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Duncan Partridge - Men's Swim & Dive - University of Iowa Athletics

Duncan Partridge

Position Free
Class Sr.
Hometown Lake Forest, Ill.
High School Adlai Stevenson

Iowa Items — Best times in 50 free (19.99) and 100 free (43.56) rank fifth and second, respectively, on Iowa’s all-time best performers list… swam on 200 free (1:18.28), 400 free (2:53.50), 800 free (6:27.36) and 400 medley (3:14.12) relays that set school records at the 2011 Big Ten Championships… member of the All-America 400 free relay (2:54.19) that placed 15th at the 2011 NCAA Championships.

2010-11 — Earned All-America honors in the 400 free relay at the NCAA Championships… swam collegiate bests in 50 free (19.99) and 100 breast (57.01) at the Big Ten Championships and 100 free (43.56) at the NCAA Championships… met NCAA B standards in the 50 (19.99) and 100 free (43.56) and as part of team-leading 200 free (1:18.28), 400 free (2:53.50), 800 free (6:27.36) and 400 medley (3:14.12) relays…recorded 10 first-place finishes… placed eighth in the 100 free (43.64) and 10th in the 50 free (19.99) at the Big Ten Championships… swam on 16 winning relays… letterwinner.

2009-10 — Swam colleigate bests in 100 free (44.11) at Big Ten Championships and 100 back (54.02) vs. Truman State…100 time ranks eighth in school history… met NCAA B standards as part of the team-leading 200 free (1:19.26), 400 free (2:56.20) and 800 free (6:27.66) relays and 400 medley relay (3:15.37)… anchored the record breaking 400 medley relay (3:15.37) and swam the third leg of the 800 free (6:27.66) record setting relay… recorded 14 top-two finishes… swam on 17 winning relays… letterwinner.

2008-09 — Swam on 200 free (1:19.59) and 400 free relays (2:55.19) that placed eighth and fifth, respectively, at Big Ten Championships with NCAA B cut times… those times rank fourth and second on Iowa’s all-time best performers list… also anchored ninth-place 400 medley relay at Big Ten meet with a team-leading 3:19.85… that time ranks sixth in school history… placed 18th in 100 free (44.89) and 20th in 50 free (20.28) at Big Ten Championships… swam collegiate bests of 44.18 in 100 free prelims and 20.21 as part of relay at Big Ten Championships… those times rank seventh and ninth, respectively… posted 15 top-three individual finishes and swam on 13 winning relays… letterwinner.

High School — competed at 2007 U.S. Junior Nationals… all-state and all-conference honoree… team MVP and captain… also captained his high school’s water polo team… high school coach was Susan Whitehouse… competed for Lake Forest Swim Club… coach was Maureen Sheehan.

Personal — born September 4, 1990… son of William and Janet Partridge… his brother, Tristan, swims at the University of Massachusetts Amherst… open major.

Partridge’s Collegiate Bests

Event  Time  Meet  Date
50 Free 19.99 at Big Ten Championships 2/23/11
100 Free 43.56 at NCAA Championships 3/26/11
200 Free 1:39.73 at Missouri Invite 12/5-7/08
100 Back 54.02 Truman State 10/9/09
100 Breast 57.01 at Big Ten Championships 2/23/11