University of Arizona Athletics

2017-18: Set a personal best in four events at the Texas Invitational (200 back, 200 breast, 200 IM, 400 IM)…Holds the fourth-fastest time on the team in the 200 breast with 1:59.51 and 200 IM with 1:47.49, earning an NCAA B cut in both events…Earned an NCAA B cut in the 200 back with 1:45.49 and 400 IM with 3:48.47…Finished runner-up in the 200 back vs Utah (1:49.04)…Named Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention.

2016-17: Swam a personal best (third fastest on the team) in the 400 IM with 3:50.64, which qualified for an NCAA B cut…At the Pac-12 Championships, swam a 1:46.21 in the 200 back to place 18th…Had the fifth fastest team time in the 200 backstroke (1:45.50) and the 200 IM (1:48.19), both NCAA B cuts and personal bests…Finished in the top-five four times in the 200 back, including runner-up vs. California (1:49.25)…At the Texas Invitational, finished 11th in the 400 IM (3:51.12) and 19th in the 200 IM (1:48.19).

High School: Swam at Fairfax Senior High School in Los Angeles, California…Finished third in the 200 medley relay at the 2014 Speedo Winter Junior Championships.

Personal: Born Steven Medvedev in October of 1998 in Los Angeles to Nikolai Medvedev and Natalia Armonik…Has two younger brothers, Max and Michael…Planned major in Business…Likes to play video games and socialize in his free time…Chose Arizona over Colombia because “I really like the team, coaches and staff”.

Personal Bests
100 Back – 49.10 (2/4/17; vs. ASU)
200 Back – 1:45.49 (12/1/17; Texas Invitational)
200 Breast – 1:59.51 (12/1/17; Texas Invitational)
200 IM – 1:47.49 (12/1/17; Texas Invitational)
400 IM – 3:48.47 (12/1/17; Texas Invitational)