Upcoming Event: Swimming & Diving versus Davidson on October 10, 2025 at 4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
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4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
Swimming & Diving
vs Davidson
2019-20 Swimming & Diving Roster
Boboff, Sheldon
Sheldon Boboff
- Position:
- Mid-Free/IM
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Saint Ignatius College Prep
- Hometown:
- San Francisco, Calif.
Bio
Honors:
- Team Captain (2019-20)
- CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
- ACC Academic Honor Roll (2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20)
Career: Graduates as one of the most successful distance relay swimmers in program history ... Member of the 400 and 800 freestyle relay, 2:52.79 and 6:21.82, respectively, record-holding teams ... In addition, also a member of the 400 freestyle quad that set the Taishoff Aquatics Pavilion record (2:57.33) on his senior day ... Also enjoyed successful in individual events, closing out his career with his name in the top-10 lists in four events ... Holds the second-fastest 200 freestyle time (1:35.12) and fourth-fastest 200 individual medley time (1:46.05) while sitting seventh in the 100 freestyle (43.90) and 100 individual medley (53.08) ... Sported the highest ACC Championships finish by touching 14th in the 200 individual medley as a senior ... Four-time CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention and ACC Academic Honor Roll selection.
2019-20: Reached two finals at the 2020 ACC Championships ... Placed 14th in the 200 individual medley after swimming a career-best 1:46.05 in the event preliminaries ... Also placed 19th in the 200 freestyle finals ... Member of the 400 and 800 freestyle relays at the ACC Championships that each swam the second fastest time in Duke history in the respective events ... Helped the Blue Devil 400 freestyle relay quad set the Taishoff Aquatics Pavilion (2:57.33) record on senior day versus North Carolina (2/1) ... Reached three finals at the NC State GAC Invitational in November ... Placed fifth in the 200 individual medley final with a season best time while also touching 14th and 21st in the 100 and 200 freestyle, respectively ... Took the 200 freestyle (1:37.69) in Duke's tri-meet at Harvard with Texas A&M (11/9).
2018-19: Swam on Duke's record-breaking 400 and 800 freestyle relays at the ACC Championships ... Individually, won the 200 freestyle consolation final and also scored in the 200 individual medley ... Earned a spot in the 200 freestyle championship final at the Tennessee Invitational … Helped the Blue Devils crack the all-time performance list with a win in the 800 freestyle relay at the Big Al Invitational … Won the 200 freestyle and swam on winning 400 freestyle relay in the season opener at Virginia Tech (10/13).
2017-18: Member of 800 freestyle relay that notched the second-fastest mark in program history at the ACC Championships (6:25.97) ... Individually, scored for the Blue Devils with a 19th-place finish in the 200 freestyle ... Finals swim of 1:36.17 ranked him second on Duke’s all-time performance list ... Also notched a career-best time in the 200 individual medley preliminaries (1:48.03).
2016-17: Broke into Duke's all-time top 10 in the 200 freestyle and 200 individual medley as a rookie ... Clocked the fourth-fastest 200 freestyle mark in program history (1:36.75) during the Nike Cup Invitational preliminaries before going on to take fourth in finals ... Also posted the eighth-fastest 200 indivdual medley time at Duke (1:49.11) in the Nike Cup preliminaries.
Prior to Duke: Six-time All-America, including in 100 and 200 freestyle as a junior and 100 freestyle as a senior … Fourth in 200 freestyle at 2015 Junior Nationals ... Member of North Bay Aquatics club program ... USA Swimming Scholastic All-America ... Named to Principals Honor Roll all four years.
Personal: Born Sheldon George Boboff July 14, 1997 in San Francisco, Calif. ... Son of Peter and Carolyn Boboff ... Has one sister (Kiara).
Boboff Career Bests:
100 Free: 43.90 … 7th all-time at Duke ... 2019 ACC Championships
200 Free: 1:35.12... 2nd all-time at Duke ... 2019 ACC Championships
100 Back: 50.45 ... 2019 Nike Invitational
100 Breast: 55.97 ... 2019 Nike Invitational
100 Fly: 51.07 ... vs. NC State (10/20/18)
100 IM: 53.08 ... 7th all-time at Duke ... at Virginia (11/3/17)
200 IM: 1:46.05 ... 4th all-time at Duke ... 2019 ACC Championships
On Duke's Relays:
200 Free Relay: 1:18.61 ... 6th all-time at Duke ... 2020 ACC Championships
400 Free Relay: 2:52.79 ... Duke record ... 2019 ACC Championships
400 Free Relay: 2:57.33 ... Taishoff Aquatics Pavilion Record ... North Carolina (2/1/2020)
800 Free Relay: 6:21.82 ... Duke record ... 2019 ACC Championships
At the ACC Championships:
2018: 10th, 800 Free Relay ... 6:25.97
19th, 200 Free ... 1:36.17
2019: 7th, 400 Free Relay ... 2:52.79
9th, 800 Free Relay ... 6:21.82
17th, 200 Free ... 1:35.12
24th, 200 IM ... 1:47.15
2020: 7th, 400 Free Relay ... 2:53.32
9th, 800 Free Relay ... 6:25.22
9th, 200 Free Relay ... 1:18.61
10th, 400 Medley Relay ... 3:12.89
14th, 200 IM ... 1:46.40
19th, 200 Free ... 1:35.38
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