Ethan Pheifer

Position:
Backstroke, Freestyle
Weight:
null
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Greenwood, Ind.
High School:
Franklin Community

Career Honors
- Academic All-MAC Team (2023, 24)
- CSC Academic All-District (2024)
15 Appearances in the Top 10 Times in Ball State S&D History
- No. 8 in program history in the 50 freestyle (20.37)
- No. 3 in program history in the 100 backstroke (48.58) and 400 freestyle relay (2:59.18)
- No. 1 in program history in the 200 backstroke (1:47.38), 200 medley relay (1:26.35), 400 medley relay (3:10.53), 200 freestyle relay (1:18.88) and 400 freestyle relay (2:57.16)
- No. 4 in program history in the 200 medley relay (1:28.03)
- No. 6 in program history in the 200 medley relay (1:29.67) and 400 medley relay (3:19.48)
-No. 8 in program history in the 200 medley relay (1:30.93) and 200 freestyle relay (1:21.10)
- No. 2 in program history in the 400 medley relay (3:14.22) and 400 freestyle relay (2:57.53)

2024-25: Senior
- Captured two individual event wins and one relay win.
- Won silver as part of the 200 freestyle relay team that combined for the sixth-fastest time in program history (1:20.39) at the MVC Championships (Feb. 21).
- Earned the fastest time in program history in the 200 backstroke (1:47.38), topping the B Final at the MVC Championships (Feb. 22).
- Swam the eighth-fastest time in program history in the 50 freestyle (20.37), placing 11th in the B Final at the MVC Championships (Feb. 20).
- Member of the 200 medley relay team that combined for the fourth-fastest time in program history (1:28.03) at the MVC Championships (Feb. 19).
- Member of the 400 medley relay team that recorded the second-fastest time in program history (3:14.22) at the MVC Championships (Feb. 20), placing fifth overall.
- Part of the 200 freestyle relay team that claimed the eighth-best time in program history (1:21.10) at the Miami Invitational (Dec. 5).
- Part of the 400 freestyle relay team that captured the third-fastest time in program history (2:59.18) at the MVC Championships (Feb. 22), placing fourth overall.

2023-24: Junior
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team.
- Captured two individual event wins and seven relay wins.
- Part of the 200 freestyle relay team that swam the top time in program history (1:18.88) at the MAC Championships (March 8), earning bronze.
- Member of the 400 medley relay team that recorded the top time in program history (3:10.53) at the MAC Championships (March 7), earning silver.
- Captured the third-fastest time in program history in the 100 backstroke (48.58) during a relay leadoff in the record-setting 400 medley relay at the MAC Championships (March 7).
- Part of the 400 freestyle relay team that swam the top time in program history (2:57.16) at the MAC Championships (March 9), earning silver.
- Earned bronze as a member of the 200 medley relay (1:26.61) at the MAC Championships (March 6).
- Qualified for the CSCAA National Invitational Championships (March 14-17), participating in the 200 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 50 backstroke, 100 backstroke and 100 individual medley.

2022-23: Sophomore
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team.
- Swam the 100 breaststroke leg of the 200 medley relay that placed first at the MAC championships (1:26.35).
- Swam the second leg of the third-place 400 medley relay (3:12.42) at the MAC Championships.
- Swam the third leg of the second-place 400 freestyle relay (2:57.53) at the MAC Championships.
- Qualified for the B Final at the MAC Championships in the 100 backstroke (49.52), finishing ninth overall and re-securing the third-fastest time in program history.
- Won the 100 backstroke versus Bellarmine (Jan. 28), and captured the win in the 500 freestyle (4:52.62) versus Valparaiso (Feb. 3).

2021-22: Freshman
- Qualified for the B Final at the MAC Championships in the 100 backstroke (49.98), finishing 10th overall and securing the third-fastest time in program history.
- Placed 20th at the MAC Championships in the 50 freestyle (20.91).
placed 25th in the 100 freestyle (46.95) at the MAC Championships.
- Captured the win in the 100 backstroke (52.91) versus Bellarmine.