Tuomas Pokkinen

Class:
Senior
Position:
Butterfly
Hometown:
Espoo, Finland
High School:
Makelanrinteen Lukio

PRONUNCIATION

2019-20 Senior Season: Earned a spot in finals in both the 100 fly and 200 fly at the Big Ten Championships, finishing 15^th (47.04) and 10^th (1:45.21) overall, respectively · placed second in the 200 fly (1:50.27) and fourth in the 100 fly (48.87) at the Big Ten triple dual versus Purdue and Northwestern · finished first in the 200 Medley Relay (1:29.07), second in the 100 fly (49.41), third in the 200 fly (1:51.80) and fourth in the 200 IM (1:55.15) against USC · tallied a fourth place finish in the 50 free (21.43) and a fifth place finish in the 100 fly (50.13) versus Hawaii · touched third in the 200 fly (1:50.59) and fourth in the 100 fly (48.59) against Wisconsin · finished third in both the 100 fly (48.96) and 200 fly (1:51.82), while contributing to a first place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:28.87) at the Iowa dual · placed first in the 200 free relay (1:22.08) and fifth in both the 100 fly (49.83) and 200 fly (1:53.55) versus FSU · earned a first place finish in the 400 free relay (3:01.49), third place finish in the 50 free (20.92), and a fourth place finish in the 100 fly (49.24) against Florida · Big Ten Distinguished Scholar · Academic All-Big Ten · Second Team CSCAA Scholar All-American.

2018-19 Junior Season: Academic All-Big Ten • Earned Honorable Mention All-America honors in the 400 medley relay. • At the NCAA Championships, was part of the 400 medley relay that placed tenth (3:04.70) • At Big Ten Championships, was part of the 200 medley relay that placed fifth (1:24.62), took tenth in the 200 IM (1:44.89), was part of the 400 medley relay that placed third (3:05.46), twelfth in the 100 fly (46.84), and was part of the 200 free relay that placed third (1:17.24). • Finished second in the 200 IM (1:50.62) and first in the 100 fly (47.90) against Purdue and Northwestern. • Took second in the 200 IM (1:50.72) against USC. • Placed second in both the 100 fly (48.92) and the 200 IM (1:51.37) at the Hawaii Dual. • At the Iowa Invitational, placed sixth in the 200 IM (1:49.00), fourth in the 100 fly (48.01), was part of the 800 free relay team that finished sixth (6:40.31), was fifth in the 200 fly (1:47.22), and was part of the 400 free relay team that placed third (2:55.44). • Was first in the 100 fly (47.96) against Iowa and South Dakota. • Finished second in both the 200 fly (1:49.72) and the 100 fly (48.34) at the Florida State Dual. • Took first in the 200 fly (1:51.30) and third in the 100 fly (49.62) at the Wisconsin Dual.

2017-18 Sophomore Season: At the NCAA Championship, swam with the 200 Free Relay that took eighteenth (1:17.63), the 400 Medley Relay that took eighteenth (3:07.03), and the 200 Medley Relay that took (1:24.89) • At the Big Ten Championships, was part of the 200 Medley Relay that took second (1:24.25), 800 Free Relay that took fifth (6:21.95), 200 Free Relay that took third (1:17.02), and the 400 Free Relay that took fifth (2:52.50), finished eighteenth in the 50-yard free (19.88) and ninth in the 100-yard fly (46.37). • finished second in the 200-yard fly (1:49.60) and first in the 100-yard fly (47.92) at the Triple Dual vs Northwestern and Purdue • took first place in the 200-yard fly (1:49.38) and first in the 100-yard fly (48.19) vs. Denver • finished second in the 200-yard fly (1:50.68) and second in the 100-yard fly (49.18) vs. Hawai'i and Drury • placed sixth in the 50-yard free (20.28), first in the 100-yard fly (47.08), and third in the 200-yard fly (1:47.79) at the Minnesota Invitational • took seventh place in the 200-yard fly (1:51.03) and second place in the 100-yard fly (48.33) at the Quad Dual vs. Michigan, Penn State, and Wisconsin • placed fifth in the 200-yard fly (1:51.88) and second in the 100-yard fly (48.33) vs. Iowa • finished fourth in the 200-yard fly (1:51.66) and second in the 100-yard fly (48.64) against Florida State.

2016-17 Freshman Season: All-American honorable mention • part of record-breaking 400-free relay (2:51.06) at the NCAA Championships • Outstanding Student Athlete award recipient • improved times at the Big Ten Championships in the 50-yard free (19.91), 100-yard fly (46.28), and 200-yard fly (1:47.15) • placed first with a 48.68 in the 100-yard fly against North Dakota • improved times in the 50-yard free (20.96) and 100-yard free (45.61) at the Minnesota Invitational • improved times in the 100-yard free (44.96) and 100-yard fly (47.53) at the AT&T Winter Championships • earned a 1:50.62 in the 200-yard fly against Hawaii and Drury • improved to 1:49.38 200-yard fly against Purdue and Northwestern • placed first in the 200-yard free with a 1:39.28 at the Minnesota Challenge.

High School/Club: Graduate of Makelanrinteen Lukio, where he swam for coach Matti Mäki • swam the 100-meter butterfly in 53.51 (LCM) and 51.82 (SCM) • top time for the 50 butterfly is 24.02 (LCM) • top time for the 50 freestyle is 23.68 (LCM) • swam the 100 freestyle in 49.44 (SCM) • fastest time in the 100 IM was 54.40 • was named Malekanrinne Sports High’s 2015 Male Sports Captain • competed in the 2014 Berlin Europeans semifinal in the 50 fly • two-time national champion in the 100 IM in 2014 and 2015 • represented Finland at two LEN European Championships.

Personal: Son of Mikko Juhani and Pia Irene Pokkinen • has four siblings: older brother Markus Juhani, younger sister Julia Kaarina, younger brothers Emil and Oliver.

Top Times at Minnesota
Event	Time	Date
50 free	19.88	2/22/2018
100 free	45.61	11/12/2016
200 free	1:39.28	2/4/2017
100 fly	46.28	2/24/2017
200 fly	1:46.18	2/25/2017
200 IM	1:44.89	3/1/2019