butterfly (1:44.38).
• Indiana (Jan. 19): Placed 1st in the 100-Yard Butterfly (46.60) and 2nd in the 200-Yard Butterfly (1:45.05).
• Georgia Invitational (Nov. 16): Placed 21st in the 50 Freestyle (19.99), 3rd in the 100 Butterfly (46.19), 2nd in the 200 Butterfly (1:43.13).
• Wisconsin Tri-Meet (Oct. 21): Placed 7th in the 50 Freestyle (20.55), 1st in the 100 Butterfly (47.62), and 2nd in the 200 Butterfly (1:46.84).

Freshman (2022-23)
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 22-25): Reached personal best placing 1st in 100-Yard Butterfly (46.58),Placed 2nd in 50-Yard Freestyle (20.16),
• Wisconsin/Pittsburgh (Jan. 28): Placed 4th 200 Medley Relay (1:28.71), Placed 4th in 200-Yard Butterfly (1:48.63)
• Ohio State (Jan. 21): Placed 5th in 200-Yard Medley Relay (1:29.33), Placed 4th in 100-Yard Butterfly (48.51), Placed 5th in 200-Yard Butterfly (1:49.27)
• Tennessee Invitational (Nov. 17): Reached personal best placing 22nd in 50-Yard Freestyle (20.27), Placed 7th in 200-Yard Freestyle Relay (1:19.98), , Placed 12th in 200-Yard Medley Relay (1:28.36), Placed 15th in 100-Yard Butterfly (48.36), Placed 9th in 400-Yard Medley Relay (3:13.66), 10th in 200-Yard Butterfly (1:47.97)
• Northwestern (Nov. 5): Placed 4th in 200-Yard Freestyle Relay (1:24.06), 5th in 200-Yard Butterfly (1:51.89)
• Eastern Michigan/Ohio/Purdue (Nov. 4): Placed 5th in 400-Yard Freestyle Relay (3:07.71), Placed 4th in 200-Yard Butterfly (1:51.03)
• Oakland (Oct. 8): Placed 3rd in 200-Yard Medley Relay (1:31.20), Placed 3rd in 200-Yard Butterfly (1:52.48)

Prep
• High School: Pinckney Community High School
• Pinckney Community High School Student Government
• Pinckney Community High School Class Council
• Pinckney Community High School Honor Roll
• 7 Varsity records
• NISCA All American
• 2x All American

Club/International
• 8x ALl SEC
• 4x All-State
• 3x State Champion
• 5 SEC Individual Titles
• 2 SEC records
• 7 Pool Records
• Pinckney Male Athlete of the Year
• 1 event under Olympic Trial Standard

Personal
• Full Name: Tyler James Ray
• Dad, swam for Miami (Oxford)
• Mom, ran track for Eastern Michigan University
• Sister, runs track for University of Findlay
• Birthday: August 8, 2004
• Enrolled in Ross School of Business

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