
USC Alum (Class of 2019 : Psychology)
Baia Mare, Romania
6’2”
April 18, 1997
OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE
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Second-time Olympian
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At the 2016 Rio Games
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Finalist in the 100m back, finishing eighth (53.50)
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18th in the 200m back (1:57.91)
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WORLD EXPERIENCE
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At the 2021 LEN European Championships, Glinta nabbed his first-ever individual title, as well as the first title ever for a Romanian male, taking the 100m back in 52.88
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His winning effort of 52.88 clinched a new national record
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Finished second in the 50L Back (24.42) at the LEN European Aquatics Championships
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Was seventh in the 50m back and eighth in the 100m back at the 2019 Gwangju, South Korea World Championships
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Finished third in the 100 scm back at the 2019 Glasgow, European Championships
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Swam for Team Iron during the second season of the ISL (2020)
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Gold medalist in the 100m back (54.30) at the 2015 Junior Worlds
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Fifth in the 100m back (55.21) at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
USC CAREER
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2018 NCAA Champion - 200y medley relay (backstroke leg)
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USC record holder - 200y medley relay (1:21.82)
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Pac-12 100y back Champion (2018)
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Five-time All-American at USC