LSU Gold
Position
Breaststroke/individual Medley
Height
6'1
Class
Senior
Hometown
Obernau, Switzerland
High School
Limmat Sharks Zurich

Pfyffer’s Top Times
200 Free – 1:44.70 Delta State/Incarnate Word
100 Breast – 52.91 2020 SEC Championships
200 Breast – 1:55.23 2021 SEC Championships
200 IM – 1:47.18 Art Adamson Invitational
400 IM – 3:56.69 Missouri

SENIOR SEASON (2020-21)

Against Alabama to start the season, finished in second place in the 200-Yard Breaststroke with a time of 2:02.90, third place in the 100-Yard Breaststroke with a time of 56.07, and fifth place in the 200-Yard IM with a time of 1:53.98… At the Art Adamson Invitational, finished in fifth place in the 100-Yard Breaststroke with a time of 54.61, seventh place in the 200-Yard Breaststroke with a time of 1:59.10, and ninth place in the 200-Yard IM with a time of 1:48.78… In a duel meet against Florida State University he won the 200-Yard Breaststroke with a time of 2:00.18 and he touched the wall second in the 100-Yard Breaststroke with a time of 55.40… Against Texas A&M he finished fourth in both the 100-Yard Breaststroke and the 200-Yard Breaststroke with times of 56.47 and 2:04.08… At the 2021 SEC Championships, finished in 14th place in the 200-Yard Breaststroke with a time of 1:56.44, and 21st in the 100-Yard Breaststroke with a time of 53.58… Also at the championships, swam the third fastest 200-Yard Breaststroke in LSU history, a 1:55.23, in a time trial.

JUNIOR SEASON (2019-20)
To start the season at the TYR Fall Classic, came in second place in the 2000-Yard IM with a time of 1:53.11, third in the 100-Yard Breast with a time of 56.43, and fourth in the 200-Yard Breast with a time of 2:04.75… Came in second against Auburn in the 200-Yard Breast with a time of 2:03.51, and third in the 100-Yard Breast and the 200-Yard IM with times of 57.39 and 1:52.76… Claimed two victories against SMU in the 100 and 200-Yard Breast with times of 56.48 and 2:02.88… Notched three top-seven finishes at the SMU Invitational by finishing fifth in both the 100-Yard Breast and the 200-Yard IM with times of 54.62 and 1:49.46, and seventh in the 200-Yard Breast with a time of 1:58.98… Finished first the 100-Yard Breast against Missouri with a time of 54.67, first in the 200-Yard Breast with a 1:58.27 and third in the 400-Yard IM with a 3:56.69… In a dual meet against Delta State he touched the wall first in the 100-Yard Breast with a time of 55.94 and second in the 200-Yard IM with a time of 1:52.19…Came second in the 100-Yard Breast against Florida State with a time of 55.88, second in the 200-Yard Breast with a 2:00.66 and sixth in the 200-Yard IM with a 1:53.90…In a dual meet against Texas A&M he finished third in the 200-Yard Breast with a 2:02.59 and third in the 100-Yard Breast with a 56.08… At the 2020 SEC Championships, finished in 10th place in the 200 Breast with a time of 1:55.31 and 12th place in the 100 Breast with a time of 52.91. 

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2018-19)
Started off season with a second place finish in the 200-Yard Breaststroke against Navy and UCONN with a time of 2:02.61 … Won the 100-Yard Breaststroke on Day Two of same meet with a time of 56.52 … Took the bronze against Florida in the 200-Yard Breaststroke with a time of 2:02.36 … Won the 100-Yard Breaststroke against SMU and Loyola with a time of 56.45 … Followed that performance up with a victory in the 200-Yard IM with a time of 1:51.71… Finished second in the 100-Yard Breaststroke with a time of 56.19 and the 200-Yard IM with a time 1:52.39 against Texas A&M … At the 2019 SEC Championships, finished in 24th place in the 100-Yard Backstroke with a time of 54.07 … Touched the wall in 1:56.68 to finish in 13th place in the 200-Yard Backstroke.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2017-18)
Won both the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke in his first collegiate meet against Loyola … Swam the second leg of the winning men’s 200-yard medley relay against Pittsburgh and Virginia … Also finished second in the 100 breast … Picked up two more wins at SMU, winning the 200 breast and 400 individual medley while also finishing second in the 100 breast … Set a personal best in his 400 IM victory … Had a stellar Art Adamson Invitational, reaching three finals … Reached the ‘A’ Finals in both the 200 and 100 breast, finishing sixth and seventh overall, respectively … Also reached the B Final of the 200 IM and finished 13th overall … Earned another silver medal in the 200 breast at Georgia … Claimed second in the 200 IM in the final home meet of the season against Texas A&M … Set a new personal-best in the 200 IM while finishing 34th overall at the SEC Championships … Set another personal best in the 200 breast and went on to finish second in the ‘C’ Final … Named to First Year SEC Academic Honor Roll.

PRIOR TO LSU
Named a top-200 swimmer by collegeswimming.com … Finalist in the 200m breaststroke at the 2013 European Junior Championships… Participated in the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China … One of 9 Swiss swimmers to be named to the 2016 European Championship team … Won the 2017 Swiss Club Championship with the Limmat Sharks Zurich … Won gold in the 400 IM at the 2017 Swiss Summer National Championships.

PERSONAL
Born on May 11, 1996 … Majoring in Mechanical Engineering … Son of Kurt Pfyffer and Yvonne Pfyffer-Vogt.

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