Rob Zofchak

Class:
Senior
Position:
Backstroke
Weight:
null
Hometown:
Dexter, Mich.
High School:
Dexter

At Michigan
• *CSCAA All-American in 2020 (200-yard Backstroke)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2018)
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2018)

Senior (2019-20)
• *CSCAA All-American (200-yard Backstroke)
• NCAA Championships (March 25-28): Canceled due to COVID-19; had received invite in the 200-yard backstroke.
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 26- 29): Finished 4th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:41.34), 9th in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:35.40), and 10th in the 200-yard IM (1:44.24).
• Michigan State (Jan. 31): Finished 3rd in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:39.81) and 3rd in the 100-yard Backstroke (49.89).
• Ohio State (Jan. 18): Finished 3rd in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:46.40).
• Indiana (Jan. 11): Finished 3rd in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:47.10) and 7th in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:40.58).
• Minnesota Invite (Dec. 4-7): Finished 14th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:44.31), 18th in the 100-yard Backstroke (48.47), 19th in the 200-yard IM (1:46.04) and 22nd in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:37.33).

* Due to the cancellation of the 2020 NCAA Championships because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the CSCAA awarded All-America honors to: a.) individuals who were a part of a relay with an NCAA 'A' cut; b.) those who had individually qualified for the NCAA Championships; or c.) divers who had qualified for the NCAA Zone C Championships.

Junior (2018-19)
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 27-March 2): Finished 10th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:43.76), 18th in the 200-yard IM (1:45.13) and 22nd in the 100-yard Backstroke (47.98).
• Finished 3rd in 200-yard Backstroke (1:49.13), 4th in 200-yard IM (1:51.16) and 7th in 200-yard freestyle (1:40.15).
• Indiana (Jan. 17): Finished 6th in 200-yard Backstroke (1:48.94), 7th in 200-yard freestyle, and 7th in 200-yard IM (1:51.41)
• UGA Fall Invite (Nov. 29-Dec. 1): Finished 29th in the 200-yard IM (1:50.19).

Sophomore (2017-18)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• NCAA Championships (March 21-24): Did not qualify.
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 21-24): Finished 11th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:43.16), 17th in the 200-yard IM (1:45.81) and 19th in the 100-yard Backstroke (47.59).
• Ohio State/Virginia Tech (Jan. 20): Finished 5th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:48.98) and 11th in the 100-yard Backstroke (50.15).
• Indiana (Jan. 13): Finished 7th in both the 100-yard Backstroke (50.24) and 200-yard Backstroke (1:51.36).
• UGA Fall Invite (Dec. 1-3): Finished 13th in both the 100-yard Backstroke (48.67) and 200-yard Backstroke (1:45.15), and 20th in the 200-yard IM (1:48.61).
• Minnesota, Wisconsin, Penn State (Nov. 4-5): Finished in 3rd in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:48.71) and 8th in the 100-yard Backstroke (50.35).
• Louisville (Oct. 20-21): Finished 4th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:50.16) and 6th in the 100-yard Backstroke (50.44).

Freshman (2016-17)
• NCAA Championships (March 22-25): Did not qualify.
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 22-25): Tied for 12th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:43.89), 19th in the 100-yard Backstroke (48.06) and 21st in the 200-yard IM (1:46.80).
• Michigan State (Feb. 4): Finished 1st in the 100-yard Backstroke (50.37) and 4th in the 50-yard Backstroke (23.82).
• Ohio State (Jan. 27): Finished 5th in the 100-yard Backstroke (49.78).
• Indiana (Jan. 13): Finished 5th in the 100-yard Backstroke (50.09) and 200-yard Backstroke (1:50.03).
• UGA Fall Invitational (Dec. 2-4): Finished 10th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:45.53), 17th in the 100-yard Backstroke (48.34) and 30th in the 200-yard IM (1:49.05).

Prep
• High School: Dexter (2016)
• Holds MHSAA D-II state record in the 100-yard backstroke
• Five-time All-American
• Holds four Dexter High School records
• 16-time All-State selection
• Graduated Summa Cum laude
• All-American Scholar Athletic Team (2013-14, 2015-16)

Club/International
• Club: Club Wolverine (2012-16), Dexter Community Aquatic Club (2001-12)
• 2017 Phillips 66 National Championships (June 27-July 1): 17th in the 200m BK (2:01.01), 32nd in the 50m BK (26.59), 32nd in the 100m BK (56.53)
• U.S. Olympic Trials (2016)
• NCSA Championships (2015 -- Spring, Summer, 2016 -- Summer)

Personal
• Full Name: Robert Joseph Zofchak
• Birthday: Nov. 13, 1997
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Major: Computer Science
• Brother, Jonathan, swam at Michigan State (2013-16)

Career Bests

Event	Time	Date
50-yard Freestyle	21.64	10/19/2018
100-yard Freestyle	45.63	12/3/2017
200-yard Freestyle	1:35.40	2/28/2020
100-yard Backstroke	47.56	2/18/2017
200-yard Backstroke	1:41.34	2/29/2020
200-yard IM	1:44.24	2/27/2020