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Hunter is a swimmer from the United States, a sprinter and a collegiate competitor, whose official competitive record spans 7 seasons, 8 years, 6 countries and 35 meets.
His recorded career begins in 2019 in Speedo Junior Nationals 2019, where he raced the 200 backstroke in 2:10.81.
His signature event is the 100 backstroke, the event he has raced the most, followed by the 100 freestyle and 50 freestyle. Backstroke is the backbone of the whole record: 30 meets and 43 recorded swims.
His fastest 100 backstroke stands at 51.98, set in long course (50 m) at 19th FINA World Championships Budapest 2022.
He has raced at the Olympic Games level, between 2021 and 2024 (Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and Olympic Games Paris 2024). A representative mark at that level is 53.11 in the 100 backstroke, recorded in long course (50 m). He also appears in world championships, the World Cup circuit, national championships and international meets.
After a 2-year break between 2019 and 2021, he came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2021. 2023 is the busiest season on record, with 22 verified individual swims.
He is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 6 countries (the United States, Japan, UNK, Hungary, Australia and France), including 10 of 35 meets outside the United States.
Those meets span 8 different venues (Jpn, Qat, Irvine and Hun…). He has raced for 8 clubs, led by Ohio State University, Ohio State Aquatics, University of California-Berkeley and Canton City Swimming.
Still active: the directory includes official activity in the 2026 season. Latest competition: USA Swimming National Championships in Irvine, on August 1, 2026, with 3 swims: 22.18 in the 50 freestyle, 22.23 in the 50 freestyle and 24.10 in the 50 butterfly, all in long course (50 m). He holds 12 current event personal bests and 35 all-time PB improvements across 97 verified official swims in competitions governed by World Aquatics.