2014 BYU Hall of Fame

Dmitri Malinovski took the long route to get to BYU. After being baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the former Soviet Union and leaving for the United States shortly after the fall of communism, the former Cougar All-American is the ultimate example of hard work and dedication.

Malinovski was a member of the Russian Junior National Swim Team and was selected to train with top Russian Olympic athletes. Shortly after coming to the United States, Malinovski received a scholarship to swim at the University of Alaska Anchorage. He was outstanding in the pool, earning two All-America citations as a freshman and setting new school records in the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke.

After a stellar freshman season, and a lot of time improving his English, Malinovski transferred to BYU for the 1996-97 season where his hard work continued to pay off.

His junior season saw him win the team’s Most Improved Swimmer award while placing second in the 100 and 200 breast at the WAC championships. At the 1998 NCAA Championships, he finished 10th in the 100 and 11th in the 200 and earned two more All-America honors.

Malinovski saved his best for last, setting a new BYU record in the 100 breast (53.15) his senior year. He would go on to place seventh at the NCAA championships and earn first-team All-America honors while garnering another All-America award in the 200 breaststroke. He received BYU’s Most Valuable Swimmer award, along with the Ed Stein Award, which is presented annually to the outstanding senior athlete at BYU who displayed great desire, performance and scholarship.

Malinovski graduated from BYU in 2000 with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting and business administration. He started his business career with Deloitte in Washington, D.C., and went on to work for the Chicago Advisory Group as a principal consultant.

Recorded second-best BYU times in the 100 and 200 breast, including a 55.63 in the 100 at the WAC Championships.

Recorded time of 54.67 in the 100 breast and 1:58.65 in the 200 breast, both BYU second-fastest times ... runner-up in the 100 and 200 breast at WAC Championships ... placed 10th in the 100 breast and 11th in the 200 breast at NCAA Championships, earning two All-American titles. Received the Most Improved swimmer award.

Recorded time of 53.15 in the 100 breast setting the new BYU record. Placed 7th in the 100 breast at NCAA Championships, earning first team All-American title. Earned All-American title in 200 breast.  Received  Ed Stein Award presented annually to the outstanding senior athlete who has displayed great desire, performance, and scholarship. Received Most Valuable swimmer award.