Biography
Career Notes: Was a 19-time All-American (six First Team Relays, five First Team honors, five Honorable Mention Relays, and three Honorable Mentions) ... was a 17-time All-GLIAC swimmer (five First Team honors, nine Second Team honors, and three Third Team honors) ... named to the All-GLIAC Academic Team for three consecutive years (2017-19) ... received CSCAA Scholar All-America accolades (2017-18) ... helped WSU set a Jenison pool record in the 200 medley relay (1:27.48) during the 2018 GLIAC Championships ... holds the overall GLIAC record and the Cleveland State pool record in the 200 medley relay (1:25.23) as a member of the winning quartet in the 2019 GLIAC Championships ... helped break the original GLIAC Meet record and the Cleveland State pool record in the 400 medley relay (3:11.26) at the 2019 Conference Championships ... assisted WSU to breaking its own GLIAC Meet record in the 400 medley relay at the 2019 NCAA Championships (3:10.24) ... holds four Wayne State pool records; 200 medley relay (1:29.35), 100 back (48.32), 200 back (1:47.85), and 400 medley relay (3:18.36).
2018-19: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a five-time All-American (two First Teams, two First Team Relays, and one Honorable Mention) ... assisted WSU to second-place finishes in the 200 medley relay (1:25.23) and in the 400 medley relay (3:10.24) as the lead off in both events ... earned a fourth-place finish in the 100 back (47.04) ... placed seventh in the 200 back (1:45.07) after completing the event in 1:44.87 during prelims ... finished the 100 fly in 16th place (48.79) after swimming the event in 47.81 during prelims. GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a five-time All-GLIAC swimmer (three First Team, one Second Team, and one Third Team) ... led off the winning quartet of the 200 medley relay, breaking the GLIAC Meet record and the Cleveland State pool record with a B-cut time of 1:26.28 ... broke the GLIAC Meet record and the Cleveland State pool record with the winning group of the 400 medley relay (B-cut time of 3:11.26) ... assisted WSU to a first-place finish in the 400 free relay (B-cut time of 2:58.35) ... earned a second-place finish in the 100 back (B-cut time of 47.23) ... claimed the third spot in the 200 back (B-cut time of 1:45.93) ... placed fourth in the 100 fly (B-cut time of 48.00) ... finished the 50 free in 12th place (20.95). SEASON: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... received GLIAC Swimming Athlete of the Week honors on Jan. 21 ... participated in seven meets ... competed in the winning 200 medley relay quartet (B-cut time of 1:29.06) at DI Oakland University (10/26) … also took first in the 50 back (22.79), the 100 back (50.07), and the 200 free relay (1:22.45) vs. the Golden Grizzlies (10/26) … won the 100 back in a time of 49.64 versus Calvin (11/16) … also claimed the top spot with the winning quartet of the 200 free relay (1:23.90) and helped break the WSU pool record as the lead off in the 200 medley relay (1:29.35) against the Knights … notched a victory in the 200 free relay (B-cut time of 1:20.52) at day one of the Denison Invite (11/29) … placed first in the 100 back (47.71) at day two of the Denison Invite (11/30) and helped set a pool record in the 200 medley relay (1:27.00), both event times qualifying for the B-cut … earned a second-place finish in the 200 back (B-cut time of 1:46.53) and a third-place finish in the 400 free relay (B-cut time of 2:58.95) at the third day of the Denison Invite (12/1) … placed first in the 100 back (50.66) and the 200 back (1:51.88) at Grand Valley State (1/5), while also helping WSU break pool records for the 400 medley relay (3:20.16) and the 400 free relay (3:04.70) … claimed the top spot in the 100 back (49.77) at Saginaw Valley State (1/11), and swam the lead-off leg in the winning 200 medley relay (1:30.11) … broke WSU pool records in the 100 back (B-cut time of 48.32), 200 back (B-cut time of 1:47.85), and the 400 medley relay (3:18.36) vs. Findlay (1/18), while also earning a first-place finish in the 50 back (23.04).
2017-18: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Competed in five events, earning First Team All-American honors in the 100 back, 200 back, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay ... finished fourth in the 100 back (47.33), setting a new WSU record .... claimed eighth in the 200 back with a time of 1:46.95 ... helped the 200 medley relay (1:27.26) and 400 medley relay (3:13.09) to fourth place finishes ... earned Honorable Mention All-American in the 200 free relay, finishing 12th (1:21.28). GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Helped the 200 medley relay to an All-GLIAC First Place finish of 1:27.48, setting a Jenison pool record and earning an NCAA B-cut ... swam in the 400 medley relay, earning a first place B-cut time of 3:14.57 ... competed in the 200 free relay, which claimed second place (1:21.10) and an NCAA B-cut ... helped the 400 relay to second place (3:00.44) ... took the runner-up spot in the 100 back with a B-cut time of 47.64 ... earned a B-cut and All-GLIAC in the 200 back (1:47.11), placing third ... finished fourth in the 100 fly (49.02), earning a B-cut. SEASON: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... earned CSCAA Scholar All-America honors ... competed in all eight meets ... named the GLIAC Men's Swimmer of the Week (10/30) ... competed against Oakland (10/27) and was a member of the first place 200 medley relay (1:31.47), individually taking first in the 100 back (50.11) and second in the 200 back (1:52.70) ... helped the 200 medley relay (1:34.22) to a win against Ashland and Tiffin (11/3), wile finishing second in the 200 back (1:52.66) in the same meet ... helped the 200 medley relay (1:33.25) and the 200 free relay (1:25.89 to wins at Calvin (11/17) and also won the 100 back (50.27) ... took first place in the 100 back (49.09) and was a member of the second place 200 medley relay (1:30.97), 200 free relay (1:23.50) and 400 free relay (3:04.97) at the EMU Invite (12/2) ... earned a win in the 200 back (1:51.60) and the 100 back (50.10) vs. Grand Valley State (1/6), while helping the 400 medley relay (3:23.53) to a first-place finish and the 400 free relay (3:08.51) to second place in the same meet ... won the 100 back (49.68) and the 200 back (1:54.32) vs. Saginaw Valley State (1/12), and was a member of the winning 200 medley relay team (1:32.58) in the same meet ... won the 100 back (51.11) at Findlay (1/19), helping the 200 medley relay (1:35.06) to a win ... was a member of the winning 200 medley relay (1:32.45) vs. Eastern Michigan (1/20), while taking second in the 200 back (1:53.20).
2016-17: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Three-time First-Team All American and earned three Honorable Mention All-American nods … led off both the 200 medley relay (1:27.75) and 400 medley relay (3:12.67) that placed fifth and fourth, respectively … anchored both the 200 free relay team (1:21.87) and the 400 free relay (3:03.42) taking that logged 16th-place finishes … swam the 100 back in 47.64 to finish sixth … recorded a 10th-place finish in the 200 back (1:46.36). GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Posted a fifth-place finish in the 100 fly in 49.23 … took second in the both 100 back (47.94) and 200 back (1:46.60). SEASON: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... competed in all eight meets … member of first-place 200 medley relay team (1:32.87) at Oakland (10/29) … led off the 200 medley relay team that finished first with a time of 1:34.60, and won the 200 back (1:58.49) against Ashland (11/5) … recorded a first-place finish in both the 100 back (24.79) and as a member of the 200 medley relay team that posted a time of 1:33.48 against Calvin (11/18) … led off the first-place 200 yard medley relay (1:30.71), and placed first in the 100 back (48.70) and at the EMU Invitational (12/3) … won the 100 back (50.58) at Grand Valley (1/7) … posted top time in the 100 back (49.94) versus Findlay (1/13).
2015-16: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: A three-time Honorable Mention All-American … led off the 400 medley relay team that placed 12th (3:16.72) … finished 15th in both the 100 back (48.84) and the 800 free relay (6:42.77) … also competed in the 200 back. GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Led off the 400 medley relay team that placed second with a time of 3:16.24 … notched a second-place finish in the 100 back (48.62) … placed third in the 200 back with a mark of 1:48.40 … won the consolation final (ninth place) in the 100 fly (50.18). SEASON: Competed in all eight meets … posted top season times in the 200 free (1:50.33) at Calvin (11/20), 50 free (21.76) at the EMU Invite (12/4), 50 fly (23.78) versus Findlay (1/15) and the 50 back (23.14) at the Last Chance Meet (2/21).
Club: Competed with a swimming club ... is the reigning summer national champion in Ukraine in the 100 back.
Personal: Full name -- Dmytro I. Drobnych ... born on August 31, 1996, in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine ... son of Ihoz Drobnych ... has one brother, Kyrylo and two sisters, Polina and Masha ... is majoring in Global Supply Chain Management ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2016 and Winter 2018 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2017, Fall 2017 and Winter 2019.
