Maxwell McHugh was born on 1999 and is an American former competitive swimmer specializing in breaststroke events.
12 Facts About Max McHugh
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Max McHugh has an older brother, Conner Max McHugh, who is a competitive swimmer specializing in breaststroke events and who swam collegiately for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
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Later in March, Max McHugh won the bronze medal in the 100 yard breaststroke at the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships in Austin, Texas with a time of 50.52 seconds in the final after swimming a personal best time of 50.30 seconds in the prelims heats.
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Max McHugh won the bronze medal in the 200 yard breaststroke, where he finished in 1:51.80 in the final.
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Later in the month, Max McHugh won the NCAA title in the 100 yard breaststroke at the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships with a personal best time of 50.18 seconds and became the first Minnesota Golden Gopher since 1964 to win an individual NCAA title.
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Max McHugh won the NCAA title in the 200 yard breaststroke where he swam a personal best time of 1:49.02 to achieve the first NCAA men's title in the event for the University of Minnesota.
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Max McHugh's performances earned him the Big Ten Conference honor of "Swimmer of the Year".
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Max McHugh earned the honor of being team captain for his senior year competing with the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
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Max McHugh won the final with a time of 50.67 seconds, breaking the pool record of 51.54 seconds set by Ian Finnerty of the Indiana Hoosiers in 2018.
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Max McHugh lowered his pool record with another personal best time in the final, winning the NCAA title with a 49.90.
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Later in the year, in July at the 2022 Minnesota Sectionals conducted in long course meters, Max McHugh won the 100 meter breaststroke with a time of 1:01.60, the 200 meter breaststroke with a 2:18.40, and swam a 27.71 for the 50 meter breaststroke in a time trial.
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Max McHugh's win made him the fifth male Minnesota Golden Gopher to win four individual NCAA titles in any sport and the most recent male swimmer from any university to win at least three consecutive NCAA Division I titles in the 100 yard breaststroke since Kevin Cordes of the Arizona Wildcats, who won four titles between 2012 and 2015, inclusive.