NWO · AUS
Steffen is a swimmer from Australia, a butterfly specialist and a sprinter, whose official competitive record spans 6 seasons, 7 years and 12 meets.
His recorded career begins in 2005 in NC YWCA Swimming Championship, where he raced the 400 individual medley in 5:20.21. He started out alongside Sioux Falls Snowfox.
His signature event is the 100 butterfly, the event he has raced the most, followed by the 200 butterfly and 50 freestyle. Butterfly is the backbone of the whole record: 12 meets and 35 recorded swims.
His fastest 100 butterfly stands at 54.90, set in short course yards (25 yd) at Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships.
His record includes collegiate championships, in 2010 (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships). A representative mark at that level is 54.90 in the 100 butterfly, recorded in short course yards (25 yd).
After a 2-year break between 2005 and 2007, he came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2007. 2007 is the busiest season on record, with 22 verified individual swims.
Those meets span 5 different venues (Kenosha, Charlotte, Northfield and St. Peter…). He has raced for St Olaf College, Sioux Falls Snowfox and NWO.
Latest competition: Minnesota Challenge in Minneapolis, on February 4, 2011, with 3 swims: 24.53 in the 50 freestyle, 57.02 in the 100 butterfly and 2:17.16 in the 200 butterfly, all in short course yards (25 yd). He closes this record with 9 current event personal bests and 33 all-time PB improvements, across 56 verified official swims in competitions governed by Masters Australia and NCAA.