By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
The University of Michigan is racing without several key pieces of their lineup this fall semester – though they are expecting at least one of those to join the team sooner rather than later.
Jack Wilkening, Boldizsar Magda, Alexey Glivinskiy, and Jon Jontvedt have not yet raced for the Wolverines this season.
Updates shared from Michigan head coach Matt Bowe are that Wilkening (who is still on the roster) and Jontvedt (who is not) are out for ‘medical reasons,’ though he could not elaborate on the specific nature of those.
Wilkening, a senior, is expected to join the Wolverines for the team’s next dual meet with Oakland University and Pitt on November 7th in Ann Arbor. Wilkening finished 4th in the 200 back and 5th in the 100 back at the Big Ten Championships in February and swam as part of three Michigan relays at the NCAA Championships.
He had a good summer in long course as well, finishing 6th in the 50 back and 100 back at the US National Championships and World Championship Trials, then 3rd in the 50 back, 2nd in the 100 back, and 5th in the 200 back at the summer-ending USA Swimming Pro Championships in August.
Bowe said he did not have a timeline on a return for Jontvedt, a Norwegian Olympian who placed 24th in Paris at the Olympic Games.
Jontvedt hasn’t raced in a college meet since the 2025 Big Ten Championships, where his best finish was 7th in the 1650 freestyle, but he did race at the Westmont Pro Swim in March and then at two meets at home in Norway in May and July, respectively. He would be a sophomore this year.
Glivinskiy and Magda were both part of what was expected to be a load-carrying freshman class for the Wolverines, but both have deferred enrollment, likely until next fall, according to Bowe.
Glivinskiy represented Israel at the 2025 World Championships, making the semifinals in the 200 IM (1:59.00 best time in prelims). He also swam on the Israeli 400 free relay (48.72 leadoff split) and 800 free relay (1:46.46 rolling split in prelims, 1:47.42 in finals). Glivinski turned 21 a month ago and would turn 22 in September 2026.
Magda, a Hungarian, has represented his country internationally as well, specifically at the 2024 World Short Course Championships in relays.
A backstroker who also has sprint freestyle potential, Magda has bests of 25.49/55.91/2:07.09 in the 50, 100, and 200 meter backstrokes in long course. He has also been 22.78 in the 50 free and 49.52 in the 100 free.
The 100 back time was done in April 2025, though the rest of those swims are at least two years old.
Magda is 20, and turns 21 in April.
In spite of the absences, the Wolverine men have had a strong start to the season. They have already picked up dominating wins over #23 Wisconsin (183-115), Notre Dame (183-117), and Northwestern (186-114). The November 7 tri against Oakland and Pitt will be the team’s last meet before the mid-season CSCAA Dual Meet Challenge in Knoxville from November 20-23.
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