Vinny Tafuto

Class:
Junior
Position:
Freestyle
Hometown:
Hummelstown, Pa.
High School:
Hershey

At Michigan
• Three-time NCAA All-American (2014-16: 200-yard Freestyle Relay)
• Big Ten champion (2015: 200-yard Freestyle Relay)
• Three-time All-Big Ten (2016-17: Second Team; 2015: First Team)
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2015-17)
• Three-time U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2015-17)

Senior (2016-17)
• All-Big Ten (Second Team)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 22-25): Finished 10th in the 100-yard Butterfly (46.74), tied for 22nd in the 50-yard Freestyle (20.06) and 29th in the 100-yard Butterfly (44.15).
• Michigan State (Feb. 4): Finished 1st in the 50-yard Butterfly (21.83) and 5th in the 50-yard Backstroke (24.25).
• Ohio State (Jan. 27): Finished 1st in the 100-yard Butterfly (47.45) and 2nd in the 50-yard Freestyle (20.12).
• Indiana (Jan. 13): Finished 3rd in the 50-yard Freestyle (20.52) and 100-yard Freestyle (47.68).
• Big Ten Swimmer of the Week (Jan. 4)
• UGA Fall Invitational (Dec. 2-4): Finished 8th in the 100-yard Butterfly (47.56), 16th in the 50-yard Freestyle (20.26) and 20th in the 100-yard Freestyle (44.58).

2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials
• 40th in the 100-meter Butterfly (53.93)
• 91st in the 50-meter Freestyle (23.34)

Junior (2015-16)
• NCAA All-American (200-yard Freestyle Relay)
• All-Big Ten (Second Team)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• NCAA Championships (March 23-26): Swam on 200-yard Freestyle Relay.
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 24-27): Finished 13th in the 100-yard Butterfly (47.72), 15th in the 50-yard Freestyle (20.13) and 27th in the 100-yard Freestyle (44.42).
• Finished 24th in the 100-meter Butterfly (55.00), tied for 72nd in the 50-meter Freestyle (23.69) and finished 86th in the 100-meter Freestyle (52.22) at AT&T Winter Nationals (Dec. 3-5).
• MSU Outdoor Invitational (Oct. 2): Won the 100-meter Butterfly (57.69).

Sophomore (2014-15)
• NCAA All-American (200-yard Freestyle Relay)
• Big Ten champion (200-yard Freestyle Relay)
• All-Big Ten (First Team)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• NCAA Championships (March 26-28): Swam on the 200-yard Freestyle Relay.
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 25-28): Finished 4th in the 50-yard Freestyle (19.62), 14th in the 100-yard Butterfly (47.82) and 16th in the 100-yard Freestyle (44.31).

Freshman (2013-14)
• NCAA All-American (200-yard Freestyle Relay)
• NCAA Championships (March 27-29): Traveled as relay alternate, swimming on the 200-yard Freestyle Relay.
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 26-March 1): Finished 7th in the 100-yard Butterfly (47.74), 11th in the 50-yard Freestyle (19.97) and 17th in the 100-yard Freestyle (44.52).
• Finished 3rd in the 50-yard Freestyle against Notre Dame and Auburn (Oct. 12), and against both Indiana and Texas (Oct. 25).

Prep
• High School: Hershey (2013)
• Pennsylvania state champion in the 50-yard Freestyle and on 200-yard Freestyle Relay as a senior.
• Five-time All-American.

Club/International
• Club: Hershey Aquatics Club (2005-13)

Personal
• Full Name: Vincent Francis Tafuto
• Birthday: April 10, 1995
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Major: Sport Management

Career Bests

Event	Time	Date
50-yard Freestyle	19.53	2/26/2015
100-yard Freestyle	43.90	2/28/2015
50-yard Backstroke	24.25	2/4/2017
100-yard Backstroke	53.12	2/8/2014
100-yard Butterfly	46.74	2/24/2017
200-yard Butterfly	1:50.75	2/6/2016