Career Top Times
| 50 Free |
22.30 |
02-19-22 |
Blue Jay Invitational |
| 100 Free |
47.93 |
02-22-20 |
Blue Jay Invitational |
| 200 Free |
1:42.28 |
10-15-21 |
Navy, Towson |
| 500 Free |
4:39.07 |
11-30-18 |
Bruno Invitational |
| 100 Back |
49.34 |
12-06-19 |
Big Al Open |
| 200 Back |
1:45.81 |
03-19-22 |
NCAA Championships |
| 100 Fly |
52.13 |
11-02-19 |
Thomas Murphy Invite |
| 200 Fly |
1:46.77 |
12-05-21 |
Bruno Invitational |
| 200 IM |
1:50.37 |
12-03-21 |
Bruno Invitational |
| 400 IM |
4:04.59 |
04-11-21 |
NJIT |
Nine-Time All-American:
- 2022: 200 Back
- 2021: 200 Back, 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay
- 2020: 200 Back, 400 Medley Relay
- 2019: 200 Back
CSCAA Scholar All-American: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
2021-22
- Won 200 Medley Relay (1:33.47), placed second in 200 Back and third in 100 Back in season opener versus UMBC and Delaware
- Took second in 200 Medley Relay and fifth in 200 Free against Navy and Towson
- Won 200 Back (1:52.10) and 200 Medley Relay (1:32.68); finished fourth in 100 Back versus William & Mary
- Placed second in 800 Free Relay and 200 Back; third in 400 Medley Relay and fourth in 100 Back and 200 Medley Relay at Thomas Murphy Invitational
- Won 200 Back (1:52.02), took second in 400 Medley Relay and fourth in 200 Fly versus NYU
- Won 200 Medley Relay (1:27.90) and 200 Back (1:45.95), finished second in 400 Medley Relay and fourth in 200 IM and 100 Back at Bruno Invitational
- Won 200 Back (1:53.67), placed second in 100 Back and fourth in 200 Medley Relay against Bucknell
- Won 200 Back (1:50.58) and took second in 100 Back at Georgetown
- Finished second in 200 Back and 200 Medley Relay; third in 200 Free at Delaware Last Chance
- Broke JHU pool record in 200 Back (1:47.00) at Blue Jay Invitational
- Placed sixth in 200 Back at NCAA Championships
- Also competed in 100 Back, 200 IM and 200 Medley Relay at NCAAs
2020-21
- Season shortened due to Covid-19 pandemic
- Won 200 Back (1:48.77), 400 IM (4:04.49) and 400 Medley Relay (3:20.37) at NJIT
- Won 200 Medley Relay (1:29.52), 200 Back (1:46.59) and 200 IM (1:51.44); took second in 400 Free Relay at Gettysburg
2019-20
- Won 200 Back (1:50.66), placed second in 100 Back and third in 200 Medley Relay at William & Mary
- Placed second in 200 Back and third in 100 Back at Navy quad meet
- Took second in 400 Medley Relay and 200 Back; and third in 100 Back and 400 Free Relay vs. Delaware and UMBC
- Won 400 Medley Relay (3:19.67); placed second in 200 Back, fourth in 200 Medley Relay, fifth in 800 Free Relay and sixth in 200 IM at Thomas Murphy Invitational
- Won 200 Back (1:51.41) and 400 Medley Relay (3:24.68) and finished second in 100 Back at NYU
- Finished third in A Final of 200 Back, seventh in 400 Medley Relay and eighth in 200 Medley Relay at Princeton Big Al Open
- Won 200 Medley Relay and 100 Back, placed second in 100 Back at Bucknell
- Took second in 200 Medley Relay, 500 Free and 200 Fly versus Rowan, Swarthmore and WPI
- Won 200 Back (1:49.82); finished second in 200 Medley Relay and third in 400 IM at Carnegie Mellon
- Qualified for NCAA Championships in 200 Back and 400 Medley Relay
2018-19
- Placed third in 200 Medley Relay and fourth in 200 Back versus UMBC and Delaware
- Took sixth in 200 Back and seventh in 200 Medley Relay versus Navy, William & Mary and Towson
- Won 200 Back (1:53.26), finished second in 100 Back and third in 200 Medley Relay at Bucknell
- Placed second in 200 Back at Thomas Murphy Invitational
- Won 200 Back (1:51.68) and finished second in 400 Medley Relay and 10 Back versus NYU
- Took third in the A Final of 200 Back at Bruno Invitational
- Placed ninth in 200 Back at NCAA Championships
- Also competed in 200 IM and 100 Back at NCAA Championships
At Ridge
- Team captain as a senior
- Meet of Champions qualifier as a junior
- Meet of Champions finalist, second team all-conference and Skyland Conference Scholar-Athlete as a senior
- Swam 12 years with Somerset Hills YMCA
- Team record holder in 200-meter Back
- Three-time A finalist in 200 Back at YMCA Nationals
- Junior Nationals and US Open qualifier in 200-meter Back
- YMCA National Champion in 800 Free Relay
- USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
- Also played soccer
- AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Commended Scholar
- National Honors Society
- National Latin Exam Summa Cum Laude
Personal
- Dylan Wachenfeld
- Son of Joanne and Jeffrey Wachenfeld
- Brother, Bradley, swam at Penn and sister, Amanda, swam at Tufts
- Data & analytics intern at London Stock Exchange Group
- Quantitative research assistant at JHU Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health and the Study of Business Enterprise
- Software implementation consultant at Stelliam Capital Management
- Research analyst for JHU Sports Analytics Research Group
- Member of Blue Jays LEAD
- Majoring in applied math & statistics and computer science
