Virginia native Khalil Fonder has opted to transfer out of Arizona State University. Fonder competed with ASU for the entirety of the 2018-19 season, his freshman campaign. This year, he raced through the mid-season invite, and then competed in two January dual meets but hasn’t raced since then.
PRE-COLLEGE BESTS
- 50 free – 20.34
- 100 free – 44.06
- 200 free – 1:37.62
- 50 back – 22.16
- 100 back – 47.47
- 200 back – 1:45.88
- 100 fly – 46.91
- 200 fly – 1:52.16
BEST TIMES AT ASU
- 100 free – 43.85 (2019 mid-season)
- 100 back – 46.88 (2019 Pac-12 Champs)
- 100 fly – 46.15 (2019 Pac-12 Champs)
Fonder made marginal improvements in his freshman year in the 100 back and 100 fly, and then dropped some time in the 100 free just a couple of months ago at the NC State Invitational in November of 2019. He was ASU’s top 100 butterflier last season and their #2 100 backstroker.
In his freshman season, Fonder competed at the 2019 Pac-12 Championships, where he made finals in the 100 fly and 100 back. He finished eighth in the conference in the 100 fly and 14th in the 100 back, hitting NCAA ‘B’ cuts in prelims but winding up a couple tenths off of NCAA qualification in the 100 fly. He was also about eight tenths off of qualifying in the 100 back.
Fonder still raced at the 2019 NCAA Championships, competing on relays only. He was 20.51 on the 200 medley relay fly leg and 46.64 on their 400 medley relay fly leg, though neither made finals.
Fonder would be a big pick-up at most any other major D1 institution, swimming-wise, as a near-NCAA qualifying sprinter strong in back, fly and free. SwimSwam has reached out for a comment on Fonder’s next steps without a response yet as of this posting.
‘Tis the season…
1) “marginal improvements” what i ve seen on college times on most of the swimmers, getting some improvement does not seem to be given on year college years
2) nowadays you have to be more clear with your words, if somebody enters transfer portal or somebody transfers, dont cha think? Entering portal does not mean anythig because you have to get spot somewhere and those spots do not grow in trees in higher levels of institutions…..
Yo hit up UK I heard they’ll need some sprinters after this year
I WILL CONTINUE TO ASK: HOW DO YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THE TRANSFER PORTAL/WHO IS LEAKING THIS INFORMATION TO YOU???
Clearly it’s not the swimmers themselves, because you reached out to Fonder for a comment and he didn’t respond. So who’s feeding you guys this stuff?
Mel and Braden would rather risk jail time than give up their sources. I’m sure it’s some Deep State source —- like Instagram.
The Deep state
Don’t think they are going to tell you, guy.
QUIT SHOUTING!!!
Breaking: SwimSwam commenter figures out how journalism works
Heard he wants to transfer to NC STATE
Relative of Doug Fonder he USS Coach in VA?
adopted son i believe
yes
Wonder if he didn’t make the conference team and then that was the turning point
no
LOL no.
He was removed from the team long before he entered the transfer portal!
He committed super early. It seemed no other college was considered.
I’d like to see a tri meet. The ASU transfer portals vs the Indiana transfer portals vs the Bama transfer portals
Honestly if someone had some free time it’d be interesting to see the list from those 3 schools, and potentially where they would stack up as a team. Recruits have to notice these things, right?
this wouldn’t be a difficult stat sheet to make if someone has access to all the names from the transfer tracker.
Hummm more interesting how many transferred and got in more difficulty at the next stop?
Ouch
Honestly swimming isn’t all there is to being a D-1 collegiate athlete…there are rules that must followed, academic standards, and contributing to a healthy team environment. That’s why student comes before athlete!
Uh… take away the swimming and you’re a student-student.
That’s pretty funny.