Ryan Griffith

August 23, 2026: The Duke Blue Devils Swimming and Dive Headshots

Position:
Free/Back
Height:
6-2
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Grafton High School
Hometown:
Yorktown, Va.

Personal Bests and Event Progression

2025-26 (Freshman)

Swam 45.08 in the 100 freestyle at the UNC Invitational, good for fourth place
Third in the 200 backstroke (1:47.69) and fourth in the 100 back (49.22) at Tennessee
First in the 200 back (1:46.83) and fourth in the 200 free (1:39.86) versus Georgia Tech
Third in the 200 back (1:47.19) and fourth in the 200 free (1:39.65) at Northwestern
Clocked 49.39 and took fourth in the 100 back at Virginia Tech
Fourth in the 200 back (1:48.73) versus North Carolina
Runner-up in the 100 (51.05) and 200 (1:50.52) back against Davidson
Fourth in the 200 free (1:42.91) and 200 back (1:52.14) at the Duke quad meet

Prior to Duke: Swam for Grafton High School and the Coast Guard Blue Dolphins… Qualified for junior nationals in the 100-meter backstroke as a freshman, the 200-yard backstroke as a sophomore and the 200-meter freestyle and 100-meter freestyle as a junior… As a senior, earned All-America honors, captured a VHSL Class Three championship and qualified for junior nationals in the 50-meter freestyle.