Hunter Armstrong

Hunter Armstrong to Take Baton from Brother Jake at West Virginia

Full Name:	Joesph Hunter Armstrong
Nickname(s):	The Magic Man
Nationality:	United States
Status:	Active

Hunter Armstrong is a competitive swimmer who represents the United States internationally. He is a 2021 Olympian and world championship medalist in the 50 and 100 backstroke. He was the first American in history (and 2nd overall) to dip under 24 seconds in the 50m backstroke and currently holds the world record in it. 2019 Summer Junior Nationals Hunter Armstrong had a breakout 2019 Jr Nats, taking wins in the 100 free (49.80), 50 free (22.57), and 100 back (54.91). The latter of those swims broke a meet record held previously by Michael Andrew. Speaking with Hunter at the meet, he admitted that he had only been swimming year-round for about a year and that his primary motivation for starting to do so was so he could go on the Florida training trip his team was traveling to. https://youtu.be/bRMnoHC_lUk College Armstrong graduated from Dover High School in 2019 and went to West Virginia, where his older brother Jake Armstrong, a two-time Big 12 Champion and NCAA All-American Honorable Mention in the 100 breast, had spent his collegiate career. Their parents were both student-athletes (father played football; mother, basketball) at Ferrum College in Virginia. 2019-2020 (West Virginia) In his freshman season, Armstrong posted times of 19.78 in the 50 free …

Hunter Armstrong to Take Baton from Brother Jake at West Virginia

Hunter Armstrong from Dover High School and Canton City Schools has announced his verbal commitment to West Virginia University where his brother Jake is currently a senior.

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Hunter Armstrong

Hunter Armstrong to Take Baton from Brother Jake at West Virginia

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