Upcoming Event: Men's Swimming and Diving at Coyote Extravaganza on October 30, 2026
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Men's Swimming and Diving
at Coyote Extravaganza
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South Dakota State University Athletics
Jon Galles - 2025-26 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Jon Galles
- Position:
- Freestyle
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Gretna, Neb.
- High School:
- Gretna H.S.
- Major:
- Aviation
HONORS AND AWARDS
CAREER TOP 10s
2025-26: Qualified for B Finals and took 14th place at the Summit League Championships in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:40.78... posted a personal-best in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 51.63 seconds at the Summit League Championships... recorded a season-best at the UST Tommie Invitational in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 1:52.91.
2024-25: Tied for 12th in the 200-yard freestyle (1:40.65) and placed 14th in the 200 individual medley (season-best 1:52.11) at the 2025 Summit League Championships ... recorded four season-best times in the freestyle events at the Tommie Invitational in November, including a mark of 1:40.57 in the 200 freestyle that ranks eighth in program history ... clocked season-best times in the 100 butterfly (:52.10) and 100 individual medley (:52.10) at the Coyote Invite to close out the regular season
2023-24: Placed 13th in the 200 freestyle (1:40.74) at the 2024 Summit League Championships ... also competed in the 50 and 100 freestyle at league meet, but did not qualify for event finals ... member of three B freestyle relays ... claimed the 100 freestyle in dual against Augustana (10/28)
2022-23: Competed primarily in the freestyle events during freshman season … swam on then-school-record 800 freestyle relay at his first Summit League Championships, a team that placed fourth in 6:38.30 … was an individual B finalist at Summit League Championships in both the 200 freestyle (14th, 1:40.62) and the 100 individual medley (15th, :52.42) … also placed 18th in the 100 freestyle (:46.24) at league meet … clocked season-best 100 freestyle time of 45.96 seconds at the Augustana Invitational in November
BEFORE SDSU: Was a three-time Nebraska state qualifier for Gretna High School … placed second in the 200-yard freestyle and third in the 100 freestyle as a junior … also swam on state-qualifying 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays at 2021 state meet … qualified for state meet in the 200 individual medley and 500 freestyle in both 2019 and 2020 … competed in six events at the 2022 Speedo Sectionals as a member of the Aquatic Club of Elkhorn
- College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26)
- Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence (2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26)
- Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26)
CAREER TOP 10s
- 9th in 200 individual medley (1:52.11)
- 6th in 100 individual medley (:51.92)
- 8th in 200 freestyle (1:40.57)
2025-26: Qualified for B Finals and took 14th place at the Summit League Championships in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:40.78... posted a personal-best in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 51.63 seconds at the Summit League Championships... recorded a season-best at the UST Tommie Invitational in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 1:52.91.
2024-25: Tied for 12th in the 200-yard freestyle (1:40.65) and placed 14th in the 200 individual medley (season-best 1:52.11) at the 2025 Summit League Championships ... recorded four season-best times in the freestyle events at the Tommie Invitational in November, including a mark of 1:40.57 in the 200 freestyle that ranks eighth in program history ... clocked season-best times in the 100 butterfly (:52.10) and 100 individual medley (:52.10) at the Coyote Invite to close out the regular season
2023-24: Placed 13th in the 200 freestyle (1:40.74) at the 2024 Summit League Championships ... also competed in the 50 and 100 freestyle at league meet, but did not qualify for event finals ... member of three B freestyle relays ... claimed the 100 freestyle in dual against Augustana (10/28)
2022-23: Competed primarily in the freestyle events during freshman season … swam on then-school-record 800 freestyle relay at his first Summit League Championships, a team that placed fourth in 6:38.30 … was an individual B finalist at Summit League Championships in both the 200 freestyle (14th, 1:40.62) and the 100 individual medley (15th, :52.42) … also placed 18th in the 100 freestyle (:46.24) at league meet … clocked season-best 100 freestyle time of 45.96 seconds at the Augustana Invitational in November
BEFORE SDSU: Was a three-time Nebraska state qualifier for Gretna High School … placed second in the 200-yard freestyle and third in the 100 freestyle as a junior … also swam on state-qualifying 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays at 2021 state meet … qualified for state meet in the 200 individual medley and 500 freestyle in both 2019 and 2020 … competed in six events at the 2022 Speedo Sectionals as a member of the Aquatic Club of Elkhorn
Saturday, October 24
Saturday, October 24
Saturday, October 24
Saturday, October 24
