introduction Quick Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Staff Directory/Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 NCAA Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Alabama President Dr. Stuart Bell . . . . . . 4 The University of Alabama . . . . . . . . . . 5, 7 Athletics Director Bill Battle . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2015-16 Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9 2014-15 Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11 SWIMMING & DIVING STAFF Head Coach Dennis Pursley . . . . . . . 12-13 Associate Head Coach Jonty Skinner . . . 14 Diving Coach Pat Greenwell . . . . . . . . . . 15 Assistant Coach James Barber . . . . . . . . 15 Assistant Coach Lisa Ebeling . . . . . . . . . 16 Assistant Coach Will Leonhart . . . . . . . . 16 Swimming & Diving Support Staff . . . . . 17
UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala. Enrollment: 37,100 Founded: April 12, 1831 Conference: Southeastern (SEC) Colors: Crimson & White Nickname: Crimson Tide President: Dr. Stuart Bell NCAA Faculty Representative: Dr. James King Athletics Director: Bill Battle Senior Executive Associate Athletics Director/Chief Financial Officer: Finus Gaston Executive Associate Athletics Director: Kevin Almond Senior Associate Athletics Director/ Senior Woman Administrator: Marie Robbins
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Senior Associate A.D./Athletics Communications: Doug Walker Athletics Communications Director: Jessica Paré Associate Athletics Communications Directors: Aaron Jordan, Roots Woodruff Assistant Athletics Communications Directors: Nathan Sheehan, Alex Thompson Communications Staff Assistants: Nick Snow, Michael Stimpert Athletics Department Photographers: Kent Gidley, Robert Sutton, Amelia Barton S & D Athletics Communications Director: Roots Woodruff Office Phone: (205) 348-6084 E-Mail Address: rwoodruff@ia.ua.edu
Senior Associate Athletics Directors: Sam Branch, Jeff Purinton
THE MEN Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Bios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-30 2014-15 Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-33 Alabama on the National Scene . . . 34-38 Alabama in the SEC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39-41 A Fast History of UA Swimming & Diving . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Year-by-Year Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 All-Time Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-45 All-Time Top 10/Records . . . . . . . . . 46-47 THE WOMEN Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Bios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49-59 2014-15 Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-62 Alabama on the National Scene . . . 63-66 Alabama & the SEC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67-69 Brief History of UA Swimming & Diving . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Year-by-Year Results/ Coaching Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
MEDIA NOTES ALABAMA ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS: The Alabama Athletics Communications Office is located on the ground level of Coleman Coliseum. FACILITIES: The Alabama swimming and diving teams compete and practice in the Don Gambril Olympic Pool at the Alabama Aquatic Center (capacity 1,000), located on the corner of Paul W. Bryant Drive and Hackberry Lane. The swimming and diving offices are located in the Aquatic Center. INTERVIEWS: The coaching staff is available for interviews in person or by telephone by prior arrangement. Student-athletes may not be interviewed on meet day until post-meet interviews are granted. Interviews with Alabama swimmers and divers must be arranged through Roots Woodruff of the athletics communications office at (205) 348-6084. The best times for student-athlete interviews are either before or after practice at the Alabama Aquatic Center. Interview requests should be made at least 24 hours in advance.
UA VIDEO FEEDS/TELEVISION: The University of Alabama, through the Crimson Tide Sports Network (CTSN), offers an FTP site that provide up-to-date interviews with coaches and athletes, taped video highlights and narrated video packages from September through May. On occasion, the swimming and diving program is featured in this package. Please call the Athletics Communications Office for more details at 205-348-6084. During the fall, the swimming and diving team’s progress will be covered on “Crimson Tide This Week,” a 30-minute weekly regional sports show. INTERNET: Information about University of Alabama athletics can be found at RollTide.com, the official internet site of the Crimson Tide athletics department. For information about the University of Alabama, go to www.ua.edu.
All-Time Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72-73 All-Time Top 10/Records . . . . . . . . . 74-75 THE CRIMSON TIDE Crimson Tide Academics . . . . . . . . . 76-80 UA Swimming & Diving Hall of Fame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81-83 Alabama in the Olympics . . . . . . . . . 84-85 Alabama’s National Champions . . . . 86-87 The Alabama Aquatic Center . . . . . . . . 88
CREDITS The 2016 Alabama Swimming and Diving Media Guide is a product of the Crimson Tide’s athletics communications department. It was written and edited by Roots Woodruff. Additional writing credits to Cory Parkes and Elizabeth Selmarten. Photo credits are due the Alabama Athletics Photography Department and the Athletics Communications archives. Covers designed by Erin Hill. Copyright 2015 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama. “Roll Tide”, “Crimson Tide”, “Bama” and the primary and secondary logos are registered trademarks of The University of Alabama.
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Head Coach: Dennis Pursley Alma Mater, Year: Alabama, 1972 Master’s Degree: Alabama, 1973 Year at Alabama: Fourth Office Phone: (205) 348-3912 E-Mail Address: dpursley@ia.ua.edu Associate Head Coach: Jonty Skinner Alma Mater, Year: Alabama, 1978 Year at Alabama: Fourth Office Phone: (205) 348-9919 E-Mail Address: jskinner@ia.ua.edu Diving Coach: Pat Greenwell Alma Mater, Year: Pittsburgh, 1980 Master’s Degree: Clemson, 1981 Year at Alabama: 28th Office Phone: (205) 348-3915 E-Mail Address: pgreenwell@ia.ua.edu Assistant Coach: James Barber Alma Mater, Year: Auburn at Montgomery, 1996 Master’s Degree: South Alabama, 1998 Year at Alabama: Ninth Office Phone: (205) 348-3914 E-Mail Address: jbarber@ia.ua.edu
2015-16 ALABAMA SWIMMING AND DIVING SCHEDULE Sept. 11 Oct. 9 Oct. 31 Nov. 19-21 Dec. 3-5 Dec. 5 Dec. 16-18 Jan. 3-5 Jan. 8 Jan. 9 Jan. 9 Jan. 23 Feb. 16-20 Feb. 27-28 March 6-8 March 17-19 March 24-26
Delta State Auburn South Carolina GA Tech Invite USA Swimming Winter Championships Tulane (W) Auburn Diving Invite UGA Diving Invite Tennessee Tennessee Birmingham Southern Georgia Tech SEC Championships Bulldog Invite NCAA Diving Zones Women’s NCAA Championships Men’s NCAA Championships
Cleveland, Miss. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Columbia, S.C. Atlanta, Ga. Federal Way, Wa. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Auburn, Ala. Athens, Ga. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Birmingham, Ala. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Columbia, Mo. Athens, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta, Ga.
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Assistant Coach: Lisa Ebeling Alma Mater, Year: Arizona, 2007 Year at Alabama: Fourth Office Phone: (205) 348-3914 E-Mail Address: lebeling@ia.ua.edu Assistant Coach: Will Leonhart Alma Mater, Year: Utah, 2011 Year at Alabama: Second Office Phone: (205) 348-3914 E-Mail Address: wleonhart@ia.ua.edu Administrative Assistant: Nancy Perry Office Phone: (205) 348-0977 E-Mail Address: nperry@ia.ua.edu Assistant Athletic Trainer: Karah Sims Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer: Jon Palamor
Kristian Gkolomeev won his second NCAA Championship in 2015, taking top honors in the 100 freestyle after winning both the 50 and 100 freestyles at the SEC Championships. He was named the 2015 SEC Male Swimmer of the Year and the SEC Championships Male Swimmer of the Meet.
Managers: Luke Brimhall and Cleone Skinner Academic Advisor: Stephanie Godfrey Alabama Swimming & Diving Overnight Address: 415 Bryant Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 870387, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 Facebook: www.facebook.com/AlabamaSwimDive Twitter: @AlabamaSwimDive Instagram: @AlabamaSwimDive
Kaylin Burchell finished second in the 100 breaststroke at the 2015 NCAA Championships after winning both the 100 and 200 breaststrokes at the 2015 SEC Championships and being named the SEC Championships Female Swimmer of the Meet.
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MEN A Standard
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50 Freestyle
21.86
22.99
100 Freestyle
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50 Freestyle
19.18
20.19
100 Freestyle
42.37
44.29
200 Freestyle
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500 Freestyle
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200 Freestyle
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500 Freestyle
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4:24.99
1650 Freestyle 100 Backstroke
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1650 Freestyle
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100 Backstroke
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200 Backstroke
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200 Backstroke
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100 Breaststroke
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100 Breaststroke
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200 Breaststroke
200 Breaststroke
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2:15.99
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100 Butterfly
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100 Butterfly
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200 Butterfly
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1:59.59
200 Butterfly
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1:47.99
200 Individual Medley
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2:01.59
200 Individual Medley
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1:49.09
400 Individual Medley
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4:19.39
400 Individual Medley
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3:54.49
200 Freestyle Relay
1:29.16
1:29.90
200 Freestyle Relay
1:17.85
1:18.49
400 Freestyle Relay
3:16.15
3:17.59
400 Freestyle Relay
2:52.82
2:54.20
800 Freestyle Relay
7:06.77
7:09.96
800 Freestyle Relay
6:21.54
6:25.06
200 Medley Relay
1:37.46
1:37.96
200 Medley Relay
1:25.30
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400 Medley Relay
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3:35.31
400 Medley Relay
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On Your Campus... Alabama president dr. Stuart R. bell Dr. Stuart R. Bell became the 29th president of The University of Alabama on July 15, 2015. Founded in 1831, the University is the state’s flagship and a student-centered, comprehensive research university. Dr. Bell has broad administrative experience and is a nearly 30-year veteran of higher education. He previously served at UA for 16 years where he founded and directed an interdisciplinary research center. “I certainly look forward to leading this university as its next president and working alongside the many men and women who have made it a great university today and who will also make it a great university in the future,” Bell said on the day he was named UA president. “It’s just great to be here in Tuscaloosa, and it’s great to be in Alabama and to, once again, be able to say Roll Tide!” Immediately prior to becoming UA’s president, Dr. Bell was executive vice president and provost at Louisiana State University. During Dr. Bell’s tenure there and earlier at the University of Kansas, where he served as dean of its College of Engineering, those institutions opened new facilities, and student recruitment, retention and success were emphasized. First joining UA in 1986 as an assistant professor in the UA College of Engineering’s department of mechanical engineering, Dr. Bell was named department head nine years later. With research interest in combustion engines, Dr. Bell has expertise in alternative fuels for engines, innovative engine designs and modeling of engine and engine processes. He directed UA’s Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies. Dr. Bell was awarded the Society of Automotive Engineers’ Ralph Teetor Award for Outstanding Contributions to Research and Teaching in 1988. He was presented the T. Morris Hackney Faculty Leadership Award for the UA College of Engineering in 2001, and, in 2005, he received the Richard S. Woodbury Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. A native of Abilene, Texas, Dr. Bell earned a nuclear engineering degree from Texas A&M University in 1979. He earned his master’s and doctorate degrees in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M in 1981 and 1986, respectively. He and his wife, Susan, have three adult children, Stuart, Stacy and Stephen.
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Enrollment at The University of Alabama reached a record high of 36,155 for fall 2014. The entering freshman class, at 6,856 students, was the largest and best qualified in UA history. More than 2,100 freshmen scored 30 or higher on the ACT, placing them in the top five percent of students taking the ACT.
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The University of Alabama is a leader among public universities nationwide in the enrollment of National Merit Scholars with more than 600 currently enrolled.
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Ranked among the top 50 public universities in the nation in U.S. News and World Report’s annual college rankings for more than a decade, UA ranked 38th among public universities in the 2015 rankings. UA’s latest college rankings include:
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The School of Law is ranked 22nd among all law schools in the nation, spring 2015.
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The School of Library and Information Studies is ranked 18th nationally in the latest rankings for library schools, spring 2013.
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University of Alabama students continue to win prestigious national awards. Forty-five UA students have been named Goldwater Scholars, including four in 2015. The University of Alabama has produced a total of 15 Rhodes Scholars, 14 Truman Scholars, 30 Hollings Scholars and six Boren Scholars.
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Twenty-eight UA faculty have received NSF CAREER Awards, the nation’s most prestigious recognition of top-performing young scientists, in disciplines ranging from nanoscience and engineering to biological sciences.
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Dr. Samantha Hansen, UA assistant professor of geological sciences, is one of many faculty recognized nationally for research. Hansen is one of 102 scientists who received the 2014 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers. Fourteen University of Alabama graduates have accepted Fulbright awards to study and teach abroad during 2015-2016. Three will be based in Spain and two each in Brazil, Malaysia and Turkey. Others will be in Czech Republic, Cyprus, France, Peru and South Korea.
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U.S. News and World Report ranks The University of Alabama’s Manderson Online Business Master’s programs 12th in the nation, up from 75th last year. The rankings are based on level of accreditation, faculty credentials, admissions selectivity, reputation for excellence among peer institutions and academic and career support services offered to students.
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Public Accounting Report’s 2014 rankings place UA’s Culverhouse School of Accountancy’s undergraduate and master’s programs eighth in the nation and the doctoral program 12th.
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BILL BATTLE DIRECT O R O F AT H L ET IC S
William R. “Bill” Battle is in his third year as Director of Athletics at The University of Alabama. Battle took over the job on Friday, March 22, 2013, succeeding Mal Moore who had held the position since November, 1999. Battle joined the Crimson Tide after a career as a college football coach and entrepreneur that was consistently hallmarked by innovation and foresight. A native of Birmingham, Ala., Battle attended The University of Alabama on a football scholarship and enjoyed a successful playing career as a three-year starter at end for the Crimson Tide under legendary head coach Paul “Bear” Bryant from 1960-62. Battle was a member of Bryant’s first national championship team at Alabama in 1961. Generally regarded as the team’s best end throughout his playing career, Battle came to Tuscaloosa after starring in three sports at Birmingham’s West End High School. An excellent student, Battle earned a bachelor’s degree in Biology (minor in Psychology) from The University of Alabama in 1963 and a master’s degree in Education from The University of Oklahoma in 1964. He was an Academic All-SEC selection as a senior in 1962 and was selected to play in the Senior Bowl all-star game in Mobile, Ala., in January of 1963. He was named first team tight end and second team defensive end on The University of Alabama All Decade Team of the 1960s. Battle entered the coaching profession as a graduate assistant at The University of Oklahoma in 1963 under famed head coach Bud Wilkinson. In 1964 and 1965, he served as an assistant coach at the United States Military Academy while serving a two-year military tour. In 1966, he moved on to the University
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of Tennessee, where he served as an assistant coach under head coach Doug Dickey for four seasons (1966-69) until he was named head coach of the Volunteers in 1970. When he was named head coach, Battle was the youngest head coach in college football at the age of 28. During his seven-year tenure as head coach (1970-76), Battle’s teams went 59-22-2, finished three seasons ranked in the nation’s top 10 among five top-20 finishes and won four out of five bowl games. Battle’s Tennessee teams won 11 games once (1970) and at least 10 games in three different seasons (1970, 1971 and 1972). His first Tennessee team finished the season ranked fourth in both national polls. His 1971 team finished ranked ninth in both national polls and the 1972 Tennessee squad finished ranked eighth by the Associated Press and 11th in the Coaches’ poll. Battle began a career in the private sector after his coaching career ended. He held various positions within Circle S Industries in Selma, Ala., and served as president of two different companies, as well as vice chairman of the Circle S Holding Company Board. During his six years at Circle S, the organization grew from two companies earning $12 million in annual sales to 10 companies earning $60 million. Battle founded The Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) in 1981, and served as president and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) until 2002. He also served as chairman of the board of Licensing Partners International (LPI), which was created in 2001 to represent the licensing interests of non-collegiate sports properties, as well as corporate and entertainment properties. A 1981 inductee into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, Battle was inducted as the first member of the charter class of the National Collegiate Licensing Association Hall of Fame in 2000. He was the recipient of the 2005 Paul W. Bryant Alumni Athlete Award at The University of Alabama and was inducted into the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association (LIMA) Hall of Fame in 2008.
Battle received a National Football Foundation award in December 2008 for Outstanding Contributions to Amateur Football. In June 2010, Bill was inducted into the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators’ (NACMA) Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, receiving its Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011. He currently serves on the boards of the Bryant-Jordan Student-Athlete Foundation, The University of Alabama A-Club Educational & Charitable Foundation, the Crimson Tide Foundation, and the National Football Foundation. Battle’s wife, Mary, is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Texas School of Nursing with a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. She earned a Master of Science in healthcare administration from the University of Alabama-Birmingham. For many years Mary worked in the healthcare industry both in the clinical setting and for healthcare corporations that developed and managed physician provider networks including the development of strategically significant relationships with payors and business and industry. Mary currently serves on the Arthritis Foundation National Board of Directors and is the chairperson of the Arthritis Foundation Leadership Council for the Birmingham market. She is also a member of the Volunteer Engagement Task Team for the Arthritis Foundation. In addition, Mary is an inaugural member of the UAB School of Medicine Board of Visitors and is active in fundraising activities for UAB that support research projects targeting more effective treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. The Battles are part of UAB’s Stem Cell Institute Board and are both active in their support of UAB’s Department of Rheumatology. In their leisure time, the Battles enjoy life on their ranch in Georgia. Mary is an avid equestrian while Bill enjoys working on various projects around the ranch.
FINUS GASTON
KEVIN ALMOND
MARIE ROBBINS
SAM BRANCH
JEFF PURINTON
DOUG WALKER
CHRIS BESANCENEY
SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATE A.D. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATE A.D. SUPPORT SERVICES
SENIOR ASSOCIATE A.D. SENIOR WOMAN ADMINISTRATOR
SENIOR ASSOCIATE A.D. DEVELOPMENT
SENIOR ASSOCIATE A.D. MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
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AARON VOLD
TOMMY FORD
DR. JAMES KING
ASSOCIATE A.D. COMPLIANCE
ASSOCIATE A.D. STUDENT SERVICES
ASSOCIATE A.D. STRATEGIC MARKETING
ASSOCIATE A.D. BUSINESS
ASSOCIATE A.D. MAJOR GIFTS
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campus is one of the most beautiful places in the state of Alabama. With more than 200 academic majors, outstanding honors programs and a championship athletic tradition, UA offers a complete educational, cultural and social experience. Our undergraduate, graduate and professional programs give students the opportunity to interact with nationally ranked faculty and our distance learning programs offer learning that fits your life.
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Life on the UA campus is defined by opportunities. Students who want to get involved can join one of more than 350 student organizations, help plan concerts and speaker series, volunteer in the community, participate in intramural teams or run for student government. Students, faculty, staff and visitors can take advantage of a rich and varied schedule of musical, dance and theatre performances, art galleries and exhibitions, lectures and readings by writers, poets and experts on every topic imaginable. UA’s fine museums house countless historical artifacts and offer hands-on exploration opportunities. The Ferguson Center, UA’s student union, was renovated and expanded in 2014, providing more space for student activities and a larger food court and Supply Store. The new Fresh Food Company as well as Lakeside and Burke dining halls offer a wide variety of food service options. The Student Recreation Center offers first-class recreation facilities to students, faculty and staff. It includes two multi-use gyms, nine multipurpose courts, weight machines, 1/8-mile jogging track, extensive cardio area, locker rooms, indoor swimming pool, dry and steam saunas, 12 lighted tennis courts, four aerobics rooms, eight racquetball courts and a squash court—together encompassing more than 200,000 square feet. The facility’s outdoor aquatic area features a lazy river, lap swim, large water-park-type slide and lots of deck space. An additional recreation and student center is conveniently located for residential students between the Presidential 1 and II residence halls. Whatever your interests, you will find a group, an organization, an activity or a program that will appeal to you at UA.
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2015 OUTLOOK The 2015-16 Alabama Women’s Swimming and Diving Team - From left: Front row - Morgan Presley, Lindsay Morrow, Nicole Raicik, Victoria Hove, Stephanie Klotz, Emma Murray, Emily Zapinski, Justine Macfarlane. Second row – Justine Panian, Erika Nist, Bailey Scott, Temarie Tomley, Bridget Blood, Katie Coughlin, Karolina Szczepaniak, Morgan Fleming. Third row – Kara Fredlock, Paige Matherson, Brittany Gilbert, Dakota Toner, Hannah Musser, Ayanna Woods, Margy McCarthy, Christina Wu, Taylor Zablocki. Fourth row – Sarah Helm, Leah Bird, Mia Nonnenberg, Marian Yurchishin, Caroline Korst, Katie Kelsoe, Lauren Searcy, Emma Saunders, Caroline Beene.
PREVIEWING THE 2015-16 ALABAMA SWIMMING AND DIVING TEAMS Momentum, both in and out of the water, can be everything when it comes to the sport of swimming and diving. The University of Alabama Crimson Tide is a perfect example of that and it certainly has a lot of it heading into the 2015-16 season. “Our men’s team progressed from last in the SEC during our first year (2013) to top 10 at the NCAA championships this past year and was voted the breakout team of the year in 2014 by the College Swimming Coaches’ Association,” head coach Dennis Pursley, who is entering his fourth season with the Crimson Tide, said. “The women have rewritten the school record book and climbed the national rankings as well, but not as high. “It’s momentum that’s starting to get a lot of notice in the swimming world and as a result we’re getting higher-level recruits. Much of the progress that we’ve made up to now is that a lot of the swimmers who have contributed to that success were not highly ranked coming out of high school, but are currently NCAA All-Americans.” Specifically, the men’s team placed 10th at the 2015 national championships,
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while the women were 29th. Alabama had seven men and women combine for 23 All-American honors while the Crimson Tide won seven events at the SEC Championships, including its first two relay titles since 1994. Collectively, the swimmers and divers broke 21 school records out of a possible 44 in 2015. “We’ve had some individual accomplishments at the SEC and NCAA level,” Pursley said. “Our goal is to get the teams up to that level as well.” Topping that individual list is Kristian Gkolomeev, a two-time NCAA champion who was named the Swimmer of the Meet at the SEC Championships and the SEC Male Swimmer of the Year in 2015. During the recent FINA World Championships held in Kazan, Russia, the junior from Greece broke the school long course records (50-meter course) in the 50 freestyle (19.88 seconds) and the 100 freestyle (49.12). His rapid ascension was a bit of a surprise, but that’s been the norm around the Alabama Aquatic Center during the past couple of years. For example, another
junior, Anton McKee, was recruited out of Iceland to be a distance swimmer and compete in the individual medley, only to turn into an All-American and SEC champion in the breaststroke. The home-grown swimmers have developed as well. Connor Oslin, a junior pre-med student who grew up a short drive away in Georgia, was named the team’s Most Valuable Swimmer last season. He finished fourth in the NCAA in the 100 backstroke and 14th in the 200 backstroke and posted the second fastest 50 backstroke at the championships. The six-time All-American won the 2015 SEC 100 backstroke title, set a conference record as part of the Tide’s 2015 SEC 400 medley relay championship squad and enters his junior year holding four Crimson Tide school records (100 and 200 backstroke, plus two relay marks). “Connor was one of those who was not highly ranked coming out of high school,” Pursley said. “We’ve just seen dramatic improvement since he came on board. One of his teammates, Luke Kaliszak, has been swimming the same events and has improved at pretty much the same rate so
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The 2015-16 Alabama Men’s Swimming and Diving Team - From left: Front row - Anton McKee, Kyle Simpson, Szymmy Day, Michael Messuri, Will Freeman, Taylor Charles, Robert Ramoska, J.J. Pursley. Second row - Alex Gray, Christian Arseneau, Alex Scott, Jack Hadjionstantinou, Kristian Gkolomeev, Christopher Reid, Carlo Rezzonico, Crews Wellford. Third row - Brent Sagert, Matthew Adams, Evan Heldman, Robert Howard, Braxton Young, Travis Kerner, Connor Oslin, Luke Kaliszak. Fourth row - Jacob Kelsoe, Pavel Romanov, Brett Walsh, Brian Westlake, Collin Larson, David Morton, Abbas Qali, Knox Auerbach.
I think those two are going to push one another to bigger and better things. “That’s a strong core for us. We’ve got quite a bit of depth on the men’s side.” As for the women, Pursley said he’s looking for the team to “take another step” even though standout Kaylin Burchell graduated. Her runner-up finish in the 100 breaststroke was the Tide’s highest individual finish at the national championships since 2005 and she earned Alabama’s first SEC Championships Swimmer of the Meet honors on the women’s side after winning both the SEC 100 and 200 breaststroke titles. However, junior Bridget Blood and sophomore Mia Nonnenberg were both first-time finalists at this summer’s USA National Championships. During her rookie season, Nonnenberg set Crimson Tide records in both the 200 and 400 individual medleys. Emma Saunders enjoyed another record-breaking season in 2015, bettering the school 100 and 200 backstroke and 200 freestyle marks. The senior from England has been one of Alabama’s strongest contributors throughout her career. “They’re on the fast track and going in the right direction,” the coach said,
although he could have been talking about his divers as well. Brent Sagert, who two years ago was an SEC All-Freshman selection, returns to lead the men’s side while sophomore Kara Fredlock and the women’s team figures to get a big boost from the addition of highly-ranked freshman Christina Lu. They’ll also help with Pursley’s goal of striving for overall excellence, even though most swimmers will concentrate on just one or two strokes and a lot of programs are known for being prolific in some events but weak in others. “We try and offer the best program you can find in the NCAA in all the events regardless of what you might specialize in,” said Pursley, who has a strong reputation for building programs. He was the first head coach of the Australian Institute of Sport, the inaugural director of the United States National Team and headed Great Britain’s 2012 Olympic squad. That approach goes for academics as well. Last year the Alabama women’s swimming and diving team was one of just four that finished in the top 30 both at the NCAA Championships (29th) and by grade point average (16th). Of that number, only Purdue, which placed
30th, posted a better team GPA than the Crimson Tide’s 3.56. Meanwhile, the men’s team was one of five that finished in the top 10 at the NCAA Championships and post a team GPA better than 3.10. Of those schools, only Stanford and Michigan topped the Crimson Tide’s 3.13. Still, the competition isn’t getting any easier, especially in the SEC. Last year the Alabama men scored approximately 100 more points at the SEC Championships from the previous year, and yet still dropped from fourth to fifth place. It went on to finish 10th in the national meet. “It’s kind of like football, it keeps getting stronger,” Pursley said. “We’re the strongest conference in the NCAA in our sport. The Pac-12 would be a close second but we’ll be way ahead of everyone else. For a number of years now, the top teams in the SEC have also been among the top in the nation, but now we’re getting to the point that the bottom half of the SEC is still in the top 20, 25 in the nation. “It makes it fun for us.”
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2015 Review REVIEWING THE CRIMSON TIDE’S OUTSTANDING 2014-15 SEASON
Two-time NCAA Champion Kristian Gkolomeev
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2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS • Alabama swimmers earned 23 AllAmerica honors in 2015, the most since 2005 when the men and women combined for 28. • The UA men posted a 10th-place finish at the NCAA Championships, their highest finish since 1994 when they finished 10th as well. • The Crimson Tide captured seven SEC titles and one NCAA crown in 2015. • Kristian Gkolomeev, the 2015 NCAA 100 freestyle and 2014 NCAA 50 freestyle champion, is the first UA swimmer to win individual NCAA titles in back-to-back years since Stefan Gherghel in 2002 and 2003. • Kaylin Burchell’s pair of SEC titles in 2015 marked the first time a member of the women’s team won two league championships in a single season since Lane Bassham won the 1-meter and 3-meter diving titles in 2004. • The Crimson Tide men won five SEC titles in 2015, the most since 1991 when Jon Olsen and Mark Rourke combined to win five individual titles. • With victories in the 200 freestyle and 400 medley relays in 2015, the Tide men claimed their first SEC relay titles since a 1994 victory in the 200 medley relay. • Six men earned first team All-SEC honors, tying Tennessee for the most in the conference on the men’s side in 2015. All six returned for 2015-16.
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KEEPING ON MOVING ON UP The Crimson Tide men climbed back into the top 10 at the NCAA championships for the first time since 1994, taking 10th, while the women moved back into the top-30 for the first time since 2005, finishing 29th. RECORD SMASHERS SEASON II For the second year in a row, the Alabama men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams broke school records in droves. The Crimson Tide replaced 21 slots on its record board during the 2014-15 season - 11 on the women’s side and 10 on the men’s - including eight relay and 13 individual marks. Over the past three years, Alabama has broken 29 of the 44 school records and set two Southeastern Conference records in the process. SEC SWIMMERS OF THE MEET Senior Kaylin Burchell and sophomore Kristian Gkolomeev gave Alabama a clean sweep of the SEC Championships Swimmer of the Meet honors in 2015. Burchell won the 100 and 200 breaststrokes at the SEC Championships, while Gkolomeev won the 50 and 100 freestyle and was part of the winning 200 freestyle and 400 medley relays. It was the first time Alabama swimmers had won either the men’s or women’s honor.
SEC SWIMMER OF THE YEAR Sophomore Kristian Gkolomeev was named the 2015 Southeastern Conference Male Swimmer of the Year. Gkolomeev enjoyed one of the most dominating seasons a sprinter could have in 2014-15. The 2015 NCAA 100 freestyle champion won two individual SEC titles (50 and 100 freestyle) and was part of two SEC champion relays (200 freestyle and 400 medley), one of which set a new SEC record. At the 2015 NCAA Championships, only four swimmers posted a flat start 50 freestyle under 19 seconds and only Gkolomeev did it four times. Overall, there were 15 collegiate swims under 19 seconds in the 50 freestyle during the 2014-15 season with Gkolomeev collecting seven of those, including four of the fastest five. His school-record 19.64 at the SEC Championships was the fastest collegiate 50 in the nation in 2014-15. Gkolomeev’s school-record 41.58 to win the NCAA 100 freestyle title was the fastest collegiate 100 of the season, while his 41.68 to win the SEC 100 freestyle title was the second fastest of the season. He posted the fastest 50 freestyle relay split at the NCAA Championships, going 18.24 to anchor the Tide’s runner-up 200 medley relay. His 40.94 400 medley relay anchor leg was the nation’s best. In addition to bettering the school records in the 50 and 100 freestyle multiple times in 2015, Gkolomeev also swam legs on all five school-record relays during the season. Gkolomeev is the first
2015 SEC 100 Backstroke Champion Connor Oslin
UA swimmer to earn SEC Swimmer of the Year honors since Arne Borgstrom in 1982. ALL-AMERICANS A total of seven swimmers earned 23 AllAmerica honors for the Crimson Tide in 2015. Senior Kaylin Burchell earned firstteam recognition in the 100 and 200 breaststroke, finishing her career with a trio of honors. On the men’s side of the slate, sophomore Kristian Gkolomeev led the way with five first team (50 and 100 freestyle, 200 and 400 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay) and one honorable-mention honor (400 freestyle relay). Sophomore Connor Oslin earned three first-team honors (100 backstroke and 200 and 400 medley relay) and one honorable mention (200 backstroke). Junior Brett Walsh swam on all four of Alabama’s All-America relays, including three that earned first team recognition (200 and 400 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay) and one that was honorable mention (400 freestyle relay). Sophomore Anton McKee earned three first team honors (200 breaststroke and 200 and 400 medley relay). Freshman Luke Kaliszak and sophomore Alex Gray earned two All-America honors each, swimming legs on the Tide’s first team 200 freestyle relay and honorable mention 400 freestyle relay. Since the arrival of head coach Dennis Pursley and his staff prior to the 2013 season, a total of 10 UA students have earned All-America recognition 33 times.
2015 SEC Championships Female Swimmer of the Meet Kaylin Burchell
Mia Nonnenberg broke two Alabama records in her rookie season
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS All-Americans Anton McKee and Connor Oslin earned a place on the 2015 Men’s Capital One/CoSIDA Academic AllAmerica At-Large Team. The Crimson Tide swimming and diving program has now earned 12 Academic All-America honors since 2005. McKee and Oslin’s honors also mark the fourth time since 2005 that two members of the swimming and diving team have earned the honor in the same year. The men’s at-large team spans the sports of fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming and diving, tennis, water polo, volleyball and wrestling. Of the 45 student-athletes who earned a place on either the first, second or third team this year, only four were sophomores, with McKee and Oslin making up half that list.
TEAM USA Kaylin Burchell, the NCAA silver medalist in the 100 breaststroke, the SEC 100 and 200 breaststroke champion and the SEC Swimmer of the Meet in 2015, earned a place on the United States National Team prior to her senior season, becoming the first active Crimson Tide swimmer since the 1990s to earn a place on Team USA. The Richmond, Ky., native also earned a place on the USA Pan American Games roster.
CRIMSON TIDE HONORS The 2014-15 Crimson Tide presented the following honors during its annual year-end awards banquet: Most Outstanding Swimmers: Kaylin Burchell and Kristian Gkolomeev Most Outstanding Divers: Brent Sagert and Kara Fredlock. Most Valuable: Connor Oslin and Mia Nonnenberrg Best Competitors: Brett Walsh and Emma Saunders Most Dedicated: Luke Kaliszak and Paige Matherson Leadership Awards: Clark Garner and Emily Zapinski Coaches Awards: Emily Facchine and Robert Ramoska
NCAA AWARD OF VALOR John Servati was named the 2015 Award of Valor recipient at the NCAA Convention Honors celebration. The NCAA Award of Valor is given to a coach or administrator currently associated with intercollegiate athletics, or to a current or former varsity letterwinner at an NCAA institution who, when confronted with a situation involving personal danger, averted or minimized potential disaster by courageous action or noteworthy bravery. The award is not presented annually, but in the event of an outstanding act of valor. In April 2014, Servati endured an EF-3 tornado in the basement of a Tuscaloosa home. The swimmer shielded another University of Alabama student from a collapsing retaining wall, sacrificing his own life for theirs. The Tupelo, Miss., native is remembered by family, friends and teammates as an everyday hero who worked tirelessly to make the world around him a better place, including volunteering with the Boys & Girls Club of America and other service organizations.
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COACHES/STAFF DENNIS PURSLEY Head Coach
4th Season
ALABAMA, 1972
After getting his start as a volunteer coach on Crimson Tide legend Don Gambril’s first Alabama staff, Dennis Pursley has gone on to one of the most extraordinary careers in the sport of swimming, a career that led him to be named one of the 25 most influential people in the history of USA Swimming in 2003. With a career that has taken him all over the globe – including stops as the first head coach of the Australian Institute of Sport, the inaugural director of the United States National Team and most recently the head coach of Great Britain’s 2012 Olympic squad – Pursley is a proven program builder who has made an immediate and significant impact on every team he has touched.
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That’s why when Alabama was looking for a head coach to take its program back to the highest levels of collegiate swimming and diving, it turned to Pursley. It didn’t take Pursley long to work his magic with the Crimson Tide. In 2015, just his third season at Alabama’s helm, he led the Tide men to their first top-10 NCAA finish since 1994 and the Tide women to their first top-30 national finish since 2005. His squad also continued rewriting the school record board, breaking 21 Alabama marks for the second year in a row. On the way to their national success in 2015, the Tide men and women combined to win one NCAA Championship, seven SEC titles and 23 All-America honors. In 2014, his second year in Tuscaloosa, Pursley led Alabama to a record-shattering season that saw the men’s and women’s teams break a combined 21 school records including 19 of 36 swimming records. Both the men and the women made significant moves up the rankings at both the Southeastern Conference and NCAA Championships. After moving up six spots at the SEC Championships and 16 spots at the NCAA Championships, the Tide men were named the 2014 “Break-Out Team” of the year by the College Swimming & Diving Honors program. “As a team, we are very proud of this honor,” Pursley said. “The progress we enjoyed this year was truly the result of a team effort from both staff and athletes who fully embraced the culture of excellence we are building here at Alabama.” The Tide has also enjoyed standout team performances in the classroom since Pursley’s
return. After turning in the highest team grade point average in the nation during the fall of 2013, the women’s team was third during the 2014 spring semester with a 3.65. In 2015, Alabama’s women were one of just four teams that finished in the top 30 both at the NCAA Championships (29th) and by grade point average (16th) with a 3.560 team GPA. The Crimson Tide men were also in good company in 2015 as one of five teams to finish in the top 10 at the NCAA Championships and post a team grade point average better than 3.10. “Our mission at Alabama is to build a culture of excellence that will enable each of our athletes to achieve their full potential in the pool, in the classroom and in life; so we are very pleased that our academic accomplishments paralleled the progress we made in the pool this year,” Pursley said. One thing that Pursley has learned over the years is that the secret to success in any endeavor is to surround yourself with the best people you can. To that end, he has built a staff in Tuscaloosa that includes some of the best coaches in the country, including former world record holder and Alabama NCAA champion Jonty Skinner, who has developed into one of the top sports science coaches in the world, and Pat Greenwell, the most decorated diving coach in Southeastern Conference history. The staff also includes James Barber, Lisa Ebeling and Will Leonhart. “I’m very excited about the staff we’ve assembled here at Alabama,” Pursley said. “Everyone brings something special to the team and every one of them is dedicated to
coaches and staff Following his time in Louisville, Pursley became head coach of the Cincinnati Marlins and led them to their first three national championship titles. Eleven swimmers on his 1980 championship team accounted for 28 top25 world rankings in individual events and eight Marlin relays were ranked among the top 25 in the world in that same year. After placing six swimmers on the 1980 USA Olympic Team who accounted for two world records and four No. 1 world rankings, Pursley was appointed to the USA Olympic Team staff and was awarded 1980 “Coach of the Year” honors by the American Swimming Coaches Association. During the first decade of Pursley’s career, his swimmers accounted for seven world records, 12 American Records and 20 U.S. National Championship titles as well as numerous medals in major international competitions including the Olympic Games and the World Championships. In 1981, Pursley was named as the first head coach of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), where he served as head coach of the combined team for two years and the men’s team until August, 1984. Six of the AIS athletes who had trained under Pursley (four men and two women) accounted for half of Australia’s medals in the 1984 Olympic Games. Only one of those Olympians was ranked among the top 20 in the world in 1983. After the 1984 Olympic Games, Pursley began a three year term as head coach of the Olympian Swim Club in Edmonton, Alberta, where his team progressed from fifth to first in provincial championship competition. He was appointed the first USA Swimming National Team Director in 1989 and was responsible for all aspects of the Team USA program. During his 14-year tenure, the medal production of the USA team skyrocketed. The USA team finished first in the medal count in both men’s and women’s competitions in all three Olympiads of his tenure, culminating with 33 medals, including 14 gold, at the 2000 Olympics which was described by “Sports Illustrated” as the greatest team performance of all time. In recognition of his contributions, Pursley was awarded the United States Olympic Committee Chairman’s “Coaching Award” for 2000. Pursley returned to the deck in 2003 as the head coach of the Brophy East Swim Team in Phoenix Ariz., before becoming the head coach of British Swimming in 2008. The Hall of Fame coach returned to the deck of the Alabama Aquatic Center after leading Great Britain to a UK record 23 spots in the championship finals of the London Olympics in the summer of 2012. Pursley and his wife Mary Jo have five children, Lisa, Brian, David, Steven and J.J. Lisa joins him on the Alabama staff as an assistant coach, while J.J. is a junior on the 2015-16 men’s team.
DENNIS PURSLEY CAREER AT A GLANCE HIRED: May, 2012 BIRTHDATE: April 16 HOMETOWN: Louisville, Kentucky EDUCATION: • Bachelor’s Degree in English University of Alabama, 1972 • Master’s Degree in English University of Alabama, 1973 EXPERIENCE: • Head Coach, University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. 2012-present • Head Coach, Great Britain Olympic Team London, England 2012 • Head Coach, British Swimming London, England 2008-12 • Head Coach, Brophy East Swim Team Phoenix Ariz. 2003-07 • National Team Director, United States Swimming Colorado Spring, Colo. 1989-2003 • Head Coach, Olympian Swim Club Edmonton, Alberta 1984-87 • Head Coach, Australian Institute of Sport Perth, Australia 1981-84 • Assistant Coach, USA Olympic Team 1980 • Head Coach, Cincinnati Marlins Cincinnati, Ohio 1979-81 • Assistant Coach, USA Pan American Games Team San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979 • Head Coach, Lakeside Swim Club Louisville, Ky. 1975-79 • Volunteer Coach, University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. 1974 • Head Coach, University Aquatic Club Tuscaloosa, Ala. 1974
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getting the absolute best out of the athletes both in the water and in the classroom.” Pursley is energized by his return to a campus that is enjoying both unprecedented growth and success in all areas. Enrollment has grown to a school-record 37,100 in the fall of 2015 and there are new buildings throughout campus, including the Presidential Village which includes a second student center and a new suite-style campus living community. “There is no doubt that this is an amazing time at this University,” Pursley said. “There are great things happening everywhere you look and I’m just very proud and excited to be involved and I look forward to our program being a part of the Crimson Tide story of success.” The excitement and success that pervades campus is especially prevalent within the athletics department. The Crimson Tide won four national team titles during the 201112 academic year, the most among NCAA Division I schools, including football, gymnastic, women’s golf and softball. That run of national championships continued in 2012-13 with football earning its third BCS title in four years while men’s golf won its first of two back-toback NCAA Championships, giving the Tide nine national championships in the past five years. “It is a great honor and privilege to return to my alma mater,” Pursley said. “I could not be more impressed with the commitment of the University of Alabama to the pursuit of excellence in both academics and athletics, and I truly believe that the potential of the Crimson Tide swimming and diving program is unlimited.” The Louisville, Ky., native, who was inducted into the American Swimming Coaches Hall of Fame in 2006, worked under Tide legends John Foster and Don Gambril to start his coaching career in the mid-1970s, following an Alabama career that included earning All-Southeastern Conference honors and the 1969 SEC 200 breaststroke title. He earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from Alabama in 1972 and 1973, respectively. Following his initial stint with the Tide, he returned to his hometown to become head coach of Lakeside Swim Club. It was during this time that he was appointed to the coaching staff of the 1979 USA Pan American Games team. In that competition one of his swimmers, Mary T. Meagher, surprised the swimming world by establishing her first of several world records. Meagher, who would be crowned “Madam Butterfly,” earned a place on the 1980 U.S. Olympic team and went on to set world records that stood for decades. In addition to Meagher and four others, Pursley coached Glenn Mills to a spot on the USA Olympic squad in 1980. Mills would go on to swim for the Tide, winning the NCAA 200 breaststroke title in 1983.
ATHLETIC CAREER: • Swam for the University of Alabama, 1969-72 • Alabama Team Captain, 1971 and 1972 • 1969 Southeastern Conference Champion, 200 Breaststroke • Set the American Record in the 220 breaststroke in 1966 • Two-time member of Team USA • Three-year High School All-American at Trinity High School
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JONTY SKINNER Associate Head Coach
4th Season
ALABAMA, 1978
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Former world record holder, NCAA Champion and International Hall of Famer Jonty Skinner is currently in his third stint as an Alabama swimming and diving coach after rejoining the Crimson Tide in the summer of 2012 as a member of head coach Dennis Pursley’s staff. “We could not have a more qualified coach than Jonty Skinner,” Pursley said. “As a former world record holder and coach of Olympic gold medalists and national championship teams, Jonty has done it all at the highest levels of national and international competition. He is primarily responsible for our sprint program but all of the swimmers and coaches on the team will benefit from his broad range of experience and expertise.” After joining the staff as an assistant in the summer of 2012, Skinner was promoted to associate head coach following the 2013 season. In addition to his coaching duties, Skinner serves as the Tide’s technical director, a post he previously held with both USA Swimming and British Swimming. During the 2013-14 season, Skinner coached rookie Kristian Gkolomeev to the NCAA 50 freestyle title, the first 50 championship in Crimson Tide history. Skinner’s group also accounted for seven individual school records and five relay marks. Overall, Alabama rewrote its record board, bettering 19 swimming marks. In the 2014-15 season, Gkolomeev won the SEC 50 and 100 freestyle titles before adding the NCAA 100 freestyle crown to his resume. Overall, the Tide bettered 21 school swimming marks during the season. Skinner first came to the Capstone in the fall of 1974 as a sprinter on one of legendary Tide coach Don Gambril’s first teams. He made an immediate impact, winning Alabama’s first NCAA championship as a freshman in 1975 when he touched the wall first in the 100 freestyle. Skinner went on to shatter the world record in the 100-meter freestyle during the summer of 1976, setting a standard that would endure until 1981.
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After graduation, the 19-time All-American started his coaching career under Gambril as an Alabama assistant. From there he went on to a highly successful stint as head coach of the San Jose Aquatics Club, where his teams won a USA Senior National team championship and five USA Junior National team titles. After returning to Tuscaloosa in the late 1980s as associate head coach, Skinner took over the head coaching reins in 1990 when Gambril retired. Skinner capped his four-year tenure as the Tide’s head coach by leading both the men and women to top-10 national finishes in 1994, the same year he was named the SEC Women’s Coach of the Year. In the summer of 1994, Pursley, then the director of the USA National Team, chose Skinner as the inaugural coach of United States Swimming’s Resident National Team at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. From there Skinner went on to coach some of the world’s top swimmers at the elite national and international level. “I’m excited to be back in Tuscaloosa, back at the University of Alabama, and to have this amazing chance to work with Dennis again,” Skinner said. “He and I have worked together for a number of years at both USA and British Swimming and we’re both excited to use what we’ve learned about swimming and coaching at the international level and apply it at the collegiate level.” Skinner-coached swimmers have won 18 national titles and 20 Olympic medals including 17 gold. He has also produced two Kipputh Award winners. Alabama standout Jon Olsen stands tall among Skinner’s former pupils. Following an All-America career at the Capstone, Olsen won five Olympic medals including four that were gold - under Skinner’s tutelage. Olsen still holds the Alabama 100 and 200 freestyle school records. During his own swimming career, Skinner captured four national titles to go with his NCAA title and five years as the world record holder in the 100m freestyle. In 1986 he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. After six years as the head coach of the USA Resident National Team, Skinner spent the next eight years as USA Swimming’s Director of Performance Science and Technology, coordinating all of the testing, tracking and assessment of U.S. National Team members. From 2009-12, he worked in a similar capacity with British Swimming. In addition to his work with the USA and British national teams, Skinner founded Athletic Intelligence Consulting to further his work and research in neuroscience and how it relates to elite level training and competition. “Jonty is a proven leader in cutting edge science and technology as it applies to competitive swimming,” Pursley said. “His experience in working with many of the world’s top swimmers and coaches provides a wealth
of knowledge to our program. He is a great motivator and proven winner who is passionately committed to helping his swimmers become the best that they can be.” Skinner’s latest stint with the Crimson Tide is a result of a perfect convergence of people, place and challenges. “There’s no doubt that Alabama is a very special place and I can’t imagine doing this anywhere else,” Skinner said. “The opportunity to coach with Dennis and live and work in such a tradition-rich environment was something I just couldn’t pass up.”
PAT GREENWELL Diving Coach
28th Season
PITTSBURGH, 1981
Alabama diving coach Pat Greenwell’s more than 25 years at Alabama - punctuated by multiple conference and national champions, Olympians and All-Americans - is a story of soaring success. Greenwell, who started with the Crimson Tide in the fall of 1987, has been named Southeastern Conference Diving Coach of the Year a league-record six times and has coached Tide divers to eight SEC Diver of the Year honors. “Pat is one of the nation’s top diving coaches,” Alabama head coach Dennis Pursley said. “He has consistently had Alabama divers vying for conference and national championships and earning All-America honors. His commitment to excellence has been reflected in the consistently outstanding achievements of his divers throughout the years.” In 2014, Paige McCleary – the 2011 SEC Freshman Diver of the Year after turning in the top rookie finish on both the 1-meter and 3-meter boards as well as the platform at the SEC Championships - closed out her career as an honorable mention All-American off the 1-meter board. Aaron Fleshner, who won his third SEC title under Greenwell’s tutelage in 2010, made a pair of trips to China in the summer of 2011
as part of the United States’ national team. Flesher first traveled to Shanghai for the FINA World Championships and later to Shenzia for the World University Games. Fleshner, who currently works and trains in Tuscaloosa, is a three-time U.S. national 1-meter champion. In 2009, Greenwell was named SEC Women’s Diving Coach of the Year and saw Fleshner earn SEC Male Diver of the Year honors while Carrie Dragland was named both the SEC Freshman and Female Diver of the Year. Now in his 28th season with the Tide, Greenwell’s athletes have won a pair of NCAA championships, with Brent Roberts winning the platform in 1998 and Lane Bassham winning the 3-meter board in 2004. They have also earned 69 All-America honors and won 21 SEC titles since 1988. The 2004 season saw Greenwell recognized as the NCAA Championships Coach of the Meet after Bassham took first off the 3-meter and second off the 1-meter. Both she and Crystal Rasmussen earned All-America honors that season, leading Alabama to 21st place overall. Bassham was also named NCAA Diver of the Meet for her efforts. The success of Greenwell’s student-athletes isn’t limited to the pool. 2011 senior Adam Booher earned an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship as well as a place on the CoSIDA Academic All-District IV At-Large Team. In 2010 Elizabeth Hughes was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-American team. In 2005, Stewart Smith earned an SEC Postgraduate Scholarship, one of the league’s highest academic honors, while Jill DeVasher earned the same award in 1998. Mark Rourke brought the swimming and diving program its first NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, one of the most prestigious awards offered on the national level, in 1991. Internationally, Greenwell’s divers have done very well. In addition to his double-duty in China, Fleshner competed at the 2010 USA Diving Grand Prix meet in Ft. Lauderdale and the 2014 FINA Grand Prix in Malaysia. Former Greenwell students Rafael Alvarez and Rourke both competed at multiple Olympic Games and both finaled in at least one Olympiad. Roberts was the United States Olympic team alternate on the platform in 2000 after finishing third at the Olympic Trials. Under Greenwell’s tutelage, Rourke became the first diver in conference history to win all three diving events at the SEC Championships, doing so in 1991. Greenwell inherited the tradition rich Alabama program in the fall of 1987, after a five-year stint at Clemson University. While coaching Clemson, the Tampa, Fla., native earned his master’s degree in post-secondary counseling. He dove collegiately at the University of Pittsburgh, garnering All-America honors on the way to earning a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education in 1981.
An active member of U.S. Diving as both a coach and a judge, Greenwell has served as the U.S. National Coach for competitions in China and Canada. In 1997 and 1999, he served as the U.S. judge at the World University Games. Greenwell married the former Debbie Purifoy in May of 2003.
JAMES BARBER Assistant Coach
9th Season
AUBURN AT MONTGOMERY, 1996
James Barber is in his ninth season as an assistant coach with the Crimson Tide. “I’m excited to have James as part of the staff,” Alabama head coach Dennis Pursley said. “I’ve known him since he worked with the USA Resident National team in the 1990s. He is a talented and hardworking coach who is a perfect fit for our program philosophy, which is based on character and commitment in the pool, in the classroom and in life.” In addition to his on the deck coaching duties, Barber serves as the recruiting coordinator for the men’s program. “They say home is where the heart is, and my heart has always been with The University of Alabama,” Barber said. “It is incredible being a member of the Alabama family, to be in a place that puts such high value in excellence at every level and provides their athletes and coaches with every resource necessary to succeed. This is every coach’s and athlete’s dream.” During the Crimson Tide’s breakout 201314 season, Barber’s group broke three school records – including rookie Connor Oslin becoming the first UA swimmer under 47 seconds in the 100 backstroke, clocking a 46.33 at the NCAA Championships and shaving more than a second and a half off the old mark. Oslin only got better in 2015, winning the SEC 100 backstroke title and becoming the first UA swimmer under 46 seconds in the event, posting a 45.08 at the NCAA Championships. In all, the four fastest 100 backstrokers in school history are on the 2015-16 roster. In addition to almost two decades of collegiate and age-group coaching, Barber also
worked with Jonty Skinner as an assistant coach with the U.S. Resident National Team in Colorado Springs, Colo. While there, he worked with several world class athletes, including Amy Van Dyken and B.J. Bedford. Van Dyken was the first American female athlete to win four gold medals in a single Olympiad (Atlanta, 1996). Prior to joining the Crimson Tide, Barber was in charge of the distance group at Florida State for three seasons, coaching athletes to school record marks in the 500, 1,000 and 1,650 freestyles as well as coaching the Seminoles’ first All-American in the mile. One of his athletes was named ACC Swimmer of the Meet at the conference championships. He was also nominated for Teacher of the Year for teaching undergraduate anatomy and physiology courses at FSU. As an age-group coach, Barber mentored 18 Junior National qualifiers in over 40 events and 20 national age-group top-16 performers. His athletes also earned 21 titles at the Southeastern Swimming Championships. Barber joined the Seminoles in 2004 after a six-year run as the head coach at Club Makos in Gulf Breeze, Fla., where he produced national caliber swimmers. Since 2005 Barber has mentored five different athletes who qualified/represented Team USA in international competitions, in addition to five international athletes who have represented their respective countries, with many finalists and semi-finalists. Barber received his first coaching job as the head age-group coach for the Montgomery YMCA Barracudas in Montgomery, Ala. From there he moved to Mobile, Ala., where he served as Senior Coach for the City of Mobile Swim Association while pursuing his master’s degree. His next coaching stint had him in the same position for the Colorado Spring Swim Team while also coaching the USA National Team. Barber graduated with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science in 1996 from Auburn University at Montgomery and obtained a master’s degree in exercise physiology from the University of South Alabama. A native of Prattville, Ala., Barber is married to the former Angie Bixler. The couple has two sons, Benjamin Paul and Samuel James.
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LISA EBELING Assistant Coach
WILL LEONHART 4th Season
ARIZONA, 2007
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Lisa Ebeling is in her fourth season as a member of the Alabama swimming and diving staff as an assistant coach. “Lisa brings tremendous energy and drive to the deck in addition to a strong foundation as a technical coach,” head coach Dennis Pursley said. “She is committed to the pursuit of excellence and is a great fit in the team concept we have here at the Capstone.” In addition to her on-deck coaching duties, Ebeling is the recruiting coordinator for the women’s program. The Colorado Springs, Colo., native came to Tuscaloosa after stints as an assistant coach at the University of Utah and Rutgers University. She was part of the coaching staff in the Utes’ inaugural season as part of the Pac-12 Conference in 2011-12, during which Utah broke 15 school records. A three-time All-American at Arizona, Ebeling helped the Wildcats win the 2006 Pac10 championship. She also earned Academic All-America honors during her Wildcat career and was honored with the Mary Roby Academic Achievement Award. She graduated from Arizona with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education in 2007 and coached at the Phoenix Swim Club while pursuing her master’s degree at Arizona State.
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Assistant Coach
2nd Season
UTAH, 2011
Will Leonhart is in his second season as an assistant coach for the Crimson Tide. He has a variety of on-deck coaching duties, as well as, administrative duties with the program. In his first season with Alabama, Leonhart coached rookie Mia Nonnenberg to the school records in the 200 and 400 individual medleys as well as NCAA Championship berths. Leonhart came to Alabama after serving as a strength and conditioning coach for the University of Utah during the 2013 season. In addition to his collegiate duties, he served as head coach for the Wasatch Front Fish Market and Steiner Masters swim team. He was also head coach and aquatics director of Cottonwood Country Club. As a swimmer, Leonhart competed at the University of Utah from 2007-11. He was a Mountain West Conference finalist in each of the four seasons that he competed. He graduated from Utah in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in exercise and sports science.
coaches and staff SWIMMING AND DIVING SUPPORT STAFF
LUKE BRIMHALL
KRISTIN COGGIN
STEPHANIE GODFREY
DIRECTOR OF PERFORMANCE NUTRITION
MANAGER
PERFORMANCE NUTRITION COORDINATOR
ATHLETIC ACADEMIC ADVISOR
JIM HAMNER
ALEXIS MELNIKOV
JON PALOMAR
NANCY PERRY
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH
MARKETING AND PROMOTIONS ASSISTANT
GRADUATE ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
JAMES ROBINSON
KARAH SIMS
CLEONE SKINNER
TEAM PHYSICIAN
ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER
MANAGER
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Profiles 2015-16 ALABAMA MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING ROSTER
PROFILES
Name Matthew Adams Christian Arseneau Knox Auerbach Taylor Charles Szymmy Day Will Freeman Kristian Gkolomeev Alex Gray Jack Hadjiconstantinou Evan Heldman Robert Howard Luke Kaliszak Jacob Kelsoe Travis Kerner DJ Lang Collin Larson Carl Madden Dylan Marin Anton McKee Michael Messuri David Morton Connor Oslin J.J. Pursley Abbas Qali Robert Ramoska Christopher Reid Carlo Rezzonico Pavel Romanov Brent Sagert Alec Scott Kyle Simpson Brett Walsh Crews Wellford Brian Westlake Braxton Young
Event(s) Freestyle/IM/Backstroke Freestyle Freestyle Butterfly/IM/Backstroke Breaststroke Freestyle/Butterfly Freestyle Freestyle Freestyle Freestyle/IM Freestyle Backstroke/Freestyle Backstroke/IM Freestyle/IM Freestyle Diving Freestyle Diving Breaststroke/Freestyle/IM Freestyle Diving Backstroke/Butterfly Butterfly Freestyle/Butterfly Freestyle/Butterfly Backstroke Freestyle Breaststroke Diving IM Butterfly/Backstroke Freestyle/Butterfly Backstroke/IM Freestyle Freestyle/Butterfly/Breaststroke
Height 6-3 6-5 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-0 6-6 6-5 6-5 6-2 6-2 5-10 6-3 6-2 6-3 5-6 6-2 5-9 6-0 6-0 5-8 5-11 6-1 5-10 6-1 6-6 6-3 5-11 5-8 6-4 6-1 6-0 6-4 5-10 6-2
Year So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. So. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So.
Hometown (High School) Charleston, S.C. (Bishop England) Mississauga, Ontario (Sainte-Famille) Johns Creek, Ga. (Northview) Nashville, Tenn. (Aaron Academy) Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep) Hoover, Ala. (Spain Park) Athens, Greece (Heraklion-Crete) Birmingham, Ala. (Briarwood Christian) Paralimni, Cyprus (Xenion) Davidson, N.C. (Hough) Alexander City, Ala. (Benjamin Russell) Huntsville, Ala. (Baylor) Memphis, Tenn. (Memphis Home Education Assoc.) Richmond, Va. (Benedictine) Denton, Texas (Denton) Minneapolis, Minn. (Academy of Holy Angels) Mobile, Ala. (UMS-Wright Prep) Pittsford, N.Y. (Pittsford Mendon) Hafnarfjörður, Iceland (Commercial College) Ft. Myers, Fla. (Ft. Myers) Hoover, Ala. (Hoover) Kennesaw, Ga. (Harrison) Phoenix, Ariz. (Arcadia) Kuwait City, Kuwait (Abdullah Abdulatif Al-Rjeb) Park Ridge, Ill. (Marmion Academy) Port Elizabeth, South Africa (Grey) Castel San Peitro, Switzerland (Liceo Cantonale) Moscow, Russia (Moscow School of Olympic Reserve) St.Albert, Canada (Bellerose Composite) Denver, Colo. (Indian River State) Spanish Fort, Ala. (Spanish Fort) Durban, South Africa (Kearsney College) Memphis, Tenn. (Memphis University) Penryn, Calif. (Del Oro) Atlanta, Ga. (Marist)
COACHES CRIMSON TIDE Head Coach Dennis Pursley| 4th Season | Alabama, 1972 ALABAMA Associate Head Coach Jonty Skinner | 4th Season | Alabama, 1978 Will Freeman Diving Coach Pat Greenwell | 28th Season | Pittsburgh, 1980 Alex Gray Assistant Coach James Barber | 9th Season | Auburn at Montgomery, 1996 Robert Howard Assistant Coach Lisa Ebeling| 4th Season | Arizona, 2007 Luke Kaliszak Assistant Coach Will Leonhart | 2nd Season | Utah, 2011 Carl Madden David Morton Kyle Simpson CRIMSON TIDE BY CLASS SENIORS (6) Alec Scott Travis Kerner Abbas Qali Brett Walsh Crews Wellford Brian Westlake JUNIORS (17) Taylor Charles Szymmy Day Kristian Gkolomeev Alex Gray Jack Hadjiconstantinou Jacob Kelsoe
Carl Madden Dylan Marin Anton McKee Michael Messuri Connor Oslin J.J. Pursley Robert Ramoska Carlo Rezzonico Pavel Romanov Brent Sagert Kyle Simpson
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SOPHOMORES (7) Matthew Adams Will Freeman Luke Kaliszak DJ Lang David Morton Christopher Reid Braxton Young FRESHMAN (5) Christian Arseneau Knox Auerbach Evan Heldman Robert Howard Collin Larson
ARIZONA J.J. Pursley CALIFORNIA Brian Westlake CANADA Christian Arseneau Brent Sagert COLORADO Alec Scott
BY STATE/COUNTRY CYPRUS MINNESOTA Jack Collin Larson Hadjiconstantinou NEW YORK FLORIDA Dylan Marin Michael Messuri NEBRASKA GEORGIA Szymmy Day Knox Auerbach Connor Oslin NORTH Braxton Young CAROLINA Evan Heldman GREECE Kristian RUSSIA Gkolomeev Pavel Romanov ICELAND Anton McKee ILLINOIS Robert Ramoska KUWAIT Abbas Qali
SOUTH CAROLINA Matthew Adams SOUTH AFRICA Christopher Reid Brett Walsh
SWITZERLAND Carlo Rezzonico TENNESSEE Taylor Charles Jacob Kelsoe Crews Wellford TEXAS DJ Lang VIRGINIA Travis Kerner
Profiles Freestyle/IM/Backstroke
PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Christian Macaulay Arseneau ... son of Sheilagh and Ronald Arseneau ... siblings, Iain, Gillian and Madeleine … human performance exercise science major ... born July 3, 1996.
6-3 • So. • 1L Charlestown, S.C. (Bishop England) ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 - FRESHMAN: Posted a career-best time in the 100 freestyle (44.81), 200 freestyle (1:37.71) and 200 individual medley (1:47.27) at the SEC Championships … his time in the 200 individual medley ranks him sixth all time at Alabama … swam a career-best 1:48.45 in the 200 backstroke at the H2Okie Invite … scored at the SEC Championships in the 200 individual medley, taking 22nd … part of the Tide’s 800 freestyle relay team that finished 18th place at the NCAA Championships … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … First Team CSCAA Scholar All-American … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall semester … carries a 3.548 cumulative GPA into his sophomore year. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Rose VanMetre, Alex Gray and Ben Bondueant at Bishop England High School and under Jesup Szatkowski at LTP Racing Club … set state records in the 200 individual medley and 100 freestyle … earned fourth place in the 200 freestyle at the 2012 Winter Junior Nationals … 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 state champion … named a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American in 2011, 2012 and 2013. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Matthew David Adams … son of Jennifer and David Adams … brother, Joshua … sister, Jasmine … mechanical engineering major … born November 20, 1995. TOP TIMES: 50 freestyle 20.89 100 freestyle 44.81 200 freestyle 1:37.71 200 individual medley 1:47.72 200 backstroke 1:48.45
CHRISTIAN ARSENEAU Freestyle 6-6 • Fr. • HS Mississauga, Ontario (Sainte-Famille) PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Graduated from Sainte-Famille … swam for Kevin Anderson at Mississauga Aquatic Club … named MSSAC Swimmer of the Year … silver medalist at the Canadian Age Group Championships.
TOP TIMES: 100-meter freestyle 54.04 200-meter freestyle 1:56.64 200-meter individual medley 2:13.82
KNOX AUERBACH Freestyle 6-0 • Fr. • HS Johns Creek, Ga. (Northview) PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Colin Maloney at Northview High School … swam for Rich Murphy at Dynamo Swim Club … 2014 and 2015 Phillips 66 finalist … 2014 and 2015 Speedo Junior National finalist … 2014 and 2015 USA National Junior Team qualifier … four-time Academic All-American … six-time high school state champion. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Knox Auerbach ... son of Susan and Sean Auerbach ... siblings, Cade and Cam … finance major ... born August 7, 1997. TOP TIMES: 100 freestyle 44.20 200 freestyle 1:36.82
TAYLOR CHARLES Butterfly/IM/Backstroke 5-10 • Jr. • 1L Nashville, Tenn. (Aaron Academy) ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 - SOPHOMORE: Posted Alabama’s top 400 individual medley and 200 butterfly times of the season at the SEC Championships with career-best marks of 3:50.16 and 1:46.07, respectively … swam a career-best 1:48.70 in the 200 individual medley at the SEC Championships … ranked third in 400 individual medley, eighth in the 200 butterfly and ninth in the 200 individual medley all time at Alabama … scored at the SEC Championships in the 200 butterfly (21st) and 400 individual medley (24th) … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … honorable mention CSCAA Scholar All-American… earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the spring semester … carries a 3.582 cumulative GPA into his junior year.
2014 - FRESHMAN: Competed in the butterfly and individual medley events during the regular season … earned a place on the SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better grade point average) for the fall semester. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Dawn Van Reychghem and the Middle Tennessee Home Education Association as well as John Morse, Doug Wharam, Bryan Welter and Charlie Hodgson at Nashville Aquatic Club … MTHSSA All Regional Team … 2009 AllAmerican consideration medley relay … 2013 200 Individual Medley All-American … 2010 Nick Nevid Award recipient … 2012 Most Improved Award … 2013 Tracy Caulkins Award recipient … 2012 Olympic Trial Qualifier with a 77th place finish in the 400 individual medley … 2012 Junior Nationals placed 19th in the 200 individual medley, ninth in the 400 individual medley and fourth in the 200 butterfly … 2013 National Select Camp athlete … US Open qualified in the 200 and 400 individual medley and placed 22nd in the 200 butterfly … National Society of High School Scholars … Eta Sigma Alpha National Homeschool Honor Society … Academic All-American. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: David Taylor Charles … son of Mary Jane and Steve Charles … brother, Casey … chemistry major … born May 21, 1995. TOP TIMES: 200 butterfly 1:46.07 200 individual medley 1:48.70 400 individual medley 3:50.16 100 backstroke 50.41
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MATTHEW ADAMS
SZYMMY DAY Breaststroke 6-0 • Jr. • 2L Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep) ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 - SOPHOMORE: Posted career-best times in the 100 breaststroke (55.29) and 200 breaststroke (1:57.29) at the SEC Championships … his 200 breaststroke time ranks him sixth all time at Alabama … scored at the SEC Championships in the 100 breaststroke, taking 22nd, and the 200 breaststroke, taking 17th … also competed in the 200 individual medley at the SEC Championships … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. 2014 – SUMMER: Swam in the “C” final of the 200-meter breaststroke at the USA Summer National Championships.
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Profiles 2014 - FRESHMAN: Posted career swims in three events at the SEC Championships, including the 100 breaststroke (55.54) and 200 individual medley (1:51.71) as well as the 200 breaststroke where he swam a 1:58.27 in the prelims to rank seventh all-time at Alabama … scored in the 200 breaststroke at the SEC Championships, taking 15th place … named to SEC Academic Honor Roll … honorable mention CSCAA Scholar AllAmerican … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better grade point average) for both the fall and spring semesters. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Tom Beck at Creighton Prep and Greater Omaha Aquatics, Michael Gunner at Bob Jones High School and Matt Webber at Huntsville Swim Association … Scholastic AllAmerican … NISCA All-American … Metro All-American team … state runner-up in 100 breaststroke and 200 individual medley … member of Bob Jones state championship team for two years and a member of Creighton Prep championship team for two years … Midwestern swimming champion in 100 breaststroke and two-time champion in 200 breaststroke … fourth place finish in 200 breaststroke at region VIII Sectionals … 2011 Southeastern Swimming Zone team member, with a second place finish in the 200 breaststroke and a first place finish in the 200 medley relay … graduated with highest honors … National Spanish Honor Society.
PROFILES
PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Szymon Bernard Day … son of Monika and William Day … sister, Maya … biology major … born August 8, 1995. TOP TIMES: 100 breaststroke 55.29 200 breaststroke 1:57.29 200 individual medley 1:51.71
WILL FREEMAN Freestyle/Butterfly 6-0 • So. • 1L Hoover, Ala. (Spain Park) ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 - FRESHMAN: Part of the Tide’s 800 freestyle relay team that finished 18th place at the NCAA Championships … posted a career-best 4:22.86 in the 500 freestyle at the SEC Championships … swam a career-best 1:47.97 in the 200 butterfly at the H2Okie Invite … scored at the SEC Championships in the 500 freestyle, taking 24th … also competed in the 200 freestyle and 200 butterfly at the SEC Championships … picked up a win in the 200 freestyle in his first collegiate meet and race against Delta State … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … First Team CSCAA Scholar All-American … earned a place on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) for
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the fall and spring semesters … carries a 4.0 cumulative GPA into his sophomore year. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Sally Mathias and Patrick Kellogg at Spain Park High School and under Brian Wrighton, Nick Lambert and Mike Davidson at Birmingham Swim League … qualified for the 2016 Olympic trials in the 200 butterfly … 2014 USA Swimming National Championship qualifier … won the Wendy’s High School Heisman for the state of Alabama and was also a national finalist … was a USA Junior National qualifier and finalist in 2012, 2013 and 2014 … competed in the USA Swimming National Open Water Select Camp and Open Water Nationals 10K … qualified for the USA Junior Nationals in 2011 … eight-time Alabama state champion, winning four times each in the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle … set Alabama state records in the 200 freestyle twice and once in the 500 freestyle …set five records at Spain Park … set the 15-16 Boys Southeastern Swimming record in the 200 freestyle … six year letter-winner and team captain at Spain Park … named SPHS Athlete of the Year in 2014 … received the Bob Finley Character Award … six time NISCA All-American … was an AP Scholar with Distinction … three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American … Eagle Scout … received a National Merit Letter of Commendation … graduated fourth in his class … received the SPHS Outstanding Student Award. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: William Jacob Freeman … son of Fran and John Freeman … chemical engineering major … born January 31, 1996. TOP TIMES: 200 freestyle 1:37.31 500 freestyle 4:22.86 1,650 freestyle 15:37.13 200 butterfly 1:47.97
KRISTIAN GKOLOMEEV Freestyle 6-6 • Jr. • 2L Athens, Greece (Heraklion-Crete) ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 - SUMMER: Finished seventh in the 50-meter freestyle at the 2015 FINA World Championships … finished 20th in the 100m freestyle and 24th in the 50m butterfly and 14th as part of Greece’s 400m medley relay and 400m freestyle relay at the World Championships … broke the school long-course records in the 50m freestyle (19.88) and the 100m freestyle (49.12). 2015 - SOPHOMORE: 2015 Southeastern Conference Male Swimmer of the Year ... 2015 SEC Championships
Swimmer of the Meet … won his second NCAA championship in 2015, taking top honors in the 100 freestyle with a school-record 41.56, becoming the first UA swimmer under 42 seconds … the Tide’s first NCAA 100 freestyle champion since Jonty Skinner won the Tide’s first national title in 1975 … finished second at the NCAA championships in the 50 freestyle and as part of the Tide’s 200 medley relay … swam legs on Alabama’s third place 400 medley and fourth place 200 freestyle relay … anchored the Tide’s 11th place 400 freestyle relay … earned First Team All-America honors in the 50 and 100 freestyle and as part of the 200 and 400 medley relays and 200 freestyle relay … earned honorable mention All-American honors as part of the 400 freestyle relay … won SEC titles in the 50 and 100 freestyles and was part of the 200 freestyle relay and 400 medley relay … set a new SEC record as part of the 400 medley relay …shattered the school record in the 50 freestyle at the SEC Championships with a 18.64 … one of just four swimmers to go under 19 seconds in a flat-start 50 freestyle at the 2015 NCAA Championships and the only one do so four times … collected seven of the 15 collegiate swims under 19 seconds in the 50 freestyle during the 2014-15 season, including four of the fastest five … his schoolrecord 19.64 at the SEC Championships was the fastest collegiate 50 in the nation in 2014-15 … his school-record 41.58 to win the NCAA 100 freestyle title was the fastest collegiate 100 of the season, while his 41.68 to win the SEC 100 freestyle title was the second fastest of the season … posted the fastest 50 freestyle relay split at the NCAA Championships, going 18.24 to anchor the Tide’s runner-up 200 medley relay … his 40.94 anchor leg in the 400 medley relay was the relay split in the nation in 2014-15 … in addition to bettering the school records in the 50 and 100 freestyle multiple times in 2015, also swam legs on all five school-record relays during the season … first UA swimmer to earn SEC Swimmer of the Year honors since Arne Borgstrom in 1982 … undefeated in the 50 freestyle during the regular season and won all but one of his races in the 100 freestyle … also swam on 12 winning relays during the regular season. 2014 - SUMMER: Finished seventh in the 50-meter freestyle at the 2014 European Championships with a time of 21.96 to set the school long course meters record … also turned in a 16th place performance in the 100-meter freestyle at the 2014 European Championships with a time 49.49. 2014 - FRESHMAN: Won the NCAA championship and earned AllAmerican honors in 50 freestyle after lowering his own school-record with a time of 18.95 … first Alabama swimmer to win the NCAA 50 Freestyle title and the first to go under 19 seconds … earned honorable mention AllAmerican honors in the 100 freestyle after a 13th place finish at the NCAA Championships while swimming a career-best time of 42.47 in the prelims to move into second all-time at
Profiles PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for former Alabama swimmers Kyle Lee and Dan Rozick as well as Frank Myers at Swim Birmingham YMCA Swim Team ... Alabama State Champion in the 50 freestyle, swimming for Briarwood Christian … also took third in the 100 freestyle at the Alabama State Championships. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Alexander Keith Gray ... son of Suzy and Tim Gray ... brother, Andy ... marketing major ... born August 10, 1994. TOP TIMES: 50 freestyle 19.69 100 freestyle 43.34 200 freestyle 1:35.99 100 backstroke 48.63
Alabama … All-American in the 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays after posting top-eight finishes in both at the NCAA Championships … part of the Tide’s 200 medley relay that set a school record at the NCAA Championships with a 1:24.47 … posted a fourth place finish at the SEC Championships in the 50 freestyle while breaking the Alabama school record with a time of 19.23 … finished seventh at the SEC Championships in the 100 freestyle … scored in the 100 butterfly at the SEC Championships, taking 23rd place with a time of 47.77 to rank seventh all-time at Alabama … part of the 200 and 400 freestyle relays that posted school records at the SEC Championships, both shaving more than two and a half seconds off the previous marks … Second Team All-SEC … joined the Tide for the spring semester and went undefeated in regular-season 50 freestyle races … won his lone regular-season attempt in the 100 freestyle against Georgia. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Competed for Greece in the 2012 Olympic Games in London where he placed 31st in the 100m freestyle … placed 24th in the 50m freestyle at the 15th FINA World Championships with a time of 22.62, making him the second youngest swimmer to finish in the top 25 of the event … placed fourth in the 50m freestyle at the 2012 European Championships with a time of 22.22. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Kristian Gkolomeev ... son of Kristina and Tsvetan Gkolomeev ... brothers, Nikola and Ivan ... human performance exercise science major ... born July 4, 1993. TOP TIMES: 50 freestyle 18.64 SR 100 freestyle 41.56 SR 200 freestyle 1:34.82 100 butterfly 46.63
ALEX GRAY Freestyle 6-5 • Jr. • 1L Birmingham, Ala. (Briarwood Christian) ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 - SOPHOMORE: Finaled at the NCAA Championships as part of the Tide’s fourth-place 200 freestyle relay … scored at the NCAA Championships as part of the Tide’s 11th place 400 freestyle relay … swam on the Tide’s 18th place 800 freestyle relay at the NCAA Championships … earned First Team All-America honors as part of the Tide’s 200 freestyle relay … honorable mention All-America as part of the Tides’ 400 freestyle relay … SEC Champion as part of the Tide’s 200 freestyle relay, which set a school record with a 1:16.13 … First Team All-SEC … posted career-best times in the 50 freestyle (19.69), 100 freestyle (43.34) and 200 freestyle (1:35.99) at the SEC Championships … finaled at the SEC Championships in the 50 freestyle, taking eighth … scored in the 100 and 200 freestyle, taking ninth and 16th, respectively … took sixth at the SEC Championships as part of the schoolrecord setting 800 freestyle relay … ranked fifth, sixth and seventh all time at Alabama in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyles, respectively … swam on the Tide’s school-record 200, 400 and 800 freestyle relays … staple in the freestyle relays during the regular season, swimming to six victories. 2014 - FRESHMAN: Swam a career-best time of 20.16 in the 50 freestyle at the SEC Championships to rank ninth all-time at Alabama … posted a careerbest 44.66 in the 100 freestyle at the SEC Championships … swam a career-best 48.63 in the 100 backstroke at the Bulldog Invitational.
JACK HADJICONSTANTINOU Freestyle 6-4 • Jr. • 1L Paralimni, Cyprus (Xenion) ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 – SUMMER: Competed in the 200-meter and 400m freestyle at the 2015 FINA World Championships. 2015 - SOPHOMORE: Posted career-best times in the 200 freestyle (1:38.29), 500 freestyle (4:30.01) and 1,650 freestyle (15:18.11) at the SEC Championships … posted the Tide’s fastest 1,650 freestyle time of the season at the SEC Championships … scored at the SEC Championships in the 1,650 freestyle, taking 15th … also competed in the 200 and 500 freestyle at the SEC Championships.
PROFILES
Kristian Gkolomeev won NCAA titles in back-to-back years, taking the 50 freestyle in 2014 and the 100 freestyle in 2015.
2014 - FRESHMAN: Competed in the long distance freestyle events during the regular season … named to SEC Academic Honor Roll. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Houzouris Georgios at Xenion High School and Konstantias Swimming Club … national school champion in the 400m freestyle … 2012 top national swimmer for youth and men … 13th in the 400m freestyle at the 2010 Comen Cup … 43rd in the 400m freestyle, 49th in the 800m freestyle, and 26th in the 1,500m freestyle at the 2011 World Swimming Championships … 25th in the 800m freestyle in the 1,500m freestyle at the 2011 European Junior Swimming Championships … third in the 1,500m freestyle at the 2011 Balkan Junior Championships … second in the 1,500m freestyle at the 2011 Games of the Small States of Europe … first in the 1,500m freestyle at the 2012 Balkan Junior Championships … broke the record in the 1,500m freestyle and first in the
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Profiles 400m freestyle at the 2012 Games of the Small States of Europe. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Iacovos Hadjiconstantinou … son of Stella-Marie and Solonas Hadjiconstantinou … brother, Charis … sisters, Andria and Fotinie … general business major … born November 17, 1994. TOP TIMES: 200 freestyle 1:38.29 500 freestyle 4:30.01 1,000 freestyle 9:33.45 1,650 freestyle 15:18.11
EVAN HELDMAN
USA Scholastic All-American, 2013 and 2014 … Olympic Trials Qualifier in the 50-meter freestyle. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Robert Howard ... son of Beverly and Bob Howard ... sister, Rebecca … finance major ... born July 8, 1996. TOP TIMES: 50 freestyle 20.57 100 freestyle 45.03 200 freestyle 1:39.16
LUKE KALISZAK Freestyle/Backstroke
Freestyle
5-10 | So. | 1L
6-2 • Fr. • HS
Huntsville, Alabama (Baylor)
Davidson, N.C. (Hough)
PROFILES
PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Tim Queen at William Amos Hough High School … swam for Pam Swander, Aleks Fansler and David Marsh at SwimMac Carolina ... multiple-time Sectional A-Finalist and podium finisher at state and sectionals … Greensboro Aquatic Center record setter as part of the 800 freestyle relay … took fourth in the 200 individual medley at the North Carolina High School State Championships … USA Swimming Scholastic All-American in 2014 and 2015 … U.S. Junior Nationals qualifier … high school team captain … National Honor Society … graduated Magna Cum Laude … graduated third out of a class of 584 … Spanish National Honor Society … Math National Honor Society Secretary … Science Honor Society … History National Honor Society. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Evan Patrick Heldman ... son of Michele and Scott Heldman ... siblings, Will and Alex … biology major ... born May 28, 1997.
ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 - SUMMER: Earned a bronze medal in the 100-meter backstroke at the 2015 USA National Championships after touching the wall with a school-record 54.32 … part of the Tide’s schoolrecord setting 400m freestyle relay that finished sixth at the USA National Championships … swam the backstroke leg on the Tide’s schoolrecord setting 400m medley relay that finished fifth at the USA National Championships. 2015 - FRESHMAN: Finaled at the NCAA Championships as part of the Tide’s fourth place 200 freestyle relay … scored at the NCAA Championships as part of the Tide’s 11th place 400 freestyle relay … just missed scoring in the 100 backstroke at the NCAA Championships, taking 17th place … earned First Team All-America honors as part of the Tide’s 200 freestyle relay … earned honorable mention All-America honors as part of the Tide’s 400 freestyle relay … SEC
TOP TIMES: 200 freestyle 1:39.63 500 freestyle 4:33.34 200 individual medley 1:52.87
ROBERT HOWARD Freestyle 6-2 • Fr. • HS Alexander City, Ala. (Benjamin Russell) PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Jeff Dellinger at Benjamin Russell High School and Auburn Aquatics ... AHSAA 50 and 100 freestyle champion … two-time
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As a freshman, Luke Kaliszak took 17th in the 100 backstroke and scored on two relays at the 2015 NCAA Championships.
Champion as part of the Tide’s 200 freestyle relay which set the school record … SEC runnerup as part of the Tide’s 200 medley relay which also set a school record … scored at the SEC Championships in the 100 backstroke, taking ninth, the 50 freestyle, taking 14th, and the 100 butterfly, taking 18th … posted career-best times in the 100 backstroke (45.74), 50 freestyle (19.74), 100 freestyle (43.88) and 100 butterfly (47.21) during the season … ranked second in the 100 backstroke and seventh in both the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly all-time at Alabama … won the 100 backstroke three times during the regular season … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … First Team CSCAA Scholar All-American … earned a place on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) for the fall semester … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the spring semester … carries a 3.957 cumulative GPA into his sophomore year. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Dan Flack at Baylor School and Baylor Swim Club … had first place finishes in the 100 backstroke, 50 backstroke and 50 butterfly at the 2014 NCSA Junior Nationals … also posted first place finishes in the 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay races and set a national record in the 200 medley relay at the 2014 NCSA Junior Nationals … member of the NCSA Junior National All-Star team … competed at the 2013 Summer US Open … was an Academic All-American and earned Baylor School’s distinguished scholar award. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Lucas John Kaliszak … son of Kim and John Kaliszak … brothers, Tyler and Zach … pre-medical major … born October 4, 1995. TOP TIMES: 50 freestyle 19.74 100 freestyle 43.88 100 backstroke 45.74 100 butterfly 47.21
Profiles JACOB KELSOE
TRAVIS KERNER
DJ LANG
Backstroke/Butterfly/IM
Freestyle/IM
Freestyle
6-3 • Jr. • SQ
6-2 • Sr. • 2L
6-3 • So. • SQ
Memphis, Tennessee (Memphis Home Ed. Assoc.)
Richmond, Virginia (Benedictine)
Denton, Texas (Denton)
2014 - FRESHMAN: Competed in the individual medley, backstroke and butterfly events during the regular season … posted four career-best times at the Bulldog Invitational in the butterfly and backstroke events … named to SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned a place on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) for the fall semester and a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the spring semester. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Amanda Galbraith at Memphis Home Education Association and Dan Schultz at Memphis Thunder Aquatic Club … two-time Scholastic All-American … 2013 NISCA All American … fourth in 100 backstroke and individual medley at the state championships … set Shelby County record in the 200 individual medley … help set records in the 200 individual medley relay, 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay for Shelby County … helped team win back to back Shelby County championships … helped team finish second in 2012 Tennessee State Championships … Junior National qualifier … High Point winner at 2013 Senior Long Course Zones. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Jacob William Kelsoe … son of Fay and Jim Kelsoe … brother, Cooper … sister, Katie … marketing major … born April 22, 1994. TOP TIMES: 100 backstroke 48.30 200 backstroke 1:46.14 100 butterfly 47.97 200 butterfly 1:47.54 200 individual medley 1:52.43 400 individual medley 3:59.95
ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2016 - SENIOR: President of the University of Alabama StudentAthlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). 2015 - JUNIOR: Scored at the SEC Championships in the 1,650 freestyle, taking 21st … also competed in the 500 freestyle and 400 individual medley at the SEC Championships. 2014 - SOPHOMORE: Scored in the 1,650 freestyle at the SEC Championships, taking 12th place while turning in a time of 15:13.77, Alabama’s top time of the season … scored in the 400 individual medley at the SEC Championships, taking 22nd with a career-best time of 3:53.50 which ranks seventh all-time at Alabama … competed in the 500 freestyle at the SEC Championships and posted a career-best time of 4:26.89 … earned a place on the SEC Academic Honor Roll. 2013 - FRESHMAN: Competed in 500 and 1,650 freestyle and the 400 individual medley at the SEC Championships … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall semester … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 - FRESHMAN: Posted career-best times in the 50 freestyle (21.29), 100 freestyle (46.34) and 200 freestyle (1:41.78) at the Bulldog Invite … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall semester. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Dove for Chris Cullen and Robin Hay-Ho at Denton High School and for Clayton Cagle and Jason Walter at Lakeside Aquatic Club … state finalist in each of his four high school years … named to the Texas All-State team in 2012, 2013 and 2014 … district and regional champion in each of his four high school years … named an Academic All-American, TISCA Academic AllState and AP Scholar with Distinction. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Dennis Reinhold Lang III … son of Patricia and Dennis Lang … electrical engineering major … born on January 26, 1996. TOP TIMES: 50 freestyle 21.29 100 freestyle 46.34 200 freestyle 1:41.78
PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Ted Sallade at Poseidon Swimming ... 2012 VSIS State 500 freestyle champion ... Benedictine team captain as a junior and senior ... set Benedictine school records in the 200 and 500 freestyles, 100 breaststroke, 200 individual medley and as part of the 200 and 400 freestyle relays and the 200 medley relay ... first-team All-State and part of the All-Metro team ... USA Swimming Scholastic All American ... 2012 Virginia state champion in the 800m and 1,500m freestyles ... earned Poseidon’s Distance Honors and Most Outstanding Swimmer award in 2012 ... three-time NCSA Junior National Championships qualifier ... also qualified for the USA Junior National Championships ... earned the rank of Cadet Captain in the Cadet Corps (Army JROTC) at Benedictine ... earned a place on the honor roll every semester at Benedictine ... National Honor Society.
PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Dove for Scott Smith at Academy of Holy Angels … dove for Scott Smith and Jason Bauman at Bounce Diving … two-time AAU National Champion – Platform, 2011 and 2012 … 2012 USA Junior Nationals finalist … finalist in the Age Group National championship, taking sixth place … high school conference and sectional champion.
PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Travis Edward Kerner ... son of Carla and Tom Kerner ... sisters, Alicia Sill and Casey Long ... biology major on pre-dental track ... born February 15, 1994.
PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Collin Thomas Larson ... son of Kathleen O’Donnell and Tim Larson ... siblings, Helen, Ryan and Molly … human performance exercise science major ... born July 15, 1996.
PROFILES
ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 - SOPHOMORE: Posted career-best times in the 100 backstroke (48.30) and 200 backstroke (1:46.14) as well as the 100 butterfly (47.97) and 200 butterfly (1:47.54) at the Bulldog Invite … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … honorable mention CSCAA Scholar All-American … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the spring semester … carries a 3.691 cumulative GPA into his junior year.
COLLIN LARSON Diving 5-7 • Fr. • HS Minneapolis, Minn. (Academy of Holy Angels)
TOP TIMES: 500 freestyle 4:26.89 1,650 freestyle 15:13.77 400 individual medley 3:53.50
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Profiles CARL MADDEN
DYLAN MARIN
ANTON MCKEE
Freestyle
Diving
Breaststroke/Freestyle/IM
6-2 • Jr. • 1L
5-9 • Jr. • 1L
6-0 • Jr. • 2L
Mobile, Ala. (UMS-Wright Prep)
Pittsford, New York (Pittsford Mendon)
Hafnarfjörður, Iceland (Commercial College)
ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 - SOPHOMORE: Swam the freestyle events during the regular season … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned a place on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) for the spring semester … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall semester … carries a 3.944 cumulative GPA into his junior year. 2014 - FRESHMAN: Scored in the 1,650 freestyle at the SEC Championships, taking 16th place with a careerbest time of 15:21.31 … posted career-best times in the 200 and 500 freestyle events at the SEC Championships … named to SEC Academic Honor Roll … honorable mention CSCAA Scholar All-American … earned a place on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) in the fall semester and also earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the spring semester.
PROFILES
PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Vicky Bedsole at UMS-Wright Preparatory School and Greg Davis at City of Mobile Swim Association … three-time state champion runner-up in the 500 freestyle … two-time state champion runner-up in the 200 freestyle … first in the 200 and 500 freestyle at the county meet … recipient of the Chris Walton and Allison Beebe awards … team captain … NCSA Junior National qualifier … Winter Junior National participant … U.S. Winter Nationals qualifier … 800 and 1,500 freestyle Southeastern Champion … Southeastern Zones team member … Summer Speedo Junior National participant … National Honor Society … Cum Laude Society.
ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 - SOPHOMORE: Scored at the SEC Championships in the 1-meter, 3-meter and platform events taking 18th, 11th and 20th, respectively … also competed off the 1-meter, 3-meter and platform at the NCAA Zone B Championships … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … honorable mention CSCAA Scholar All-American … carries a 3.553 cumulative GPA into his junior year.
ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 - SUMMER: Posted a pair of top-20 finishes in the breaststroke events at the 2015 FINA World Championships, finishing 19th in the 100m breaststroke with a time of 1:00.53, a new Icelandic and Alabama school record, and 13th in the 200m breaststroke with a time of 2:10.79 … preliminary time of 2:10.21 at 200m also set an Icelandic and Alabama school record.
2014 - FRESHMAN: Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall semester and a place on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) for the spring semester.
2015 - SOPHOMORE: Swam the breaststroke leg at the NCAA Championships on the Tide’s second place 200 medley relay and third place 400 medley relay … finaled at the NCAA Championships in the 200 breaststroke, taking fifth … First Team AllAmerican in the 200 breaststroke and as part of the 200 and 400 medley relays … took 17th in the 500 freestyle and 20th in 100 breaststroke at the NCAA Championships … SEC Champion as part of the Tide’s 400 medley relay, which set a school and SEC record … finaled at the SEC Championships in the 500 freestyle, taking 3rd place with a career-best time of 4:14.98 which ranks him second all-time at Alabama … also finaled in the 100 breaststroke, taking fifth, and in the 200 breaststroke, taking third, at the SEC Championships … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … First Team CSCAA Scholar All-American … Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large Second Team ... saw limited action early in the regular season due to injury … won the 200 breaststroke twice during the regular season … earned a place on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) for the fall and
PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Dove for Duane Green and Mark McMann at Pittsford Mendon High School … third at 2013 State Championships … two-time sectional champion … All-American. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Dylan Christopher Marin … son of Lisa and Ernesto Marin … brothers, Morgan, Ian and Ryan … biology major … born October 10, 1995.
PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Michael Carl Madden Jr. … son of Ellen and Mike Madden … sister, Paige … history major … born February 27, 1995. TOP TIMES: 1,650 freestyle 15:21.31 1,000 freestyle 9:19.27 500 freestyle 4:25.09 200 freestyle 1:39.51
Anton McKee scored in the championship final of the NCAA 200 breaststroke, taking fifth place in 2015.
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Profiles 2014 - SUMMER: Turned in a strong performance at the 2014 Los Angeles Invitational, swimming a 1:01.63 in the 100-meter breaststroke to tie Vlad Polyakov for the school long course record in the event … broke the Icelandic National Record, the school long course meter mark and the Los Angeles Invitational meet record with a 2:10.72 in the 200m breaststroke … the previous Los Angeles Invitational meet record was held by Olympic gold medalist Kosuke Kitajima … the 2:10.72 ranked 15th in the world in the 200 breaststroke at the time. 2014 - FRESHMAN: SEC Champion in the 200 breaststroke, setting an SEC Championship and school record with a time of 1:51.59 in finals and earning First Team All-SEC honors in the process … earned AllAmerican honors in the 200 breaststroke after a fourth place finish at the NCAA Championships … honorable mention All-American in the 100 breaststroke after a 14th place finish at the NCAA Championships … added All-American accolades in both the 200 and 400 medley relays after each quartet posted top-eight finishes at the NCAA Championships … part of the Tide’s 200 medley relay that set a school record at the NCAA Championships with a 1;24.47 … finished second in the 100 breaststroke at the SEC Championships while breaking the Alabama school record with a time of 51.70 … scored in the 500 freestyle at the SEC Championships taking 10th place with a time of 4:17.82 which was Alabama’s top time of the year and ranks him fifth alltime at Alabama … swam on both the schoolrecord setting 200 and 400 medley relays at the SEC Championships … finished no worse than second in the 200 breaststroke during the regular season … named to SEC Academic Honor Roll … CSCAA Scholar All-American … named to SEC All-Freshman team … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall semester and a place on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) for the spring semester. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Jacky Pellerin at Aegir Swimclub … competed in the 2012 Olympic Games placing 25th in the 1,500m freestyle … 20th in the 1,500m freestyle at the European Championships … 20th in the 1,500m freestyle, 25th in the 400m freestyle, and 31st in the 400 medley at the 11th World Short Course Championships … 25th in the 800m freestyle, 26th in the 400m individual medley, 27th in the 400m freestyle, and 29th in the 200m breaststroke at the 15th World Championships. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Anton Sveinn McKee … son of Helga Sveinsdóttir and Róbert McKee … brother, Arnar Róbertsson… sister, Karitas Irma … management information systems major … born December 18, 1993.
TOP TIMES: 100 breaststroke 51.70 SR 200 breaststroke 1:51.59 SR 500 freestyle 4:14.98 200 individual medley 1:51.79 400 individual medley 3:59.58
MICHAEL MESSURI Freestyle 6-0 • Jr. • SQ Fort Myers, Fla. (Fort Myers) ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 - SOPHOMORE: Swam the freestyle events during the regular season … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. 2014 - FRESHMAN: Swam in the long distance freestyle events during the regular season … named to SEC Academic Honor Roll. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Fort Myers High School and Mac Kennedy at Swim Florida … four-year State team member … 2012-2013 team captain … 2011 State Champion in the 500 freestyle … threetime Lee County Athletic Conference Champion in the 500 freestyle … four-time Sectional Team member … 2012 News-Press Swimmer of the year … three-time Scholastic All-American … 2012-2013 Junior National Qualifier and Winter National Qualifier ... placed on the honor roll for the 2012-2013 school year. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Michael Anthony Messuri … son of Dawn and Robert Messuri … brother, Eric … restaurant and hospitality management … born April 24, 1995. TOP TIMES: 200 freestyle 1:40.60 500 freestyle 4:28.13 1,000 freestyle 9:15.86 1,650 freestyle 15:47.41
DAVID MORTON Diving 5-8 • So. • 1L Hoover, Ala. (Hoover) ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 - FRESHMAN: Scored at the SEC Championships off the 1-meter and 3-meter springboard, taking 24th and 23rd, respectively … also scored off the platform at the SEC Championships, taking 21st
… finished 18th off the platform and 23rd off the 3-meter springboard at the NCAA Zone B Championships … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Dove for Lisa Rigsby at Hoover High School and for Charlie Dunham at Hoover Dive Club … was both a US Diving and AAU National Championship qualifier … won the State 1-meter Championship in 2012. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: David Luke Morton … son of Michelle and Glenn Morton … brother, Alex … psychology major … born September 10, 1995.
CONNOR OSLIN Butterfly/Backstroke 5-11 • Jr. • 2L Kennesaw, Ga. (Harrison) ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 - SOPHOMORE: Swam the backstroke leg at the NCAA Championships on the Tide’s second place 200 medley relay that set the school record and its third place 400 medley relay … NCAA finalist in the 100 backstroke, taking fifth place … set a school record in the 100 backstroke with a 45.08 lead-off leg as part of the 400 medley relay at the NCAA Championships … scored in the 200 backstroke at the NCAA Championships, taking 13th … also scored as part of the Tide’s 400 freestyle relay at the NCAA Championships, taking 11th … earned First Team All-America honors in the 100 backstroke as well as the 200 and 400 medley relay ... honorable mention All-American in the 200 backstroke and as part of the 400 freestyle relay … SEC Champion in the 100 backstroke and as part of the 400 medley relay … set an SEC and school record as part of the 400 medley relay … set the school record in the 200 backstroke and as part of the 400 freestyle relay at the SEC Championships … First Team All-SEC … finaled at the SEC Championships in the 200 backstroke, taking fourth … also scored in the 100 butterfly at the SEC Championships, taking 12th and posting a career-best 46.76 which ranks him fourth all time at Alabama … part of the Tide’s SEC runner-up 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays … swam a career-best 1:46.76 in the 200 butterfly at the H2Okie Invitational, which ranks him 10th all-time at Alabama … finished no worse than second in either the 100 or 200 backstroke … showed versatility as he picked up wins in five different races … also swam on six relay winning teams during the regular season … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … First Team CSCAA Scholar All-American … Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large Second Team … earned a place on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) for the spring semester … earned a place on the Dean’s List
PROFILES
spring semesters … carries a 4.0 cumulative GPA into his junior year.
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Profiles PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Joseph James Pursley ... son of Dennis and Mary Jo Pursley ... brothers, Steve, Brian and David ... sister, Lisa ... father, Dennis, is Alabama’s head coach and a former UA swimmer while his sister Lisa Ebeling is part of the Tide’s coaching staff ... consumer sciences major ... born October 21, 1994. TOP TIMES: 100 butterfly 51.08 200 butterfly 1:56.65
ABBAS QALI Butterfly/Freestyle 5-10 • Sr. • 1L In 2015, Connor Oslin won the 100 backstroke at the SEC Championships and posted a top-5 100 backstroke finish at NCAAs.
(3.5 or better GPA) for the fall semester … carries a 4.0 cumulative GPA into his junior year. 2014 – SUMMER: Earned a top-16 finish in the 50-meter backstroke at the USA Summer National Championships … finished in the top-30 in the 100m backstroke and top-40 in the 200m backstroke at the USA Summer National Championships.
PROFILES
2014 - FRESHMAN: Earned All-American honors in both the 200 and 400 medley relays after both quartets posted top-eight finishes at the NCAA Championships … lowered his own school record in the 100 backstroke to 46.33 as the leadoff of the 400 medley relay at the NCAA Championships, which is more than a second faster than the nearest swimmer on the Tide’s all-time list … competed in the 100 and 200 backstroke at the NCAA Championships … part of the Tide’s 200 medley relay that set a school record at the NCAA Championships with a 1;24.47 … Second Team All-SEC … earned a place on the SEC All-Freshman Team … finished sixth in the 100 backstroke at the SEC Championships with a school record time of 46.77 … also set the school record in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:42.46 to finish fourth at the SEC Championships … swam on three relays – 200 and 400 medley and 800 freestyle - that set school records at the SEC Championships … broke his own school record in the 100 backstroke in the leadoff leg of 400 medley relay at the SEC Championships with a time of 46.47 … narrowly missed scoring in the 100 butterfly at the SEC Championships with a career-best time of 48.09 … named to SEC Academic Honor Roll … CSCAA Scholar AllAmerican … earned a place on the President’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for both the fall and spring semesters. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Lisa Jacobi at Harrison High school and Yit Aun Lim and Jim Heilman for the Marietta Marlins … set seven school records … two-year captain … three-time High School
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Kuwait City, Kuwait (Abdullah Abdulatif Al-Rjeb)
Swimmer of the Year … two-time first team allcounty … second in the 100 butterfly and third in the 100 backstroke at States … All-American … 2012 High Point winner at Georgia Senior State meet … 2013 High Point runner-up at Short Course Senior Sectionals … 2013 club team Swimmer of the Year … Olympic Trial qualifier in the 200 butterfly … top 10% of graduating class … 4.41 GPA … Honor Roll … National Honor Society … Beta Club … AP Scholar. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Connor Joseph Oslin … son of Cindy and Gary Oslin … brother, Cameron … biology major … born September 14, 1994. TOP TIMES: 100 backstroke 46.33 SR 200 backstroke 1:42.46 SR 100 butterfly 48.09 200 butterfly 1:48.15 200 individual medley 1:51.84
J.J. PURSLEY Butterfly/Freestyle 6-1 • Jr. • SQ Phoenix, Ariz. (Arcadia) ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 - SOPHOMORE: Swam the freestyle and butterfly events during the regular season … named to the SEC Community Service Team. 2014 – FRESHMAN: Redshirted. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for John Boxmeyer at Crimson Tide Aquatics ... part of Arcadia High School’s 2012 State Championship winning squad.
ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 – SUMMER: Competed in the 100 butterfly at the 2015 FINA World Championships … part of Kuwait’s 27th place 400 medley relay at the World Championships. 2015 - JUNIOR: Posted a career-best 20.68 in the 50 freestyle at the H2Okies Invite … posted career-best times in the 100 freestyle (43.95) as well as the 100 butterfly (47.12) and 200 butterfly (1:47.81) at the SEC Championships … scored in the 100 freestyle at the SEC Championships, taking 19th, and in the 100 butterfly, taking 14th … also competed in the 200 butterfly at the SEC Championships … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. 2014 - SOPHOMORE: Competed in the butterfly and freestyle events during the regular season … posted career-best marks in the 50 freestyle, 100 butterfly and 200 butterfly at the Bulldog Invitational with times of 20.97, 48.25 and 1:48.14, respectively. 2013 - FRESHMAN: Posted career-best times in both the 100 freestyle and the 100 butterfly at the Bulldog Invitational, turning in marks of 45.30 and 49.13, respectively. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Bruno Darzi and David Cowmeadow at Coral Spring Swim Club ... member of the Kuwait National Team ... top-16 finisher at the Florida Sectionals ... won the 100m butterfly and freestyle at the Gulf Aquatic Long Course Championships at the Hamad Aquatic Complex in Kuwait. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Abbas M. Qali ... son of Amina Dashti and Mohammed Hasan Qali ... human performance exercise science major ... born October 11, 1992.
Profiles CHRISTOPHER REID Backstroke/IM 6-6 • So. • 1L
ROBERT RAMOSKA Freestyle/Butterfly 6-1 • Jr. • SQ Park Ridge, Illinois (Marmion Academy) ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 - SOPHOMORE: Competed in the butterfly and backstroke events during the regular season … posted career-best times in the 100 backstroke (50.63) as well as the 100 butterfly (47.89) and 200 butterfly (1:47.71) at the Bulldog Invite. 2014 - FRESHMAN: Competed in the butterfly events during the regular season … set career-best times of 49.66 and 1:51.01 in the 100 and 200 butterfly, respectively, at the Bulldog Invitational … named to SEC Academic Honor roll. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Bill Schalz at Marmion Academy as well as Robert Ramoska, Mike Tuntland and Terry Majewski at Des Plaines River Racers ... Academic All-American ... All-American in the 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays ... All-State in the 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays ... All-Conference for three years ... Academic AllConference for three years ... USA Swimming Scholastic All-American team member ... 2009 Central Zone Champion in the 1,500m freestyle ... placed 65th in 2013 NCSA Junior National 100 butterfly ... placed 75th in the 2013 NCSA Junior National 200 IM ... carried a 4.0 GPA throughout high school ... Illinois State Scholar ... Awarded Headmaster’s Award for Excellence in Leadership ... National Honor Society. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Robert Richard Ramoska ... son of Diane and Robert Ramoska ... brother, Jonathan ... sister, Alexandra ... father, Robert, swam for the Crimson Tide and was a member of Alabama’s 1982 Southeastern Conference Championships team … mechanical engineering major ... born April 14, 1995. TOP TIMES: 100 butterfly 47.89 200 butterfly 1:47.71 100 freestyle 47.35 200 freestyle 1:43.44 100 backstroke 50.63
Port Elizabeth, South Africa (Grey) ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 - FRESHMAN: Swam at the NCAA Championships in both the 100 and 200 backstroke as well as the 200 individual medley and the 800 freestyle relay … his 47.29 in the 100 backstroke at the NCAA Championships ranks him third all-time at Alabama … finaled in the 200 backstroke at the SEC Championships, taking fifth with a careerbest 1:40.86, which ranks him second all-time at Alabama … scored at the SEC Championships in the 100 backstroke, taking 13th, and the 200 individual medley, taking 18th with a careerbest 1:46.94, which ranks him second all-time at Alabama … part of the Tide’s 800 freestyle relay squad that took sixth at the SEC Championships with a school record of 6:22.81 ... earned a spot on the SEC All-Freshman Team … arrived for the final meet of the regular season and won the 200 backstroke against Cincinnati.
… named to SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned a place on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) for the fall and spring semesters. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Roberto Bernardi at Mendrisiotto Nuoto … won the 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly and set the record in the 100 freestyle at 2007 Swiss Junior National Championship … first in the 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, and 400 freestyle at 2007 Swiss Junior National Championship … first in the 400 freestyle at the 2009 Swiss Junior National Championship … member of the Swiss Junior National Team … qualified for the 2009 European Youth Olympic Festival in the 50 freestyle and the 400 freestyle relay … 2009 named Best Sportsman for the town of Castel San Pietro. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Carlo Rezzonico … son of Nadia and Luigi Rezzonico … brother, Andrea swam for Alabama … finance and economics major … born May 10, 1994. TOP TIMES: 50 freestyle 20.74 100 freestyle 44.90 200 freestyle 1:38.71
PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Joined the Crimson Tide for the spring semester … graduated from Grey High School … 2014 Youth Olympic Games finalist.
PAVEL ROMANOV
PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Christopher Reid ... son of Maria Reid ... finance major ... born October 1, 1996.
5-11 • Jr. • 2L
TOP TIMES: 100 backstroke 47.29 200 backstroke 1:40.86 200 individual medley 1:46.94
CARLO REZZONICO Freestyle 6-3 • Jr. • SQ Castel San Pietro, Switzerland (Liceo Cantonale di Mendrisio) ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 - SOPHOMORE: Posted career-best times in the 50 freestyle (20.74), 100 freestyle (44.90) and 200 freestyle (1:38.71) at the Bulldog Invite … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned a place on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) for the spring semester … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall semester … carries a 4.0 cumulative GPA into his junior year. 2014 - FRESHMAN: Set career-best times in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle events at the Bulldog Invitational with times of 21.08, 45.89 and 1:41.97, respectively
Breaststroke
PROFILES
TOP TIMES: 50 freestyle 20.68 100 freestyle 43.95 100 butterfly 47.12 200 butterfly 1:47.81
Moscow, Russia (Moscow School of Olympic Reserve) ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 – SUMMER: Swam the breaststroke leg on the Tide’s school-record setting 400-meter medley relay that finished fifth at the USA National Championships. 2015 - SOPHOMORE: Swam the breaststroke leg on the Tide’s SEC runner-up 200 medley relay … posted a careerbest 53.07 in the 100 breaststroke at the SEC Championships … scored at the SEC Championships in the 100 breaststroke, taking 10th, and the 200 breaststroke, taking 11th … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … honorable mention CSCAA Scholar AllAmerican … earned a place on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) for the fall and spring semesters … carries a 4.0 cumulative GPA into his junior year. 2014 - FRESHMAN: Posted top-30 finishes in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke events at the NCAA Championships … placed sixth in the 200 breaststroke at the SEC Championships with a time of 1:55.59 to rank third all-time at Alabama … ranks third all-time at Alabama in the 100 breaststroke after posting a time of 53.23 to place ninth at the SEC Championships …
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Profiles earned a place on the SEC Academic Honor Roll … CSCAA Scholar All-American … earned a place on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) for the fall and spring semesters. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Alexey Zaycev at the School of Olympic Reserve Moscow ... medaled at the Russian Junior Championships from 20092011 ... participated in the FINA Arena World Swimming World Cup 2009-2012. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Pavel Romanov ... son of Olga and Sergey Romanov ... brother, Alexey ... finance major ... born December 12, 1993. TOP TIMES: 100 breaststroke 53.07 200 breaststroke 1:55.59
BRENT SAGERT Diving 5-8 • Jr. • 2L St. Albert, Canada (Bellerose Composite)
PROFILES
ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 - SOPHOMORE: Scored in the 1-meter, 3-meter and platform events at the SEC Championships, taking 17th, 22nd and 9th, respectively … finished 10th off the platform, 14th off the 3-meter and 16th off the 1-meter at the NCAA Zone B Championships … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … honorable mention CSCAA Scholar All-American … earned a place on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) for the fall semester … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the spring semester … carries a 3.841 cumulative GPA into his junior year. 2014 - FRESHMAN: Competed in the NCAA Zone B Championships … scored off the 1-meter and 3-meter boards at the SEC Championships, taking 17th and 13th place with scores of 279.65 and 327.75, respectively … also scored off of the platform at the SEC Championships, taking 20th place with a season-best score of 252.70 … earned a place on the SEC All-Freshman Team … had four first place finishes off the 1-meter board in the regular season including in dual-meets against Georgia and Florida … earned four individual victories off of the 3-meter board during the regular season … named to SEC Academic Honor Roll … honorable mention CSCAA Scholar All-American … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 GPA or better) for the fall semester and a place on the President’s list (4.0 GPA) for the spring semester. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Dove for Trevor Palmatier and Barb Bush at Big Dog Diving … Junior National finalist … Senior National finalist … Provincial Champion
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… 2013 Canada Games silver medalist for 3-meter synchro … ninth on 1-meter at 2013 Summer Senior Nationals … 11th on 3-meter at 2012 Canadian Olympic Trials … gold medalist on 3-meter synchro at 2011 Winter Senior Nationals. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Brent David Sagert … son of Bev and Ed Sagert … brothers, Ryan and Chris … electrical engineering major … born March 4, 1994.
ALEC SCOTT IM 6-4 • Sr. • SQ Denver, Colo. (Indian River State College) ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 - JUNIOR: Competed in the freestyle, backstroke and individual medley events during the regular season. COLLEGIATE HIGHLIGHTS: Joined the Crimson Tide after spending both the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons at Indian River State College … named the 2014 NJCAA Men’s Swimmer of the Year … four-time NJCAA champion winning two individual titles and two relay titles … led IRSC to a pair of NJCAA National Championships … named the 2014 IRSC MVP. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Michael Doherty at Regis Jesuit High School and under Nick Frasersmith at Denver Swim Academy … swam on three State Championships teams in high school. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Alec Neville Scott … son of Leslie and Greg Scott … sister, Isabelle … journalism major … born March 13, 1993. TOP TIMES: 200 individual medley 1:48.41 400 individual medley 3:56.27
the Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall semester … carries a 3.695 cumulative GPA into his junior year. 2014 - FRESHMAN: Competed in the backstroke and butterfly events during the regular season … posted career-best times of 49.48 and 1:50.34 in the 100 and 200 butterfly, respectively, at the Bulldog Invitational … also posted a careerbest time of 50.30 in the 100 backstroke at the Bulldog Invitational … named to SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 GPA or better) for both the fall and spring semesters. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Michael Beasley at Spanish Fort High School and Jan Mittemeyer at TNT Swimming … third in the 200 freestyle at the 2009 State Championship … third in the 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke and 200 freestyle relay at the 2010 State Championship … third in the 100 butterfly and second in the 100 backstroke at the 2011 State Championship … third in the 100 backstroke and second in the 100 butterfly at the 2012 State Championship… six-time varsity swim team member … threetime USA swimming Academic All-American … four-time Southeastern Swimming Zone team member … 2012 Winter Short Course Junior National Championship Finalist for the 100 butterfly … helped team win 2011 Southern Zone Championship … senior class president … National Honor Society Vice President … Model United Nations President … Interact Club President. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Kyle Allen Simpson … son of Laurie and Allen Simpson … brothers, Ryan and Kevin … biology major … born October 3, 1994. Top Times: 100 butterfly 49.48 200 butterfly 1:50.34 100 backstroke 50.25 200 backstroke 1:50.24
BRETT WALSH Freestyle/Butterfly 6-0 • Sr. • 3L
KYLE SIMPSON Butterfly/Backstroke 6-1 • Jr. • SQ Spanish Fort, Ala. (Spanish Fort) ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 - SOPHOMORE: Posted a career-best time in the 100 backstroke (50.25) at the Bulldog Invite … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll… earned a place on
Durban, South Africa (Kearsney College) ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 - JUNIOR: Part of the Tide’s NCAA runner-up 200 medley relay … finaled at the NCAA Championships as part of the Tide’s third place 400 medley relay and fourth place 200 freestyle relay … scored at the NCAA Championships as part of the Tide’s 11th place 400 freestyle relay … earned First Team All-American honors as part of the Tide’s 200 and 400 medley relays and 200 freestyle relay … earned honorable mention All-America honors as part of the Tide’s 400 freestyle relay
Profiles CREWS WELLFORD Backstroke/IM 6-4 • Sr. • 3L Memphis, Tenn. (Memphis University) ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2016 – SENIOR: Named captain of the 2015-16 Crimson Tide men’s squad.
… SEC Champion as part of the Tide’s 200 freestyle and 400 medley relays … First Team All-SEC … part of the SEC record setting 400 medley relay … SEC runner-up as part of the Tide’s 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays … finaled at the SEC Championships in the 100 freestyle, taking eighth, and 100 butterfly, taking fourth … also scored in the 50 freestyle at the SEC Championships, taking ninth … set the school record in the 100 butterfly at the SEC Championships with a 46.25 … posted careerbest times in the 50 freestyle (19.50) and 100 freestyle (43.15) at the SEC Championships, which ranks him fourth in both events alltime at Alabama … part of four school record setting relays during the season … won the 100 butterfly at the H2Okie Invitational … swam on 11 winning relays during the regular season … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. 2014 - SOPHOMORE: Earned All-American honors in the 200 and 400 medley and 400 freestyle relays after each quartet posted top eight finishes at the NCAA Championships … part of the Tide’s 200 medley relay that set a school record at the NCAA Championships with a 1;24.47 … scored in the 50 and 100 freestyle and the 100 butterfly at the SEC Championships, taking 13th, 12th and 13th, respectively … his 19.79 in the 50 freestyle at the SEC Championships was a career-best and ranks him tied for fifth all-time at Alabama … a time of 43.55 in the 100 freestyle at the SEC Championships put him sixth all-time at Alabama … a career-best time of 47.21 in the 100 butterfly at the SEC Championships moved him into third place alltime at Alabama … swam on four relay teams at the SEC Championships that set school records, including the 200 and 400 freestyle relays that both shaved two and a half seconds off the previous marks … picked up a victory in the 100 butterfly in a dual meet against Florida during the regular season … earned a place on the SEC Academic Honor Roll … named Second Team All-SEC.
2013 - FRESHMAN: Won the 200 freestyle relay against Missouri ... scored in the 50 and 100 freestyle and the 100 butterfly at the SEC Championships … posted career-best times in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 100 butterfly at the SEC Championships with times of 20.01, 44.01 and 47.56, respectively … turned in Alabama’s top time of the season in the 100 butterfly … ranked fifth all-time for the Tide in the 50 freestyle and fourth in the 100 butterfly … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall semester … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Nick Grey at Kloof A.S.C. as well as Wayne Ridden at Seals ... named to the Youth Olympic squad ... All-Africa team ... took the silver medal in the 50m butterfly at the 2012 South Africa International Invitational and the 2012 South African National Championships ... earned a place on the Provincial team, 2008-12 ... earned a place on the National team, 201012 ... also played rugby, soccer, water polo and track and field ... editorial team of Greyhound Magazine ... boarding house leader. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Brett Hayden Walsh ... son of Sally and Ed Walsh ... brother, Greg ... sister, Deanne ... civil engineering major ... born May 14, 1993. TOP TIMES: 100 butterfly 46.25 SR 50 freestyle 19.50 100 freestyle 43.15
2015 - JUNIOR: Part of the Tide’s 800 freestyle relay team that finished 18th at the NCAA Championships … part of the school-record setting 800 freestyle relay that took sixth at the SEC Championships … scored at the SEC Championships in the 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke, taking 18th and 14th, respectively … also competed in the 200 freestyle at the SEC Championships … posted a career-best 47.73 in the 100 backstroke, which ranks him fourth all time at Alabama. 2014 – SUMMER: Earned a spot in the “C” final of the 200meter backstroke at the 2014 USA Summer National Championships, posting a time of 2:02.12 … posted a 56.33 in the 100-meter backstroke at the 2014 USA Summer National Championships, taking 25th place.
PROFILES
Brett Walsh helped three Alabama relays to top-five finishes at the 2015 NCAA Championships.
2015 - SUMMER: Part of the Tide’s school-record setting 400meter freestyle relay that finished sixth at the USA National Championships … posted top-25 finishes at the USA National Championships in the 100m and 200m backstroke.
2014 - SOPHOMORE: Competed at the NCAA Championships on the Tide’s 800 freestyle relay … broke the school record in the 100 backstroke during prelims of the SEC Championships with a 47.85 … scored in the 100 backstroke at the SEC Championships, taking 22nd place … scored in the 200 backstroke at the SEC Championships taking 15th place with a time of 1:44.03 which ranks him third all-time at Alabama … competed in the 200 freestyle at the SEC Championships … part of the schoolrecord setting 800 freestyle relay at the SEC Championships … picked up an individual victory in four different events during the regular season including both backstroke events and the 100 and 200 freestyles. 2013 - FRESHMAN: Scored in the 200 backstroke at the SEC Championships after posting a career-best time of 1:46.74 in prelims, which ranks him sixth all-time at Alabama ... also competed in the 100 backstroke and 400 individual medley at the SEC Championships … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
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Profiles PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Louis Demetiades and Bryan Parker at Memphis Tiger Swimming ... 2012 USA Olympic Trials qualifier ... 2011 USA Junior National qualifier ... 2010 SES Zone All-Star team ... earned Memphis Tiger’s leadership award in 2011 and 2012 ... Memphis University School team captain as a junior and senior and most valuable swimmer as a junior ... Best of Preps finalist in 2011 and 2012. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: William Lewis Crews Wellford ... son of Donna and Scott Wellford ... brother, Peterson ... consumer science major ... born December 29, 1992. TOP TIMES: 100 backstroke 47.73 200 backstroke 1:44.03 100 freestyle 45.52 200 freestyle 1:37.67
BRIAN WESTLAKE Freestyle 5-10 • Sr. • 3L Penryn, Calif. (Del Oro)
PROFILES
ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 - JUNIOR: Posted a career-best 3:50.86 in the 400 individual medley at the SEC Championships … scored at the SEC Championships in the 1,650 freestyle, taking 20th, and 400 individual medley, taking 21st … also competed in the 500 freestyle at the SEC Championships … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. 2014 - SOPHOMORE: Scored in the 1,650 freestyle at the SEC Championships, taking 13th place … also competed in the 500 freestyle and 400 IM at the SEC Championships … picked up three wins in the 500 freestyle, two wins in the 1,650 freestyle and one win in the 200 freestyle during the regular season … earned a place on the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
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2013 - FRESHMAN: Earned a place on the SEC All-Freshman Team … finaled in the 500 freestyle at the SEC Championships after posting a career-best time of 4:20.19 in prelims which ranks him seventh all-time at Alabama ... scored in the 1,650 freestyle at the SEC Championships with a career-best time of 15.09.80 which ranks him tenth all-time at Alabama … turned in Alabama’s top times of the season in the 500, 1,000 and 1,650 freestyle … won the 1,000 freestyle twice and the 500 freestyle four times during the regular season ... earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall semester … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Joe Hancock at Del Oro and Jeff Pearson at the Sierra Marlins Swim Team ... seven-time high school All-American ... threetime USA Swimming Scholastic All-American ... 2012 Olympic Trials participant ... chosen for 2010 USA National Select Camp ... competed at both the USA Junior and Senior National Championships … set five league records and five school records. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full Name: Brian James Westlake ... son of Christine and Chris Westlake ... brothers, Jaysen and Jaxon ... sister, Jessica ... finance major ... born August 3, 1993. TOP TIMES: 200 freestyle 1:40.91 500 freestyle 4:20.19 1,000 freestyle 9:12.25 1,650 freestyle 15:09.80 200 individual medley 1:51.89 400 individual medley 3:50.86
BRAXTON YOUNG Freestyle/Butterfly 6-2 • So. • SQ Atlanta, Ga. (Marist School) ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 - FRESHMAN: Posted career-best times in the 50 freestyle (20.96) and 100 freestyle (46.19) at the Bulldog Invite … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll… earned a place on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) for the fall semester … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the spring semester … carries a 3.855 cumulative GPA into his sophomore year. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Terry Blish at the Marist School and for Jason Turcotte at Dynamo Swim Club … had three top-five finishes at the state championships in 2013 … earned All-State honors in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay … helped lead his Marist to a second place finish at the NCSA National Championships … 2013 Academic All-American … AP Scholar. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Joseph Braxton Young … son of Michaela and Scott Young … sister, Sarah … mechanical engineering major … born August 1, 1995. TOP TIMES: 50 freestyle 20.96 100 freestyle 46.19 100 butterfly 51.44 100 breaststroke 57.62
2015 Review 2014-15 MEN’S TOP MARKS
100 FREESTYLE 41.56 Kristian Gkolomeev 43.15 Brett Walsh 43.34 Alex Gray 43.88 Luke Kaliszak 43.95 Abbas Qali
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SO JR SO FR JR
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200 BREASTSTROKE 1:51.97 Anton McKee 1:56.19 Pavel Romanov 1:57.90 Szymmy Day 2:05.58 Travis Kerner 2:10.55 Taylor Charles
SO SO SO JR FR
03.28.15 A 02.21.15 B 02.21.15 B 11.22.14 01.23.15
100 BUTTERFLY 46.25 Brett Walsh 46.63 Kristian Gkolomeev 46.76 Connor Oslin 47.12 Abbas Qali 47.21 Luke Kaliszak
JR SO SO JR FR
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200 BUTTERFLY 1:46.07 Taylor Charles 1:46.76 Connor Oslin 1:47.54 Jacob Kelsoe 1:47.71 Robert Ramoska 1:47.81 Abbas Qali
FR SO SO SO JR
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B B B B B
200 FREESTYLE 1:34.82 Kristian Gkolomeev 1:35.99 Alex Gray 1:37.71 Matthew Adams 1:37.86 Crews Wellford 1:38.29 Jack Hadjiconstantinou
SO SO FR JR SO
02.17.15 02.19.15 02.19.15 02.19.15 02.19.15
500 FREESTYLE 4:14.98 Anton McKee 4:22.86 Will Freeman 4:26.58 Carl Madden 4:27.34 Brian Westlake 4:30.01 Jack Hadjiconstantinou
SO FR SO JR SO
02.18.15 B 02.18.15 B 02.28.15 02.18.15 02.18.15
200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 1:46.94 Christopher Reid 1:47.52 Ian Decker 1:47.72 Matthew Adams 1:48.70 Taylor Charles 1:49.37 Alec Scott
FR SR FR FR JR
02.18.15 B 02.18.15 B 02.18.15 02.18.15 02.28.15
1000 FREESTYLE 9:17.56 Brian Westlake 9:30.13 Travis Kerner 9:33.45 Hadjiconstantinou 9:34.00 Cark Madden 9:52.08 Ian Decker
JR JR SO SO SR
11.01.14 09.12.14 01.23.15 01.23.15 01.23.15
400 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 3:50.16 Taylor Charles 3:50.86 Brian Westlake 3:55.52 Ian Decker 3:58.28 Travis Kerner 4:01.25 Alec Scott
FR JR SR JR JR
02.19.15 B 02.19.15 B 11.01.14 02.19.15 03.01.15
1650 FREESTYLE 15:18.11 Jack Hadjiconstantinou SO 15:28.35 Brian Westlake JR 15:30.70 Travis Kerner JR 15:35.97 Carl Madden SO 15:52.94 Ian Decker SR
B# B B B
02.21.15 B 02.21.15 B 02.21.15 03.01.15 02.21.15
100 BACKSTROKE 45.08 Connor Oslin 45.74 Luke Kaliszak 47.29 Christopher Reid 47.73 Crews Wellford 48.30 Jacob Kelsoe
SO FR FR JR SO
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200 BACKSTROKE 1:40.77 Connor Oslin 1:40.86 Christopher Reid 1:44.35 Crews Wellford 1:46.14 Jacob Kelsoe 1:47.78 Phillip Deaton
SO FR JR SO SR
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100 BREASTSTROKE 52.67 Anton McKee 53.07 Pavel Romanov 55.03 Brett Walsh 55.29 Szymmy Day 58.22 Braxton Young
SO SO JR SO FR
02.20.15 02.20.15 11.21.14 02.20.15 02.28.15
B B B B
200 FREESTYLE RELAY 1:16.13 Kristian Gkolomeev Alex Gray Luke Kaliszak Brett Walsh 400 FREESTYLE RELAY 2:50.20 Brett Walsh Alex Gray Connor Oslin Kristian Gkolomeev 800 FREESTYLE RELAY 6:22.81 Kristian Gkolomeev Alex Gray Christopher Reid Crews Wellford 200 MEDLEY RELAY 1:23.35 Connor Oslin Anton McKee Brett Walsh Kristian Gkolomeev 400 MEDLEY RELAY 3:04.22 Connor Oslin Anton McKee Brett Walsh Kristian Gkolomeev
02.18.15 A!
02.21.15 A!
1-METER DIVING 321.45 Brent Sagert 307.13 Dylan Marin 296.70 Hunter Smith 285.23 David Morton
SO SO SR FR
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3-METER DIVING 395.93 Brent Sagert 345.75 Dylan Marin 321.61 Hunter Smith 320.05 David Morton
SO SO SR FR
01.23.15 10.10.14 03.01.15 11.20.14
PLATFORM DIVING 340.25 Brent Sagert 314.93 Dylan Marin 294.60 David Morton 266.03 Hunter Smith
SO SO FR SR
02.21.15 03.01.15 03.01.15 09.12.14
! = School Record | # = Leadoff Split | ^ = Time Trial A = NCAA Automatic Standard B = NCAA Provisional Standard
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50 FREESTYLE 18.64 Kristian Gkolomeev 19.50 Brett Walsh 19.69 Alex Gray 19.74 Luke Kaliszak 20.55 Connor Oslin
02.17.15 A!
03.27.15 A!
02.19.15 A!
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2015 Review ALABAMA AT THE 2015 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS
2015 REVIEW
February 17-21 at Auburn, Ala. 1. Florida 2. Georgia 3. Auburn 4. Tennessee 5. Alabama 6. Missouri 7. South Carolina 8. Texas A&M 9. LSU 10. Kentucky
1314.5 1134.5 1084.0 918.0 911.5 768.0 567.0 555.0 538.5 407.0
50 1 8 9 14
SO SO JR FR
Prelims 18.88 19.69 19.82 19.74
Finals 18.64 19.81 19.50 19.95
100 Freestyle 1 Kristian Gkolomeev SO 8 Brett Walsh JR 9 Alex Gray SO 19 Abbas Qali JR 34 Matthew Adams FR
Prelims 42.55 43.23 43.43 44.30 44.81
Finals 41.68 45.77 43.34 43.95
200 Freestyle 16 Alex Gray SO 32 Matthew Adams FR 34 Crews Wellford JR 37 J. Hadjiconstantinou SO 39 Will Freeman FR 46 Phllip Deaton SR
Prelims 1:35.99 1:37.71 1:37.86 1:38.29 1:38.67 1:39.40
Finals 1:36.81
500 Freestyle 3 Anton McKee SO 24 Will Freeman FR 38 Brian Westlake JR 42 J. Hadjiconstantinou SO 52 Travis Kerner JR
Prelims 4:15.36 4:22.86 4:27.34 4:30.01 4:33.36
Finals 4:14.98 4:26.42
Freestyle Kristian Gkolomeev Alex Gray Brett Walsh Luke Kaliszak
1650 Freestyle 15 J. Hadjiconstantinou SO 20 Brian Westlake JR 21 Travis Kerner JR 30 Ian Decker SR 100 Backstroke 1 Connor Oslin 9 Luke Kaliszak 13 Christopher Reid 18 Crews Wellford 34 Phillip Deaton
SO FR FR JR SR
Finals 15:18.11 15:28.35 15:30.70 15:52.94 Prelims 45.47 46.84 47.60 47.73 49.21
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Finals 45.45 46.56 47.45 47.88
200 Backstroke 4 Connor Oslin 5 Christopher Reid 14 Crews Wellford 39 Phllip Deaton
SO FR JR SR
Prelims 1:41.57 1:41.85 1:44.35 1:47.78
Finals 1:40.77 1:40.86 1:44.68
SO SO SO
Prelims 52.74 53.42 55.41
Finals 52.67 53.07 55.29
SO SO SO
Prelims 1:53.53 1:56.53 1:59.38
Finals 1:52.92 1:56.19 1:57.90
100 Butterfly 4 Brett Walsh 11 Kristian Gkolomeev 12 Connor Oslin 14 Abbas Qali 18 Luke Kaliszak
JR SO SO JR FR
Prelims 46.25 46.85 46.76 47.12 47.73
Finals 46.34 46.63 46.82 47.21 47.21
200 Butterfly 21 Taylor Charles 29 Abbas Qali 34 Will Freeman
SO JR FR
Prelims 1:46.33 1:47.81 1:48.58
Finals 1:46.07
200 IM 18 Christopher Reid 22 Matthew Adams 24 Ian Decker 27 Taylor Charles 38 Szymmy Day
FR FR SR SO SO
Prelims 1:47.11 1:47.72 1:48.30 1:48.70 1:52.07
Finals 1:46.94 1:47.85 1:49.32
Prelims 3:51.31 3:50.16 3:56.20 3:58.28
Finals 3:50.86 3:54.78
100 Breaststroke 5 Anton McKee 10 Pavel Romanov 22 Szymmy Day 200 Breaststroke 3 Anton McKee 11 Pavel Romanov 17 Szymmy Day
400 IM 21 Brian Westlake 24 Taylor Charles 32 Ian Decker 35 Travis Kerner
200 Medley Relay 2 Alabama Connor Oslin, Pavel Romanov, Luke Kaliszak, Brett Walsh
Finals 1:24.43
400 Medley Relay 1 Alabama Connor Oslin, Anton McKee, Brett Walsh, Kristian Gkolomeev
Finals 3:04.22
200 Freestyle Relay 1 Alabama Kristian Gkolomeev, Alex Gray, Luke Kaliszak, Brett Walsh
Finals 1:16.13
400 Freestyle Relay 2 Alabama Brett Walsh, Alex Gray, Connor Oslin, Kristian Gkolomeev
Finals 2:50.20
800 Freestyle Relay 6 Alabama Kristian Gkolomeev, Alex Gray, Christopher Reid, Crews Wellford
Finals 6:22.81
1-Meter Diving 17 Brent Sagert 18 Dylan Marin 24 David Morton
Prelims 287.10 286.30 262.95
Finals
SO SO FR
3-Meter Diving 11 Dylan Marin 22 Brent Sagert 23 David Morton
Prelims 319.90 270.60 269.15
Finals
SO SO FR
Platform Diving 9 Brent Sagert 20 Dylan Marin 21 David Morton
Prelims 340.25 276.35 273.60
Finals
SO SO FR
2015 Review ALABAMA AT THE 2015 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS March 26-28 at Iowa City, Iowa 1. Texas 2. California 3. Michigan 4. Southern California 5. Florida 6. Stanford 7. Georgia 8. NC State 9. Auburn 10. Alabama
528.0 399.0 312.0 278.0 248.0 209.0 208.5 199.5 182.0 176.0
50 Freestyle 2 Kristian Gkolomeev SO
Prelims 18.92
Finals 18.74
100 Freestyle 1 Kristian Gkolomeev SO
Prelims 42.23
Finals 41.56
500 Freestyle 17 Anton McKee
Prelims 4:16.47
Finals
SO
SO FR FR
Prelims 45.28 46.26 47.29
Finals 45.54
SO FR
Prelims 1:41.00 1:42.05
Finals 1:41.11
100 Breaststroke 20 Anton McKee
Prelims 52.85
Finals
SO
200 Breaststroke 6 Anton McKee
SO
Prelims 1:51.97
Finals 1:52.91
100 Butterfly 42 Brett Walsh
Prelims 48.68
Finals
JR
200 IM 51 Christopher Reid
Prelims 1:47.27
Finals
FR
200 Medley Relay Prelims 2 Alabama 1:23.96 Connor Oslin, Anton McKee Brett Walsh, Kristian Gkolomeev
Finals 1:23.35
400 Medley Relay Prelims 3 Alabama 3:05.65 Connor Oslin, Anton McKee, Brett Walsh, Kristian Gkolomeev
Finals 3:04.46
200 Freestyle Relay Prelims 4 Alabama 1:16.52 Kristian Gkolomeev, Alex Gray, Luke Kaliszak, Brett Walsh
Finals 1:16.54
400 Freestyle Relay Prelims 11 Alabama 2:51.66 Brett Walsh, Alex Gray, Connor Oslin, Kristian Gkolomeev
Finals 2:51.57
800 Freestyle Relay Prelims 18 Alabama Alex Gray, Matthew Adams Will Freeman, Crews Wellford
Finals 6:26.45
2015 REVIEW
100 Backstroke 5 Connor Oslin 17 Luke Kaliszak 36 Christopher Reid
200 Backstroke 13 Connor Oslin 23 Christopher Reid
Kristian Gkolomeev won the 100 freestyle at the 2015 NCAA Championships and was second in the 50 freestyle.
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Records & History
2014 NCAA 50 Freestyle Champion and 2015 NCAA 100 Freestyle Champion Kristian Gkolomeev
ALABAMA ON THE NATIONAL SCENE
RECORDS & HISTORY
The Alabama Crimson Tide burst onto the national scene in the early 1970s and has never left the spotlight. Year in and year out, the Tide has produced some of the nation’s finest team and individual performances. Alabama finished 10th at the 2015 NCAA Championships, marking its 22nd top 15 finish and the 35th season in the top 25. It was the Tide’s first top-10 NCAA finish since 1994. On an individual basis, Alabama has brought home six NCAA titles over the past dozen years with Kristian Gkolomeev winning the Crimson Tide’s first 50 freestyle title in 2014 as well as the Tide’s second 100 freestyle title in 2015. The Tide has also been prolific on the All-
American front, with 30 Alabama men earning 141 All-America honors since 2000. The Crimson Tide’s highest NCAA finish came when Alabama earned the runner-up position at the 1977 championships. Alabama has finished in the top 10 a total of 13 times. Members of the Tide have won 13 individual NCAA titles. Jonty Skinner won the first, taking top honors in the 100 freestyle in 1975, while Gkolomeev’s 100 freestyle title in 2015 is the latest. In addition to Skinner and Gkolomeev, Casey Converse (1,650/1977), Wayne Chester (1-meter diving/1978), Carlos Berrocal (100 backstroke/1979), Arne Borgstrom (1,650 freestyle/1982), Glenn Mills (200 breaststroke/1983),
THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Year Champion Alabama Finish 2015 Texas 10th (176 points) 2014 California 12th (121.5 points) 2013 Michigan 28th (20 points) 2012 California 25th (22 points) 2011 California 29th (10 points) 2010 Texas 26th (26 points) 2009 Auburn 21st (34 points) 2008 Arizona 22nd (37 points) 2007 Auburn 14th (91.5 points) 2006 Auburn 13th (114.5 points) 2005 Auburn 14th (98 points) 2004 Auburn 34th (3 points) 2003 Auburn 12th (115 points) 2002 Texas 20th (34 points) 2001 Texas — 2000 Texas 22nd (25 points) 1999 Auburn 22nd (35 points) 1998 Stanford 25th (34 points) 1997 Auburn 23rd (40 points) 1996 Texas 30th (18 points) 1995 Michigan 26th (17 points) 1994 Stanford 10th (146 points)
Site Iowa City, Iowa Austin, Texas Indianapolis, Ind. Federal Way, Wash. Minneapolis, Minn. Columbus, Ohio College Station, Texas Federal Way, Wash. Minneapolis, Minn. Atlanta, Ga. Minneapolis, Minn. East Meadow, N.Y. Austin, Texas Athens, Ga. College Station, Texas Minneapolis, Minn. Indianapolis, Ind. Auburn, Ala. Minneapolis, Minn. Austin, Texas Indianapolis, Ind. Minneapolis, Ind.
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Year 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973
Brent Roberts (platform diving/1998), Vlad Polyakov (200 breaststroke/2005 and 2007) and Stefan Gherghel (200 butterfly/2002 and 2003), have also won NCAA championships for the Crimson Tide. Members of the Tide have set three NCAA records. Skinner set the 100 freestyle record. Casey Converse became the first man to break the 15-minute barrier in the 1,650 freestyle on his way to winning the event in 1977. Converse also set an NCAA record in the 1,000 freestyle during a dual meet at Auburn. All-America status has been earned by 120 members of the Tide since 1970.
Champion Stanford Stanford Texas Texas Texas Texas Stanford Stanford Stanford Florida Florida UCLA Texas California California Tennessee Southern California Southern California Southern California Southern California Indiana
Alabama Finish 18th (71.5 points) 20th (50 points) 11th (139 points) 9th (176 points) 20th (68 points) 14th (78 points) 16th (68 points) 8th (136 points) 8th (179 points) 12th (35 points) 5th (157.5 points) 7th (112 points) 8th (116 points) 13th (39 points) 8th (90 points) 7th (133 points) 2nd (204 points) 5th (135 points) 5th (165 points) 19th (12 points) 28th (1 point)
Site Indianapolis, Ind. Indianapolis, Ind. Austin, Texas Indianapolis, Ind. Indianapolis, Ind. Indianapolis, Ind. Austin, Texas Indianapolis, Ind. Austin, Texas Cleveland, Ohio Indianapolis, Ind. Milwaukee, Wis. Austin, Texas Cambridge, Mass. Cleveland, Ohio Long Beach, Calif. Cleveland, Ohio Providence, R.I. Cleveland, Ohio Long Beach, Calif. Knoxville, Tenn.
Records & History
Seven-time All-American BJ Hornikel (2011-14)
ALABAMA ALL-AMERICANS Kristian Gkolomeev
Connor Oslin
Brett Walsh Anton McKee Alex Gray Luke Kaliszak
2010 50 and 100 free, 200 and 400 medley relay, 200 free relay HM: 400 free relay 100 backstroke, 200 and 400 medley relay HM: 200 backstroke 200 and 400 medley relay; 200 free relay, HM: 400 free relay 200 breaststroke, 200 and 400 medley relay 200 free relay HM: 400 free relay 200 free relay HM: 400 free relay
2014 Kristian Gkolomeev BJ Hornikel Anton McKee Connor Oslin Brett Walsh Vlad Cacuic
50 free, 200 medley relay, 400 free relay HM: 100 free 400 medley relay, 400 free relay HM: 100 free 200 breast, 200 & 400 medley relay HM 100 breast 200 & 400 medley relay 200 & 400 medley relay, 400 free relay 400 free relay
100 free HM: 200 free
2012 Alex Coci BJ Hornikel
200 fly HM: 100 fly HM: 100 free
Catalin Cosma Aaron Fleshner Mark Randall
Catalin Cosma Aaron Fleshner
Adam Booher
HM: 1-meter, 3-meter
1,650 free HM: 500 free 3-meter HM: platform
2007 Aaron Fleshner Chris Perry Hunor Mate Alin Mihalca Vlad Polyakov
3-meter HM: platform HM: 200 & 400 medley relay 200 breast HM: 100 breast HM: 200 & 400 medley relay 100 & 200 breast HM: 200 & 400 medley relay Apostolis Tsagkarakis 50 Free HM: 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay
2006 Aaron Ashworth Spiros Bitsakis
Mike Jones Ryan Latone Chris Perry Vlad Polyakov
Apostolis Tsagkarakis 200 free relay HM: 50 free, 200 medley relay, 800 free relay
2005 HM: 500 free platform HM: 3-meter HM: 1,650 free, 500 free
2008
Mark Randall
2011
3-meter HM: platform 1,650 free
2009
Darren Erasmus
2013 BJ Hornikel
Aaron Fleshner Mark Randall
HM: 1-meter, 3-meter, platform 200 free relay HM: 800 free relay, 400 medley relay 200 free relay HM: 200 & 400 medley relay 200 free relay HM: 800 free relay HM: 200 & 400 medley relay 100 & 200 breast HM: 200 & 400 medley relay 1,650 free HM: 500 free, 800 free relay
Aaron Ashworth Darren Erasmus
HM: 3-meter, platform HM: 100 free, 200 & 400 medley relay Hunor Mate’ HM: 200 breast Vlad Polyakov 100 & 200 breast HM: 200 & 400 medley relay Stewart Smith 1-meter HM: 3-meter, platform Franck Southon HM: 200 & 400 medley relay Apostolis Tsagkarakis HM: 200 & 400 medley relay
2004 Aaron Ashworth
HM: 3-meter
2003 Spiros Bitsakis
200 medley relay HM: 200, 400 & 800 free relay Darren Erasmus HM: 200 & 400 free relay Stefan Gherghel 200 fly, 200 medley relay HM: 100 fly, 200, 400 & 800 free relay Vlad Polyakov 200 breast, 200 medley relay HM: 100 breast Stewart Smith HM: 1-meter, platform Franck Southon HM: 800 free relay Apostolis Tsagkarakis 200 medley relay HM: 200 free & 400 free relay James Willcox HM: 800 free relay
RECORDS & HISTORY
2015
2002 Stefan Gherghel Stewart Smith
200 fly 1-meter
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12-time All-American Apostolis Tsagkarakis (2003-07)
ALABAMA ALL-AMERICANS Travis Myers
2000 Oren Azrad Mark Jollands JP Richard Glen Walshaw
HM: 800 free relay HM: 200, 500, 1,650 free, 800 free relay HM: 800 free relay HM: 800 free relay
1999 Brent Roberts
1-meter, 3-meter, platform
1998 Brent Roberts
1-meter, platform HM: 3-meter
RECORDS & HISTORY
Mark Jollands Donald Morrison Arnar Olafsson Glen Walshaw
1-meter, platform HM: 3-meter 800 free relay 800 free relay 800 free relay 800 free relay
1996 Brent Roberts
platform HM: 3-meter
Alex Voris
Dustin McDaniels Russell McDowell
Jamey Myers Travis Myers
David Strassburg Mike Tamberino
HM: platform, 1-meter HM: 100 free
Dan Lacina Keith Martin Stavros Michaelides
1994 Rafael Alvarez Josh Luber Dustin McDaniels Russell McDowell Stavros Michaelides
platform HM: 3-meter HM: platform 200 & 400 medley relay 200 & 400 medley relay 200 medley relay HM: 200 free relay
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Jamey Myers Travis Myers Stefan Parlklo
1991 Dan Lacina Keith Martin Stavros Michaelides Jamey Myers Jon Olsen
Stefan Parlklo Mark Rourke
1993 HM: 200 free relay 200 medley relay HM: 400 medley relay 200 medley relay HM: 200 free relay 200 medley relay HM: 400 medley relay 200 medley relay HM: 100 breast, 400 medley relay, 200 free relay HM: 200 free, 200 free relay, 400 medley relay HM: 3-meter
1992
1995 Rafael Alvarez Alex Voris
David Strassburg
Stavros Michaelides
1997 Brent Roberts
Rick Richmond Bruce Snodgrass
100 & 200 breast, 200 & 400 medley relay HM: 200 & 400 free relay HM: 3-meter HM: 100 fly, 200, 400 & 800 free relay 400 medley relay HM: 200, 400 & 800 free relay HM: 200 free, 200, 400 & 800 free relay
HM: 400 medley relay 200 medley relay HM: 200 free relay, 400 medley relay 200 medley relay HM: 400 medley relay, 200 free relay 200 medley relay HM: 100 back, 400 medley relay 200 medley relay HM:100 breast, 200 free relay HM: 200 free relay, 400 medley relay
200 medley relay 200 medley relay HM: 200 & 400 free relay HM: 200 & 400 free relay 200 medley relay HM: 100 back 50, 100 & 200 free, 200 medley relay HM: 200 & 400 free relay HM: 200 & 400 free relay 1-meter, 3-meter, platform
1990 Craig Ammon Scott Hamlet Keith Martin Chris McDaniels Ed Morse Jamey Myers Jon Olsen
Stefan Parlklo Richard Patino Scott Pomerleau Mark Rourke
800 free relay HM: 200 medley relay, 200 & 400 free relay 1,650 free, 800 free relay HM: 500 free HM: 200 & 400 free relay, 200 medley relay HM: 100 breast, 200 & 400 medley relay, 200 free relay platform HM: 3-meter HM: 200 & 400 medley relay 100 & 200 free, 800 free relay, HM: 50 free, 200 & 400 free relay, 400 medley relay HM: 400 medley relay 800 free relay HM: 400 free relay HM: 1-meter, platform 1-meter, 3-meter
1989 Craig Ammon Keith Martin Chris McDaniels Dave Meck
HM: HM: HM: HM:
200 200 100 200
& 800 free relay free relay breast & 800 free relay
Records & History
13-time All-American Travis Myers (1991-94)
ALABAMA ALL-AMERICANS Richard Patino Mark Rourke Torsten Wiegel
100 & 200 free HM: 200 & 800 free relay HM: 800 free relay 3-meter HM: 1-meter HM: 800 free relay
Bruce Gennari Frank Iacono
100 fly, 400 free relay HM: 400 medley relay 800 free relay 800 free relay HM: 1,650 free HM: 100 breast, 200 breast, 400 medley relay 400 & 800 free relay HM: 400 medley relay 400 free relay 400 & 800 free relay HM: 400 medley relay HM: 1-meter, 3-meter
1985
1988 Jim Askervold Bruce Gennari Frank Iacono Chris McDaniels Dave Meck Mark Nieuwenhuis Jon Olsen Mark Rourke
Bryan Jennings Ricardo Valdivia Tom Virag
Ricardo Aldabe Don Berger Peter Berndt Filiberto Colon Bryan Jennings Justin Lemberg Felix Morf Jay Posey Andreas Schmidt Jon Sieben
1987 Ricardo Aldabe Jim Askervold Peter Berndt Chris McDaniels Mark Nieuwenhuis Enrique Romero Perry White
HM: 400 medley relay HM: 400 medley relay 200 IM, 200 back HM: 400 IM HM: 400 medley relay HM: 400 medley relay HM: 200 breast 1-meter, 3-meter
1986 Ricardo Aldabe Don Berger Peter Berndt Filiberto Colon Mike Davidson
800 free relay HM: 100 & 200 back, 400 free relay 800 free relay HM: 200 free, 400 free relay 200, 400 IM, 200 back HM: 400 free relay HM: 200 fly HM: 1,650 free
800 free relay 1,650 free, 800 free relay HM: 500 free 200 back HM: 1,650 free HM: 400 free relay
400 & 800 free relay 200 free, 400 & 800 free relay 200, 400 IM HM: 200 fly 100 & 200 back, 400 medley relay 800 free relay 400 medley relay 400 & 800 free relay 400 free relay, 400 medley relay 100 & 200 fly, 400 medley relay
1984 Don Berger Filiberto Colon Bryan Jennings Marcello Juca Glenn Mills Matt Mullane Jay Posey Andreas Schmidt
400 free relay HM: 200 free 400 medley relay, HM: 200 fly 400 medley relay HM: 1,650 free 200 breast, 400 medley relay 400 free relay 400 free relay 400 free relay
1983 Don Berger Filiberto Colon Greg Higginson Bryan Jennings
400 200 100 400 200
& 800 free relay fly, 400 medley relay & 200 breast, 200 IM, medley relay back, 400 medley relay
Marcello Juca Ron Kutzavitch Mike Marmann Brendan McCarthy Glenn Mills Matt Mullane Jay Posey Andreas Schmidt
1,650 free, 400 IM 200, 400 IM 3-meter 400 & 800 free relay 100 & 200 breast 800 free relay 400 free relay 50, 100 & 200 free, 400 & 800 free relay, 400 medley relay
1982 Arne Borgstrom Brett Chambless Greg Higginson Marcello Juca Brendan McCarthy Brian McGuire Glenn Mills Matt Mullane Jay Posey Brian Smith
500, 1,650 free, 400 IM, 800 free relay 400 medley relay 100 & 200 breast, 400 medley relay 1,650 free 400 & 800 free relay, 400 medley relay 400 medley relay 100 & 200 breast 400 & 800 free relay 400 free relay 400 & 800 free relay
1981 Arne Borgstrom Keith Clinton Cam Henning Greg Higginson Don Hornby Brendan McCarthy Glenn Mills Matt Mullane Robert Ramoska Brian Smith
RECORDS & HISTORY
Jon Olsen
500, 1,650 free, 400 IM, 800 free relay 400 medley relay 200 back, 400 medley relay 100 & 200 breast, 400 medley relay 400 free relay 100 & 200 free, 400 free relay, 400 medley relay 200 breast 400 & 800 free relay 800 free relay 400 & 800 free relay
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1983 NCAA 200 Breaststroke Champion and seven-time All-American Glenn Mills
ALABAMA ALL-AMERICANS 1980 Arne Borgstrom Keith Clinton Bob Dimick Greg Higginson Don Hornby Brendan McCarthy Robert Ramoska
1977 500 free, 400 IM, 800 free relay 400 free relay, 400 medley relay 400 & 800 free relay, 400 medley relay 100 breast, 400 medley relay 400 free relay, 400 medley relay 400 & 800 free relay 800 free relay
1979
RECORDS & HISTORY
Carlos Berrocal Arne Borgstrom Wayne Chester Don Hornby Don Larsson Kevin Mills Bill Neville Mark Tonelli
100 back, 400 medley relay 1,650 free, 800 free relay 1-meter 400 free relay, 400 medley relay 800 free relay 400 medley relay 400 free relay 100 & 200 back, 400 & 800 free relay, 400 medley relay
1978 Carlos Berrocal Bob Bugg Wayne Chester Casey Converse Mike Curington Bob Dimick Kevin Mills Bill Neville Jonty Skinner Mark Tonelli
100 back, 400 medley relay 400 & 800 free relay 1-meter 500 free, 800 free relay 200 IM, 100 & 200 fly, 400 medley relay 400 & 800 free relay 100 breast, 400 medley relay 400 free relay 50 & 100 free, 400 & 800 free relay, 400 medley relay 100 & 200 back
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Rick Abbott Jack Babashoff Robin Backhaus Carlos Berrocal Bob Bugg Casey Converse Mike Curington Scott MacDonald Kevin Mills John Prins Jonty Skinner Mark Tonelli
50 free, 400 free relay 100 free, 400, 800 free 200 fly, 500 free, 800 free relay 100 back, 400 medley relay 800 free relay 200, 500, 1,650 free 200 IM, 100 & 200 fly, 400 medley relay 400 free relay 100 & 200 breast, 400 medley relay 100 back 50 & 100 free, 400 free relay, 400 medley relay 100 back
Jack Babashoff Carlos Berrocal Mike Curington
Scott MacDonald Kevin Mills John Prins Jonty Skinner
Mark Tonelli
50 & 100 free, 400 & 800 free relay 100 free, 400 & 800 free relay 100 back 100 & 200 fly, 200 IM, 400 & 800 free relay, 400 medley relay 200 free, 800 free relay 400 medley relay 100 & 200 back 50 & 100 free, 400 & 800 free relay, 400 medley relay 200 back, 400 medley relay
1975 Jack Babashoff Mike Curington
Kevin Williams
100 100 400 400
free, 400 & 800 free relay & 200 fly, 200 IM, & 800 free relay, medley relay
400 & 800 free relay 1,650 free 400 medley relay 50 & 100 free, 400 & 800 free relay, 400 medley relay 100 & 200 breast, 400 medley relay
1974 Jack Babashoff Guy Gibbens Jim Hahn Jon Perkowski Kevin Williams
400 free relay 400 free relay 400 free relay 50 free, 400 free relay 100 breast
1973 Randy Midkiff
1976 Rick Abbott
Scott MacDonald Tim Norris John Prins Jonty Skinner
100 breast
1970 Leo French Paul Herring James LaMontagne Jeff Wade
800 800 800 800
free free free free
relay relay relay relay
Records & History ALABAMA AND THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE The Southeastern Conference has long been one of the nation’s premiere athletic conferences, both in overall strength and in nearly every sport individually. Swimming and diving is certainly no exception. The SEC has placed at least one team in the top 10 of the NCAA Championships every year since 1969, when Florida placed ninth. The conference’s high watermark for teams in the top 10 at the NCAA Championships came in 1978, 1979, 1994, 2004, 2008 and 2009. Each of those years the conference had four teams place in the final 10. In 2001 there were seven conference schools in the top 20 and over the past decade there have been at least five per year. Eleven times in the history of the NCAA Championships an SEC team has come away with the team title. Tennessee won the first in 1978. Florida won back-to-back titles in 1983 and 1984. In 1997, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009 Auburn came away with the crown. Alabama, Auburn, Florida and Tennessee have all finished in the runner-up position at the NCAA Championships. Individually, sprinting is the conference’s forte as SEC athletes have won the 50 freestyle 16 times and the 100 freestyle NCAA title 13 times. All told, the SEC owns more than 100 individual NCAA titles and 30-plus relay titles. Currently, the SEC holds five NCAA records. There are 14 SEC schools: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt. Ten SEC schools currently sponsor men’s swimming and diving teams: Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas A&M.
SEC CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS Year 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Champion Florida Florida Florida Auburn Auburn Auburn
UA 5th 4th 10th 6th 6th 5th
2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Auburn Auburn Auburn Auburn Auburn Auburn Auburn Auburn Auburn Auburn
5th 6th 5th 5th 5th 6th 5th 5th 7th 6th
1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
Auburn Auburn Auburn Tennessee Auburn Auburn Florida Florida
6th 6th 6th 6th 5th 4th 5th 3rd
1991 1990
Florida Florida
3rd 3rd
1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980
Tennessee LSU Alabama Florida Florida Florida Florida Alabama Florida Florida
3rd 5th 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 4th
1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970
Florida Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Florida Florida
4th 4th 2nd 2nd 2nd 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd
1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960
Tennessee Florida Florida Florida Florida Florida Florida Florida Florida Florida
3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 4th 4th 6th
Aaron Fleshner
SEC SWIMMER OF THE YEAR 2015 Kristian Gkolomeev 1982 Arne Borgstrom 1975 Casey Converse SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS SWIMMER OF THE MEET 2015 Kristian Gkolomeev SEC DIVER OF THE YEAR 2009 Aaron Fleshner 1998 Brent Roberts 1997 Brent Roberts 1995 Rafael Alvarez 1991 Mark Rourke 1990 Ed Morse 1987 Perry White 1984 Mike Marmann 1982 Craig Ford 1981 Wayne Chester SEC FRESHMAN DIVER OF THE YEAR 2003 J.R. Hillis 2002 Stewart Smith SEC COACH OF THE YEAR 1987 Don Gambril 1982 Don Gambril 1981 Don Gambril
RECORDS & HISTORY
Alabama owns two Southeastern Conference team titles since swimming and diving was introduced at the Capstone in 1960. The first came in 1982 and the second in 1987. The Crimson Tide has been in the runner-up position 11 times, first in 1963 and most recently in 1985. Individually, Alabama has 97 SEC titles, the first coming in 1962 when John Rangley won the 50 free and the latest coming when Kristian Gkolomeev won the 50 and 100 freestyle and Connor Oslin won the 100 backstroke at the 2015 championships. Four Tide swimmers are tied for the most individual SEC titles by an Alabama athlete in a career. Vlad Polyakov, Jonty Skinner, Gregg Higginson and Jon Olsen all claimed five championships during their tenures. The Tide also lays claim to 12 relay titles. In 1964, the 400 freestyle relay of Peck, Putman, Horn and Bretheron won Alabama’s first conference title in a time of 3:25.0. Alabama came up with relay wins 11 and 12 in 2015. Gkolomeev, Alex Gray, Luke Kaliszak and Brett Walsh combined to win the 200 freestyle relay while Oslin, Anton McKee, Walsh and Gkolomeev won the 400 medley relay with a league record. Gkolomeev became the third Alabama swimmer to be named SEC Swimmer of the Year following his standout 2015 season. He was also named the 2015 SEC Championships Swimmer of the Meet after winning two indivdiual SEC titles and swimming on a pair of SEC champion relays. First team All-SEC honorees number 70 on the Tide’s all-time roster. In the classroom, Alabama swimmers have earned a place on the SEC Academic Honor Roll more than 200 times since the award’s inception in 1984. The Crimson Tide had a program high 23 athletes named to the squad in 2011.
SEC DIVING COACH OF THE YEAR 1997 Pat Greenwell 1995 Pat Greenwell 1991 Pat Greenwell 1990 Pat Greenwell 1987 Mike Finneran 1986 Mike Finneran 1984 Bob Webster 1982 Bob Webster 1981 Bob Webster
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Records & History SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS 2015 Kristian Gkolomeev Connon Oslin Oslin, McKee, Walsh, Gkolomeev Gray, Kaliszak, Walsh, Gkolomeev
1989 50 & 100 free 100 back 400 medley relay 200 free relay
2014 Anton McKee
200 breast
2010 Aaron Fleshner
1-meter
100 breast
1983 Craig Ford Greg Higginson
100 & 200 breast
100 & 200 breast
200 fly
2002 Stefan Gherghel
200 fly
1999 Mark Jollands
500 free
1997 Brent Roberts
3-meter & platform
1995 Rafael Alvarez
1-meter & platform
200 medley relay
RECORDS & HISTORY
100 breast 200 medley relay 200 free relay
1991 Jon Olsen Mark Rourke
Arne Borgstrom Wayne Chester Greg Higginson Cam Henning
1969
100 fly 100 back
100 back 1-meter & 3-meter
100, 200 free 1-meter, 3-meter & platform
1-meter 100 breast
1,650 free, 400 IM 1-meter & 3-meter 100, 200 breast, 200 IM 400 free relay
Carlos Berrocal Wayne Chester
100, 200 breast 1,650 free 50, 100, 200 free 3-meter & platform 200 free relay
1968
400 IM 3-meter 100 breast 200 back
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500, 1,650 free, 400 IM
1966 Kirt Myers Doug Long Levente Batizy Doug Tamplin
1,650 free 500 free 400 IM 100 fly
1965 Tom Allen Bob Smith
500 free 1,650 free
400 free relay
1963 Dave Bond
100 breast
1962 100 back 1-meter
1-meter
100 free 500, 1,650 free
1976 50, 100 free 200 free 1,650 free 200 fly 100 breast 100 back 200 back 400 medley relay
1975 50, 100 free 1,650 free 200 fly
1974 Kevin Williams Jon Perkowski
200 back 1,650 free
1967
Peck, Putman, Horn, Bretherton
1977
Jonty Skinner Tim Norris Mike Curington
200 breast 200 IM 800 free relay
1964
1978
Jonty Skinner Scott MacDonald Tim Norris Mike Curington Kevin Mills Carlos Berrocal Mark Tonelli Berrocal, Mills, Curington, Skinner
200 IM 800 free relay
400 medley relay
1990 Chris McDaniels Scott Hamlet Jon Olsen Edward Morse Olsen, Martin, Ammon, McDaniels
Dennis Pursley Jeff Wade Wright, French, LaMontagne, Wade
Ralph Wright Leo French
1979
Jonty Skinner Casey Converse
1992 Travis Myers J. Myers, T. Myers, Martin, Michaelides Martin, T. Myers, Parlklo, Michaelides
500 free 3-meter 200 back
1981
Wayne Chester
1994 McDaniels, Myers, McDowell, Michaelides
Jeff Wade French, Herring, Wade, LaMontagne
1982 Arne Borgstrom Craig Ford Greg Higginson Posey, Schmidt, Mullane, McCarthy Chambless, Higginson, Schmidt, McGuire
200 back 200 fly
1970
Ralph Wright
2003 Stefan Gherghel
Jon Sieben Bryan Jennings
Bryan Jennings Mike Marmann
2005 Vlad Polyakov
Frank Iacono Perry White Bryan Jennings
Jeff Wade Jacques LeLoup
200,400 IM 1-meter & 3-meter
1986
3-meter
2006 Vlad Polyakov
Peter Berndt Perry White
1984
2007 Vlad Polyakov
1987
1985
2008 Aaron Fleshner
1971 100, 200 breast platform
3-meter
2009 Aaron Fleshner
Chris McDaniels Mark Rourke
100 breast 50 free
John Rangley
50 free
Records & History ALL-SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
2015 Kristian Gkolomeev Connor Oslin Anton McKee Brett Walsh Alex Gray
2014 Anton McKee
2010 Aaron Fleshner
2009
1990
1974
1999
1978
1983
Craig Ammon Scott Hamlet Keith Martin Edward Morse Jon Olsen
Jon Perkowski Kevin Williams
Brent Roberts
Casey Converse Mike Curington Mark Tonelli
Don Berger
FRESHMAN ALL-SEC*
1982
2015
1989 Chris McDaniels Mark Rourke
1987 Pete Berndt Perry White
1986 Frank Iacono Bryan Jennings Perry White
Aaron Fleshner
2008
1985
Aaron Fleshner
Bryan Jennings Jon Sieben
2007
1984
Vlad Polyakov
2006 Vlad Polyakov
2005 Vlad Polyakov
2003 Stefan Gherghel
2002 Stefan Gherghel
1999 Mark Jollands
1997 Brent Roberts
1995 Rafael Alvarez
1994 Dustin McDaniels Russell McDowell Stavros Michaelides Travis Myers
Bryan Jennings Mike Marmann Glenn Mills
1983 Craig Ford Gregg Higginson
1982 Arne Borgstrom Craig Ford Gregg Higginson
1971 Jacque LeLoup Jeff Wade
1970 Jeff Wade
1969 Dennis Pursley Jeff Wade
1979 Carlos Berrocal Wayne Chester
1978 Wayne Chester
1977 Casey Converse Jonty Skinner
Leo French Ralph Wright
1967 Ralph Wright
1966 Levente Batizy Doug Long Kirt Myers Doug Tamplin
1965 Tom Allen Bob Smith
1963 1962
1993 1989 Mark Colwill Jon Olsen
1988
Bruce Gennari
2015 Pavel Romanov
2014 Vlad Cacuic BJ Hornikel Kristian Gkolomeev Brett Walsh
2012 BJ Hornikel
Carlos Berrocal Mike Curington Scott McDonald Kevin Mills Tim Norris Jonty Skinner Mark Tonelli
2010
1975
2003
Adam Booher Mark Randall
2009 Mark Randall
Vlad Polyakov
2001 Jordie Proffitt
Robin Backhaus Hilary Bergman Carlos Berrocal Monty Daley
1976 Robert Bugg John Prins Marshall Shoemaker
1974 Jack Babashoff
1971 John Kagan Charles Noonan John Perkowski
Don Berger
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-SEC
1985
1994
1986
Don Hornby
1981 Brendan McCarthy
1980
Christopher Reid
2014 Anton McKee Connor Oslin Brent Sagert
Arne Borgstrom
1977
2013 Brian Westlake
Mike Curington Kevin Mills John Prins
2012
1978
2011
Jonty Skinner
1976 Rick Abbott Hilary Bergman Monte Daley Dan Griebel Gregg Hook
Jordan Lesser
Alex Coci BJ Hornikel Devan Terry
2008 Catalin Cosma * started in 2008
1974 Jay Thompson
Don Berger Craig Ford Frank Iacono
Jimmy Pestrichelli David Strassburg
1973 Jacque LeLoup Jay Thompson
1992 1984
Dustin McDaniels
Filiberto Colon
1991 1983
SECOND TEAM ALL-SEC
1977
1987
John Rangeley
Keith Martin Stavros Michaelides Jamey Myers Travis Myers Stefan Parlklo
Casey Converse Tim Norris Jonty Skinner
Rafael Alvarez Dustin McDaniels Russell McDowell Stavros Michaelides Travis Myers
David Bond
1976
Jon Olsen Mark Rourke
1994
Frank Iacono
1992
1991
Brent Roberts
Travis Myers
1968
1981 Arne Borgstrom Wayne Chester Cam Henning Greg Higginson
1998
Bryan Jennings Marcello Juca Ron Kutzavitch Mike Marmann Glenn Mills Andreas Schmidt
1982 Brett Chambless Marcello Juca Brendan McCarthy Brian McGuire Glenn Mills Matt Mullane Jay Posey Andreas Schmidt
1981 Don Hornby Max Metzgar Glenn Mills Brian Smith
1980 Wayne Chester Gregg Higginson Don Hornby
1979 Kevin Mills Mark Tonelli
1972 Jacque LeLoup Ray Midkiff
Stefan Parlklo
1989 Craig Ammon Keith Martin David Meck Torsten Wiegel
1988 Jim Askervold Mark Colwill Chris McDaniels Jon Olsen Mark Rourke Eric White
1987 Ricardo Aldabe Chris McDaniels
1971 Colin Herring Jay Thompson
1970 Ray Bolt Leo French Colin Herring Charles Noonan
RECORDS & HISTORY
FIRST TEAM ALL-SEC
1986 Peter Berndt Filiberto Colon
1985 Ricardo Aldabe
1984 Don Berger Marcello Juca
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Records & History A FAST HISTORY OF ALABAMA SWIMMING & DIVING
RECORDS & HISTORY
THE JOHN FOSTER YEARS The University of Alabama swim program started with the 1960 season when John Foster came from coaching an age-group swim team in the Atlanta area and working in the Georgia Tech Physical Education department to be the Crimson Tide’s first head coach. For the next 14 years, Foster was the Tide’s task master, nurturing the fledgling program into a perennial SEC contender and bringing Alabama to the national level. In addition to his duties with the swim team, Foster also served as the Natatorium Director, Supervisor of Intramural and Recreational Swimming and assistant professor in the Department of Physical Education. Foster was responsible for cultivating swimming not only at the collegiate level but on the high school and age-group swimming level as well, organizing high school and junior high school state swimming championships and running clinics around the state - anything to get Alabama’s youth involved in swimming. Foster’s hard work paid big dividends. During his tenure, Alabama finished no lower than third at the SEC Championships after its first two seasons and finished runner-up four times. Tide swimmers won 21 individual SEC titles under Foster’s direction. That number includes the three won by Ralph Wright in 1967, when he became the first man in Alabama history to sweep his events at the SEC Championships. Wright’s feat would not be matched for fifteen years. On the national level, Foster coached the Tide to its first NCAA Championship placing in 1973 when the team finished 28th. Five swimmers won All-America honors under Foster. After compiling a 124-40 dual meet record to go along with his record in the SEC and NCAA, Foster left coaching following the 1973 season to devote more time to his teaching and aquatics program and above all, to spend more time with his family. Foster’s team was the winningest of all that competed at the Capstone during his 14-year run, outside of football. Before retiring, Foster tapped his successor for the job of taking the Tide into the future. Don Gambril became head coach on May 2, 1973. THE DON GAMBRIL YEARS Don Gambril led his first Alabama team into the 1974 season, a year that saw the Tide post an 8-1 dual meet season, a fourth-place finish at the SEC Championship meet and its first NCAA top-20 finish, taking 19th. Alabama jumped two places in the SEC the next year and an astounding 14 places at the NCAA Championships, giving Alabama a fifth-place finish. The ‘75 squad was the first to produce an individual national champion when freshman Jonty Skinner won the 100 freestyle in an NCAA and U.S. Open record time of 43.92. Alabama produced the first 400 freestyle relay in history to break the three minute barrier. Skinner, Mike Curington, Scott MacDonald and Jack Babashoff combined in the prelims of the 1975 NCAA Championships to swim a 2:59.98.
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The 1976 squad posted the Tide’s first undefeated season, snapping Tennessee’s string of 85 dual-meet wins, which spanned seven seasons, along the way. Alabama won the meet 65-48. The 1976 squad also produced a single-season record of nine SEC individual and relay titles on its way to reprising its fifth-place finish in the NCAA. The 1977 season proved to be one of the program’s high watermarks as the Tide posted its highest NCAA finish to date, taking second behind Southern California. Casey Converse shone that year, winning the NCAA 1,650 freestyle title in an NCAA and American record time of 14:57.30. Converse’s time made him the first man in the history of the sport to go under 15 minutes in the 1,650 freestyle. Freshman Wayne Chester won the 1978 NCAA 1-meter diving competition and Carlos Berrocal won the 1979 100 backstroke title. Alabama won its first SEC team championship in 1982. Gregg Higginson added the points of three SEC titles to the Tide’s team total, making him the second man in Tide swimming history to win all of his races at the SEC Championships. Alabama went undefeated during the 1983 dual-meet season with a 12-0 slate on the way to a runner-up SEC finish and a fifth-place NCAA finish. Senior Glenn Mills won the 1983 200 breaststroke title. The Tide returned to the top of the SEC team standings in 1987. In addition to going undefeated in 1990 with a 12-0 record, the Tide captured nine SEC individual and relay titles matching the team record set in 1976 with junior Jon Olsen becoming the third man in Tide history to sweep his events at the SEC Championships, bringing home three individual titles. After 17 seasons, 170 wins against 21 losses, six NCAA champions, more than 60 All-Americans, 60 SEC individual and relay titles, and two SEC team titles, Don Gambril ended his coaching career with the Crimson Tide after the 1990 season. He was named SEC Coach of the Year in 1981, 1982 and 1987. In addition, he served as an assistant coach with the U.S. Olympic team in 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980. He served as the head coach of the highly successful 1984 U.S. Olympic team. The 1991 U.S. World Championship team was the last U.S. National team he coached. He left his coaching position to become an Assistant Athletic Director at Alabama, retiring from that position in 1997. Gambril tapped Alabama’s first individual NCAA champion, Jonty Skinner, to lead Alabama into the 1991 season and beyond. THE JONTY SKINNER YEARS Jonty Skinner made the most of his tenure with the Tide, leading Alabama to four straight top-20 and one top-10 showing at the NCAA Championships. Jon Olsen became one of the Tide’s most decorated and successful athletes under Skinner’s tutelage, finishing his career with five SEC titles, three school records and a runner-up finish at the 1991 NCAAs in the 100 freestyle.
Olsen went on to become a mainstay of the U.S. National team, winning five medals at two Olympics. In 1991, Mark Rourke became the first diver to win all three boards at the SEC Championships, three years after he won the inaugural platform diving title at the 1989 SEC Championships. Travis Myers led Alabama to a 10th-place finish at the 1994 NCAA Championships, while finishing second in the 100 breaststroke. It was the Tide’s first top-10 finish since 1990. Skinner left Alabama in August of 1994 to become the head coach of the U.S. Resident National Team. THE CHUCK HORTON YEARS Chuck Horton was the Tide’s next mentor, serving as head coach from 1994-98. The former Tide assistant and Villanova front man led Alabama to four top-30 national finishes, including a pair of top-25 finishes in 1997 and 1998. Horton’s time at the helm saw Rafael Alvarez and Brent Roberts bring home four SEC titles, with Roberts also winning Alabama’s first NCAA diving title since Wayne Chester in 1978 when he took top honors off the platform in 1998. Ed Reed served as interim coach during the 1998-99 season. THE DON WAGNER YEARS Don Wagner’s tenure, which began with the 1999-2000 season, saw Alabama earn a trio of top-25 finishes, including a return to the top 15 with a 12th-place finish in 2003, his final year at the Capstone. Stefan Gherghel became the first Tide swimmer to win an NCAA Championship since 1983 when he took top honors in the 200 butterfly in 2002. He then became the first Alabama swimmer to repeat as an NCAA Champion when he took the 2003 title as well. Gherghel also won a pair of SEC 200 butterfly titles during his UA career. During Wagner’s time at Alabama, the Tide broke 10 school records including four of the five relays. THE ERIC MCILQUHAM YEARS Eric McIlquham spent nine years as the Tide’s head coach, a span that included six top-25 finishes highlighted by a trio of top-15 finishes in 2005, 2006 and 2007. The Tide bettered 18 school records during his tenure, including all five relay marks. He also saw his student-athletes claim 55 spots on the Tide’s all-time top 10, including the top four places on the 200 backstroke list and four of the top five spots on the 50 freestyle list. Individually, Vlad Polyakov won the NCAA 200 breaststroke championship in 2005 and 2007 as well as five SEC breaststroke titles while Aaron Fleshner won three SEC diving titles. Alabama enjoyed tremendous success in the classroom under McIlquham, posting the highest team grade point average in the nation in 2011, and seeing six of his student-athletes earn nine Academic All-America honors and three NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships.
Records & History ALL-TIME HEAD COACHES
Dennis Pursley 2012-present
Eric McIlquham 2004-12
Don Wagner 2000-03
Ed Reed 1999 (Interim)
Coach Don Gambril
Chuck Horton 1995-1998
Jonty Skinner 1991-94
Don Gambril 1974-90
John Foster 1960-73
ALABAMA’S RECORD BY HEAD COACH Head Coach Dennis Pursley Eric McIlquham Don Wagner Ed Reed (interim) Chuck Horton Jonty Skinner Don Gambril John Foster Total
Years 2012-present 2004-12 2000-03 1998-99 1995-98 1991-94 1974-90 1960-73
Seasons 3 9 4 1 4 4 17 14 56
Won 9 46 15 0 21 16 170 122 399
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Lost 9 34 14 6 19 16 21 53 172
Pct. .500 .575 .517 .000 .525 .500 .890 .697 .699
ALL-TIME DUAL MEET RECORDS Opponent Arizona Arkansas Auburn Ball State Birmingham Southern Centenary Cincinnati Clemson Delta State Drury Duke East Carolina Eastern Kentucky Emory Evansville Florida Florida Atlantic Florida State Georgia Georgia Tech Hendrix Houston Illinois Illinois State Indiana Iowa Iowa State Kansas Kentucky LaSalle College Louisiana Monroe Louisville LSU Maryland Miami Michigan
Last Meeting 1987-88 1985-86 2014-15 1996-97 1969-70 2008-09 2014-15 2002-03 2014-15 2004-05 1978-79 1978-79 1972-73 2013-14 1966-67 2013-14 2009-10 2013-14 2014-15 2009-10 1966-67 1977-78 1969-70 1977-78 1984-85 1996-97 1970-71 1987-88 2013-14 1986-87 2004-05 1994-95 2014-15 1989-90 1986-87 1978-79
UA-Opp 1-0 7-0 18-25 1-0 1-0 2-0 8-0 6-2 14-0 2-0 1-0 3-0 5-0 2-0 0-1 10-21 1-0 12-7 13-22 6-1 1-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 3-4 6-1 1-0 3-1 18-6 1-0 3-0 2-0 30-11 1-0 10-2 1-0
Opponent Missouri Moorehead New Orleans North Carolina N.C. State NE Louisiana Northwestern Notre Dame Ohio State Penn State Pepsi Marlin Princeton Sewanee SMU South Carolina South Florida Southern Illinois Southern Mississippi SW Missouri SW Missouri State Team Canada Tennessee Texas Texas A&M Texas-Arlington Tulane UCLA Union (KY) Vanderbilt Virginia Virginia Tech West Virginia Wright State
Last Meeting 2012-13 1969-70 2009-10 1979-80 1996-97 1997-98 1996-97 1987-88 1984-85 1989-90 1983-84 1984-85 1968-69 1990-91 2012-13 1981-82 1996-97 1986-87 1966-67 2002-03 1978-79 2010-11 1992-93 2014-15 1971-72 1988-89 1975-76 1969-70 1986-87 1987-88 2010-11 1983-84 1996-97
UA-Opp 8-1 1-0 2-0 2-0 5-2 10-2 1-0 1-0 4-0 1-1 1-0 3-0 3-0 2-1 15-12 5-0 8-0 5-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 10-16 2-2 2-0 1-0 21-1 1-0 1-0 8-0 3-0 2-0 1-0 1-0
*Series records start with the 1967 season.
Year Record 2015 4-2 2014 3-3 2013 2-4 2012 3-3 2011 7-2 2010 7-2 2009 3-5 2008 2-6 2007 8-3 2006 4-5 2005 6-4 2004 6-4 2003 7-2 2002 3-3 2001 3-4 2000 2-5 1999 0-6 1998 2-5 1997 9-6 1996 4-4 1995 7-4 1994 5-4 1993 5-4 1992 2-4 1991 4-4 1990 12-0 1989 9-1 1988 10-3 1987 10-1 1986 9-2 1985 12-1 1984 11-2 1983 12-0 1982 8-1 1981 8-2 1980 8-2 1979 11-2 1978 12-1 1977 9-1 1976 10-0 1975 11-1 1974 8-1 1973 5-5 1972 10-2 1971 10-3 1970 13-2 1969 10-3 1968 12-4 1967 9-6 1966 9-4 1965 10-3 1964 11-2 1963 10-2 1962 10-3 1961 3-8 1960 0-6 * interim
SEC Finish 5th 4th 10th 6th 6th 5th 5th 6th 5th 5th 5th 6th 5th 5th 8th 7th 6th 6th 6th 6th 4th 4th 5th 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 5th 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 4th 4th 4th 2nd 2nd 2nd 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 4th 6th
NCAA Finish 10th 12th 28th 25th 29th 26th 21st 22nd 14th 13th 15th 34th 12th 20th — 22nd 22nd 25th 23rd 30th 26th 10th 18th 20th 11th 9th 20th 14th 16th 8th 8th tie-12th 5th tie-7th 8th tie-13th 8th 7th 2nd 5th 5th 19th 28th — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Coach Dennis Pursley Dennis Pursley Dennis Pursley Eric McIlquham Eric McIlquham Eric McIlquham Eric McIlquham Eric McIlquham Eric McIlquham Eric McIlquham Eric McIlquham Eric McIlquham Don Wagner Don Wagner Don Wagner Don Wagner *Ed Reed Chuck Horton Chuck Horton Chuck Horton Chuck Horton Jonty Skinner Jonty Skinner Jonty Skinner Jonty Skinner Don Gambril Don Gambril Don Gambril Don Gambril Don Gambril Don Gambril Don Gambril Don Gambril Don Gambril Don Gambril Don Gambril Don Gambril Don Gambril Don Gambril Don Gambril Don Gambril Don Gambril John Foster John Foster John Foster John Foster John Foster John Foster John Foster John JFoster John Foster John Foster John Foster John Foster John Foster John Foster
RECORDS & HISTORY
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS
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Records & History ALL-TIME ROSTER A
Rick Abbott 1976-77 Matthew Adams 2013-present Waleed Al-Qahtani 2003-06 Marcio Alberquerque 2000-01 Oscar Aldabe 2010 Ricardo Aldabe 1984-87 Zig Allan 2007-08 Jerry Alldredge 1963-65 Craig Allen 1972 Tom Allen 1965 Rafael Alvarez 1994-95 (MVP ‘95) Mike Ames 1998 Craig Ammon 1987-90 (Capt. ‘90) Jens Anderson 1980-81 Robert Anderson 1970 Anestis Arampatzis 2010-13 Brent Arckey 2003-04 Daniel Armstrong 2008-11 (Capt. ‘11) Guido Arroyo 2003-06 Christian Arseneau 2016-present Brendan Ashby 2001-04 Bobby Ashford 1989 Aaron Ashworth 2001, 04-06 (Capt. ‘05) Jim Askervold 1987-88 Knox Auerbach 2016-present Alan Axford 2008-11 Oren Azrad 1998-01
B
RECORDS & HISTORY
Jack Babashoff 1974-77 Robin Backhaus 1977 JR Baker 1965 Jack Ball 1960-62 (Capt. ‘62) Bira Barbosa 2002 Oliver Basse 2009-12 (Capt. ‘12) Levente Batizy 1965-68 Scott Bell 1994-97 Don Berger 1983-86 (Capt. ‘84, ’85) Hilary Bergman 1975-78 Peter Berndt 1985-87 (MVP ‘87) Carlos Berrocal 1976-79 Spiros Bitsakis 2002-06 (Capt. ‘05, ‘06) Steve Blaisdell 1970-71 Larry Blewitt 1986 Elan Blumberg 1999 Carlos Bodega 1995-96 Ray Bolt 1970 David Bond 1960-63 Bruno Bonfim 2001 Adam Booher 2008-11 (MVP ‘11) Arne Borgstrom 1979-82 (Capt. ‘82 • MVP ‘82) Riley Boulden 2007-10 (Capt. ‘10) Luke Boutwell 2007-10 Reece Boyd 2014 Lance Braughton 1981-84 Dennis Bretherton 1963 Collin Brosko 2007 Beau Brothers 2008 Darren Brudos 1990-93 Jay Bucki 1990-92 (Capt. ‘91) Bob Bugg 1976-79 Torsten Buhre 1977
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Daniel Burch Will Burke James Burns James Burton Robert Busby
C
Vlad Caciuc Jake Carloni Brian Carr Brett Chambless (Capt. ‘83) Taylor Charles Wayne Chester Chip Chipman Cliff Clifton Timothy Cline Keith Clinton (Capt. ‘82) Alex Coci (MVP ‘12) Filiberto Colon Mark Colwill Phil Comstock Cameron Connors Zac Conrad Casey Converse Catalin Cosma Dan Cox Andy Craft James Cramer Jay Crampton Milo Crawford Mark Crocker Mike Curington (Capt. ‘78) Stroud Curran
2001 2005-06 1974-77 1981-82 1960
2011-14 2011-14 2011-14 1979-83 2013-present 1978-81 1989 1979 2007 1980-83 2011-12 1983-86 1988-91 1963 2011-14 2007-08 1977-78 2008-11 1976 1994 1988 1993-94 1992-95 1975-78 1975-78 1960
D
Monty Daley 1974-77 (Capt. ‘77) Cary Davenport 1964-67 (Capt. ‘67) Mike Davidson 1985-87 (Capt. ‘87) Troy Davidson 2003-04 Bruce Davis 1989 Szymmy Day 2014-present Ken de Gruy 1973-75 David Dean 1973-74 Phillip Deaton 2012-15 (Capt. 14 & 15) Ian Decker 2012-15 Tayt Dencer 1975-76 John DeShazo 1964 Craig Devitt 1992-95 Luke Dickson 2006-07 Van Diehl 2006-09 Anthony DiGiacco 2002 Bob Dimick 1977-80 Kyle Ditzler 1978-81 (Capt. ‘81) Paul Dixon 2000 Philip Dockery 2011-14 Peter Doig 1991-94 Ryan Dugan 2009-11
E
Tito Ebersole James Edwards Hamp Eichold Durham Ellis (Capt. ‘60) John Ellis Darren Erasmus Igor Erhartic
2012 2008-10 2006-07 1960-62 2012-13 2003-06 2004-06
Bill Erickson Kline Estess Larry Everingham
F
Keith Favreau John Ferguson Drew Finelli Kris Fisher (Capt. ‘97) Chris Flamion Aaron Fleshner (MVP ‘08, ‘09) Craig Ford Tom Forrest (Capt. ‘96) Scott Fortier Thomas Fox Jeb Franklin Will Freeman Leo French Chad Frichtl
1978-79 1979-82 1965-66
1974-75 1993-96 2007-10 1996-99 2002-05 2007-10 1982-85 1995-96 2014 1960 2000-01 2015-present 1968-70 2005-06
G
Bill Gaines 1960-61 Dale Gannon 1978 Clark Garner 2012-15 (Capt. 15) Bruce Gennari 1985-88 (Capt. ‘88) Eric Gennari 1991-93 Ken Gerard 1977-81 Stefan Gherghel 2002-03 (MVP ‘02, ‘03) Guy Gibbens 1973-74 Travis Gilliland 1993-94 Nicholas Giometti 2008 Bill Giovine 1979-81 Kristian Gkolomeev 2014-present Rod Godwin 1960-61 Alex Gray 2014-present Marc Greenberg 1985 Kevin Greer 2006-09 (Capt. ‘09) Dan Griebel 1976-77 Bob Griffin 1960-63 Gilles Gutnecht 2011-12
H
Jack Hadjiconstantinou 2014-present Harold Hagler 1960-61 Joel Hagler 1988-89 Jim Hahn 1972-75 (Capt. ‘75) Kirk Hale 1980-81 Adam Hall 2001-04 Jacob Halpern 1991-94 Scott Hamlet 1990 Tim Hansen 2004-07 Dan Harle 1995 Allan Harris 2003-06 Eugene Harris 1960-61 Mark Harris 1976 George Hart 1975-76 Paul Hayes 1973-74 Chris Hearn 2008 Evan Heldman 2016-present Cam Henning 1979-81 Kirk Henry 1981-84 Alex Hermeto 1991-94 (Capt. ‘92, ‘93, ‘94) Brooke Herr 1974 Colin Herring 1970-73 Harold Hicks 1963
Greg Higginson 1980-83 (Capt. ‘83 • MVP ‘83) Peter Hillyer 2010-13 Scott Hinkle 1980 Hunter Hinson 2011-14 Tony Hobart 1974-75 DuWayne Hoffert 1975 Eric Hole 1999 John Holter 1963-65 Greg Hook 1975-76 Jack Horn 1960-63 Don Hornby 1979-82 BJ Hornikel 2011-14 Tom Horton 1975 Robert Howard 2016-present Clint Huddleston 1988 Carter Hull 1997-98 Greg Hutt 1970
I
Frank Iacono Hakan Iverson
1985-88 1975
J
Bryan Jennings 1983-86 (MVP ‘85) Brad Jensen 1980-81 Steve Jensen 1989 Will Johnson 1991 Grant Jollands 1999-02 (Capt. ‘02) Mark Jollands 1997-2000 (Capt. ‘99, ‘00 • MVP ‘99, ‘00) JT Jones 2003-05 (Capt. ‘05) Mike Jones 2005-08 (Capt. ‘08) Marcello Juca 1982-85
K
John Kagan 1971-73 Jason Kalange 1996 Luke Kaliszak 2015-present Toby Karlsson 1985-87 Ken Kaufman 1974-77 Tsukasa Kawabuchi 1991-94 Chuck Kays 1990 Curtis Kelly 2006 Jacob Kelsoe 2014-present Travis Kerner 2014-present Scott King 1989-90 William Kinsey 1969 Rob Kite 1987-88 (Capt. ‘88) Dennis Kone 1969-72 Ron Kutzavitch 1983-84 Francis Kyle 1972
L
Dan Lacina 1990-93 David Lammel 1985 James LaMontagne 1968-71 Mike Lamothe 1993-96 (Capt. ‘95) DJ Lang 2015-present John Langford 1960 Colin Larson 2016-present Jon Larson 1985-86 Dan Larsson 1979 Ryan Latone 2005-06 Kyle Lee 2007-10 Jacque LeLoup 1971-74 Justin Lemberg 1985 Chris LeMieux 1994-95 Jordan Lesser 2012
Records & History
M
1980-82 1979-80 2008 1960 1964-67 1991-93 1963 1990 1960-61 1984-86 2010-13 1994-97 1982-83 1978-81
Scott MacDonald 1975-78 Carl Madden 2014-present Tom Maddocks 1978 John Mahaffey 1960 Jesse Maple 2004 David Maquera 2012-14 Dylan Marin 2014-present Mike Marmann 1983-86 Keith Martin 1989-92 Hunor Mate’ 2005-07 Henry Mather 1989 David Mayer 1977-79 Frank McArthur 1963 Adam McBride 1993-97 (Capt. ‘97) Mike McCardle 1974-77 Brendan McCarthy 1980-83 Clint McClendon 2007-10 Chris McCormick 2007-08 Chris McDaniels 1987-90 (Capt. ‘89 - ‘90) Dustin McDaniels 1992-94 Scott McDonald 1975-77 Russell McDowell 1993-96 Brian McGuire 1979-82 John McHaffey 1960-61 Larry McHaffie 1980-82 James McKay 1960-61 Ken McKee 1977 Anton McKee 2014-present Scott McNamee 1973-75 James McNeal 1960 Dave Meck 1988-89 Rob Mellor 1975 Jon Melton 1988 Michael Messuri 2014-present Max Metzgar 1981 Stavros Michaelides 1991-94 Randy Midkiff 1972-74 Alin Mihalca 2006-09 Dave Miller 1978-79 Glenn Mills 1981-84 Kevin Mills 1976-79 Chris Mitten 1993-94 John Moles 1983 Brent Moore 1974-77 (Capt. ‘76) David Morton 2015-present Luis Morell 1989 Felix Morf 1983-86 Sam Morgan 2007-10 Edward Morse 1990 Brendan Moynihan 1983-84 Evan Mueller 2002-03 Matt Mullane 1981-84 Sean Muncie 1996-99 Jamey Myers 1990-93 (Capt. ‘92) Kirt Myers 1966 Travis Myers 1991-94 (MVP ‘92, ‘93, ‘94)
N
Andrew Neff Jim Neidhoefer Bill Neville Mark Nieuwenhuis Charles Noonan Tim Norris
2005-06 1987-88 1978-81 1987-89 1968-71 1975-77
O
Arnar Olafsson 1994-97 Jon Olsen 1988-91 (Capt. ‘90, ’91 • MVP ‘88, ‘89, ‘90, ‘91) Wylee Orton 1980 Connor Oslin 2014-present Steve Otto 1976 David Owen 1964
P
Clayton Page 1988-89 Nicos Papadopoulos 1993-94 Bob Parker 1975-76 Chip Parker 1981-82 Stefan Parlklo 1989-92 Richard Patino 1988-91 David Patterson 1978 Don Peck 1960-63 Eric Peet 1981-83 Matt Pendleton 1998-99 Jon Perkowski 1971-74 Chris Perry 2006-09 Gunnar Persson 1981 Jimmy Pestrichelli 1992-95 (Capt. ‘95) Rick Peterson 1979 Michael Pigassou 2001-02 J.J. Poland 1992 Vlad Polyakov 2003, 05-07 (MVP ‘05, ‘06, ‘07) Scott Pomerleau 1987-90 (Capt. ‘91) Tony Portela 1985-89 Jay Posey 1982-85 John Potts 1995 Scott Powell 1972-74 Roger Power 1981 Rick Pratt 1997-2000 (Capt. ‘98, ‘00) Brent Pridgen 2000-01 John Prins 1975-78 Jordie Proffitt 2001-02 Alex Pujol 2011-14 Dennis Pursley 1969-72 J.J. Pursley 2014-present Joseph Putman 1965
Q
Abbas Qail
R
2013-present
Steve Rains 1989 Eduardo Ramirez 2008 Robert Ramoska 1980-82 Robert Ramoska, Jr. 2014-present Mark Randall 2006-10 (MVP ‘10) John Rangeley 1960-62 Jermey Raths 1972 John Ravenhall 1980-82 Scott Reeder 1980-81 Andrew Reeves 2009-12 Charles Reeves 2000-03 Christopher Reid 2015-present Rick Rell 1979 Ron Ressegieu 1972-75 Jake Reynolds 2010-13 Andrea Rezzonico 2009-11 Carlo Rezzonico 2014-present
Joaquim Ribeiro 1995-96 JP Richard 2000-01 (Capt. ‘01) Rick Richmond 1992-95 Steve Rieser 1972-75 Brent Roberts 1996-99 (Capt. ‘97, ‘98, ‘99 • MVP ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99) Jimmy Roberts 1988-89 Bill Robertson 1970-73 Pavel Romanov 2014-present Bernardo Romero 2003-04 (Honorary Capt. ‘05) Enrique Romero 1984-87 Alan Rose 1997-2000 Ronald Rosenberger 1981-83 Chris Ross 1996-97 Mark Rourke 1988-91 (Capt. ‘91 • MVP ‘91) Philippe Rousseau 1998-99 Daniel Rozick 2008-11 Stephen Ryan 2005
S
Brent Sagert 2014-present Maviael Sampaio 1983 Webb Sanders 1976-79 Gerald Schlupp 1983-84 Andreas Schmidt 1982-85 (Capt. ‘85 • MVP ‘83) Matt Schmidt 2003-04 Andy Schnack 2006-09 Marc Schrader 1996-98 Alec Scott 2015-present Gregg Scott 1977-80 (Capt. ‘80) Robert Scrip 2010 John Servati 2012-14 Austin Shirey 2006-08 Reese Shirey 2010-13 Marshall Shoemaker 1976-79 (Capt. ‘79) Jon Sieben 1985 (MVP ‘85) Todd Siegfried 1977-78 Jerry Silverstein 1980-81 Kyle Simpson 2014-present Jonty Skinner 1975-78 (Capt. ‘77) Bob Smith 1965 Brian Smith 1980-82 (Capt. ‘81) Brian Smith 1989-90 Charles Smith 1980 Henkel Smith 1992 Hunter Smith 2012-15 Jeff Smith 2001-04 Matt Smith 1999-2000 Stewart Smith 2002-05 Todd Smith 1998 Bruce Snodgrass 1994 Harris Sopheocelous 1989-91 Josh Sosna 2010 Franck Southon 2002-05 Dennis Spencer 1983 Casey Spiegle 1991-94 Chip Sprigg 1972-73 Greg St. Cyr 2005 Justin Stegall 2015 James Steward 1960 Nic Stoel 2000-01 (Capt. ‘01 • MVP ‘01) Harry Stopp 1964-65 David Strassburg 1992-95 Bill Sulzby 1960-61 Wayne Sykes 1971-74
T
Mike Tamberino
Doug Tamplin 1966 Charles Tennimon 1960 Devan Terry 2011-14 Jay Thompson 1971-74 Mark Tonelli 1976-79 Mike Tontillo 2011-14 John Townsend 1999-01 Tom Townsend 1975-76 Brian Tribble 1994-96 Apostolis Tsagkarakis 2003, 05-07 (Capt. ‘07) Tim Tucker 1971-74 (Capt. ‘74) Walt Turner 1962
V
Ricardo Valdivia Jeff Van de Graaf Marcus Vechinni Ken Vincens Tom Virag Alex Voris
1984-87 1978-79 1996 1991-92 1986 1993-96
W
Jeff Wade 1969-72 Jeff Waldrop 1981-82 Stan Walker 1960-62 (Capt. ‘62) Brett Walsh 2013-present Glen Walshaw 1997-00 John Warren 1978-79 Ken Wear 1983-85 Scott Weaver 2001-03 (Capt. ‘02) Kyle Weeks 2009-12 (Capt. ‘12) Crews Wellford 2013-present (Capt. ‘16) Brian Westlake 2013-present Greg Whelan 1978 Eric White 1987-90 Perry White 1986-87 Torsten Wiegel 1989 Brad Willard 2001-04 James Willcox 2001-04 (Capt. ‘02, ‘03) James Williams 1965 Kevin Williams 1974-75 (Capt. ‘75) Matt Wilsie 1998-2001 Joe Wilson 1973-74 Larry Wilson 1974-75 Zach Winchester 2000-03 Ro Wintzinger 1981 TJ Wolters 1999-01 George Wong 2011-14 Chris Wood 1997-98 Mark Woods 1973 Ben Worby 2001-04 Todd Worthington 1977 John Worthinton 1978-79 Greg Wright 1978-79 Ralph Wright 1966-68 Brian Wrighton 1992-93 Andrew Wrist 2011-14
Y
Bobby Yann Braxton Young Jonathon Young
Z
Joe Ziegler Luke Zippi Denes Zubcsek
RECORDS & HISTORY
Rory Lewis Tommy Lindell Steven Loccisano Jeffery London Doug Long (Capt. ‘67) Juan Lopez Ray Loree Jim Losloe Bay Lott (Capt. ‘60) Marcus Lourenco Brandon Lowe Josh Luber Craig Ludwick Cubby Lyons
1968-71 2015-present 2014
2009-12 2011-14 2008-11
(Current Student-Atheltes in Bold) 1992-95
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RECORDS & HISTORY
50 FREESTYLE Kristian Gkolomeev Apostolis Tsagkarakis Bjoern Hornikel Brett Walsh Alex Gray Jon Olsen Luke Kaliszak Vlad Caciuc Darren Erasmus Andreas Schmidt
18.64 19.32 19.45 19.50 19.69 19.74 19.74 19.79 20.06 20.11
2015 2007 2014 2015 2015 1991 2015 2014 2005 1983
1,650 FREESTYLE Mark Randall Frank Iacono Casey Converse Catalin Cosma Scott Hamlet Arne Borgstrom Max Metzger Marcello Juca Mark Colwill Brian Westlake
14:48.25 14:56.42 14:57.30 14:57.43 14:58.13 14:58.44 15:02.74 15:05.48 15:08.30 15:09.80
2006 1986 1977 2008 1990 1982 1981 1982 1990 2013
100 BUTTERFLY Brett Walsh Alex Coci Kristian Gkolomeev Connor Oslin Stefan Gherghel Abbas Qali Luke Kaliszak Denes Zubcsek Vlad Caciuc Apostolis Tsagkarakis
46.25 46.50 46.63 46.76 47.04 47.12 47.21 47.33 47.44 47.71
2015 2012 2015 2015 2003 2015 2015 2009 2014 2003
100 FREESTYLE Kristian Gkolomeev Bjoern Hornikel Jon Olsen Brett Walsh Darren Erasmus Alex Gray Apostolis Tsagkarakis Andreas Schmidt Luke Kaliszak Alex Voris
41.56 42.39 42.69 43.15 43.21 43.34 43.54 43.82 43.88 43.90
2015 2014 1991 2015 2005 2015 2006 1986 2015 1994
100 BACKSTROKE Connor Oslin Luke Kaliszak Christopher Reid Crews Wellford Jordie Proffitt Chris Perry Joe Ziegler Alex Coci Jacob Kelsoe Vlad Caciuc
45.08 45.74 47.29 47.73 47.97 47.97 48.13 48.27 48.30 48.31
2015 2015 2015 2015 2001 2009 2012 2011 2015 2014
200 BUTTERFLY Stefan Gherghel Denes Zubcsek Alex Coci Jon Sieben Anestis Arampatzis Hunter Hinson Filiberto Colon Taylor Charles Oliver Basse Connor Oslin
1:42.35 1:43.30 1:43.36 1:44.07 1:44.82 1:45.58 1:45.74 1:46.07 1:46.14 1:46.76
2003 2009 2012 1985 2012 2014 1983 2015 2012 2014
200 FREESTYLE Bjoern Hornikel Jon Olsen Kristian Gkolomeev Don Berger Joe Ziegler Denes Zubcsek Alex Gray Brendan McCarthy Alex Voris David Strassburg
1:33.18 1:33.91 1:34.82 1:35.73 1:35.87 1:35.93 1:35.99 1:36.42 1:36.56 1:36.72
2014 1990 2015 1985 2012 2009 2015 1981 1995 1994
200 BACKSTROKE Connor Oslin Christopher Reid Joe Ziegler Crews Wellford Reese Shirey Phillip Deaton Franck Southon Jacob Kelsoe Jordie Proffitt Alan Axford
1:40.77 1:40.86 1:43.84 1:44.03 1:44.04 1:44.52 1:46.10 1:46.14 1:47.11 1:47.22
2015 2015 2009 2014 2013 2014 2005 2015 2002 2011
200 IM Riley Boulden Christopher Reid Peter Berndt Ian Decker Jordie Proffitt Matthew Adams Ben Worby Ron Kutzavitch Taylor Charles Franck Southon
1:45.54 1:46.94 1:47.14 1:47.52 1:47.76 1:47.72 1:47.79 1:48.65 1:48.70 1:48.71
2010 2015 1986 2015 2001 2015 2004 1983 2015 2005
500 FREESTYLE Mark Randall Anton McKee Catalin Cosma Arne Borgstrom Joe Ziegler Frank Iacono Mark Jollands Brian Westlake Don Berger Scott Hamlet
4:14.82 4:14.98 4:16.57 4:16.80 4:17.23 4:18.43 4:19.10 4:20.19 4:20.41 4:20.90
2010 2015 2009 1982 2009 1986 2000 2013 1984 1990
100 BREASTSTROKE Anton McKee Vlad Polyakov Pavel Romanov Hunor Mate’ Greg Higginson Travis Myers Riley Boulden Cameron Conners Chris McDaniels Luke Boutwell
51.70 52.25 53.07 53.73 53.83 53.93 54.01 54.23 54.27 54.71
2014 2007 2015 2007 1982 1994 2010 2014 1989 2009
400 IM Peter Berndt Ian Decker Taylor Charles Franck Southon Brian Westlake Arne Borgstrom Ben Worby John Ellis Travis Kerner Ron Kutzavich
3:47.29 3:47.95 3:50.16 3:50.77 3:50.86 3:51.57 3:52.31 3:52.86 3:53.50 3:53.77
1986 2014 2015 2002 2015 1982 2002 2013 2014 1983
1,000 FREESTYLE Mark Randall Frank Iacono Arne Borgstrom Casey Converse Scott Hamlet Catalin Cosma Brian Westlake Max Metzger Marcello Juca Mike Davidson
8:54.69 8:59.83 9:03.50 9:03.89 9:04.57 9:04.90 9:06.31 9:06.70 9:08.28 9:08.63
2009 1986 1982 1977 1990 2009 2013 1981 1982 1985
200 BREASTSTROKE Anton Mckee Vlad Polyakov Pavel Romanov Hunor Mate’ Riley Boulden Szymmy Day Cameron Conners Chris McDaniels Travis Myers Glenn Mills
1:51.59 1:52.71 1:55.38 1:55.95 1:56.78 1:57.90 1:58.21 1:58.29 1:58.31 1:58.33
2014 2007 2014 2007 2010 2015 2014 1989 1994 1983
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Records & History Event 50 FREESTYLE 100 FREESTYLE 200 FREESTYLE 500 FREESTYLE 1,000 FREESTYLE 1,650 FREESTYLE 100 BACKSTROKE 200 BACKSTROKE 100 BREASTSTROKE 200 BREASTSTROKE 100 BUTTERFLY 200 BUTTERFLY 200 IM 400 IM 200 MEDLEY RELAY
400 MEDLEY RELAY
200 FREESTYLE RELAY
400 FREESTYLE RELAY
800 FREESTYLE RELAY
1-meter DIVING (6 Dives) 3-meter DIVING (6 Dives) PLATFORM DIVING (6 Dives)
School Record Kristian Gkolomeev 18.64 in 2015 Kristian Gkolomeev 41.56 in 2015 Jon Olsen 1:33.91 in 1990 Mark Randall 4:14.82 in 2010 Mark Randall 8:54.69 in 2009 Mark Randall 14:48.25 in 2006 Connor Oslin 45.08 in 2015 Connor Oslin 1:40.77 in 2015 Anton McKee 51.70 in 2014 Anton McKee 1:51.59 in 2014 Brett Walsh 46.25 in 2015 Stefan Gherghel 1:42.35 in 2003 Riley Boulden 1:45.54 in 2010 Peter Berndt 3:47.29 in 1986 1:23.35 in 2015 Connor Oslin Anton McKee Brett Walsh Kristian Gkolomeev 3:04.22 in 2015 Connor Oslin Anton McKee Brett Walsh Kristian Gkolomeev 1:16.13 in 2015 Kristian Gkolomeev Alex Gray Luke Kaliszak Brett Walsh 2:50.20 in 2015 Brett Walsh Alex Gray Connor Oslin Kristian Gkolomeev 6:22.81 in 2015 Kristian Gkolomeev Alex Gray Christopher Reid Crews Wellford Aaron Fleshner 414.15 in 2009 Aaron Fleshner 449.15 in 2010 Aaron Fleshner 427.90 in 2010
University of Alabama Aquatic SEC Championship NCAA Center Record Record Record Cesar Cielo (Auburn) Matt Targett (Auburn) Cesar Cielo (Auburn) 18.91 in 2008 18.52 in 2009 18.47 in 2008 Cesar Cielo (Auburn) Matt Targett (Auburn) Vlad Morozov (Southern Cal) 41.25 in 2008 41.55 in 2008 40.76 in 2013 Shaune Fraser (Florida) Conor Dwyer (Florida) Simon Burnett (Arizona) 1:34.23 in 2008 1:31.73 in 2011 1:31.20 in 2006 Sebastian Rouault (Georgia) Dan Wallace (Florida) Peter Vanderkaay (Michigan) 4:13.75 in 2008 4:10.73 in 2014 4:08.60 in 2006 Steve Herron (Arizona) 9:02.55 in 1988 Sebastien Rouault (Georgia) Sebastian Rouault (Georgia) Martin Grodzki (Georgia) 14:35.47 in 2008 14:35.47 in 2008 14:24.08 in 2012 Michael Gilliam (Tennessee) Ryan Lochte (Florida) Ryan Murphy (California) 46.37 in 2001 45.19 in 2005 44.17 in 2015 Omar Pinzon (Florida) Ryan Lochte (Florida) Tyler Clary (Michigan) 1:41.85 in 2008 1:38.29 in 2005 1:37.58 in 2009 Jeremy McDonnell (Tennessee) Nicolas Fink (Georgia) Kevin Cordes (Arizona) 53.11 in 2001 51.25 in 2014 50.74 in 2013 David Denniston (Auburn) Nicholas Fink (Georgia) Kevin Cordes (Arizona) 1:55.37 in 2001 1:51.58 in 2015 1:48.68 in 2013 Alexei Puninski (Auburn) Matt Targett (Auburn) Austin Staab (Stanford) 45.60 in 2008 45.02 in 2009 44.18 in 2009 Mark Dylla (Georgia) Sebastien Rousseau (Florida) Mark Dylla (Georgia) 1:42.23 in 2008 1:41.07 in 2014 1:40.60 in 2011 Ally Bradley (Florida) Ryan Lochte (Florida) David Nolan (Stanford) 1:44.45 in 2008 1:41.76 in 2005 1:39.38 in 2015 Greg Reeves (Florida) Chase Kalisz (Georgia) Chase Kalisz (Georgia) 3:43.13 in 2001 3:36.89 in 2014 3:34.50 in 2014 Auburn 1:24.81 in 2008 Auburn 1:23.69 in 2009 Michigan 1:22.27 in 2013 Scott Goodrich Jared White Miguel Ortiz Michael Silva Michael Silva Bruno Ortiz Alexei Puninski Matt Targett Sean Fletcher Cesar Cielo Jakob Andkjaer Zack Turk Texas 3:01.23 in 2015 Florida 3:08.57 in 2008 Alabama 3:04.22 in 2015 Kohlton Norys Connor Oslin Kip Darmody Michael Silva Anton McKee Will Licon Alexei Puninski Brett Walsh Joseph Schooling Cesar Cielo Kristian Gkolomeev Jack Conger Auburn 1:16.92 in 2008 Auburn 1:15.47 in 2009 California 1;22.40 in 2015 Cesar Cielo Jakob Andkjaer Ryan Murphy Alexei Puninski Matt Targett Chuck Katis Scott Goodrich Kohlton Norys Lustin Lynch Steve Scheren Gideon Louw Tyler Messerschmidt Auburn 2:50.49 in 2008 Auburn 2:46.03 in 2009 Auburn 2:46.03 in 2009 Cesar Cielo Jakob Andkjaer Jakob Andkjaer Scott Goodrich Gideon Louw Gideon Louw Steve Scheren Kohlton Norys Kohlton Norys Alexei Puninski Matt Targett Matt Targett Florida 6:19.18 in 2008 Florida 6:12.85 in 2015 Texas 6:10.16 in 2009 Nolan Morrell Pawel Werner Dave Walters Jonas Perrson Nicholas Alexiou Ricky Berens Andrew Thirlwell Mitch D’Arrigo Scott Jostes Michael Wolfe Dan Wallace Michael Klueh Andy Bradley (South Carolina) Chris Colwill (Georgia) Kristian Ipsen (Stanford) 378.60 in 2005 441.05 in 2006 473.75 in 2013 Aaron Fleshner (Alabama) Liam Stone (Tennessee) James Connor (Indiana) 417.15 in 2009 463.50 in 2015 496.80 in 2015 Dan Mazzaferro (Auburn) Dan Mazzaferro (Auburn) Nick McCrory (Duke) 444.65 in 2008 488.90 in 2009 548.90 in 2011
RECORDS & HISTORY
MEN’S RECORDS
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2015 OUTLOOK
Name Caroline Beene Leah Bird Bridget Blood Katie Coughlin Morgan Fleming Kara Fredlock Brittany Gilbert Sarah Helm Victoria Hove Katie Kelsoe Stephanie Klotz Caroline Korst Christina Lu Justine Macfarlane Paige Matherson Margy McCarthy Lindsay Morrow Emma Murray Hannah Musser Erika Nist Mia Nonnenberg Justine Panian Morgan Presley Nicole Raicik Emma Saunders Bailey Scott Lauren Searcy Karolina Szczepaniak Temarie Tomley Dakota Toner Ayanna Woods Marian Yurchishin Taylor Zablocki Emily Zapinski
Event(s) Freestyle Butterfly Breaststroke Butterfly/Backstroke Freestyle Diving Butterfly/Backstroke Breaststroke/Backstroke Breaststroke Backstroke/IM Breaststroke Backstroke/Butterfly Diving Breaststroke Freestyle Diving Freestyle Breaststroke/Butterfly Butterfly/Freestyle/IM Freestyle/Backstroke IM/Butterfly Freestyle/Butterfly Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle/Backstroke Freestyle/Backstroke Butterfly/Backstroke/IM Freestyle/IM Freestyle/Backstroke Diving Diving Breaststroke/IM Diving Freestyle
Height 5-8 5-6 5-11 6-0 5-11 5-0 5-4 5-9 5-5 5-8 5-6 5-8 5-1 5-9 5-5 5-3 5-8 5-6 5-5 5-9 5-8 5-8 5-5 5-7 5-7 5-8 5-8 5-8 6-0 5-4 5-4 5-8 5-1 5-7
Year Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Fr. So. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr.
Hometown (High School) Baton Rouge, La. (St. Joseph’s Academy) Newcastle, Australia (Whitebridge) Cincinnati, Ohio (Ursuline Academy) Wisconsin Dells, Wi. (Baraboo) Lawrenceville, Ga. (Parkview) Lexington, Ky. (Bryan Station) Munster, Ind. (Munster) Springfield, Ill. (Glenwood) Lynn Haven, Fla. (Crawford Mosley) Memphis, Tenn. (Homelife Academy) Cameron Park, Calif. (Vista Del Lago) Frisco, Texas (Hebron) Ann Arbor, Mi. (Pioneer) Johannesburg, South Africa (Trinityhouse) Danville, Calif. (San Ramon Valley) Hinsdale, Ill. (Hinsdale Central) Katy, Texas (Cinco Ranch) Roswell, Ga. (Pope) Overland Park, Kan. (Vlue Valley Northwest) Maple Valley, Wash. (Tahoma Senior) Scranton, Penn. (Scranton Preparatory) San Marcos, Calif. (Mission Hills) Peachtree City, Ga. (Starrs Mill) Suwannee, Ga. (Lambert) Bolton, England (Bolton School) Belden, Miss. (Tupelo) Woodstock, Ga. (Etowah) Warsaw, Poland (Janusza Kusociñskiego) Cincinnati, Ohio (Ursuline Academy) Palm City, Fla. (The Pine School) Evans, Ga. (Greenbrier) San Antonio, Texas (Health Careers) Detroit, Mich. (L’Anse Creuse - North) Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll)
CRIMSON TIDE COACHES AUSTRALIA Head Coach Dennis Pursley| 4th Season | Alabama, 1972 Leah Bird Associate Head Coach Jonty Skinner | 4th Season | Alabama, 1978 Diving Coach Pat Greenwell | 28th Season | Pittsburgh, 1980 Assistant Coach James Barber | 9th Season | Auburn at Montgomery, 1996 CALIFORNIA Stephanie Klotz Assistant Coach Lisa Ebeling| 4th Season | Arizona, 2007 Paige Matherson Assistant Coach Will Leonhart | 2nd Season | Utah, 2011 Justine Panian CRIMSON TIDE BY CLASS SENIORS (7) JUNIORS (9) FRESHMAN (12) ENGLAND Brittany Gilbert Leah Bird Caroline Beene Emma Saunders Victoria Hove Bridget Blood Katie Coughlin Stephanie Klotz Caroline Korst Morgan Fleming FLORIDA Justine Panian Erika Nist Sarah Helm Victoria Hove Morgan Presley Bailey Scott Katie Kelsoe Dakota Toner Emma Saunders Karolina Szczepaniak Christina Lu Lauren Searcy Dakota Toner Justine Macfarlane GEORGIA Taylor Zablocki Margy McCarthy Morgan Fleming Emily Zapinski Emma Murray Emma Murray Nicole Raicik Morgan Presley SOPHOMORES (6) Ayanna Woods Nicole Raicik Kara Fredlock Marian Yurchishin Lauren Searcy Paige Matherson Ayanna Woods Lindsay Morrow Hannah Mussur Mia Nonnenberg Temarie Tomley
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BY STATE/COUNTRY ILLINOIS OHIO Sarah Helm Bridget Blood Margy McCarthy Temarie Tomley INDIANA Brittany Gilbert
PENNSYLVANIA Mia Nonnenberg
KANSAS Hannah Musser
POLAND Karolina Szczepaniak
KENTUCKY Kara Fredlock LOUISIANA Caroline Beene MICHIGAN Christina Lu Taylor Zablocki MISSISSIPPI Bailey Scott
SOUTH AFRICA Justine Macfarlane SOUTH CAROLINA Brooke Elias TENNESSEE Katie Kelsoe
TEXAS Caroline Korst Lindsay Morrow Marian Yurscishin Emily Zapinski WASHINGTON Erika Nist WISCONSIN Katie Coughlin
Profiles Freestyle 5-8 • Fr. • HS Baton Rouge, La. (St. Joseph’s Academy) PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Rebecca Barber at St. Joseph’s Academy … swam for Jayme Cramer at Crawfish Aquatics … captain of the Louisiana Zone Team … qualified for the USA Winter Junior Nationals … holds 12 Louisiana state records … 2014 Louisiana Swimmer of the Year … 2013 Baton Rouge Advocate Swimmer of the Year … four-year Louisiana high school state champion, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Caroline Louise Beene ... daughter of Kathy and Stephen Beene ... sisters, Erin and Hannah … accounting major ... born June 9, 1997. TOP TIMES: 50 freestyle 23.70 100 freestyle 51.03 100 backstroke 57.18 100 butterfly 56.50
butterfly at the 2011 Australian Open … took home silver medals in the 100m butterfly, 200m butterfly, and 800m freestyle relay at the 2011 Australian Age Group Nationals … member of the 2011 NSW US Touring Team … raced in the semi-finals of the 100m butterfly and placed eighth in the 200m butterfly finals at the 2012 Australian Olympic Trials … won bronze at the 2012 Australian Age Group Nationals in the 200m butterfly … placed seventh in the finals of the 200m butterfly at the 2013 Australian Open … NSW champion in the 200m freestyle relay in 2006, 2007, and 2008 … NSW champion in the 2010 100m fly, 200m freestyle, 100m backstroke … set record in the 2011 100m butterfly, becoming an NSW champion.
2015 – SOPHOMORE: Competed in the 100 and 200 breaststroke and the 200 individual medley at the NCAA Championships … posted a career-best 59.82 in the 100 breaststroke at the SEC Championships … finaled at the SEC Championships in the 100 breaststroke, taking eighth … scored at the SEC Championships in the 200 breaststroke, taking ninth … also competed in the 200 individual medley at the SEC Championships … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Leah Catherine Bird ... daughter of Elizabeth and Stephen Bird … sisters, Nicola and Jacqueline … human performance graduate studies … born October 26, 1993.
2014 - FRESHMAN: Posted top 30 finishes in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke at the NCAA Championships … finished sixth in the 200 breaststroke at the SEC Championships while posting a career-best time of 2:08.13 to rank second all-time at Alabama … broke the school record in the 100 breaststroke at the SEC Championships with a time of 59.97, becoming the first UA woman under a minute … finished eighth in the 100 breaststroke at the SEC Championships … scored in the 200 individual medley at the SEC Championships after swimming a career-best time of 1:59.60 … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … CSCAA Scholar All-American … named to the SEC All-Freshman Team … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 GPA or better) for both the fall and spring semesters.
TOP TIMES: 100 butterfly 200 butterfly 200 freestyle 500 freestyle
54.86 1:57.66 1:54.24 4:58.38
BRIDGET BLOOD Breaststroke
LEAH BIRD Butterfly 5-6 • Jr. • 1L Newcastle, Australia (Whitebridge) ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 - SOPHOMORE: Posted career-best times in the 500 freestyle (4:58.38) and 100 butterfly (54.86) at the SEC Championships … finaled as part of the Tide’s school-record setting 800 freestyle relay at the SEC Championship, taking eighth place … also competed in the 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly and the 500 freestyle at the SEC Championships … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
5-11 • Jr. • 2L Cincinnati, Ohio (Ursuline Academy) ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 – SUMMER: Finaled in the 100-meter breaststroke at the USA National Championships, taking fifth place and posting a school long course record.
2014 - SUMMER: Posted top-25 times in the 50-meter, 100m and 200m breaststrokes at the USA Summer National Championships.
PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Brad Isham at Ursuline Academy and under Chris Wolford for the Cincinnati Marlins … eight-time High School All-American … seven-time individual state champion … named All City Swimmer of the Year … member of the team champions at the 2013 Division I state meet … named Girls Greater Cincinnati League Swimmer of the Year … LaRosa’s MVP of the Week and MVP of the Year finalist … qualified for Olympic Trials … Junior and Senior National qualifier … placed fourth at the 2013
PROFILES
CAROLINE BEENE
2014 - FRESHMAN: Competed in the 100 and 200 butterfly and the 500 freestyle at the SEC Championships … second all-time at Alabama in the 200 butterfly after posting a time of 1:57.66 at the Auburn Invitational … picked up three victories in the 200 butterfly and one win in the 500 freestyle during the regular season … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Tim Raven and Shane Arnold at Hunter Swim Club … won gold at the 2010 Australian Age Nationals in 200m butterfly and bronze in the 100m butterfly … semi-finalist in the 100m butterfly and placed fifth in the 200m
Bridget Blood competed in the 100 and 200 breaststroke and the 200 individual medley at the 2015 NCAA Championships.
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Profiles NCSA Junior Nationals … broke the Marlin “open” record in the 200m breaststroke and 400 medley relay. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Bridget Mary Blood … daughter of Mary and Tim Blood … brother, Nick … sisters, Sarah, Annie, Patty, and Caroline … mechanical engineering major … born February 9, 1995. TOP TIMES: 100 breaststroke 59.82 200 breaststroke 2:08.13 200 individual medley 1:59.60
KATIE COUGHLIN Butterfly/Backstroke 6-0 • Fr. • HS Wisconsin Dells, Wisc. (Baraboo)
PROFILES
PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Lynn Keeling at Baraboo High School … swam for Shane Ryan at Madison Aquatic Club … won the 100 backstroke and finished third in 100 butterfly at the 2014 state championships, earning All-State honors in both events … 2013 state runner-up for the 100 backstroke and took third in the 100 butterfly, earning All-State in both events … team captain … named MVP as a junior and senior … qualified for the USA Winter Junior National championship … swam at the spring 2014 NCSA Championships … earned a 4.0 GPA … named to the High Honor Roll every semester in high school … National Honor Society … member of Future Business Leaders of America, 2013 and 2014 … member of the Link Crew, 2014 and 2015. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Kathleen Margaret Coughlin ... daughter of Michelle and Kevin Coughlin ... brother, Kevin … economics major ... born February 2, 1997.
at the 2015 GA 6A State Championships … set her high school record for the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and as part of the 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay … National Honor Society. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Morgan Grace Fleming ... daughter of Dawn and James Fleming ... sister, Hannah … general health studies major ... born February 8, 1997.
PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Kara Wilson Fredlock … daughter of Jana Harrison and Mike Fredlock … brother, Michael … food & nutrition major … born December 11, 1994.
TOP TIMES: 50 freestyle 23.49 100 freestyle 51.24
KARA FREDLOCK Diving
BRITTANY GILBERT
5-0 • So. • 1L
Butterfly/Backstroke
Lexington, Ky. (Bryan Station)
5-4 • Sr. • 2L
ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 - FRESHMAN Scored off the platform at the SEC Championships, taking 16th place … also competed at the SEC Championships off the 1-meter and 3-meter springboards … competed off the 3-meter and platform at the NCAA Zone B Championships … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned a place on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) for the fall semester … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the spring semester … carries a 3.974 cumulative GPA into her sophomore year. 2013-14: Joined the Crimson Tide for the 2014-15 season after spending the 2013-14 academic year as a student at Alabama … earned a place on the President’s List (4.0 GPA).
TOP TIMES: 100 butterfly 56.49 100 backstroke 56.56 50 freestyle 24.31
MORGAN FLEMING Freestyle 5-11 • Fr. • HS Lawrenceville, Ga. (Parkview) PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Jack Gayle and Eric Brown at Parkview High School … swam for Chris Davis Sr. and Chris Davis Jr. at Swim Atlanta ... placed second in the 100 freestyle and third in the 50 freestyle
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PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Dove for Jamie Palumbo at Bryan Station High School … dove for Ted Hautau and Tom Gimm for Kentucky Diving Club … had top-ten finishes at the 2010, 2011, and 2012 Kentucky State Championships … earned All-American consideration in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 as well as being named Most Valuable Diver in each of those years … named second team All-State in 2013 … Academic All-American and high school valedictorian.
A captain in 2016, Brittany Gilbert swam on the Crimson Tide’s 200 medley relay at the 2015 NCAA Championships.
Munster, Ind. (Munster) ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2016 – SENIOR: Named team captain for the 2015-16 season. 2015 - JUNIOR: Competed as part of the Tide’s 200 medley relay at the NCAA Championships … posted career-best times in the 100 backstroke (53.96) and 100 butterfly (53.75) at the Bulldog Invite … scored in the 200 butterfly at the SEC Championships, taking 24th with a careerbest 1:59.54 … also competed in the 200 backstroke as well as the 100 butterfly at the SEC Championships … ranked second in the 200 backstroke and fourth in the 100 backstroke and sixth in the 100 butterfly and eighth in the 200 butterfly all-time at Alabama … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … First Team CSCAA Scholar All-American.
Profiles team for both the spring and summer of 2015 … finished second in the 50-meter breaststroke and 14th in the 100m breaststroke at the 2015 YMCA Long Course Nationals … graduated fourth in her class … National Honor Society … Academic All-Conference as a sophomore, junior and senior.
2013 - FRESHMAN: Won the 100 freestyle against Delta State ... posted career-best times at the SEC Championships of 51.00 and 1:49.69 in the 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle, respectively … also competed in the 500 freestyle at the SEC Championships … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall semester … CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar AllAmerican.
TOP TIMES: 100 backstroke 57.77 100 breaststroke 1:04.68 50 freestyle 24.03
PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Matt Lee at Munster Swim Club ... high school All-American in the 100 backstroke, 100 butterfly and 100 freestyle ... earned All-State honors in the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke ... Munster MVP all four years ... swam the 100 butterfly, backstroke and freestyle at the 2009 USA Senior National Championships ... competed in the 100 butterfly, backstroke and freestyle at the 2010 USA Junior National Championships ... competed in the 100 butterfly as well as the 100 and 200 backstroke at the 2011 USA Junior National Championships. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Brittany Lynn Gilbert ... daughter of Lori and Mike Gilbert ... sisters, Aubry and Caitlyn ... communication studies major... born October 26, 1993. TOP TIMES: 100 backstroke 53.96 200 backstroke 1:56.03 100 butterfly 53.75 200 butterfly 1:59.54
SARAH HELM Breaststroke/Freestyle 5-9 • Fr. • HS Springfield, Ill. (Glenwood) PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Christy Helm at Glenwood High School … swam for Rob Busby at Springfield YMCA … 2014 high school swim team co-captain ... qualified for the NCSA Junior National Team for both the spring and summer of 2014 … qualified for the YMCA national
PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Sarah Kathleen Helm ... daughter of Christy and Steve Helm ... siblings, Daniel, David, Jaylee, Jonathan and Mark … human performance exercise science major ... born October 23, 1996.
VICTORIA HOVE IM/Butterfly 5-5 • Sr. • SQ Panama City Beach, Fla. (Crawford Mosley) ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 - JUNIOR: Swam in the freestyle, butterfly and individual medley events during the regular season … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall semester … carries a 3.595 cumulative GPA into her senior year. 2014 - SOPHOMORE: Competed in the 200 butterfly and the individual medley events during the regular season … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. 2013 - FRESHMAN: Competed in the 200 butterfly, the 200 individual medley and the 400 individual medley at the SEC Championships … posted careerbest times at the SEC Championships of 2:04.93 and 2:04.63 in the 200 individual medley and 200 butterfly, respectively ... posted Alabama’s fastest times of the season in the 200 and 400 individual medley … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Coached by Sue Cottrill at A.C. Mosley High School and Jonathan Kaplan at Panama City Swim Team ... USA Swimming Scholastic AllAmerican ... 2012 Southeastern 400 individual medley Champion ... 2011 Southeastern Zone Team ... set Bay County records in the 200 IM, 100 freestyle and 100 breaststroke ... FCS President ... Mu Alpha Theta ... Beta Club ... National Honor Society ... Salutatorian ... Mosley Hall of Fame ... four-year academic honor roll.
PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Victoria Jeanette Hove ... daughter of Deborah and Dominic Hove ... human performance exercise science major ... born November 23, 1993. TOP TIMES: 200 butterfly 2:04.63 200 individual medley 2:04.93 400 individual medley 4:25.19 100 breaststroke 1:06.12
KATIE KELSOE Backstroke/IM 5-8 • Fr. • HS Memphis, Tenn. (Homelife Academy) PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Amanda Galbraith at Homelife Academy … swam for Dan Schultz at Memphis Thunder Aquatic Club ... two-time state champion in the 100 backstroke … 2013 and 2014 USA Winter Junior National qualifier … 2014 and 2015 USA Summer Junior Nationals and 2015 USA Summer Nationals qualifier … USA Olympic Trials qualifier in the 100 and 200 backstroke ... three-time Scholastic AllAmerican … three-time Pepsi Best of the Preps Winner in Memphis … Eta Sigma Alpha Honor Society.
PROFILES
2014 - SOPHOMORE: Scored in the 200 backstroke at the SEC Championships, taking 16th place … broke the 18-year old school record in the 200 backstroke with a 1:56.03 … first UA woman under 1:57 in the 200 backstroke … posted career-best marks in the 200 freestyle and 200 butterfly at the SEC Championships with times of 1:49.44 and 2:01.14, respectively … ranks eighth all-time at Alabama in the 200 freestyle … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … honorable mention CSCAA Scholar All-American … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 GPA or better) for the spring semester.
PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Anna Katherine Kelsoe ... daughter of Fay and Jim Kelsoe ... brothers, Cooper and Jacob … her brother Jacob is a junior on the Alabama men’s swimming and diving team … nursing major ... born November 1, 1996. TOP TIMES: 100 backstroke 54.32 200 backstroke 2:00.92 200 individual medley 2:03.61
STEPHANIE KLOTZ Breaststroke 5-6 • Sr. • 2L Cameron Park, Calif. (Vista Del Lago) ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 – JUNIOR: Scored at the SEC Championships in the 100 and 200 breaststroke, taking 21st and 20th, respectively … scored in the 200 breaststroke at the SEC Championships, taking 20th place … also competed in the 200 individual medley at the SEC Championships … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … honorable mention CSCAA Scholar All-American … earned a place on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) for the fall and
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Profiles spring semesters … carries a 4.0 cumulative GPA into her senior year. 2014 - SOPHOMORE: Scored at the SEC Championships in the 100 and 200 breaststroke races, taking 23rd and 17th respectively … posted a career-best 2:03.09 in the 200 individual medley at the SEC Championships … set career-best times in the 100 and 200 breaststroke events at the Bulldog Invitational with times of 1:02.02, which ranks sixth all-time at Alabama, and 2:12.00 which ranks eighth all-time at Alabama … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … honorable mention CSCAA Scholar All-American … earned a place on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) for both the fall and spring semesters.
PROFILES
2013 - FRESHMAN: Competed in the 100 and 200 breaststroke and the 200 individual medley at the SEC Championships … posted a career-best time in the 200 individual medley at the SEC Championships with a 2:05.73 … also posted career-best times in the 100 and 200 breaststroke at the SEC Championships with times of 1:03.57 and 2:15.12, respectively … her time in the 200 breaststroke at the SEC Championships ranks her ninth all-time at Alabama … earned a place on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) for the spring semester … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall semester … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-American. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Jeff Pearson and Brad Robbins with the Sierra Marlins Swim Team and Joel Garceau at Vista Del Lago High School ... high school state 100 breaststroke champion ... 100 breaststroke All-American ... three-year USA Swimming Scholastic All-American ... member of the Sierra Valley Conference record-setting 200 freestyle relay ... set Sierra Valley Conference record in the 100 breaststroke ... eight-time Sierra Valley Conference champion - four each in the 100 breaststroke and 200 individual medley ... USA Senior National Championship qualifier ... USA Junior National Championship qualifier ... set Western Zone Senior Meet record in the 200 breaststroke. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Stephanie Lynne Klotz ... daughter of Linda and Dean Klotz ... brother, Matthew … communicative disorders major ... born May 16, 1994. TOP TIMES: 100 breaststroke 1:02.02 200 breaststroke 2:12.00 200 individual medley 2:03.09
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CAROLINE KORST
CHRISTINA LU
Backstroke/Butterfly
Diving
5-8 • Jr. • 2L
5-1 • Fr. • HS
Frisco, Texas (Hebron)
Ann Arbor, Mich. (Pioneer)
ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 – SOPHOMORE: Posted career-best times in the 100 backstroke (53.41) and 100 butterfly (54.94) at the SEC Championships … scored in the 100 backstroke at the SEC Championships, taking 11th … competed in the 200 backstroke and the 100 butterfly at the SEC Championships … also took eighth as part of the 200 medley relay, and 10th as part of the 400 medley relay at the SEC Championships … ranked second all-time at Alabama in the 100 backstroke … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the spring semester. 2014 - FRESHMAN: Scored in the 100 backstroke at the SEC Championships, taking 15th place … set the school record in the 100 backstroke during prelims of the SEC Championships with a 53.70, bettering the previous mark set by Stacy Potter in 1994 … became the first UA swimmer under 54 seconds in the 100 backstroke with her school-record breaking mark … ranks third all-time at Alabama in the 200 backstroke after posting a career-best 1:57.85 at the SEC Championships … ranks tenth all-time in the 100 butterfly at Alabama after swimming a 54.96 at the SEC Championships … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Dove for Victoria Kimball at Pioneer High School … dove for Buck Smith and Ian Cherteinyat at Legacy Diving Academy ... finished fifth, second and second at the 2011, 2012 and 2013 high school state championships, respectively … 2013 state meet champion off the 1-meter and 3-meter springboard … won the 3-meter at the 2010 USA Diving Regionals … fifth off the 3-meter at the 2011 USA Summer Age Group Nationals … ninth and sixth of the 1-meter and 3-meter at the 2013 USA Summer Age Group Nationals, respectively … 2010 USA Diving Regional Platform Champion … 10th off platform at the 2010 USA Speedo Diving Nationals … 2013 USA Junior Olympic Spring Regional Champion … 2013 USA Platform Junior Olympic Regional and Zone Champion … 2014 Age Group Platform National Champion … 2014 Platform Regional Champion … founder and head of H.O.P.E Club, a private club that sponsors children in need in Tibet, China. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Christina Dan Lu ... daughter of Jelena Y. Ma and John D. Lu ... brother, Colbert … international studies major ... born April 10, 1996.
JUSTINE MACFARLANE
PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Jay Chagnon at Hebron High School and under Dan McDonough for Frisco Aquatics … named both Rookie of the Year and Most Improved Swimmer of the Year in 2010 … AllState 100m butterfly team member in 2012 and 2013 … All-State in the 100m backstroke in 2011, 2012, and 2013 … 2012 All-American in the 100m backstroke … team captain in 2011, 2012, and 2013 … 2012 state champion in the 100m backstroke … member of National Honor Society and National Spanish Honor Society … Senior Class Treasurer … four-time Junior National qualifier … Nationals qualifier in the winter of 2012 … 2012-2013 season team captain … winner of the Coach Choice Award in 2011 and 2012.
PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Graduated from Trinityhouse High School … swam for Peter Williams at Waterborn club ... 2014 Youth Olympic Games qualifier and finalist in the 200 breaststroke … competed at the 2013 FINA Junior World Championships, taking fifth in the 200 breaststroke … 2011 Youth Commonwealth Games Team qualifier … Full Academic Colors all five years of high school.
PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Caroline Joyce Korst … daughter of Clare and Chris Korst … brother, Andrew … sister, Genevieve … marketing major … born April 7, 1995.
PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Justine Ann Macfarlane ... daughter of Heather and Grant Macfarlane ... sister Courtney … pre-major studies ... born January 30, 1996.
TOP TIMES: 100 backstroke 53.41 200 backstroke 1:57.85 100 butterfly 54.94
TOP TIMES: 100-meter breaststroke 1:09.33 200-meter breaststroke 2:28.47
Breaststroke 5-9 • Fr. • HS Johannesburg, South Africa (Trinityhouse)
PAIGE MATHERSON
LINDSAY MORROW
HANNAH MUSSER
Freestyle
Freestyle
Butterfly/Freestyle/IM
5-5 • So. • SQ
5-7 • So. • TR
5-5 • So. • TR
Danville, Calif. (San Ramon Valley)
Katy, Texas (Cinco Ranch)
Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley Northwest)
ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 – FRESHMAN: Competed at the SEC Championships in the 200, 500 and 1,650 freestyle … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall and spring semesters … carries a 3.702 cumulative GPA into her sophomore year. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Heather Johnston at San Ramon Valley High School and under Paul Stafford and Rick Waterhouse on the Terrapins Swim Team … recognized by Pacific Swimming as the “Third Most Outstanding Swimmer” in 2012 … helped lead her high school team to back-to-back North Coast Sectional Championships in 2011 and 2012 and a second place finish in 2013. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Paige Catherine Matherson … daughter of Jill and Steve Matherson … brother, Nate … sister, Jaime … clothing and textile design major … born May 15, 1996. TOP TIMES: 200 freestyle 1:50.44 500 freestyle 4:51.83 1,000 freestyle 10:02.66 1,650 freestyle 16:47.11
MARGY MCCARTHY Diving
5-3 • Fr. • HS Hinsdale, Ill. (Hinsdale Central) PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Dove for Hinsdale Central High School … dove for Tony Santucci, Adam Hanhart and Jessica Roby at Glenbrook Aquatics … finalist threeconsecutive years at the Illinois state meet, taking fourth as a sophomore, fifth as a junior and third as a senior … won the AAU Nationals in 2013 and 2014 … All-American. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Margaret Elizabeth McCarthy ... daughter of Cheryl and Jim McCarthy ... she and sisters Mary Kate and Meghan are triplets … accounting major ... born January 23, 1997.
COLLEGIATE HIGHLIGHTS: FRESHMAN – 2014: Swam for West Virginia as a freshman during the 2013-14 season … took 12th in the 50 freestyle and 14th in the 100 freestyle at the Big XII Championships.
COLLEGIATE HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Western Kentucky as a freshman … Conference USA champion as part of Western Kentucky’s 200 freestyle relay … Conference USA finalist in the 100 and 200 butterfly as well as the 200 individual medley.
PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Christie Patterson at Cinco Ranch High School ... also swam for Katy Aquatics Club ... four-time All-American .. USA Junior National Championships qualifier.
PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Kyle Farrington at Blue Valley Northwest High School … swam for CJ Roberts at Kansas City Blazers … national qualifier … set the state record in the 100 butterfly.
PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Lindsay Hannah Morrow ... daughter of Donna and William Morrow ... sisters, Jessica, Catie and Rachel … marketing major ... born November 4, 1994.
PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Hannah Elizabeth Musser ... daughter of Cathy and Philip Musser … siblings, Caleb, Jesse, Luke, PJ, Rachel and Seth ... marketing major ... born May 8, 1996.
TOP TIMES: 50 freestyle 24.12 100 freestyle 52.41
TOP TIMES: 100 butterfly 53.37 200 butterfly 1:59.35 100 freestyle 51.02 200 freestyle 1:49.98 200 individual medley 2:01.65
EMMA MURRAY Breaststroke/Butterfly
5-6 • Fr. • HS Roswell, Ga. (Pope) PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Zachary Schreer, Chad Hoover and Chris Haon at Pope High School … swam for Ian Goss and Michael Soderlund at Stingrays Swimming … 2013, 2014 and 2015 Academic All-American … two-time 100 breaststroke All-American … five-year Georgia All-Star … 2014 and 2015 Georgia 100 breaststroke state champion … earned Stingrays Award of Excellence … four-time MVP … Pope High School Record Holder in the 200 individual medley, 100 breaststroke and 100 butterfly and as part of the 200 medley and freestyle relays … Pope Swim Hall of Fame … 2015 Marietta Daily Journal Swimmer of the Year … 2015 Cobb Coaches Association Swimmer of the Year.
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ERIKA NIST Backstroke/Freestyle/IM
5-9 • Jr. • TR Maple Valley, Wa. (Tahoma Senior) COLLEGIATE HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for the University of Utah as a freshman and sophomore … competed at the Pac 12 Championships in the 50 and 100 freestyle and the 100 and 200 backstroke. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Graduated from Tahoma Senior High School … swam for Tommy Hannan and Ken Spencer at King Aquatic Club … USA Nationals qualifier … member of the Washington State Team … USA Junior National qualifier in the 100 and 200 backstroke … AP Scholar … Honor Roll student.
PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Emma Elizabeth Murray ... daughter of Amy and Gordon Murray ... sister, Maggie … marketing major ... born June 20, 1997.
PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Erika Elisabeth Nist... daughter of Sylvia and Rob Nist … brother, Daniel ... political science major ... born August 19, 1995.
TOP TIMES: 100 breaststroke 1:03.11 200 breaststroke 2:19.6 100 butterfly 56.36
TOP TIMES: 50 freestyle 23.40 100 freestyle 51.91 100 backstroke 56.35 200 backstroke 2:03.99
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Mia Nonnenberg set the school record in the 200 and 400 individual medley relays and swam both events at NCAAs in 2015.
MIA NONNENBERG IM/Butterfly/Backstroke
5-8 • So. • 1L Scranton, Penn. (Scranton Preparatory) ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 – SUMMER: Finaled in the 400-meter individual medley at the USA National Championships, taking fifth place and setting the school long course record … also set the school long course record in the 200 individual medley. 2015 – FRESHMAN: Competed in the 200 and 400 individual medley at the NCAA Championships ... set the school record in the 200 individual medley (1:58.12) at the SEC Championships … set the school record in the 400 individual medley (4:09.03) at the Bulldog Invitational … finaled as part of the Tide’s school-record setting 800 freestyle relay at the SEC Championship, taking eight place … scored at the SEC Championships in the 200 individual medley, taking 14th, and in the 400 individual medley, taking 12th … also competed in the 200 butterfly at the SEC Championships … ranked fifth in the 500 freestyle and sixth in the 200 butterfly all time at Alabama … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … First Team CSCAA Scholar All-American
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… earned a place on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) for the fall semester. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Joe Their, Dominic Russo, and Jen Biscotto at Scranton Preparatory School and Blue Dolphin Aquatics … 2013 PIAA State Champion in the 500 freestyle … finished 14th in the 400 individual medley at the Junior Nationals … finished second in the 200 individual medley at the 2013 PIAA State Championships … earned All-American honors in the 500 freestyle and 200 individual medley in 2013 … earned All-State honors in the 500 freestyle, 200 individual medley, 200 medley relay, and the 400 freestyle relay. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Mia Nonnenberg … daughter of Linda and Martin Nonnenberg … brother, Matt … pre-psychology major … born June 26, 1996. TOP TIMES: 200 individual medley 1:58.12 SR 400 individual medley 4:09.03 SR 200 butterfly 1:59.06 200 backstroke 1:58.64 500 freestyle 4:48.18
JUSTINE PANIAN Butterfly/Freestyle 5-8 • Sr. • 3L San Marcos, Calif. (Mission Hills) ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 – JUNIOR: Competed as part of the Tide’s 200 freestyle and 200 medley relays at the NCAA Championships … finaled at the SEC Championships as part of the Tide’s 200 and 400 freestyle relays, taking fifth and eighth, respectively … led off Alabama’s school-record setting 400 freestyle relay and anchored its school-record setting 200 freestyle relay at the SEC Championships … also competed in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 100 butterfly at the SEC Championships … posted career-best times in the 50 freestyle (22.88), 100 freestyle (50.12) and 100 butterfly (54.30) at the SEC Championships … ranked fifth in the 50 freestyle, seventh in the 100 freestyle and ninth in the 100 butterfly all time at Alabama … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … First Team CSCAA Scholar AllAmerican … earned a place on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) for the spring semester … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall semester.
Profiles
2013 - FRESHMAN: Won the 50 freestyle twice during the regular season ... posted Alabama’s top time of the season in the 50 freestyle, with a 23.08 at the SEC Championships, which ranks her sixth all-time for the Tide … competed in the 100 butterfly and 50 and 100 freestyle at the SEC Championship … posted a career-best 51.13 in the 100 freestyle at the SEC Championships … posted Alabama’s top time of the season in the 100 butterfly … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the spring semester … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar AllAmerican. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Scott Lawson at Inland Coastal Aquatics Club ... three-time All-American ... three-year USA Swimming Scholastic AllAmerican ... 2012 San Diego All-Section Swimmer of the Year ... three-time San Diego Division 1 CIF champion in the 100 butterfly and 50 freestyle ... USA Senior National Championship qualifier in the 100 butterfly ... set seven Inland Coastal Aquatics Club records ... 12-year Girl Scout ... Girl Scout Gold Award Recipient ... National Honors Society ... California Scholarship Federation. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Justine Ann Panian ... daughter of Kassie and James Panian ... sister, Jaymee ... brothers, Kirk and Clint ... chemical engineering major ... born March 20, 1994. TOP TIMES: 50 freestyle 22.88 100 freestyle 50.12 100 butterfly 54.30
MORGAN PRESLEY
NICOLE RAICIK
Breaststroke
Butterfly
5-5 • Sr. • 2L
5-7 • Fr. • HS
Peachtree City, Ga. (Starrs Mill)
Suwannee, Ga. (Lambert)
ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 - JUNIOR: Scored at the SEC Championship in the 100 breaststroke (24th) … also competed in the 200 breaststroke at the SEC Championship … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … honorable mention CSCAA Scholar All-American … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall semester … carries a 3.674 cumulative GPA into her senior year. 2014 - SOPHOMORE: Scored in the 100 breaststroke at the SEC Championships, taking 19th place, while posting a career-best time of 1:01.34 in the prelims to rank seventh all-time at Alabama … also scored in the 200 breaststroke at the SEC Championships, taking 18th place, with a time of 2:13.27, ranking her eighth all-time at Alabama … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … honorable mention CSCAA Scholar AllAmerican … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 GPA or better) for the spring semester. 2013 - FRESHMAN: Swam a career-best time of 1:02.70 in the 100 breaststroke at the Bulldog Invitational which ranks her eighth all-time at Alabama ... swam a career-best time of 2:14.47 in the 200 breaststroke at the Bulldog Invitational, which ranks her seventh all-time at Alabama ... competed in the 100 and 200 breaststroke at the SEC Championships … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for both the fall and spring semesters …CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-American. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Coached by Rebecca Rickeard at Starrs Mill High School and by former Crimson Tide AllAmerican Jamey Myers at Southern Crescent Aquatic Team ... four-time high school AllAmerican ... four-time state champion ... three-time Georgia All-Star ... set Second Team All-State Starrs Mill record in the 100 breaststroke and as part of the 200 medley and freestyle relays ... 2011 USA Senior National Championships qualifier ... three-year USA Junior National Championships qualifier. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full Name: Morgan Victoria Presley ... daughter of Deb and Buddy Presley ... human performance exercise science major ... sister, Lauren … brothers, Eric and Luke ... born April 29, 1994. TOP TIMES: 100 breaststroke 1:01.34 200 breaststroke 2:13.27
PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Kerry Langley at Lambert High School … swam for Jeff Hike at Swim Atlanta … won three state championships as part of Lambert High School … finished second in the 200 butterfly at the 2014 Georgia Long Course State meet. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Nicole Ann Raicik ... daughter of Judy and John Raicik ... pre-occupational therapy major ... born January 16, 1997. TOP TIMES: 100 butterfly 56.91 200 butterfly 2:02.83
EMMA SAUNDERS Backstroke/Freestyle 5-7 • Sr. • 3L Bolton, England (Bolton School)
PROFILES
2014 - SOPHOMORE: Swam on both the 200 medley and 200 freestyle relay teams at the NCAA Championships … part of the 200 freestyle relay that set a school record with a time of 1:29.76 in the prelims of the NCAA Championships … part of the school-record setting 200 medley relay at the SEC Championships which posted a 1:37.24 … competed in the 50 and 100 freestyle races and the 100 butterfly at the SEC Championships … swam a career-best time of 22.92 in the 50 freestyle at the Bulldog Invitational which ranks her fourth all-time at Alabama … posted a career-best 50.46 in the 100 freestyle at the Bulldog Invitational to rank tenth all-time at Alabama … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 - JUNIOR: Competed at the NCAA Championships in the 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, 400 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay … finaled in the 200 freestyle, 400 freestyle relay and 800 freestyle relay at the SEC Championships, taking eighth in all three events … scored in the 100 and 200 backstroke at the SEC Championships, taking ninth in both events … also scored in the 400 medley relay, taking tenth place at the SEC Championships … bettered her own school record in the 200 free at the SEC Championships with a 1:45.90 … broke the school record in the 100 backstroke with a 53.32 at the SEC Championships … bettered her own school record in the 200 backstroke at the Bulldog Invite with a 1:54.05 … part of the Tide’s school-record setting 800 freestyle relay at the SEC Championship … became the first UA woman under 1:55 in the 200 backstroke when she posted a 1:54.27 at the H2Okie Invite in November … earned 10 individual wins during the regular season … swam on eight winning relays during the regular season .... posted a career-best 49.15 in the 100 freestyle at the Bulldog Invitational, which is the fastest time in school history, but is not eligible for record consideration because it came in a single swimmer time trial … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … First Team CSCAA Scholar All-American … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall and
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PROFILES
Emma Saunders set school records in the 200 freestyle and the 100 and 200 backstroke during her junior season.
spring semesters … carries a 3.822 cumulative GPA into her senior year. 2014 - SOPHOMORE: Swam the freestyle leg for the 400 medley relay team which broke a school record in the prelims of the NCAA Championships with a 3:34.08 … scored in the 200 freestyle at the SEC Championships taking 14th place … broke the school record in the 200 backstroke in a time of 1:55.64 at the SEC Championships, becoming the first UA woman under 1:56 … also competed in the 100 backstroke at the SEC Championships … picked up seven individual victories during the regular season … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … CSCAA Scholar All-American … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for both the fall and spring semesters. 2013 – FRESHMAN: Broke the school record in the 200 freestyle in the leadoff leg of the 800 freestyle relay at the SEC Championships with a time of 1:46.46, shattering the mark of 1:47.21 set by Anna Poleska in 2001 … finished 12th in the 200 freestyle at the SEC Championships … finished 19th in the 100 freestyle at the SEC Championships with a career-best 49.31, placing her second on Alabama’s all-time list … placed 19th in the 100 backstroke at the SEC Championships with a time 54.09, making her second all-time at Alabama … won both the 100 and 200 freestyle against Missouri … earned Honorable Mention Scholar All-America recognition.
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PREP HIGHLIGHTS: A member of the British National Team ... coached by Mark Rose at City of Manchester Aquatics ... earned a silver medal in the 50m backstroke and a bronze in the 100m backstroke at the 2011 World Junior Championships ... won gold in the 50m backstroke, setting the British and European Junior Record, and took fourth in the 100m freestyle at the 2010 European Junior Championships ... member of Great Britain’s 400m freestyle, 800m freestyle, and 400m medley relays, all of which won silver medals at the 2010 European Junior Championships. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Emma Kathleen Saunders ... daughter of Rosemary and John Saunders … brother, Alex … geography major with a concentration in geographic info technologies. TOP TIMES: 200 freestyle 1:45.90 SR 100 backstroke 53.32 SR 200 backstroke 1:54.05 SR 100 freestyle 49.15
BAILEY SCOTT Freestyle/Backstroke 5-9 • Jr. • 2L Belden, Miss. (Tupelo) ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 – SUMMER: Bettered her own school record in the 50-meter freestyle after posting a 26.02 at the USA Summer National Championships. 2015 - SOPHOMORE: Competed in both the 200 medley and the 200 freestyle relays at the NCAA Championships … set the school record in the 50 freestyle as the lead off of the 200 freestyle relay at the NCAA Championships with a 22.54 … also posted career-best marks in the 100 freestyle (50.23) and the 100 backstroke (54.47) at the SEC Championships … finaled in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays and the 200 medley relay at the SEC Championships, taking eighth place in all three events … scored in the 50 freestyle at the SEC Championships, taking 18th place … set the school record as part of the Tide’s 200 and 400 freestyle relays at the SEC Championships … also competed in the 100 freestyle at the SEC Championships … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall semester.
Profiles butterfly ... USA Junior National Championship qualifier in the 100 and 200 backstroke, 100 and 200 butterfly and 200 and 400 individual medley ... four-year first team All-County ... Etowah MVP ... academic honor roll ... Lamp of Knowledge award ... helped lead Stingray to the 2012 Georgia state championship ... 2009 USA Swimming Zone Select Camp ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Lauren Elizabeth Searcy ... daughter of Crystal and Danny Searcy ... brother, Nick … human performance exercise science major ... born July 19, 1994. TOP TIMES: 100 butterfly 55.79 100 backstroke 57.70 200 individual medley 2:07.86 Bailey Scott set the school 50 freestyle record while leading off the Tide’s 200 freestyle relay at the 2015 NCAA Championships.
2014 - SUMMER: Posted a 26.12 in the 50-meter freestyle at the USA Summer National Championships, setting a new long course meters school record.
TOP TIMES: 50 freestyle 22.54 SR 100 freestyle 50.23 100 backstroke 54.47
KAROLINA SZCZEPANIAK Freestyle/IM 5-8 • Jr. • 1L
PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Lucas Smith at Tupelo High School and under Lucas Smith and Barbara Aguirre at Shockwave Aquatics … three-time team state champion … three-time 50 yard freestyle state champion … two-time 100 yard freestyle state champion … two-time 100 yard backstroke state champion … set state record for both the 50 yard freestyle, breaking it twice in the same day, and 100 yard backstroke … member of the 200 individual medley relay record setting team in 2012 … member of the 200 freestyle relay record setting team in 2011 … Honors student graduating in the Top 50 of a graduating class of 451 … named Tupelo High School’s 2011 Athlete of the Year … High Point Swimmer of the Year … member of Pop Star Hall of Fame … National qualifier in the 50 yard freestyle, 50m freestyle, and 100 yard backstroke. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Bailey Kathelene Scott … daughter of Melissa and Jeff Scott … brother, Payne … communicative disorders major … born September 8, 1994.
LAUREN SEARCY Butterfly/Backstroke/IM 5-8 • Sr. • SQ Woodstock, Ga. (Etowah) ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 – JUNIOR: Competed in the backstroke and butterfly events during the regular season … posted career-best times in the 100 backstroke (57.70) and 100 butterfly (55.79) at the Bulldog Invite … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned a place on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) for the fall and spring semesters … carries a 3.931 cumulative GPA into her senior year. 2014 - SOPHOMORE: Competed in the backstroke and butterfly events during the regular season … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 GPA or better) for both the fall and spring semesters. 2013 - FRESHMAN: Competed in the 200 backstroke and the 100 and 200 butterfly at the SEC Championships … posted a career-best time of 56.12 in the 100 butterfly at the SEC Championships … earned a place on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) for the fall semester … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the spring semester ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Tracy Bulger at Etowah and Ian Goss at Stingrays Swimming ... USA Senior National Championship qualifier in the 100
Warsaw, Poland (Janusza Kusociñskiego) ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 – SOPHOMORE: Finaled as part of the Tide’s school-record setting 800 freestyle relay at the SEC Championship, taking eight place … scored in the 400 individual medley at the SEC Championships, taking 14th … also competed in the 1,650 freestyle and the 200 individual medley at the SEC Championships … posted career-best times in the 500 freestyle (4:51.67), 200 individual medley (2:01.09) and 400 individual medley (4:13.55) named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall semester.
PROFILES
2014 - FRESHMAN: Swam a leg for the school-record setting 200 freestyle relay (1:29.76) at the NCAA Championships … competed in the 50 and 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke at the SEC Championships … posted a career-best 55.76 in the 100 backstroke at the SEC Championships, ranking her tenth all-time at Alabama … swam a career-best 23.06 in the 50 freestyle at the Bulldog Invitational which ranks seventh alltime at Alabama … ranks ninth all-time in the 100 freestyle after swimming a 50.40 at the Bulldog Invitational … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 GPA or better) for the fall semester.
2014 – FRESHMAN: Redshirted. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Robert Wilk at Katowice Swim Club … member of the Polish National Team at the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008 and London 2012 … won multiple Polish national championships. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Karolina Paulina Szczepaniak … daughter of Malgorzata and Cezary Szczepaniak … brother, Hubert … art major with a concentration in digital media … born August 12, 1992. TOP TIMES: 500 freestyle 4:51.67 200 individual medley 2:01.09 400 individual medley 4:13.55
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Profiles TEMARIE TOMLEY Freestyle/Backstroke 6-0 • So. • 1L Cincinnati, Ohio (Ursuline Academy) ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 - FRESHMAN: Competed as part of the Tide’s 200 freestyle and 200 and 400 medley relays at the NCAA Championships … finaled at the SEC Championships as part of the Tide’s 200 and 400 freestyle relays, taking fifth and eighth, respectively … swam legs on Alabama’s schoolrecord setting 200 and 400 freestyle relays at the SEC Championships … scored at the SEC Championships in the 100 freestyle, taking 16th, and 100 backstroke, taking 21st … also competed in the 50 freestyle at the SEC Championships … posted career-best times in the 100 freestyle (49.42) and 100 backstroke (54.42) at the SEC Championships … First Team CSCAA Scholar All-American … earned a place on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) for the fall semester … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the spring semester … carries a 3.966 cumulative GPA into her sophomore year.
PROFILES
PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam under Brad Isham at Ursuline Academy and under Aaron Dorfman for the Mercy Healthplex Seawolves … swam at both the Summer and Winter USA Swimming Junior National Championships in 2012, earning five top 20 finishes, including eighth place in the 50 freestyle at the winter event … led her high school to an Ohio State Championship in 2013 … finished second in the 50 freestyle at the state meet … named an All-American and Scholastic All-American … member of the three-time champion 200 medley relay that set a state record and ranked fourth in the nation.
PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Temarie Anna Tomley … daughter of Patty and David Tomley … brother, Jake … sister, Tatiana … human performance exercise science major … born June 8, 1996. TOP TIMES: 50 freestyle 22.95 100 freestyle 49.42 200 freestyle 1:49.76 100 backstroke 54.42 200 backstroke 1:58.87
DAKOTA TONER
Award for the College of Human Environmental Science … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 GPA or better) for the fall semester. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Dove for Pat Toner at The Pine School and under Michelle Davison-Sandelin for the Boca Dive Team … four-time district champion … three-time regional champion … state runnerup three times … named to both the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 NISCA All-American Team … named 2010 Treasure Coast Scripps Diver/ Swimmer of the Year … member of the Treasure Coast All-Area swimming/diving team in each of her four high school years … National qualifier on the Boca Diving Team … finished 13th at the 2013 USA Diving spring nationals.
Diving 5-4 • Jr. • 2L Palm City, Fla. (The Pine School) ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 - SOPHOMORE: Scored in platform diving at the SEC Championships, taking 12th … also competed in the 1-meter and 3-meter diving at the SEC Championships … competed off the 1-meter and 3-meter boards at the NCAA Zone B Championships … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … honorable mention CSCAA Scholar All-American … earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the spring semester … carries a 3.60 cumulative GPA into her junior year. 2014 - FRESHMAN: Competed at the NCAA Zone B Championships … scored off the 1-meter board at the SEC Championships, taking 23rd place … also competed off the 3-meter board and platform at the SEC Championships ... won the 3-meter board against Delta State to open the season … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … honorable mention CSCAA Scholar AllAmerican … honored with the Council of Presidents’ Freshman Academic Achievement
PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Dakota Shea Toner … daughter of Darla and Patrick Toner … brother, Shane … consumer sciences major with a concentration in consumer affairs … born March 31, 1995.
AYANNA WOODS Diving 5-4 • Fr. • HS Evans, Ga. (Greenbrier) PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Dove for Jim Tingen at Greenbrier High School and at Augusta Diving Club … placed at state four consecutive years, taking eleventh place in 2012, fifth place in 2013, second in 2014 and 3rd in 2015 … named Most Valuable Athlete in 2013-14 and 2014-15 … Academic Honor Roll in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 … 2015 English Student of the Year … member of the Math Team, 2012, 2013 and 2014 … member of Mu Alpha Theta … National Honor Society … USNSCC Sea Cadets, 2011-15 … French Honor Society. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Ayanna Amaal Woods ... daughter of Ayesha Shabazz and Jason Woods ... brothers, Elijah and Gabriel Woods … mechanical engineering major ... born September 25, 1997.
As a freshman, Temarie Tomley swam three relays at the 2015 NCAA Championships.
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Profiles Diving 5-8 • Fr. • HS San Antonio, Texas (Health Careers) PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Mike Jones at Health Careers High School … swam for Derek Howorth at Alamo Area Aquatics Association … 2014 state 100 breaststroke champion … competed in the 2014 Summer and Winter Junior National championships … USA Summer Junior National qualifier …qualified for the 2013, 2014 and 2015 state meets … named 2015 All-Area Female Swimmer of the Year for San Antonio … four-time All-American … 2014 and 2015 Female Regional MVP … 2015 captain of high school swim team … earned a 4.0 GPA … AP Scholar with Honors … National Merit Commended … Girl Scout. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Marian Leah Yurchishin ... daughter of Mia and Ronald Yurchishin ... brother, Ron … pre-medical major ... born May 8, 1997. TOP TIMES: 100 breaststroke 1:02.89 200 breaststroke 2:18.06 100 freestyle 51.10 200 individual medley 2:03.52
2014 - FRESHMAN: Dove at the NCAA Zone B Championships … scored off the 1-meter and 3-meter boards at the SEC Championships taking 10th and 22nd with season-best scores of 280.85 and 284.50, respectively … also competed off the platform at the SEC Championships … won the 1-meter event against Delta State to open the season … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … honorable mention CSCAA Scholar AllAmerican … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 GPA or better) for the fall semester and a place on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) for the spring semester. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Dove for Jerry Bondy at L’Anse Creuse High School – North and under Bill Cody and Larry Albright at Legacy Diving … three-time AllState … three-time 1-meter county champion … awarded Diver of the Year three times … placed third in state in 2013 in 1-meter competition … Junior Olympic Regional Qualifier in 2011, 2012, and 2013 … Junior Olympic National qualifier in 2012 and 2013 … 3-meter Junior Olympic State Champion in 2012. PERSONAL INFORMATION Full name: Taylor Paige Zablocki … daughter of Julie and Ty Zablocki … sister, Sydney … food and nutrition major … born February 2, 1995.
EMILY ZAPINSKI Freestyle
TAYLOR ZABLOCKI Diving 5-1 • Jr. • 2L Detroit, Mich. (L’Anse Creuse – North) ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 - SOPHOMORE: Scored at the SEC Championships off the 1-meter, taking 20th, the 3-meter, taking 10th, and the platform, taking 22nd … competed off the 1-meter and 3-meter boards at the NCAA Zone B Championships … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … honorable mention CSCAA Scholar All-American … carries a 3.691 cumulative GPA into her junior year.
5-7 • Jr. • SQ
SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned a place on the SEC All-Freshman Team … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 GPA or better) for the fall semester and a place on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) for the spring semester. PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Swam for Kevin Murphy and Lynne Gorman at Southlake Carroll High School and under Bill Christenson, Ashley Knapp, and Dan Balint for the North Texas Nadadores… 15-time AllAmerican … first team All-State in both the 200 and 500 freestyle in 2011, 2012, and 2013 … member of state championship teams in 2012 and 2013 … member of national dual meet champion team in 2012 … high school team captain … received the Dragon “C” award … nominated for Female Athlete of the Year … three-time USA Swimming Scholastic AllAmerican … finished in the top eight percent of her graduating class … representative for Athletic Director’s Leadership Council … swimming representative for Executive Council … member of National Honor Society and Math Honor Society … AP Scholars with Honors award winner and TISCA Academic All-State … Sectional and Junior National qualifier … won Team Ambassador award. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Full name: Emily Irene Zapinski … daughter Sherri and Paul Zapinski … brothers, Joseph and Jonny … management major … born December 21, 1994. TOP TIMES: 200 freestyle 1:49.34 500 freestyle 4:52.89 1,650 freestyle 16:58.75 400 individual medley 4:25.86
PROFILES
MARIAN YURCHISHIN
Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll) ALABAMA HIGHLIGHTS: 2016 – JUNIOR: Named team captain for the 2015-16 season. 2015 – SOPHOMORE: Competed at the SEC Championships in the 200, 500 and 1,650 freestyle … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned a place on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) for the spring semester … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the fall semester … carries a 3.884 cumulative GPA into her junior year. 2014 - FRESHMAN: Competed in the 200, 500, and 1,650 freestyle at the SEC Championships, swimming seasonbest times in all three events … named to the
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2015 Review 2014-15 WOMEN’S TOP MARKS 50 FREESTYLE 22.54 Bailey Scott 22.88 Justine Panian 22.97 Temarie Tomley 23.14 Kristel Vourna 23.36 Kaylin Burchell 100 FREESTYLE 49.15 Emma Saunders 49.42 Temarie Tomley 50.12 Justine Panian 50.23 Bailey Scott 50.76 Brittany Gilbert
SO JR FR SR SR
JR FR JR SO JR
03.19.15 B!# 02.18.15 B 02.18.15 B 02.18.15 11.20.14
200 BREASTSTROKE 2:07.75 Kaylin Burchell 2:10.33 Bridget Blood 2:12.73 Stephanie Klotz 2:15.65 Morgan Presley 2:19.61 Karolina Szczepaniak
03.01.15 B* 02.21.15 B 02.21.15 02.21.15 03.01.15
100 BUTTERFLY 53.47 Kristel Vourna 53.75 Brittany Gilbert 54.30 Justine Panian 54.86 Leah Bird 54.94 Caroline Korst
SR JR JR SO SO
02.19.15 B 02.28.15 B 02.19.15 B 02.19.15 02.19.15
SR FR JR SO SR
01.23.15 B 03.01.15 B 02.20.15 B 02.17.15 11.22.14
SR SO JR JR SO
03.20.15 03.20.15 03.01.15 11.22.14 01.23.15
B! B B B
2015 REVIEW
200 FREESTYLE 1:45.90 Emma Saunders 1:49.80 Emily Zapinski 1:50.00 Bonnie Macdonald 1:50.66 Paige Matherson 1:51.20 Mia Nonnenberg
JR SO SO FR FR
02.19.15 B! 02.19.15 11.21.14 02.19.15 01.23.15
200 BUTTERFLY 1:58.53 Kaylin Burchell 1:59.06 Mia Nonnenberg 1:59.54 Brittany Gilbert 2:01.83 Leah Bird 2:01.90 Emily Facchine
500 FREESTYLE 4:49.54 Mia Nonnenberg 4:51.67 Karolina Szczepaniak 4:52.68 Bonnie Macdonald 4:52.94 Paige Matherson 4:56.28 Emily Zapinski
FR SO SO FR SO
11.20.14 11.20.14 11.20.14 11.20.14 02.18.15
200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 1:58.12 Mia Nonnenberg 1:58.36 Kaylin Burchell 2:00.38 Bridget Blood 2:01.09 Karolina Szczepaniak 2:03.95 Stephanie Klotz
FR SR SO SO JR
02.18.15 02.18.15 02.18.15 02.18.15 02.18.15
1000 FREESTYLE 10:05.31 Bonnie Macdonald 10:11.42 Paige Matherson 10:15.40 Karolina Szczepaniak 10:15.83 Mia Nonnenberg 10:28.74 Brooke Elias
SO FR SO FR JR
11.01.14 11.01.14 11.01.14 09.12.14 09.12.14
400 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 4:09.03 Mia Nonnenberg 4:13.55 Karolina Szczepaniak 4:22.07 Kaylin Burchell 4:25.14 Emily Facchine 4:30.55 Victoria Hove
FR SO SR SR JR
02.28.15 B* 02.19.15 B 11.01.14 02.19.15 02.28.15
1650 FREESTYLE 16:44.70 Karolina Szczepaniak 16:51.13 Bonnie Macdonald 16:52.72 Paige Matherson 17:04.57 Emily Zapinski 17:28.09 Brooke Elias
SO SO FR SO JR
02.21.15 02.21.15 02.21.15 02.21.15 11.22.14
200 FREESTYLE RELAY 1:29.03 Bailey Scott Kristel Vourna Temarie Tomley Justine Panian
100 BACKSTROKE 53.32 Emma Saunders 53.41 Caroline Korst 53.96 Brittany Gilbert 54.42 Temarie Tomley 54.47 Bailey Scott
JR SO JR FR SO
02.20.15 02.20.15 02.28.15 02.20.15 02.20.15
200 BACKSTROKE 1:54.05 Emma Saunders 1:59.62 Temarie Tomley 2:00.26 Brittany Gilbert 2:00.86 Brooke Elias 2:01.78 Mia Nonnenberg
JR FR JR JR FR
03.01.15 B! 11.22.14 11.22.14 02.21.15 01.23.15
100 BREASTSTROKE 58.38 Kaylin Burchell 59.82 Bridget Blood 1:02.06 Stephanie Klotz 1:02.62 Morgan Presley
SR SO JR JR
03.20.15 A! 02.20.15 B 02.20.15 B 02.20.15
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B! B B B B
400 FREESTYLE RELAY 3:18.59 Justine Panian Temarie Tomley Bailey Scott Emma Saunders 800 FREESTYLE RELAY 7:09.31 Emma Saunders Mia Nonnenberg Karolina Szczepaniak Leah Bird 200 MEDLEY RELAY 1:37.65 Caroline Korst Kaylin Burchell Kristel Vourna Bailey Scott 400 MEDLEY RELAY 3:35.67 Emma Saunders Kaylin Burchell Brittany Gilbert Temarie Tomley
B! B B B
02.18.15 A!
02.21.15 !
02.17.15 B!
02.17.15 A
03.20.15 B
ONE METER DIVING 288.40 Taylor Zablocki 287.78 Dakota Toner 276.20 Lisa Bogosian 250.25 Kara Fredlock
SO SO SR SO
11.01.14 02.28.15 11.01.14 02.18.15
THREE 302.10 280.95 279.00 278.85
SO SO SO SR
01.23.15 03.01.15 03.01.15 11.01.14
SO SO SR SO
09.12.14 03.01.15 09.12.14 02.20.15
METER DIVING Taylor Zablocki Kara Fredlock Dakota Toner Lisa Bogosian
PLATFORM DIVING 254.48 Dakota Toner 239.02 Kara Fredlock 235.50 Lisa Bogosian 206.85 Taylor Zablocki
! = School Record | # = Leadoff Split A = NCAA Automatic Standard B = NCAA Provisional Standard * As the result of a single participant time trial, does not qualify for an Alabama school record
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513 452 363 231 229 197 164 163 129 126 31
SR SO
Prelims 58.72 1:00.47
Finals 58.38
200 Breaststroke 5 Kaylin Burchell 20 Bridget Blood
SR SO
Prelims 2:08.56 2:10.33
Finals 2:07.75
200 Freestyle 35 Emma Saunders
Prelims 1:46.61
Finals
JR
100 Backstroke 45 Emma Saunders
Prelims 54.36
Finals
JR
200 Backstroke 46 Emma Saunders
Finals
JR
Prelims 1:56.51
200 IM 56 Mia Nonnenberg 61 Bridget Blood
Prelims 2:00.15 2:00.66
Finals
FR SO
400 IM 32 Mia Nonnenberg
Prelims 4:12:66
Finals
200 Medley Relay Prelims 22 Alabama 1:38.31 Temarie Tomley, Kaylin Burchell Justine Panian, Bailey Scott
Finals
400 Medley Relay Prelims 26 Alabama 3:35.67 Emma Saunders, Kaylin Burchell, Brittany Gilbert, Temarie Tomley
Finals
200 Freestyle Relay Prelims 19 Alabama 1:29.58 Bailey Scott, Temarie Tomley, Emma Saunders, Justine Panian
Finals
FR
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 29.
100 Breaststroke 2 Kaylin Burchell 26 Bridget Blood
Kaylin Burchell, the school record holder in the 100 and 200 breaststroke, finished runner-up in the 100 breaststroke at the 2015 NCAA Championships.
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Freestyle Bailey Scott Justine Panian Temarie Tomley Kristel Vourna
SO JR FR SR
100 Freestyle 16 Temarie Tomley 30 Justine Panian 34 Bailey Scott
FR JR SO
200 Freestyle 8 Emma Saunders 41 Emily Zapinski 49 Paige Matherson 500 Freestyle 35 Paige Matherson 43 Emily Zapinski 45 Leah Bird 50 Bonnie Macdonald 55 Brooke Elias
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1650 Freestyle 25 K. Szczepaniak 30 Bonnie Macdonald 31 Paige Matherson 35 Emily Zapinski 37 Emily Facchine
1450.0 1166.0 963.5 745.5 727.0 722.0 614.0 594.0 535.0 465.0 357.0 173.0
Prelims 22.75 22.88 22.97 23.14
Finals 22.57
Prelims 49.42
Finals 49.68 50.12 50.23
JR SO FR
Prelims 1:45.90 1:49.80 1:50.66
Finals 1:46.84
Finals
FR SO SO SO JR
Prelims 4:53.35 4:56.28 4:58.38 5:02.72 5:05.34
FR SO FR SO SR
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Finals 16.44.70 16:51.13 16:52.72 17:04.57 17:45.21
100 Backstroke 9 Emma Saunders 11 Caroline Korst 21 Temarie Tomley
JR SO FR
Prelims 53.61 53.60 54.63
Finals 53.32 53.41 54.42
200 Backstroke 9 Emma Saunders 36 Brittany Gilbert 41 Brooke Elias 43 Caroline Korst 46 Bonnie Macdonald
JR JR JR SO SO
Prelims 1:54.96 2:00.37 2:00.86 2:02.39 2:06.67
Finals 1:54.91
100 Breaststroke 1 Kaylin Burchell 8 Bridget Blood 21 Stephanie Klotz 24 Morgan Presley
SR SO JR JR
Prelims 58.48 59.82 1:02.31 1:02.62
Finals 58.87 1:00.52 1:02.06 1:02.66
200 Breaststroke 1 Kaylin Burchell 9 Bridget Blood 20 Stephanie Klotz 32 Morgan Presley
SR SO JR JR
Prelims 2:09.16 2:11.56 2:13.39 2:17.55
Finals 2:08.08 2:11.01 2:13.02
100 Butterfly 22 Kristel Vourna 32 Brittany Gilbert 32 Justine Panian 38 Leah Bird 40 Caroline Korst
SR JR JR SO SO
Prelims 53.47 54.30 54.30 54.86 54.94
Finals 53.65
200 Butterfly 24 Brittany Gilbert 29 Mia Nonnenberg 44 Emily Facchine 45 Leah Bird
JR FR SR SO
Prelims 1:59.54 2:00.47 2:02.26 2:02.41
Finals 2:01.37
200 IM 14 Mia Nonnenberg 18 Kaylin Burchell 29 Bridget Blood 36 K. Szczepaniak 46 Stephanie Klotz
FR SR SO FR JR
Prelims 1:58.12 1:59.15 2:00.38 2:01.09 2:03.95
Finals 1:58.87 1:58.36
400 IM 12 Mia Nonnenberg 14 K. Szczepaniak 39 Emily Facchine
FR FR SR
Prelims 4:12.44 4:13.55 4:25.14
Finals 4:11.07 4:13.65
200 Medley Relay 8 Alabama Caroline Korst, Kaylin Burchell Kristel Vourna, Bailey Scott
Finals 1:37.65
400 Medley Relay 10 Alabama Caroline Korst, Kaylin Burchell, Kristel Vourna, Emma Saunders
Finals 3:36.20
200 Freestyle Relay 5 Alabama Bailey Scott, Kristel Vourna, Temarie Tomley, Justine Panian
Finals 1:29.03
400 Freestyle Relay 8 Alabama Justine Panian, Temarie Tomley, Bailey Scott, Emma Saunders
Finals 3:18.59
800 Freestyle Relay Finals 8 Alabama 7:09.31 Emma Saunders, Mia Nonnenberg, Karolina Szczepaniak, Leah Bird 1-Meter Diving 20 Taylor Zablocki 25 Kara Fredlock 26 Dakota Toner
Prelims 259.60 250.25 245.95
Finals
SO FR SO
3-Meter Diving 10 Taylor Zablocki 33 Kara Fredlock 34 Dakota Toner
Prelims 291.90 231.90 219.65
Finals
SO FR SO
Platform Diving 12 Dakota Toner 16 Kara Fredlock 22 Taylor Zablocki
Prelims 230.90 223.85 206.85
Finals
SO FR SO
Records & History ALABAMA ON THE NATIONAL SCENE Since 1976, when they finished fourth, the Alabama Crimson Tide has finished in the top 25 nationally 26 times, including 15 finishes in the top 15. Over the past decade, Alabama has posted seven top-30 finishes, including three in the top 20. Over that same span, 18 members of the Tide have produced 67 All-America honors - a group that includes Olympic bronze medalist and 13-time All-American Anne Poleska, who turned in four top-three NCAA 200 breaststroke finishes. The Crimson Tide women competed in the AIAW division from 1974 to 1981, after which time they moved into the NCAA. While in the AIAW, the Tide had six top-20 finishes, the highest being fourth at the 1976 championships. The Tide moved to the NCAA in 1982. Since that time, Alabama has posted seven top-10 finishes, the highest being a fifth-place finish at the 1983 championship. The Tide lays claim to eight individual national collegiate titles. Lane Bassham won the most recent in 2004, taking the top honors off the 3-meter diving board. She was also second off the 1-meter board that same year and was named Diver of the Meet at the NCAA Championships while Pat Greenwell was named Diving Coach of the Meet at the same championships. The Crimson Tide has produced 101 All-Americans since Betsy Saunders earned Alabama’s first honors in 1974.
Vicky Stanley 1983 AIAW 50 Freestyle Champion
Christina Jarvis 1977 AIAW 50, 100 & 200 Breaststroke Champion
Angelika Knipping 1983 NCAA 50 Breaststroke Champion
1976 AIAW 100 & 200 Breaststroke Champion
2004 NCAA Champion Lane Bassham
NCAA: Year Champion 2015 California 2014 Georgia 2013 Georgia 2012 California 2011 California 2010 Florida 2009 California 2008 Arizona 2007 Auburn 2006 Auburn 2005 Georgia 2004 Auburn 2003 Auburn 2002 Auburn 2001 Georgia 2000 Georgia 1999 Georgia 1998 Stanford 1997 Southern California 1996 Stanford 1995 Stanford 1994 Stanford
Alabama Finish 29th (31 points) 39th (13 points) — 42 (4 points) 41 (2 points) 32 (19 points) 38th (9 points) 37th (11 points) — 32nd (12 points) 21st (44 points) 21st (43 points) 15th (71 points) 18th (56 points) 16th (69 points) 27th (18 points) — 33rd (6 points) 22nd (37.5 points) 13th (112.5 points) 15th (70 points) 9th (153 points)
Site Greensboro, N.C. Minneapolis, Minn. Indianapolis, Ind. Auburn, Ala. Austin, Texas Lafayette, Ind. College Station, Texas Columbus, Ohio Minneapolis, Minn. Athens, Ga. Lafayette, Ind. College Station, Texas Austin, Texas Austin, Texas Long Island, N.Y. Indianapolis, Ind. Athens, Ga. Minneapolis, Minn. Indianapolis, Ind. Ann Arbor, Mich. Indianapolis, Ind. Indianapolis, Ind.
1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982
Stanford Stanford Texas Texas Stanford Texas Texas Texas Texas Texas Stanford Florida
10th (130 points) — 21st (41.5 points) 12th (115 points) 11th (95 points) 38th (9 points) 16th (66 points) 10th (82 points) 7th (170.5 points) 7th (107 points) 5th (185 points) 9th (115 points)
Minneapolis, Minn. Austin, Texas Indianapolis, Ind. Austin, Texas Indianapolis, Ind. Austin, Texas Indianapolis, Ind. Fayetteville, Ark. Tuscaloosa Indianapolis, Ind. Lincoln, Neb. Gainesville, Fla.
AIAW: Year 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974
Champion Texas Stanford Florida Arizona State Arizona State Miami Miami Arizona State
Alabama Finish 18th (52 points) 19th (52 points) 11th (141 points) 16th (61 points) 9th (218 points) 4th (319 points) 29th —
Site Columbia, S.C. Las Vegas, Nev. Pittsburgh, Penn. Durham, N.C. Providence, R.I. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Tempe, Ariz. Tempe, Ariz.
RECORDS & HISTORY
THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
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16-time All-American Anne Poleska (2001-05)
ALABAMA ALL-AMERICANS 2015 Kaylin Burchell
2014 Kaylin Burchell Paige McCleary
100 breast HM: 1-meter
HM: 100 fly
HM: 200 IM
2010 Agustina de Giovanni HM: 200 breast Carrie Dragland platform, HM: 3-meter
Lane Bassham Anne Poleska Marcy Warriner
RECORDS & HISTORY
Agustina de Giovanni HM: 200 breast Carrie Dragland HM: 3-meter, platform
2008 Agustina de Giovanni HM: 400 IM, 200 breast
2006 HM: 1-meter
Anne Poleska
Kathryn Hallquist Victoria Genova Anne Poleska Arlene Semeco Crystal Rasmussen
HM: 200 & 400 medley relay HM: 200 & 400 medley relay 200 breast HM: 100 breast, 200 & 400 medley relay HM: 200 & 400 medley relay HM: 1-meter
Marcy Warriner Lisa Andersson Catalina Casaru
1-meter & 3-meter HM: 1-meter
Nora Zhong
Keri Coy Nora Zhong
Dana Bleich Amy DeVasher Jenny Dudley Rania Elwani
Ann-Sofie Joensson Karen Jones Laura Lloyd Francine Mathot Stacy Potter
platform HM: 200 & 400 free relay HM: 100 & 200 back 50 &100 free, HM: 200 & 400 free relay, 200 & 400 medley relay 1,650 free HM: 200 & 400 medley relay HM: 200 & 400 free relay HM: 200 & 400 medley relay 100 fly, HM: 200 & 400 free relay, 200 & 400 medley relay
1995 Dana Bleich Stacy Gillies Ann-Sofie Joensson Karen Jones Anna Lindberg Stacy Potter
3-meter HM: 1-meter
HM: platform HM: 200 medley relay 1,650 free HM: 200 & 400 medley relay HM: 400 medley relay 100 back, 100 fly, HM: 200 & 400 medley relay HM: 200 breast, 200 & 400 medley relay
1994 HM: 200 breast HM: 100 fly
1997
Rania Elwani
HM: 200 free relay, 200 medley relay HM: 200 free relay, 200 medley relay
1996
Katherine Rhodes
1998
Ann-Sofie Joensson
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100 & 200 breast HM: 200 & 400 medley relay, 400 & 800 free relay HM: 200 & 400 medley relay HM: 200 & 400 medley relay HM: 200 & 400 medley relay, 400 & 800 free relay HM: 100 breast, 400 free relay HM: 400 & 800 free relay HM: 800 free relay
2000
Dana Bleich Brooke Donoho
2004 Lane Bassham Crystal Rasmussen
Michelle King Meghan Lynch Kelly Coellner
Lane Bassham
2005
1-meter HM: 3-meter 100 & 200 breast HM: 100 breast
2001
2009
Crystal Rasmussen
3-meter HM: 1-meter HM: 400 medley relay HM: 200 & 400 medley relay HM 200 medley relay 100 & 200 breast HM 200 & 400 medley relay HM: 100 fly, 200 IM, 200 & 400 medley relay
2002
2011 Kate Shannon Gray
Lane Bassham Catalina Casaru Kathryn Hallquist Alison Lafevers Anne Poleska Candace Weiman
2012 Kristel Vourna
Karen Jones
2003 100 & 200 breast
Amy DeVasher
Stacy Gillies platform HM: 200 free relay, 200 medley relay HM: 100 free, 200 free relay, 200 medley relay HM: 1,650 free
Ann-Sofie Joensson Anna Lindberg Stacy Potter
200 medley relay, 200 & 400 free relay HM: 800 free relay, 400 medley relay HM: 800 free relay, 400 medley relay HM: 800 free relay HM: 100 fly 100 back, 100 fly, 200 medley relay, 200 & 400 free relay HM: 400 medley relay, 50 free
Records & History
22-time All-American Stacy Potter (1993-96)
ALABAMA ALL-AMERICANS Georgia Sewell
Helga Sigurdardottir
100 breast, 200 medley relay HM: 200 IM, 200 breast, 400 medley relay 200 medley relay, 200 & 400 free relay HM: 100 fly, 400 medley relay 200 & 400 free relay HM: 800 free relay
Anna Lindberg Jennifer Mahaney Stacy Potter
Katherine Rhodes Georgia Sewell Tammy Kneer
Jamie Gardner HM: 200, 400, 800 free relay 200 & 400 medley relay, HM: 200 & 400 free relay HM: 100 fly, 800 free relay platform 100 back, 100 fly, 200 & 400 medley relay, HM: 200 & 400 free relay 200 & 400 medley relay HM: 200 breast 200 & 400 medley relay, HM: 100 fly, 800 free relay HM: 200, 400, 800 free relay
1991 Rita Garay Michelle Harris Kym Hucal Jo Dee Lake Jennifer Mahaney Ragga Runolfsdottir
Kym Hucal Dorie Portela
Michelle Harris Anita Harrison
Kym Hucal Dorie Portela Kelly Purcell Lisa Raines Katie Williams
400 free relay, HM: 200 free relay 400 free relay, HM: 200 & 800 free relay 400 free relay, 400 medley relay, HM: 200 & 800 free relay 400 medley relay 400 medley relay 100 & 200 breast, 400 medley relay HM: 800 free relay 400 free relay, HM: 200 & 800 free relay
HM: 800 free relay HM: 400 free relay 400 medley relay HM: 400 & 800 free relay 400 medley relay HM: 100 back, 200 medley relay 400 medley relay HM: 200 medley relay, 400 & 800 free relay
Kelly Purcell
HM: 200 breast
1987 Katrine Bomstad Charlotte Brock Beth Gardner Anita Harrison Cynthia Kangos Jen Kirrstetter Pernille Nimb Sandi Sciples Katie Williams
200 IM, 200 fly, HM: 400 IM 100 breast, HM: 400 medley relay HM: 400 & 800 free relay HM: 200 & 400 medley relay HM: 200 & 400 medley relay HM: 200, 400 & 800 free relay HM: 800 free relay HM: 400 medley relay HM: 400 medley relay, 200,400 & 800 free relay
1986 Laurence Bensimon
Katrine Bomstad Charlotte Brock Carole Brook Carmel Clark Beth Gardner Anita Harrison Jen Kirrstetter Pernille Nimb Lisa McClain
HM: 500 free
200 & 400 IM 400 medley relay, HM: 100 breast 400 medley relay 400 medley relay 400 & 800 free relay 400 free relay, 400 medley relay 400 & 800 free relay 800 free relay 400 & 800 free relay
1985 Laurence Bensimon Carole Brook Carmel Clark Jen Kirrstetter Angelika Knipping Lisa McClain Kim Nicholson
Ellen Riley
1988 HM: 200 back HM: 200 & 400 medley relay HM: 200 & 400 medley relay HM: 200 & 400 medley relay platform, HM: 3-meter HM: 200 breast, 200 & 400 medley relay
1990 Rita Garay Jamie Gardner Michelle Harris
Katie Williams
HM: 100 & 200 breast HM: 800 free relay 100 breast, 400 medley relay, HM: 200 breast, 200 medley relay HM: 400 & 800 free relay, 200 medley relay
1989
1993 Amy DeVasher Jo Dee Lake
Kelly Purcell Lisa Raines Ragga Runolfsdottir
Sandi Sciples Nancy Stephens Linda Valerio
400 medley relay, 400 free relay 200 fly HM: 100 & 200 back 200 & 400 free relay 100 breast, 200 & 400 medley relay, HM: 200 breast HM: 200 IM 50 free, 200 & 400 medley relay, 200 & 400 free relay, HM: 100 back 200 medley relay, 200 free relay 400 medley relay, HM: 200 fly 200 & 400 free relay 200 medley relay
RECORDS & HISTORY
Katherine Rhodes
1984 Jennifer Brothers Angelika Knipping Carol Landry Ellen McGrath Kim Nicholson
Ellen Riley Sandi Sciples Nancy Stephens Linda Valerio
200 & 400 medley relay 100 back, 200 & 400 medley relay HM: 200 back 200 & 400 free relay 3-meter 50 free, 200 & 400 free relay, 200 & 400 medley relay HM: 100 free 200 & 400 free relay 400 medley relay 200 & 400 free relay 200 medley relay
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10-time All-American Marla Brooksbank (1979-82)
ALABAMA ALL-AMERICANS 1983 Jennifer Brothers Marsha Crouch Elizabeth Hobbs Angelika Knipping Carol Landry
Lisa McClain Ellen McGrath Kim Nicholson Nancy Stephens Linda Valerio
50 & 100 back, 400 medley relay HM: 200 back HM: 1-meter HM: 50 free 50, 100 & 200 breast, 200 & 400 medley relay 50 free, 200 & 400 medley relay, 200, 400 & 800 free relay 400 medley relay HM: 3-meter 200, 400 & 800 free relay, HM: 50 back, 100 back 400 & 800 free relays 200 & 400 medley relay
RECORDS & HISTORY
Barbara Logan Ellen McGrath Anne Marie Milling Karen Nicholson Kim Nicholson
Ellen Riley Linda Valerio
1-meter, 3-meter 200 & 400 free relay, 200 medley relay
1980 Marla Brooksbank Karre Cox Molly Frantz Liz Hobbs Barbara Logan Ann Marie Milling Cindy Riddell Gunilla Siljeback Kathy Williams
1,650 free, 800 free relay 200 medley relay 200 fly, 800 free relay 200 medley relay, 800 free relay 1-meter, 3-meter 200 medley relay 3-meter 800 free relay 200 medley relay
Marla Brooksbank 1,650 free 100 free, 400 medley relay 400 medley relay 100 free, 200 & 400 free relay, 400 medley relay 1-meter, 3-meter 3-meter 200 free relay 200 free relay 50, 100 & 200 back, 400 medley relay, 200 & 400 free relay 100 & 200 IM, 400 free relay 400 free relay
Karre Cox Lena deVal Molly Frantz Carole Gough Carrie Hutt Barbara Logan Cindy Riddell Rosemarie Seaman Kellie Stratton Kathy Williams
1977 Ann Bacon Kathy Brameier Beth Hobart Carrie Hutt Christina Jarvis Rosemarie Seaman Vicky Stanley Drue Thorn Julie Turk
500 & 1,650 free, 400 IM, 800 free relay 50 & 100 free, 50 & 100 fly, 200 & 400 free relay 200 fly, 400 IM, 400 free relay, 200 medley relay 400 & 800 free relay 200 & 800 free relay 200 & 400 medley relay 1-meter, 3-meter 3-meter 200, 400 & 800 free relay, 200 & 400 medley relay 200 free relay 200 & 400 medley relay
Cary Backhaus
Beth Hobart Christina Jarvis
Carole Keating Beth Saunders Rosemarie Seaman Vicky Stanley Drue Thorn Julie Turk
1981 Marla Brooksbank Molly Frantz Liz Hobbs Jan King Carol Landry Tracy Lindsay
500 & 1,650 free, 800 free relay 200 fly, 200 & 400 medley relay, 800 free relay 200, 400 & 800 free relay 200 & 400 medley relay 200, 400 & 800 free relay, 400 medley relay 200 & 400 medley relay
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1978 Ann Bacon Carole Keating Melanie MacKay Cindy Riddell Rosemarie Seaman Carol Wagner
100 & 200 back, 200 & 400 medley relay 200 & 800 free relay 500 free, 800 free relay 100 back, 800 free relay 50, 100 & 200 breast, 200 & 400 medley relay 200 free relay, 200 & 400 medley relay 50 free, 50 fly, 200 free relay, 200 & 400 medley relay 200, 500 & 1,650 free, 200 & 800 free relay 1-meter, 3-meter
1976
1979
1982 Marla Brooksbank Molly Frantz Gina Gatti Carol Landry
Barbara Logan Ann Marie Milling
400 medley relay 400 medley relay 200 breast, 400 medley relay 3-meter 400 medley relay One & 3-meter
50,100 & 200 free, 200 & 400 free relay, 200 & 400 medley relay 500 free 50, 100 & 200 breast, 100 & 200 IM, 200 & 400 medley relay 50 & 100 fly 200 & 400 free relay 50 & 100 fly, 200 & 400 free relay, 200 & 400 medley relay 50 free, 200 free relay, 200 medley relay 200 & 500 free, 200 IM, 400 free relay, 400 medley relay 1-meter
1975 Beth Hobart
200 free
1974 Betsy Saunders
50 & 100 free
Records & History ALABAMA AND THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS SWIMMER OF THE MEET 2015 Kaylin Burchell SEC DIVER OF THE YEAR 2009 Carrie Dragland 2004 Lane Bassham 1981 Barbara Logan SEC COACH OF THE YEAR 1994 Jonty Skinner 1985 Don Gambril SEC DIVING COACH OF THE YEAR 2009 Pat Greenwell 2004 Pat Greenwell SEC FRESHMAN SWIMMER OF THE YEAR 2001 Anne Poleska
The 2015 SEC Championships Female Swimmer of the Meet, Kaylin Burchell
When Alabama won the 1985 Southeastern Conference team title, it became the first team to unseat the University of Florida as the SEC champion. The Crimson Tide has won 35 individual SEC titles since Barbara Logan won both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving championships in 1981. The latest Tide titles came in 2015 when Kaylin Burchell won both the 100 and 200 breaststroke on the way to earning SEC Championships Swimmer of the Meet honors. Anne Poleska won an Alabama-best six SEC titles during her 2001-03, 05 career. The Tide’s most recent SEC record came in 2009 when Dragland set the 3-meter diving mark. Four relay titles belong to Alabama. The first came in 1983 when the Tide won the 800 free relay. Alabama claims 16 first team All-SEC selections, Logan being the first while Burchell is the latest. Poleska was named the 2001 SEC Freshman of the Year while Logan, Lane Bassham and Dragland have all been crowned SEC Diver of the Year, in 1981, 2004 and 2009, respectively. Paige McCleary and Dragland were also named SEC Freshman Diver of the Year in 2011 and 2009, respectively. Academically, the Tide has earned SEC Academic Honor Roll recognition over 300 times since 1984. Alabama has led the league in this award three times in the past six years, with 26 honors in 2009 and a program-best 27 in 2010 and 2014. The SEC has long been one of the nation’s premiere athletic conferences both in overall strength and in nearly every sport and swimming and diving is certainly no exception. The SEC has placed at least one team in the top 10 of the NCAA Championships every year since the first title tilt in 1982. That first championship had four SEC teams among the top 10, including No. 1 Florida, No. 4 Auburn, No. 9 Alabama and No. 10 Tennessee. Individually, SEC athletes have won more than 100 NCAA titles. The conference has taken home 13 NCAA team titles, including nine in a row from 1999-2007. The conference put six teams in the national top 10 in 2001 and at least five teams in the top 25 the past 10 seasons. League athletes currently hold four NCAA records. There are 14 SEC schools: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt. A dozen SEC schools currently sponsor women’s swimming and diving teams: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt.
SEC CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS YEAR CHAMPION UA FINISH 2015 Georgia Ninth 2014 Georgia Eighth 2013 Georgia 10th 2012 Georgia Seventh 2011 Georgia Ninth 2010 Georgia Fifth 2009 Florida Sixth 2008 Auburn Eighth 2007 Auburn Seventh 2006 Georgia Seventh 2005 Auburn Sixth 2004 Auburn Eighth 2003 Auburn Fourth 2002 Florida Fourth 2001 Georgia Fourth 2000 Georgia Seventh 1999 Georgia Seventh 1998 Georgia Sixth 1997 Georgia Sixth 1996 Florida Fourth 1995 Florida Sixth 1994 Florida Third 1993 Florida Fourth 1992 Florida Fifth 1991 Florida Fourth 1990 Florida Third 1989 Florida Fourth 1988 Florida Sixth 1987 Florida Third 1986 Florida Third 1985 Alabama First 1984 Florida Second 1983 Florida Second 1982 Florida Second 1981 Florida Fourth
RECORDS & HISTORY
SEC FRESHMAN DIVER OF THE YEAR 2011 Paige McCleary 2009 Carrie Dragland
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2009 SEC Platform Champion Elizabeth Hughes
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS 2015 Kaylin Burchell
1995 100 & 200 breast
Stacy Potter Jill Tappen
3-meter platform
1994
2009 Carrie Dragland Elizabeth Hughes
2005 Anne Poleska
200 breaststroke
RECORDS & HISTORY
Katrine Bomstad Charlotte Brock
100 & 200 breaststroke 3-meter
1985
100 & 200 breaststroke
1997 Rania Elwani
50 freestyle
1996 Dana Bleich Rania Elwani
platform
200 breaststroke
1987
2001 Anne Poleska
Ragga Runolfsdottir
200 breaststroke
2002 Anne Poleska Lane Bassham
200 breaststroke
1991 1-meter & 3-meter
2003 Anne Poleska
Jennifer Mahaney
platform 100 freestyle
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Kim Nicholson Ellen McGrath Angelika Knipping Laurence Bensimon Knipping, Sciples, Nicholson, Bensimon Clark, Knipping, Valerio, Nicholson
Sandi Sciples
100 butterfly
1983
1992
2004 Lane Bassham
Katherine Rhodes
1984 100 butterfly platform
200 butterfly 100 breaststroke
50 freestyle & 100 backstroke 3-meter 100 & 200 breaststroke 200 IM 400 medley relay 200 medley relay
Landry, Riley, Stephens, Nicholson Landry, Hobbs, Stephens, Milling Carol Landry Angelika Knipping
800 freestyle relay 200 freestyle relay 50 freestyle 200 breaststroke
1982 Kim Nicholson
1981
Barbara Logan
100 & 200 backstroke
1-meter & 3-meter
Records & History
1991 First Team All-SEC Ragga Runolfsdottir
ALABAMA’S ALL-SEC PERFORMERS
2015 Kaylin Burchell
2014 Kaylin Burchell
2009 Carrie Dragland Elizabeth Hughes
2005 Anne Poleska
2004 Lane Bassham
2003 Anne Poleska
2002 Lane Bassham Anne Poleska
2001 Anne Poleska
1997 Rania Elwani
1996 Dana Bleich Rania Elwani
1995 Stacy Potter Jill Tappen
1994 Katherine Rhodes
SECOND TEAM ALL-SEC
1986
1992 1985
1991
2006 Crystal Rasmussen
2000 Lane Bassham
1991 Ragga Runolfsdottir
1997 Dana Bleich
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-SEC 2003 Lane Bassham
1987 Katrine Bomstad Charlotte Brock
1996 Karen Jones
2002 Marcy Warriner
1985 Laurence Bensimon Angelika Knipping Ellen McGrath Kim Nicholson
Sofie Rylander
Lisa McClain
1992 Jennifer Mahaney
Helga Sigurdardottir
Lisa McClain
1994 Stacy Potter
1998 Nora Zhong
1993 Jennifer Mahaney Stacy Potter
1997
1991
1996
Sofie Rylander
1990 Kelly Purcell
1989 Jamie Gardner Michelle Harris Anita Harrison Katie Williams
Ann-Sofie Joensson
Amy DeVasher Laura Lloyd Francine Mathot Stacy Potter
1995
Rita Garay Jennifer Mahaney Georgia Sewell
1990 Dorie Portela Ragga Runolfsdottir Katie Williams
1989 Leigh Ann Fleshman Kelly Purcell
1988 Leigh Ann Fleshman Kelly Purcell
1986 Katrine Bomstad Charlotte Brock
FRESHMAN ALL-SEC* 2014 Bridget Blood Taylor Zablocki
2012 Kaylin Burchell Angely Martinez
2011
Paige McCleary Alex Popa Kristel Vourna
2009
Carrie Dragland * started in 2008
RECORDS & HISTORY
FIRST TEAM ALL-SEC
1985 Patricia Bryant Sandi Sciples Linda Valerio
Anna Lindberg
1994 Francine Mathot Amy DeVasher Georgia Sewell
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Records & History A FAST HISTORY OF ALABAMA SWIMMING & DIVING THE GARY ILLMAN YEARS The University of Alabama added women’s swimming to its roster of sports in 1975. Gary Illman served as the women’s inaugural coach, leading the Crimson Tide through its first three seasons, posting a 14-5 dual meet record during his time at the Capstone. With Illman at the helm, 13 swimmers earned All-America honors. It was also under Illman’s tutelage that Vicky Stanley and Christina Jarvis became the Tide’s first national champions in 1976. Stanley won the 1976 AIAW 50 freestyle title, setting an AIAW record in the process. Jarvis touched first in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke, becoming the AIAW champion in both events. A year later, Jarvis successfully defended her titles from 1976 and add the 50 breaststroke title as well, giving her a two-year total of five national titles. While Illman was at the helm, the Tide finished 29th in 1975, fourth in 1976 and ninth in 1977, at the AIAW Championships.
RECORDS & HISTORY
THE HAROLD LANIER YEARS Illman was followed by Harold Lanier in 1978. Lanier’s teams produced a two-year slate of 11-3 in dual-meet competition and 15 swimmers earned All-America status. In the AIAW Championships, the Tide finished 16th and 11th in 1978 and 1979, respectively. During Lanier’s tenure, Marla Brooksbank started a career that made her one of the most successful swimmers in Alabama history. As a freshman in 1979, Brooksbank finished second at the AIAW Championships in the 1,650 freestyle. The next year at the World University Games held in Mexico City, she won the 800 freestyle. THE DON GAMBRIL YEARS In 1980, Don Gambril unified the Alabama men’s and women’s programs, adding the women to a coaching slate that already included the men’s team. After two years in AIAW competition, which saw the Tide finish 19th in 1980 and 18th in 1981, Gambril’s squad made the jump to NCAA competition beginning with the 1982 season. It was in 1981, Gambril’s second year as head coach of the women’s
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team, that Barbara Logan earned the Tide’s first individual SEC title. Logan won from both the 1-meter and 3-meter boards. The 1983 season saw Angelika Knipping win the SEC 200 breaststroke title. She went on to win the NCAA 50 breaststroke crown that year in championship record time. The 1983 season also saw the Tide earn its highest NCAA finish to date, taking fifth after producing a 10-1 dual-meet record and a second-place finish at the SEC Championships. In 1985, Alabama became the first SEC team to beat the University of Florida in a dual meet on its way to posting its first, and only undefeated dual-meet season, going 12-0. Alabama added another first to its growing list by becoming the first team to unseat Florida as conference champions. The Tide won out over the Gators in the University of Georgia’s Stegeman Hall, breaking Florida’s string of four SEC titles. Alabama won six individual SEC titles and two relay titles in 1985. Kim Nicholson won the 50 freestyle and the 100 backstroke in 1985, upping her career total to four. Alabama’s eight total SEC titles in 1985 rank as the most in a single year for the Tide. Overall, Gambril produced a career dual-meet record of 10026 over the 11 years he coached the Tide women, making him one of the few coaches in collegiate swimming history to coach both a men’s and women’s team to 100 or more dual-meet wins each. Jonty Skinner took control of the women’s program in the spring of 1990 when Gambril left coaching to become an assistant athletic director at Alabama. THE JONTY SKINNER YEARS Jonty Skinner posted a short, but highly successful tenure as Alabama’s head coach. Under his direction, Alabama brought home three SEC individual titles. Ragga Runolfsdottir won the 200 breaststroke title in 1991 while Katherine Rhodes won it in 1994. In between, Jennifer Mahaney won the SEC platform diving title on her way to setting an SEC record. As a team, Alabama posted its first top-10 national finish in seven years under Skinner’s direction when the 1993 team finished 10th. The Tide enjoyed its best year under Skinner in 1994, breaking 12 different school records and
posting a ninth-place finish at the NCAA Championships. In addition to winning the SEC 200 breaststroke title in 1994, Rhodes set the Tide’s first SEC swimming record since Angelika Knipping set the 50 breast record in 1983. For his work with the 1994 squad, Skinner was named SEC Coach of the Year. Skinner left Alabama in August of 1994 to become the head coach of the U.S. Resident National Team. THE CHUCK HORTON YEARS Following Skinner’s departure, former Tide assistant coach Chuck Horton was chosen to coach Alabama. His tenure ran from 1994 through August of 1998 and included a trio of top-25 national finishes. During his tenure, Amy DeVasher, Ann-Sofie Joensson and Jill DeVasher all earned prestigious postgraduate scholarships. Amy DeVasher and Joensson earned NCAA scholarships and Jill DeVasher’s came from the Southeastern Conference. Ed Reed served as interim coach for the 1998-99 season, and Don Wagner was hired in March of 1999. THE DON WAGNER YEARS Don Wagner’s tenure, which began in the fall of 1999, saw Alabama return to the top 20, including a 15th-place finish in 2003, his final year at the Capstone, as well as finishing 16th and 18th in 2001 and 2002 respectively. Under his tutelage, Anne Poleska set the SEC record in the 200 breaststroke and posted
a trio of top-three finishes in the 200 breaststroke at the NCAA Championships. Poleska also won five SEC breaststroke titles under his direction while diver Lane Bassham won the 2002 SEC 3-meter championship. There were 11 school records broken under Wagner, including all five relays. THE ERIC MCILQUHAM YEARS Eric McIlquham spent nine years as head coach of the women’s program, marking the second-longest head coaching tenure in Tide history, trailing only Gambril’s 11 years at the helm. Alabama bettered 11 school records during McIlquham’s tenure, including four of the five relay marks. He also saw his student-athletes put 60 swims on the Tide’s all-time top 10, including seven of the all-time top 10 in the 200 individual medley and five of the top six in the 100 backstroke. Individually, diver Lane Bassham won the 2004 NCAA 3-meter Championship after winning the SEC 1-meter and 3-meter titles that same year. Anne Poleska won the 2005 SEC 200 breaststroke while Carrie Dragland and Elizabeth Hughes won the SEC 3-meter and platform diving titles respectively in 2009. Alabama enjoyed tremendous success in the classroom under McIlquham, posting the highest team grade point average in the nation in 2012 after finishing runner-up the previous year, while Hughes earned First-team Academic All-America honors in 2010.
Records & History ALL-TIME HEAD COACHES RECORD BY HEAD COACH
Dennis Pursley 2012-present
Eric McIlquham 2004-12
Don Wagner 2000-03
Head Coach Dennis Pursley Eric McIlquham Don Wagner Ed Reed (interim) Chuck Horton Jonty Skinner Don Gambril Harold Lanier Gary Illman Total
Years 2012-present 2004-12 2000-03 1999 1995-98 1991-94 1979-90 1978-79 1974-77
Seasons 3 9 4 1 4 4 11 2 3 40
W 9 41 15 3 25 16 100 11 14 234
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L 11 47 16 4 16 16 28 3 5 146
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T 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Pct. .450 .466 .484 .429 .610 .500 .781 .786 .737 .616
Ed Reed 1999 (Interim)
Chuck Horton 1995-98
Jonty Skinner 1991-94
Don Gambril 1979-90
Harold Lanier 1978-79
Gary Illman 1974-77
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS Year 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975
Record 2-4-0 5-2-0 2-5-0 4-4-0 0-9-0 9-3-0 5-3-1 6-6-0 1-5-0 3-7-0 6-5-0 5-5-0 5-5-0 2-4-0 4-3-0 4-4-0 3-4-0 3-4-0 10-6-0 6-2-0 6-4-0 4-4-0 5-4-0 4-2-0 3-6-0 12-2-0 8-3-0 10-4-0 12-1-0 9-2-0 12-0-0 8-3-0 10-1-0 7-3-0 7-4-0 5-5-0 6-2-0 5-1 -0 7-1-0 6-1-0 1-3-0
SEC Finish (pts) 9th (535) 8th (526) 10th (353) 7th (249) 9th (195.5) 5th (272) 6th (244) 8th (202.5) 7th (214) 7th (293) 6th (238) 8th (225.5) 4th (316) 4th (340.5) 4th (398) 7th (251) 7th (194) 7th (225.5) 6th (384.5) 4th (426) 6th (396) 3rd (497) 4th (397.5) 5th (430.5) 4th (421) 3rd (446) 4th (426.5) 6th (344) 3rd (494.5) 3rd (518) 1st (803) 2nd (426) 2nd (529.5) 2nd (464) 4th (612) -------
NCAA Finish (pts) 29th 39th (13) -42nd (4) 41st (2) 32nd (19) 38th (9) 37th (11) -32nd (12) 21st (44) 21st (43) 15th (71) 18th (56) 16th (69) 27th (18) -33rd (6) 22nd (37.5) 13th (112.5) 15th (70) 9th (153) 10th (130) -21st (41.5) 12th (112) 11th (95) 38th (9) 16th (66) 10th (82) 7th (170.5) 7th (107) 5th (185) 9th (115) --------
AIAW Finish ----------------------------------18th 19th 11th 16th 9th 4th 29th
Coach Dennis Pursley Dennis Pursley Dennis Pursley Eric McIlquham Eric McIlquham Eric McIlquham Eric McIlquham Eric McIlquham Eric McIlquham Eric McIlquham Eric McIlquham Eric McIlquham Don Wagner Don Wagner Don Wagner Don Wagner Ed Reed (interim) Chuck Horton Chuck Horton Chuck Horton Chuck Horton Jonty Skinner Jonty Skinner Jonty Skinner Jonty Skinner Don Gambril Don Gambril Don Gambril Don Gambril Don Gambril Don Gambril Don Gambril Don Gambril Don Gambril Don Gambril Don Gambril Harold Lanier Harold Lanier Gary Illman Gary Illman Gary Illman
Opponent Arizona Arkansas Auburn Brenau Centenary Cincinnati Clemson Delta State Drury East Carolina Emory Florida Florida Atlantic Florida Gulf Coast Florida International Florida State Furman Georgia Georgia Southern Georgia Tech Henderson State Houston Illinois Illinois State Indian River C.C. Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky LaSalle College Louisiana-Monroe LSU Maryland Miami (Florida) Michigan Mississippi University for Women Missouri Nebraska New Orleans North Carolina Northeast Louisiana North Carolina State North Texas Northwestern Notre Dame Ohio State Penn State Princeton South Carolina Southern Illinois Southern Methodist Southern Mississippi Southwest Missouri State Tennessee Texas Texas A&M Tulane Vanderbilt Virginia Virginia Tech Washington State West Virginia Western Illinois Wright State
First Meeting 1987-88 1983-84 1977-78 1977-78 2009-10 1982-83 1981-82 1987-88 2002-03 1977-78 2011-12 1975-76 2009-10 2009-10 2011-12 1974-75 1977-78 1974-75 1999-2000 2001-02 2005-06 1989-90 1996-97 1996-97 1975-76 1982-83 1980-81 1982-83 1986-87 1986-87 2001-02 1974-75 1989-90 1974-75 1978-79
Last Meeting 1987-88 2013-14 2014-15 1977-78 2009-10 2014-15 2002-03 2014-15 2002-03 1977-78 2013-14 2013-14 2009-10 2009-10 2011-12 2013-14 1978-79 2014-15 2009-10 2009-10 2005-06 1993-94 1996-97 1996-97 1978-19 1985-86 1980-81 1984-85 2013-14 1986-87 2004-05 2014-15 1989-90 1986-87 1995-96
UA-Opp 1-0 7-1 10-26 1-0 1-0 5-0 7-1 15-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 2-26 1-0 1-0 1-0 10-11 2-0 4-24 2-0 4-0 1-0 2-0 0-1 1-0 2-1 4-0 1-0 2-0 9-8 1-0 2-1 22-14-1 1-0 2-3 1-1
1975-76 1980-81 1988-89 1986-87 1979-80 1984-85 1979-80 2011-12 1996-97 1987-88 1984-85 1989-90 1984-85 1981-82 1980-81 1987-88 1985-86 2002-03 1976-77 1990-91 2014-15 1979-80 1986-87 1986-87 2010-11 1998-99 1983-84 1980-81 1996-97
1976-77 2012-13 1988-89 2009-10 1979-80 1998-99 1996-97 2011-12 1996-97 1987-88 1985-86 1989-90 1984-85 2012-13 1996-97 1990-91 1986-87 2002-03 2005-06 1993-94 2014-15 2011-12 2012-13 1986-87 2010-11 1998-99 1983-84 1981-82 1996-97
4-0 3-1 1-0 4-0 0-1 11-0 2-2 1-0 2-0 1-0 3-0 2-0 1-0 16-7 6-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 12-3 0-2 0-1 11-0 9-0 2-1 0-1 1-0 1-0 2-0 1-0
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ALL-TIME SERIES RECORD
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Sonya Adams Caitlin Anderson Diane Anderson Lisa Andersson Tina Andersson Virginia Andreatta Allyson Angle
2003-05 2006-09 1985 2001-03 1996-97 1984-86 2007-10
B
RECORDS & HISTORY
Diane Babec 1988-89 Cary Backhaus 1976-77 Ann Bacon 1977-78 Brooke Baldi 2007-10 Tara Ballentin 1995 Meagan Barnett 1999 Susan Bartholomew 1988-90, 92 (Capt. ‘92) Cameron Bass 2009-11 Lane Bassham 2001-04 (Capt. ‘02, ‘03 • MVP ‘00, ‘04) Melina Bassino 2004-07 Caroline Been 2016-present Selma Beji 2004-07 Bridgett Belyea 2004-07 Laurence Bensimon 1985-86 Andrea Bernthal 2004 Tiffany Berry 1994-97 (Capt. ‘96) Leah Bird 2014-present Palina Bjornsdottir 1994 Katie Black 2008-09 Dana Bleich 1994-97 Bridget Blood 2014-present Lisa Bogosian 2012-15 Katrine Bomstad 1985-87 (Capt. ‘87 • MVP ‘87) Meg Bonella 1990-91 (Capt. ‘91) Katherine Bortenlanger 2000-03 Diana Brakefield 1978 Kathy Brameier 1976-78 Dawn Brandewie 1983-84 Hannah Brinks 2007-10 Charlotte Brock 1986-89 Carole Brook 1985-86 Marla Brooksbank 1979-82 (MVP ‘80) Jennifer Brothers 1983-85 Deni Brown 1978-80 Kathy Bruner 1982-85 Patricia Bryant 1982-85 Callan Buck 2011-12 Jen Buffington 1996-99 Kaylin Burchell 2012-15 (Capt. ‘14) Sarah Burns 1997-2000 (Capt. ‘99) Melissa “Sis” Burovac 1991-92 Britney Busch 2008-11
C
Kathleen Caldwell 1992-95 Catalina Casaru 2001-03 Carmel Clark 1985-88 Sarah Clifford 1980-82 Patricia Clug 1980 Kelly Coellner 1998-01 (Capt. ‘00-’01 • MVP ‘99) Katie Coughlin 2016-present Olivia Covey 2008-11 Karre Cox 1980-81
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Dawn Coy Keri Coy (Capt. ‘99) Cassie Craddock Marsha Crouch Lauren Cuervo Ellen Culpepper Nancy Curry
D
Mary Ellen Dash Katy Davidson (Capt. ‘02) Katelyn Davis Kayla de Boer Agustina de Giovanni (MVP ‘08, ‘09) Lauran Deam Lisa Denaberg Lena deVal Amy DeVasher (Capt. ‘96) Jill DeVasher Nathalie Dietiker Anna Doig Sarah Donaldson Kate Donnelly Brooke Donoho (Capt. ‘00) Emily Donohue Susie Dorrough Carrie Dragland (MVP ‘10) Marissa Dressel Vega Drew Jenny Dudley Lauren Dunn
E
Brooke Elias Baylee Ellson Maria Elm Rania Elwani (MVP ‘96, ‘97) Lisa Emmons Monica Eriksson Julia Etterer Katrice Ewanich (Capt. ‘11)
2000-2001 1996-99 2008-11 1981-84 2009-10 1976-78 1975-77
1975 1999-02 2007-08 2012 2006-10 1983 1979 1979-80 1993-96 1995-98 1991-93 1985-87 1991 1975-76 1997-2000 1998-01 1993 2009-10 2011 1979-80 1996-97 2008-11
2013-15 2008-10 1995-98 1996-97 1978-79 1980 2010-11 2007-11
Emily Facchine 2012-15 (Capt. ‘14 & ‘15) Darren Fagden 1983-84 Kara Feeney 2010-12 Morgan Fleming 2016-present Kara Fredlock 2015-present Laura Finelli 2011 Margaret Fischer 1979-80 Lee Ann Fleshman 1987-89 Holly Forbes 1995 Kristen Francis 1999 Molly Frantz 1979-82
Alison Gallagher Jenna Gallo Rita Garay Beth Gardner Jamie Gardner Gina Gatti
H
Hillary Hahmann 2011-13 Kathryn Hallquist 2003-06 (Capt. ‘05) Shelly Hansen 1982-84 Kim Hanson 1985 Margaret Harris 1989-90 Michelle Harris 1989-92 (MVP ‘90) Anita Harrison 1986-89 (Capt. ‘89 • MVP ‘89) Caitlyn Harrison 2009-12 Jenna Hastreiter 2004-05 Sarah Helm 2016-present Sarah Hickinbotham 1994-97 (Capt. ‘97) Pam Higgs 1975-77 Shelby Hixon 2009-12 Beth Hobart 1975-77 Liz Hobbs 1980-83 Allyson Horn 1980-81 Victoria Hove 2013-present Kym Hucal 1989-92 Carrie Huff 1977-79 Susan Huff 1989 Elizabeth Hughes 2007-10 Caroline Humphreville 2006-07
I
Kaula Ilioupoulos Kathleen Ireland
J
F
G
Victoria Genova 2003-07 Monica Geohagan 1994-97 Amanda Gilbert 2004-07 Brittany Gilbert 2013-present (Capt. ‘16) Stacy Gillies 1992-95 (Capt. ‘93, ’94) Carole Gough 1979 Anna Grant 2003-05 Kate Shannon Gray 2008-11 (MVP ‘11) Belinda Green 1999-02 (Capt. ‘02) Drew Gunnels 1981-83 Anna Rae Gwarjanski 2011-14
1992-93 2010-13 1990-93 1984-87 1988-90 1982
Sarah James Christina Jarvis Ann-Sofie Joensson Jennifer Johnson Stephanie Johnson Karen Jones (Capt. ‘97, ‘98) Jennifer Joy
K
1975 1980
1977 1976-77 1994-97 1991 2005-08 1995-98 1988
Maddie Kamman 2014-present Cynthia Kangos 1987 Carole Ann Keating 1975-78 Katie Kelsoe 2016-present Kelly Kerr 2000-03 Jan King 1981 Michele King 2001-03 Stephanie Kinsey 2012-14 Jennifer Kirrstetter 1985-88 (Capt. ‘88) Aimee Kliewer 2006 Stephanie Klotz 2013-present
Tammy Kneer Angelika Knipping (MVP ‘83, ‘85) Rebecca Konkel Jana Korsch Caroline Korst Irini Kosta
L
Alison Lafevers Jo Dee Lake Carol Landry (MVP ‘81) Laura Landry Claire Leddy Anna Lindberg Tracy Lindsay Laura Lloyd (Capt. ‘98) Barbara Logan Jane Looney Barbara Losche Jennifer Lowe Kelsie Ludolph Samantha Lugar Cindy Lygutis Mary Lyles Meghan Lynch
M
1992-94 1983-85 1983 1989-92 2014-present 2002
2003-07 1991-93 1981-84 1990 1979 1993-95, 97 1981-82 1995-98 1979-82 1975 1976-78 1987-89 2008-11 2008-11 1978 1975 2001-03
Bonnie Macdonald 2014-15 Justine Macfarlane 2016-present Melanie MacKay 1975-78 Jennifer Mahaney 1990-93 (Capt. ‘93 • MVP ‘92) Amanda Maher 2006-07 Marianne Mancino 1980 Charlene Maneki 1975-77 Liz Manz 1978-79 Eleonora Markou 2003-05 Karen Martin 1975 Angely Martinez 2012-15 Leslie Mason 1978 Paige Matherson 2015-present April Mathis 1995-96 Francine Mathot 1994-97 Miranda Matias 2002 Margy McCarthy 2016-present Lisa McClain 1983-86 Paige McCleary 2011-14 (MVP ‘12) Erica McCollough 1994 Holly McCreless 2000-02 Charlene McDaniels 1978 Liz McGiffin 2001-04 Ellen McGrath 1982-85 Chrissy Menendez 2000-01 Katie Merriam 2001-01 Tammy Merrill 1987-88 Ashley Messmore 2004 Renata Miatto 2000-02 Anne Marie Milling 1980-83 Hanna Miluska 2005-06 Valery Monroe 1981 Jenna Montgomery 2008-11 Cindy Morris 1979-80 Lindsay Morrow 2016-present Emma Murray 2016-present Hannah Musser 2016-present Katheryne Muth 2012-13
Records & History
Callie Nettles 2011-12 Kathryn Newland 1989-92 (Capt. ‘91, ’92) Karen Nicholson 1982 Kim Nicholson 1982-85 (MVP ‘82, ’85) Pernille Nimb 1986-89 Erika Nist 2016-present Mia Nonnenberg 2015-present Debbie Nuckolls 1976-78
O
Heather O’Brien Shannon O’Shea Emma Olsson
2001 1987 1998
P
Justine Panian 2013-present Brittany Parkey 2012-13 Alaina Patterson 2000-03 Beth Patty 1980 Raechel Pera 2001 Ida Persson 2008-12 (Capt. 12) Lauren Piper 2011-14 Anne Poleska 2001-05 (Capt. ‘02 • MVP ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘05) Alex Popa 2011-12 Dorie Portela 1988-91 Stacy Potter 1993-96 (MVP ‘93, ‘94, ‘95) Morgan Presley 2013-present Kelly Purcell 1987-90
R
Nicole Raicik 2016-present Lisa Raines 1988-91 Barbie Rank 1994-95 Crystal Rasmussen 2003-07 (MVP ‘06 • Capt. ‘06) Regina Ray 1979 Ann Reddy 1979-81
Catherine Reinagel Katherine Rhodes (Capt. ‘94, ’95) Julie Richards Cindy Riddell Karin Ridderstople Ellen Riley (Capt. ‘85) Leslie Riley Emily Ritter Nicole Roberts Mary Robertson Becca Rogers Jill Rogers Ann Ross Missy Ruffner Ragga Runolfsdottir (MVP ‘91) Sara Rutledge Sofie Rylander
S
2009-10 1992-95 2007-10 1976-79 1990 1982-85 1980-82 1994-95 2007-10 1979-80 2004-05 1983-84 2001-04 1981-82 1990-91 1977-78 1991-93
Tracy Salzano 1992 Betsy Saunders 1974-76 Emma Saunders 2013-present Katie Schroeder 2011-12 Suzanne Schwee 2009-12 Sandi Sciples 1984-87 Bailey Scott 2014-present Rosemarie Seaman 1975-79 Lauren Searcy 2013-present Mary-Kate Sellers 2006-09 Arlene Semeco 2004-05 Georgia Sewell 1991-94 Kimberly Sharpe 2004-05 Donna Jean Sheets 1985-86 Jenny Siegart 1995-96 Helga Sigurdardottir 1992-94 Gunilla Siljeback 1980 Jamie Silverman 1985-86 Susan Simpson 1985-86 Kim Singer 2005-08 (Capt. ‘08) Cami Sink 2001
Mallory Slaughter 1991-92 Jackie Slingerland 1997-2000 Patti Slucher 1979 Erin Sparks 2005-08 (MVP ‘07 • Capt. ‘08) Beth Sprigg Elle St. Charles 2007-10 Kim Staab 1986-87 Sam Stanley 2012 Vicky Stanley 1976-78 Nancy Stephens 1983-85 Kellie Stratton 1979-80 Flavia Sugimori 2001-02 Karolina Szczepaniak 2014-present
T
Kate Tallett Kasie Talon Jill Tappen (Capt. ‘95) Karen Taylor Karli Taylor Ryann Taylor Tara Theilemann Drue Thorn Temarie Tomley Dakota Toner Ginny Trott Paige Troyan Erin Tuite Julie Turk Stacy Turner Karissa Tuthill (Capt. ‘07) Meme Tynan (Capt. ‘80)
V
1991-92 2008 1992-95 1985 1993-96 1996-98 2004-07 1976-78 2015-present 2014-present 2000-01 2008-11 1989 1976-78 1982-83 2004-07
Linda Valerio Shannon Van Hoy (Capt. ‘09, ‘10) Gail Vasterling Vanessa Von der Heyde
1979-80
Kristel Vourna (MVP ‘12)
2011-15
W
Carol Wagner 1978 Kate Wallis 1999 Marcy Warriner 1999-2002 (Capt. ‘02) Dagmar Waxenberger 1978 Yvonne Waxenberger 1978 Nicole Weatherman 2004 Kacey Weddle 2007-10 Doris Weibke 1983 Jane Weir 1979-80 Janna Wiegold 1987 Carina Wiberg 1987 Sharon Wilkerson 1978 Ashley Williams 1987 Kathy Williams 1979-81 Katie Williams 1987-90 (Capt. ‘90 • MVP ‘88) Teri Williams 1990-93 Elizabeth Wine 1987 Melaine Wirtner 1988-89 Brooke Wise 2000 Michelle Wise 1996-98 Ayanna Woods 2016-present Debbie Wright 1975-76
Y
Marian Yurchishin 2016-present
Z
Taylor Zablocki Emily Zapinski Maggie Zblewski Jill Zenter Nora Zhong
RECORDS & HISTORY
N
2014-present 2014-present 2007-10 1978 1997-98
1982-85 2007-10 1982 2006-08
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RECORDS & HISTORY
50 FREESTYLE Bailey Scott Kristel Vourna Arlene Semeco Rania Elwani Justine Panian Stacy Potter Ida Persson Temarie Tomley Marcy Warriner Stephanie Kinsey
22.54 22.66 22.71 22.72 22.88 22.95 22.95 22.97 23.18 23.25
2015 2014 2005 1997 2015 1995 2009 2015 2000 2014
1,650 FREESTYLE Jenna Gallo Ann-Sofie Joensson Marla Brooksbank Laurence Bensimon Beth Hobart Bonnie Macdonald Karolina Szczepaniak Lisa Raines Hanna Miluska Nicole Weatherman
16:13.56 16:18.10 16:27.57 16:33.88 16:37.45 16:40.62 16:44.70 16:45.40 16:49.14 16:50.58
2013 1995 1979 1985 1977 2013 2015 1990 2005 2004
100 BUTTERFLY Kristel Vourna Hannah Brinks Stacy Potter Candace Weiman Suzanne Schwee Brittany Gilbert Ida Persson Nora Zhong Justine Panian Georgia Sewell
52.16 52.97 53.08 53.13 53.71 53.75 53.96 54.05 54.30 54.31
2011 2009 1995 2003 2009 2015 2009 1998 2015 1994
100 FREESTYLE Ida Persson Emma Saunders Temarie Tomley Rania Elwani Arlene Semeco Alexa Popa Justine Panian Kristel Vourna Bailey Scott Erin Sparks
49.26 49.31 49.42 49.44 49.85 49.93 50.12 50.19 50.23 50.36
2009 2013 2015 1997 2005 2012 2015 2010 2015 2008
100 BACKSTROKE Emma Saunders Caroline Korst Stephanie Kinsey Brittany Gilbert Stacy Potter Kathryn Hallquist Temarie Tomley Cassie Craddock Bailey Scott Lauren Piper
53.32 53.41 53.58 53.96 54.07 54.34 54.42 54.46 54.47 54.48
2015 2015 2014 2015 1994 2006 2015 2009 2015 2011
200 BUTTERFLY Suzanne Schwee Leah Bird Elle St. Charles Kaylin Burchell Victoria Genova Mia Nonnenberg Emily Facchine Brittany Gilbert Kristel Vourna Candace Weiman
1:57.55 1:57.66 1:58.47 1:58.53 1:58.91 1:59.06 1:59.42 1:59.54 1:59.61 2:00.22
2010 2013 2009 2015 2003 2015 2014 2015 2014 2003
200 FREESTYLE Emma Saunders Anne Poleska Rania Elwani Kate Shannon Gray Anna Rae Gwarjanski Katie Williams Michelle Harris Brittany Gilbert Shannon Van Hoy Kelly Coellner
1:45.90 1:47.21 1:47.73 1:48.64 1:48.66 1:48.68 1:49.29 1:49.44 1:49.49 1:49.71
2015 2001 1997 2011 2012 1989 1990 2014 2009 1999
200 BACKSTROKE Emma Saunders Brittany Gilbert Caroline Korst Jenny Dudley Julie Richards Michele Rielly Lauren Piper Stephanie Kinsey Brooke Elias Anna Rae Gwarjanski
1:54.05 1:56.03 1:57.85 1:57.95 1:58.23 1:58.35 1:58.50 1:58.61 1:59.03 1:59.28
2015 2014 2014 1996 2009 2014 2011 2014 2014 2014
200 IM Mia Nonnenberg Kate Shannon Gray Kaylin Burchell Alex Popa Bridget Blood Agustina de Giovanni Candace Weiman Anne Poleska Karolina Szczepaniak Anna Rae Gwarjanski
1:58.12 1:58.15 1:58.36 1:58.84 1:59.60 1:59.97 2:00.02 2:01.05 2:01.09 2:01.50
2015 2010 2015 2012 2014 2009 2003 2001 2015 2011
500 FREESTYLE Laurence Bensimon Agustina de Giovanni Jenna Gallo Ann-Sofie Joensson Mia Nonnenberg Pernille Nimb Marla Brooksbank Karolina Szczepaniak Lisa Raines Bonnie Macdonald
4:47.16 4:48.37 4:48.95 4:49.15 4:49.54 4:51.43 4:51.59 4:51.67 4:52.26 4:52.68
1985 2007 2013 1994 2014 1986 1982 2014 1990 2014
100 BREASTSTROKE Kaylin Burchell Bridget Blood Anne Poleska Agustina de Giovanni Marcy Warriner Alex Popa Morgan Presley Stephanie Klotz Katherine Rhodes Erin Sparks
58.38 59.82 1:00.08 1:00.75 1:01.30 1:01.33 1:01.34 1:02.06 1:02.34 1:02.42
2015 2015 2002 2010 2002 2011 2014 2014 1994 2008
400 IM Mia Nonnenberg Kate Shannon Gray Agustina de Giovanni Karolina Szczepaniak Anne Poleska Catalina Casaru Katrine Bomstad Laurence Bensimon Emily Donohue Kaylin Burchell
4:09.03 4:09.31 4:10.37 4:13.55 4:18.34 4:19.68 4:20.20 4:20.34 4:21.57 4:22.07
2015 2011 2008 2015 2003 2001 1985 1985 2000 2014
1,000 FREESTYLE Laurence Bensimon Jenna Gallo Ann-Sofie Joensson Bonnie Macdonald Marla Brooksbank Nicole Weatherman Agustina de Giovanni Karolina Szczepaniak Beth Hobart Virginia Andreatta
9:46.52 9:48.51 9:52.71 9:56.70 9:58.72 10:00.94 10:00.94 10:01.43 10:03.00 10:04.88
1985 2013 1995 2013 1982 2004 2007 2015 1976 1985
200 BREASTSTROKE Kaylin Burchell Anne Poleska Bridget Blood Agustina de Giovanni Alex Popa Stephanie Klotz Kate Shannon Gray Morgan Presley Katherine Rhodes Francine Mathot
2:07.75 2:07.86 2:08.13 2:10.50 2:10:54 2:12.42 2:12.77 2:13.27 2:13.56 2:14.83
2015 2002 2014 2009 2012 2014 2011 2014 1994 1994
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Records & History Event 50 FREESTYLE 100 FREESTYLE 200 FREESTYLE 500 FREESTYLE 1,000 FREESTYLE 1,650 FREESTYLE 100 BACKSTROKE 200 BACKSTROKE 100 BREASTSTROKE 200 BREASTSTROKE 100 BUTTERFLY 200 BUTTERFLY 200 IM 400 IM 200 MEDLEY RELAY
400 MEDLEY RELAY
200 FREESTYLE RELAY
400 FREESTYLE RELAY
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1-METER DIVING (6 Dives) 3-METER DIVING (6 Dives) PLATFORM DIVING (5 Dives)
School Record Bailey Scott 22.54 in 2015 Ida Persson 49.26 in 2009 Emma Saunders 1:45.90 in 2015 Laurence Bensimon 4:47.16 in 1985 Laurence Bensimon 9:46.52 in 1985 Jenna Gallo 16:13.56 in 2013 Emma Saunders 53.32 in 2015 Emma Saunders 1:54.05 in 2015 Kaylin Burchell 58.38 in 2015 Kaylin Burchell 2:07.75 in 2015 Kristel Vourna 52.16 in 2011 Suzanne Schwee 1:57.55 in 2010 Mia Nonnenberg 1:58.12 in 2015 Mia Nonnenberg 4:09.03 in 2015 1:37.24 in 2014 Stephanie Kinsey Kaylin Burchell Kristel Vourna Justine Panian 3:35.62 in 2014 Stephanie Kinsey Kaylin Burchell Kristel Vourna Emma Saunders 1:29.03 in 2015 Bailey Scott Kristel Vourna Temarie Tomley Justine Panian 3:18.59 in 2015 Justine Panian Temarie Tomley Bailey Scott Emma Saunders 7:09.31 in 2015 Emma Saunders Mia Nonnenberg Karolina Szczepaniak Leah Bird Paige McCleary 325.88 in 2014 Paige McCleary 377.70 in 2014 Carrie Dragland 320.30 in 2009
University of Alabama Aquatic Center Record Jenny Bradford (Kentucky) 22.00 in 2008 Christine Magnuson (Tennessee) 48.08 in 2008 Christine Magnuson (Tennessee) 1:43.00 in 2008 Caroline Burckle (Florida) 4:34.87 in 2008 Kim Linehan (Texas) 9:35.05 in 1982 Tiffany Cohen (Texas) 15:53.85 in 1985 Gemma Spofforth (Florida) 51.57 in 2008 Gemma Spofforth (Florida) 1:50.56 in 2008 Kara Denby (Auburn) 1:00.37 in 2008 Anne Poleska (Alabama) 2:08.85 in 2001 Christine Magnuson (Tennessee) 51.00 in 2008 Emily Kukors (Auburn) 1:54.97 in 2008 Ava Ohlgren (Auburn) 1:54.97 in 2008 Ava Ohlgren (Auburn) 4:05.78 in 2008 Florida 1:37.23 in 2008 Gemma Spofforth Caroline Burckle Colleen Healy Stephanie Napier Auburn 3:33.40 in 2008 Margo McCawley Kara Denby Ava Ohlgren Emily Kukors Tennessee 1:29.07 in 2008 Michele King Carly Mathes Christine Magnuson Brittany Nauta Auburn 3:13.09 in 2008 Ava Ohlgren Melissa Marik Emily Kukors Kara Denby Auburn 6:57.28 in 2008 Ava Ohlgren Caitlin Geary Melissa Marik Emily Kukors Paige McCleary (Alabama) 325.88 in 2014 Paige McCleary (Alabama) 377.70 in 2014 Paige Brown (LSU) 300.30 in 2008
SEC Championship Record Ariana Vanderpool-Wallace (Auburn) 21.34 in 2011 A. Vanderpool-Wallace (Auburn) 46.81 in 2011 Shannon Vreeland (Georgia) 1:41.83 in 2014 Brittany MacLean (Georgia) 4:34.63 in 2014
NCAA Record Lara Jackson (Arizona) 21.27 in 2009 Simone Manuel 46.09 in 2011 Missy Franklin (California) 1:39.10 in 2015 Leah Smith (Virginia) 4:30.37 in 2015
Brittany MacLean (Georgia) 15:40.77 in 2014 Gemma Spofforth (Florida) 50.46 in 2009 Gemma Spofforth (Florida) 1:48.34 in 2009 Breeja Larson (Texas A&M) 57.28 in 2014 Breeja Larson (Texas A&M) 2:05.19 in 2014 Beryl Gastadello (Texas A&M) 50.87 in 2015 Cammile Adams (Texas A&M) 1:52.19 in 2014 Melanie Margalis (Georgia) 1:52.87 in 2014 Elizabeth Beisel (Florida) 3:58.35 in 2012 Tennessee 1:35.08 in 2013 Lauren Solernou Molly Hannis Kelsey Floyd Faith Johnson Texas A&M 3:28.93 in 2013 Paige Miller Breeja Larson Caroline McElhany Liliana Ibanez Lopez Georgia 1:26.89 in 2013 Maddie Locus Chanta Van Landeghem Allison Schmitt Megan Romano Georgia 3:11.23 in 2013 Allison Schmitt Chanta Van Landeghem Shannon Vreeland Megan Romano Georgia 6:53.58 in 2011 Morgan Scroggy Chelsea Nauta Melanie Margalis Allison Schmitt Alex Bettridge (LSU) 350.30 in 2015 Laura Ryan (Georgia) 413.75 in 2014 Victoria Lamp (Tennessee) 356.10 in 2014
Stephanie Peacock (UNC) 15:38.79 in 2012 Natalie Coughlin (California) 49.97 in 2002 Elizabeth Pelton (California) 1:47.84 in 2013 Breeja Larson (Texas A&M) 57.28 in 2014 Breeja Larson (Texas A&M) 2:04.48 in 2012 Kelsi Worrell (Louisville) 49.81 in 2015 Elaine Breeden (Stanford) 1:49.92 in 2009 Caitlin Leverenz (California) 1:51.77 in 2012 Katinka Hosszu (Southern Cal) 3:56.54 in 2012 California 1:34.24 in 2012 Cindy Tran Caitlin Leverenz Colleen Fotsch Liv Jensen Stanford 4:26.41 in 2015 Ally Howe Katie Olsen Janet Hu Simone Manuel Arizona 1:26.20 in 2009 Lara Jackson Lindsey Kelly Justine Schluntz Taylor Baughman Stanford 3:08.54 in 2015 Lia Neal Janet Hu Lindsey Engel Simone Manuel California 6:50.18 in 2015 Cierra Runge Camille Cheng Elizabeth Pelton Missy Franklin Anastasia Pozdniakova (Houston) 356.20 in 2010 Christina Loukas (Indiana) 437.75 in 2009 Haley Ishimatsu (Southern Cal) 396.75 in 2013
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Records & History ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND THE CRIMSON TIDE Alabama’s swimming and diving program enjoyed yet another tremendous season in the classroom. In 2015, the Crimson Tide men and women both posted team grade point averages over 3.0. Alabama’s women were one of just four teams that finished in the top 30 both at the NCAA Championships (29th) and by grade point average (16th). Of that number, only Purdue, which finished 30th, posted a better team GPA than the Crimson Tide’s 3.560. The Crimson Tide men were also in good company in 2015 as one of five teams that finished in the top 10 at the NCAA Championships and posted a team grade point average better than 3.10. Of that number, only Stanford and Michigan posted a better team GPA than the Crimson Tide’s 3.13. During the 2013-14 academic year, Alabama was the only program in the nation to have both its men’s and women’s teams score at the NCAA Division I Championships and finish in the top-25 by team GPA. The women, which led the nation in terms of team grade point average in 2012 and 2013, did so again in the fall of 2013,
posting a 3.62, 3.47 and 3.68, respectively after finishing second in 2011 and third in the spring of 2014. The Crimson Tide men have also earned the spotlight for their academic accomplishments. In 2011 the Tide men were ranked No. 1 nationally with a 3.44 team GPA. The 2015 season also saw AllAmericans and SEC champions Anton McKee and Connor Oslin earn CoSIDA Academic AllAmerica honors to go with their multitude of athletics accolades. On the conference level, Alabama’s women have earned Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll honors 363 times since the award’s inception in 1984, including an impressive 186 honors over the past seven years. The men have totaled 286 spots on SEC Academic Honor Roll since 1984 and 152 over the past eight years. The Tide’s recent academic prowess is nothing new. During his standout career, Vlad Polyakov won a 200 breaststroke World Championship, twice finaled at the Olympic Games, won a pair of NCAA Championships, five SEC titles and set the SEC 200 breaststroke record. He was just as impressive in the classroom,
THE BILL BATTLE ACADEMIC CENTER
RECORDS & HISTORY
The Bill Battle Academic Center at Paul W. Bryant Hall is the crown jewel in Alabama’s $125 million Crimson Tradition building initiative. Through the auspices of the Crimson Tradition Fund, Alabama took its former athletic dorm and converted it into a 55,000-square foot state-ofthe-art facility that benefits all 500-plus Crimson Tide student-athletes. The building’s many amenities includes a 48-seat computer lab with the most up to date equipment available. The computer lab also houses 25 laptop computers that can be checked out by student-athletes for use on team road trips. There are math, English and writing labs as well as individual study rooms. The athletic academic advisor offices are also housed in the building along with several study lounges, two 50-seat classrooms and a 140-seat classroom. The classrooms have cutting-edge teaching devices, including digital projectors and “smart boards” that allow instructors to interact with students on the go. Throughout the building, there are 16 information stations that provide student-athletes with news about tutorials, study sessions and even practice schedules.
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earning a berth on the prestigious CoSIDA Academic All-American at-large team three years running. In addtion to McKee, Oslin and Polyakov, six other Tide athletes have earned a spot on the CoSIDA Academic All-American at-large team since 2005 – Kyle Weeks (2011 and 2012), Elizabeth Hughes (2010), Kevin Greer (2009), Apostolis Tsagkarakis (2007), Guido Arroyo (2006), Stewart Smith (2005). In 1998, Jill DeVasher became the first member of the Alabama swimming and diving program to earn a place on the at-large team. In addition to the Tide’s Academic All-Americans, Austin Shirey (2008), Adam Booher (2011), Dan Armstrong (2011) and Brian Carr (2014) all earned a place on the CoSIDA Academic All-Region IV At-Large team over the last decade. Postgraduate scholarships are another area where Alabama shines. A total of nine UA swimmers and divers have earned 11 NCAA and SEC Postgraduate scholarships since 1991. A fivetime SEC Champion and the 1991 NCAA Runner-up off the 1-meter board, Mark Rourke capped off his career by earning Alabama Swimming and Diving’s first NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship in 1991.
Rourke’s inaugural crimson and white honor was followed by backto-back-to-back postgraduate scholarships in the mid-1990s when Amy DeVasher earned one from the NCAA in 1996 and AnnSofie Joensson brought an NCAA award back to the Capstone in 1997. Jill DeVasher completed the trifecta in 1998 winning an SEC scholarship, an award also bestowed upon her sister, Amy DeVasher. Mark Jollands was a fourtime All-American and posted the fastest 500 freestyle time in the conference as a senior in 2000 as well as earning an SEC Postgraduate Scholarship. AllAmerican diver Stewart Smith added an SEC Postgraduate Scholarship in 2005. Kevin Greer, a senior in 2009, not only earned first-team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors, but also came away with the Crimson Tide’s fourth NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. Adam Booher earned an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship in 2011 while Weeks earned NCAA and SEC Postgraduate Scholarships in 2012. One of the secrets behind the academic success for Tide athletes is Alabama’s Center of Athletic Student Services (CASS). From the
CAREER AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CENTER
The latest enhancement to the Bill Battle Academic Center came in the 2013-14 academic year, when the Susan & Gaylon McCollough A-Club Career and Leadership Development Center was dedicated. The center, located on the second floor of the Academic Center, is a place where Alabama student-athletes can hone the skills necessary to take the next step in their lives. “We felt like this was the next logical step,” Jon Dever said. “We try to prepare our student-athletes with everything they need to be successful in the classroom and now, with this new center, we can help them prepare for that next step in their lives.” The center and its staff help student-athletes learn everything from creating a resume to utilizing social media in a professional way to how to interview and network effectively. The suite was named for Alabama football letterman Gaylon McCollough and his wife Susan. McCollough was a center on the Tide’s 1964 National Championship team and an Academic All-America in the classroom who was named All-SEC on the field before being drafted by the Dallas Cowboys.
Records & History moment a recruit first walks on to campus to the moment an athlete graduates with diploma in hand, the academic services provided are outstanding. For the first year at the Capstone, freshmen and junior college transfers are required to attend nightly study halls. After that, attendance is based on the individual’s GPA and study needs. CASS is headed by Assistant Athletics Director for Student Services Jon Dever. Dever is
assisted by Stephanie Godfrey, swimming and diving’s academic advisor, as well as numerous other full-time staffers. Joining this group are five interns and more than 60 part-time tutors. The entire operation is housed in the Bill Battle Academic Center located at Bryant Hall. The CASS staff works as a liaison between the Athletics Department, undergraduate divisions, and administrative office
of the university. The staff offers career advice and counseling, makes sure all athletes are maintaining satisfactory progress toward their degrees and monitors academic eligibility. The advisors also secure tutors and schedule study sessions. All of these services begin with the recruit’s first visit to campus. The advisors set up individual appointments within the department of the recruit’s area of
study and accompany them to the meeting. They also give the recruit a tour of the campus and review the services provided by CASS. The dedicated CASS staff can only give guidance and direction. Achievement is left in the hands of the student-athlete. If the athlete wishes to succeed in the classroom as they do in competition, then Alabama’s CASS will provide them with every opportunity to achieve their highest goals.
ALABAMA’S ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL NCAA AND SEC POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
Kyle Weeks
Adam Booher
Kevin Greer
Stewart Smith
Mark Jollands
Jill DeVasher
Ann-Sofie Joensson
Amy DeVasher
Mark Rourke
NCAA & SEC 2012
NCAA - 2011
NCAA - 2009
SEC - 2005
SEC - 2000
SEC - 1998
NCAA - 1997
NCAA & SEC 1996
NCAA - 1991
CoSIDA Academic All-Region 2008 Austin Shirey 2011 Daniel Armstrong Adam Booher 2014 Brian Carr NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships 1991 Mark Rourke 1996 Amy DeVasher 1997 Ann-Sofie Joensson 2009 Kevin Greer 2011 Adam Booher 2012 Kyle Weeks NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference 2003 Adam Hall 2007 Austin Shirey SEC Postgraduate Scholarship 1996 Amy DeVasher 1996 Jill DeVasher 2000 Mark Jollands 2005 Stewart Smith 2012 Kyle Weeks
SEC ‘Good Works’ Team 2004 Sonya Adams 2007 Austin Shirey Karissa Tuthill 2008 Kevin Greer Allyson Angle 2009 Kevin Greer Allyson Angle 2010 Daniel Armstrong Elizabeth Hughes 2011 Kyle Weeks Kelsie Ludolph 2012 Kyle Weeks Callan Buck 2013 Brian Carr Paige McCleary 2014 Paige McCleary Philip Dockery 2015 Paige Matherson J.J. Pursley Paul W. Bryant Student-Athlete of the Year 1995 Amy DeVasher 2000 Mark Jollands XXXI 1995 Amy DeVasher 1997 Jill DeVasher Mortar Board 1995 Amy DeVasher 2005 Sonya Adams Alpha Epsilon Rho 2002 Belinda Green Alpha Kappa Psi 2005 Stewart Smith Alpha Lambda Delta 1995 Jill DeVasher
2000 2002 2005 2007 2008
Dawn Coy Michael Pigassou Bridget Belyea Mary-Kate Sellers Shannon Van Hoy Maggie Zblewski 2010 Elizabeth Hughes Kara Feeney Robert Scrip 2012 Emily Facchine 2015 Emily Zapinski Alpha Mu Alpha 2007 Karissa Tuthill Beta Gamma Sigma 1997 Jill DeVasher Anna Lindberg 2001 Mark Jollands 2002 Grant Jollands 2008 Austin Shirey 2011 Kate Shannon Gray Blue Key 1995 Amy DeVasher Cardinal Key 1996 Jill DeVasher Eta Kappa Nu 1997 Alex Voris 2011 Andrew Reeves Gamma Beta Phi 1996 Dana Bleich Jill DeVasher Josh Luber Francine Mathot 1997 Jen Buffington Keri Coy Jenny Dudley Laura Lloyd
1999 Sara Burns Kelly Coellner Brooke Donoho 2000 Katy Davidson Kristen Francis Belinda Green TJ Wolters 2001 Lainee Patterson 2003 Chris Flamion Ginny Trott 2005 Stewart Smith 2007 Mary-Kate Sellers Kevin Greer Golden Key 1996 Josh Luber 1997 Jill DeVasher Ann-Sofie Joensson Ann Lindberg 2001 Oren Azrad Katy Davidson 2002 Alaina Patterson 2004 Kat Bortenlanger Megan Lynch Charles Reeves Jeff Smith 2008 Mary-Kate Sellers 2009 Elizabeth Hughes Shannon Van Hoy 2010 Lauren Dunn Andrew Reeves Elizabeth Hughes Elle St. Charles 2011 Kate Shannon Gray 2015 Anton Mckee Kappa Tau Alpha 2001 Katy Davidson 2010 Britney Busch Lambda Sigma 2005 Karissa Tuthill
National Society of Collegiate Scholars 2004 Guido Arroyo Alison Lafevers 2007 Kevin Greer Kim Singer Erin Sparks 2008 Elizabeth Hughes Shannon Van Hoy Maggie Zblewski 2009 Britney Busch Lauren Dunn Kate Shannon Gray 2010 Shelby Hixon Elizabeth Hughes Adam Booher Kara Feeney Kate Shannon Gray Robert Scrip 2015 Emma Saunders
Omicron Delta Kappa 1994 Amy DeVasher 1997 Jill DeVasher Ann-Sofie Joensson 1998 Keri Coy 2008 Austin Shirey Kevin Greer Phi Beta Kappa 1996 Amy DeVasher 2009 Kevin Greer Mary-Katherine Sellers 2010 Brooke Baldi 2015 Angely Martinez
RECORDS & HISTORY
CoSIDA Academic All-American 1998 Jill DeVasher 2005 Vlad Polyakov Stewart Smith 2006 Guido Arroyo Vlad Polyakov 2007 Vlad Polyakov Apostolis Tsagkarakis 2009 Kevin Greer 2010 Elizabeth Hughes 2011 Kyle Weeks 2012 Kyle Weeks 2015 Anton Mckee Connor Oslin
Phi Eta Sigma 1995 Jill DeVasher Joaquim Ribeiro 1997 Jenny Dudley 1998 Nora Zhong 1999 Kelly Coellner
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Records & History ALABAMA’S ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL 2004 Andrea Bernthal Jenna Hastreiter 2005 Kim Singer Erin Sparks 2007 Brooke Baldi Kacey Weddle 2008 Elizabeth Hughes Kelsie Ludolph 2009 Alan Axford Paige Troyan 2010 Lauren Dunn Brooke Baldi Robert Scrip Kara Feeney 2011 Andrew Wrist Callie Nettles Brian Carr Phillip Dockery Paige Troyan 2015 Jacob Kelsoe Emma Saunders Emily Zapinski Phi Kappa Phi 1996 Jill DeVasher Phi Mu Epsilon 1996 Ann-Sofie Joensson Psi Chi 2008 Elizabeth Hughes Sigma Alpha Lambda 2005 Crystal Rasmussen 2007 Kevin Greer 2008 Shannon Van Hoy Ellen St. Charles 2010 Lauren Dunn Kara Feeney 2011 Kate Shannon Gray Sigma Tau Delta 1996 Francine Mathot Tau Beta Pi 2010 Andrew Reeves 2015 Maddie Kamman
RECORDS & HISTORY
Council of Presidents’ Freshman Academic Achievement Awards Human Environmental Science 2008 Paige Troyan 2009 Suzanne Schwee 2015 Paige Matherson Dept. of Journalism Boone Memorial Endowed Scholarship 2000 Katy Davidson Capstone Communication Society Memorial Endowed Scholarship 2001 Katy Davidson
College of Arts and Sciences Woodrow Alvin Davis Family Student-Athlete Award 1998 Ann-Sofie Joensson Dept. of Economics Finance and Legal Studies Economic Freshman Achievement Award 1998 Mark Jollands Dept. of Economics Finance and Legal Studies Economic Faculty Award 1999 Mark Jollands Dept. of Economics Finance and Legal Studies Murray Havens Award 2000 Mark Jollands Outstanding Organic Chemistry Student 2008 Kevin Greer Outstanding Undergraduate in Economics 2000 Mark Jollands 2010 Lauren Dunn Dept. of Healthcare Management Recognition of Excellence in Scholarship 2007 Apostolis Tsagkarakis Recognition for Academic Excellence by a Psychology Major 2009 Kevin Greer Dept. of Marketing Recognition of Excellence in Scholarship 1998 Dana Bleich Marc Schrader 1999 Sarah Burns Karen Jones 2000 Brooke Donoho 2001 Brooke Donoho 2003 Charles Reeves James Willcox 2004 James Willcox 2005 Darren Erasmus Stewart Smith 2007 Tim Hansen Vlad Polyakov Austin Shirey Karissa Tuthill 2008 Austin Shirey 2011 Kate Shannon Gray Dept. of Management Recognition of Excellence in Scholarship 1998 Jill DeVasher
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1999 2002 2008 2010
Brooke Donoho Charles Reeves Caitlin Anderson Kate Shannon Gray Shannon Van Hoy 2011 Giles Gutnecht Outstanding Undergraduates in Finance 2002 Kat Bortenlanger Grant Jollands 2003 Kat Bortenlanger Grant Jollands 2004 Kat Bortenlanger 2010 Samantha Lugar Elle St. Charles Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Outstanding Student Branch Award 2002 Oren Azrad Austen LeGrand Bennett III Undergraduate Initiative Scholarships 2003 JT Jones 2005 Jenna Hastreiter Morris L. Mayer Endowed Scholarship in Marketing 2008 Austin Shirey Louis Drolet Luckie Memorial Endowed Scholarships 2003 JT Jones Protective Life Insurance Company Inc. Endowed Undergraduate Initiative Scholarships 2003 JT Jones Pearce Bevill Leesburg & Moore Accounting Scholarships 2003 Jeff Smith Economics Freshman Achievement Award 2003 Guido Arroyo Culverhouse College of Accountancy Honors Graduate 2005 JT Smith Gladys Poe Business Award 2005 Guido Arroyo Betty Loomis Distinguished Student Scholarship Award 2005 Darren Erasmus 2012 Kyle Weeks
Dr. Lauris D. and Jacquelyn Graves Endowed Scholarships 2005 Jenna Hastreiter Justice Pelham J. and Gladys M. Merrill Endowed Undergraduate Initiative Scholarship 2005 JT Jones Jenna Hastreiter
Economics Freshmen Achievement Award 2007 Timothy Cline C&BA Management GPA Award 2010 Kate Shannon Gray Marcus Whitman Award (Finance) 2012 Kyle Weeks
Parisian Inc. Endowed Undergraduate Initiative Scholarship 2005 JT Jones
Society of Newspapers Design Outstanding Student Award 2010 Allyson Angle
Evelyn Sanderson Parker Endowed Scholarships 2005 Jenna Hastreiter 2009 Adam Booher
Wilfred Galbraith Endowed Scholarship 2010 Kacey Weddle
J. Kelly Sisk Memorial Endowed Scholarship 2009 Britney Busch
Capstone Communication Society Memorial Endowed Scholarship 2010 Britney Busch
Lucile M. Smith Endowed Undergraduate Initiative Scholarship 2005 JT Jones
Excellence in Scholarship -General Business 2011 Andrea Rezzonico
Management Information Systems Outstanding Junior 2005 Guido Arroyo MIS Scholarship Recipient - American Management Systems 2005 Guido Arroyo Vice President of Publicity-Alabama Information Management Society 2005 Guido Arroyo Blount Undergraduate Initiative 2007 Jenna Hasstreiter 2009 Mary-Katherine Sellers College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Sophomore Award 2015 Kyle Simpson TCF Academic Achievement Award for Sophomores 2009 Britney Busch TCF Academic Achievement Award for Juniors 2010 Britney Busch TCF Academic Achievement Award for Seniors 2011 Britney Busch
TCF John M. Forney, Jr. Endowed Scholarship 2011 Britney Busch Faculty Excellence Award-Management 2011 Andrea Rezzonico Special Achievement Award in Finance 2011 Kyle Weeks Outstanding Undergraduates Award in Finance 2011 Samantha Lugar Council of Presidents Freshman Academic Achievement Award 2011 Kristel Vourna Electrical and Computer Engineering Junior Meritorious Award 2011 Andrew Reeves Psychology Senior Honors Class Award 2012 Suzanne Schwee
Records & History 2015 CSCAA SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICANS WOMEN
MEN
FIRST TEAM Kaylin Burchell, Brittany Gilbert, Emma Saunders, Justine Panian, Mia Nonnenberg and Temarie Tomley
FIRST TEAM Anton McKee, Connor Oslin, Luke Kaliszak, Matthew Adams and Will Freeman
HONORABLE MENTION Emily Facchine, Stephanie Klotz, Bonnie Macdonald, Morgan Presley, Dakota Toner and Taylor Zablocki
HONORABLE MENTION Brent Sagert, Dylan Marin, Hunter Smith, Jacob Kelsoe, Pavel Romanov and Taylor Charles
SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL 2015 Matthew Adams Taylor Charles Szymmy Day Phillip Deaton Will Freeman Clark Garner Kristian Gkolomeev Luke Kaliszak Jacob Kelsoe DJ Lang Carl Madden Dylan Marin Anton McKee Michael Messuri David Morton Connor Oslin Abbas Qali Carlo Rezzonico Pavel Romanov Brent Sagert Kyle Simpson Hunter Smith Brett Walsh Brian Westlake Braxton Young
2014 Reece Boyd Jake Carloni Brian Carr Taylor Charles Cameron Conners Szymmy Day Phillip Deaton Philip Dockery Clark Garner Jack Hadjiconstantinou BJ Hornikel Jacob Kelsoe Travis Kerner Carl Madden Dylan Marin Anton McKee Michael Messuri Connor Oslin Robert Ramoska Carlo Rezzonico Pavel Romanov
Brent Sagert John Servati Kyle Simpson Brett Walsh Brian Westlake Andrew Wrist
2013 Brian Carr Cameron Conners Phillip Deaton Philip Dockery John Ellis Clark Garner Peter Hillyer BJ Hornikel Travis Kerner Alex Pujol Jake Reynolds John Servati Reese Shirey Brett Walsh Crews Wellford Brian Westlake George Wong Andrew Wrist
2012 Vlad Caciuc Brian Carr Cameron Conners Phillip Deaton Philip Dockery Clark Garner Gilles Gutnecht Hunter Hinson BJ Hornikel Jordan Lesser Alex Pujol Andrew Reeves Jake Reynolds John Servati Reese Shirey Devan Terry Mike Tontillo Kyle Weeks George Wong Andrew Wrist Joe Ziegler Luke Zippi
2011 Daniel Armstrong Alan Axford Adam Booher Jake Carloni Brian Carr Cameron Conners Catalin Cosma Phillip Dockery BJ Hornikel Alex Pujol Andrew Reeves Jake Reynolds Andrea Rezzonico Daniel Rozick Reese Shirey Devan Terry Mike Tontillo Kyle Weeks George Wong Andrew Wrist Joe Ziegler Luke Zippi Denes Zubcsek
2010 Daniel Armstrong Alan Axford Adam Booher Catalin Cosma Kyle Lee Sam Morgan Clint McClendon Andrew Reeves Daniel Rozick Jake Reynolds Andrea Rezzonico Robert Scrip Reese Shirey Kyle Weeks Denes Zubcsek
2009 Daniel Armstrong Adam Booher Catalin Cosma Kevin Greer Kyle Lee Clint McClendon Sam Morgan Andrew Reeves Daniel Rozick
Kyle Weeks Denes Zubcsek
2008 Daniel Armstrong Adam Booher Catalin Cosma Kevin Greer Kyle Lee Clint McClendon Sam Morgan Daniel Rozick Andy Schnack Austin Shirey
2007 Riley Boulden Tim Cline Luke Dickson Aaron Fleshner Kevin Greer Tim Hansen Kyle Lee Hunor Mate Clint McClendon Sam Morgan Vlad Polyakov Andy Schnack Austin Shirey Apostolis Tsagkarakis
2006 Aaron Ashworth Guido Arroyo Spiros Bitsakis William Burke Darren Erasmus Igor Erhartic Chad Frichtl Tim Hansen Ryan Latone Alin Mihalca Andrew Neff Vlad Polyakov Apostolis Tsagkarakis
2005 Guido Arroyo Darren Erasmus
Igor Erhartic Tim Hansen J.T. Jones Ryan Latone Franck Southon Stewart Smith
2000
1993
Oren Azrad Mark Jollands Matt Pendleton Alan Rose
Darren Brudos Peter Doig Jamey Myers Juan Lopez David Strassburg
1999 2004 Darren Erasmus Igor Erhartic Adam Hall Tim Hansen J.T. Jones Jesse Maple Jeff Smith Stewart Smith James Willcox Ben Worby
2003 Spiros Bitsakis Darren Erasmus Adam Hall J.T. Jones Vlad Polyakov Charles Reeves Jeffrey Smith Stewart Smith Frank Southon Apostolis Tsagkarakis James Willcox Ben Worby
2002 Christopher Flamion Grant Jollands Evan Mueller Michael Pigassou Charles Reeves Jeffrey Smith Stewart Smith Scott Weaver James Willcox
2001 Oren Azrad Grant Jollands Charles Reeves TJ Wolters
Oren Azrad Mark Jollands Matt Pendleton Alan Rose
1992 Jamey Myers Juan Lopez
1991 1998 Mark Jollands Matt Pendleton Alan Rose Marc Schrader
1997 Josh Luber Adam McBride Marc Schrader
Darren Brudos Mark Rourke Jamey Myers
1990 Mark Rourke Craig Ammon
1988 Craig Ammon Chris McDaniels
1996 Mike Lamothe Josh Luber Adam McBride Russell McDowell Joaquim Ribeiro Alex Voris
1995 Craig Devitt Mike Lamothe Josh Luber Adam McBride Rick Richmond David Strassburg Brian Tribble Alex Voris
1994 Craig Devitt Peter Doig Alex Hermeto Nicos Papadopoulos Rick Richmond David Strassburg Alex Voris
1987 Peter Berndt Thorbjorn Karlsson Ricardo Valdivia
1986 Don Berger Filiberto Colon Thorbjorn Karlsson Enrique Romero Ricardo Valdivia
1985 Donald Berger Filiberto Colon Thorbjorn Karlsson Ricardo Valdivia
RECORDS & HISTORY
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1984 Filiberto Colon Brendan Moynihan
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Records & History SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL WOMEN 2015 Leah Bird Bridget Blood Lisa Bogosian Kaylin Burchell Brooke Elias Emily Facchine Kara Fredlock Brittany Gilbert Victoria Hove Maddie Kamman Stephanie Klotz Caroline Korst Bonnie Macdonald Angely Martinez Paige Matherson Mia Nonnenberg Justine Panian Morgan Presley Emma Saunders Bailey Scott Lauren Searcy Karolina Szczepaniak Temarie Tomley Dakota Toner Kristel Vourna Taylor Zablocki Emily Zapinski
2014
RECORDS & HISTORY
Leah Bird Bridget Blood Lisa Bogosian Brooke Elias Emily Facchine Brittany Gilbert Anna Rae Gwarjanski Victoria Hove Maddie Kamman Stephanie Kinsey Stephanie Klotz Caroline Korst Bonnie Macdonald Angely Martinez Paige McCleary Keelin McNamara Sarah Musselman Justine Panian Morgan Presley Michele Rielly Emma Saunders Bailey Scott Lauren Searcy Dakota Toner Kristel Vourna Taylor Zablocki Emily Zapinski
2013 Lisa Bogosian Emily Facchine Jenna Gallo
Brittany Gilbert Anna Rae Gwarjanski Hillary Hahmann Victoria Hove Stephanie Kinsey Stephanie Klotz Angely Martinez Paige McCleary Keelin McNamara Justine Panian Brittany Parkey Lauren Piper Morgan Presley Michele Rielly Chandler Ryberg Lauren Searcy Ali Smith Kristel Vourna
2012 Lisa Bogosian Callan Buck Kara Feeney Jenna Gallo Anna Rae Gwarjanski Hillary Hahmann Caitlyn Harrison Shelby Hixon Kayla de Boer Emily Facchine Angely Martinez Paige McCleary Katheryne Muth Callie Nettles Brittany Parkey Ida Persson Alex Popa Suzanne Schwee Kristel Vourna
2011 Callan Buck Britney Busch Kara Feeney Jenna Gallo Caitlyn Harrison Shelby Hixon Kelsie Ludolph Samantha Lugar Paige McCleary Callie Nettles Ida Persson Anna Rae Gwarjanski Suzanne Schwee Kate Shannon Gray Paige Troyan Kristel Vourna
2010 Allyson Angle Brooke Baldi Cameron Bass
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Hannah Brinks Britney Busch Lauren Cuervo Agustina de Giovanni Carrie Dragland Lauren Dunn Baylee Ellson Julie Etterer Kate Shannon Gray Caitlyn Harrison Shelby Hixon Elizabeth Hughes Kelsie Ludolph Samantha Lugar Jenna Montgomery Ida Persson Catherine Reinagel Julie Richards Nicole Roberts Suzanne Schwee Elle St. Charles Paige Troyan Shannon Van Hoy Kacey Weddle
2009 Caitlin Anderson Brooke Baldi Cameron Bass Hannah Brinks Britney Busch Olivia Covey Lauren Cuervo Lauren Dunn Baylee Ellson Kate Shannon Gray Caitlyn Harrison Shelby Hixon Elizabeth Hughes Kelsie Ludolph Samantha Lugar Jenna Montgomery Ida Persson Julie Richards Nicole Roberts Suzanne Schwee Mary-Kate Sellers Elle St. Charles Paige Troyan Shannon Van Hoy Kacey Weddle Maggie Zblewski
2008 Caitlin Anderson Allyson Angle Brooke Baldi Hannah Brinks Britney Busch Agustina de Giovanni
Lauren Dunn Baylee Ellson Elizabeth Hughes Mary Kate Sellers Jenna Montgomery Ida Persson Julie Richards Nicole Roberts Kate Shannon Gray Kim Singer Erin Sparks Elle St. Charles Paige Troyan Shannon Van Hoy Vanessa Von der Heyde Kacey Weddle Maggie Zblewski
2007 Caitlin Anderson Allyson Angle Brooke Baldi Melina Bassino Bridget Belyea Hannah Brinks Agustina de Giovanni Elizabeth Hughes Caroline Humphreville Julie Richards Nicole Roberts Mary Kate Sellers Kim Singer Erin Sparks Elizabeth St. Charles Karissa Tuthill Shannon Van Hoy Kacey Weddle Maggie Zblewski
2006 Caitlin Anderson Melina Bassino Bridget Belyea Agustina de Giovanni Caroline Humphreville Alison Lafevers Hanna Miluska Crystal Rasmussen Mary Kate Sellers Kim Singer Erin Sparks Karissa Tuthill Vanessa Von der Heyde
2005 Sonya Adams Melina Bassino
Selma Beji Bridgett Belyea Jenna Hastreiter Alison Lafevers Eleonora Markou Crystal Rasmussen Becca Rogers Arlene Semeco Kim Singer Erin Sparks Karissa Tuthill
2004 Bridgett Belyea Andrea Bernthal Jenna Hastreiter Liz McGiffin Eleonora Markou Crystal Rasmussen Becca Rogers Ann Ross Karissa Tuthill Nicole Weatherman
2000 Sarah Burns Kelly Coellner Katy Davidson Brooke Donoho Emily Donohue Belinda Green
Joensson Anna Lindberg Francine Mathot Jill Tappen Karli Taylor
1994
Jen Buffington Sarah Burns Kelly Coellner Keri Coy Brooke Donoho Emily Donohue
Amy DeVasher Stacy Gillies Anna Lindberg Katherine Rhodes Helga Sigurdardottir Jill Tappen Karli Taylor
1998
1993
1999
Jenny Buffington Sarah Burns Keri Coy Jill DeVasher Brooke Donoho Karen Jones Laura Lloyd Nora Zhong
Nathalie Dietiker Rita Garay Stacy Gillies Jo Dee Lake Helga Sigurdardottir Jill Tappen Teri Williams
1997
1992
2003 Katherine Bortenlanger Kathryn Hallquist Alison Lafevers Meghan Lynch Elizabeth McGiffin Alaina Patterson Anne Poleska Crystal Rasmussen Ann Ross Ginny Trott Candace Weiman
2002 Lisa Andersson Kat Bortenlanger Catalina Casaru Kathryn Davidson Belinda Green Meghan Lynch Elizabeth McGiffin Alaina Patterson Anne Poleska Ann Ross Marcy Warriner
2001 Katy Davidson Holly McCreless Lainee Patterson Katherine Bortenlanger Christine Menedez Kelly Coellner Dawn Coy Emily Donohue Belinda Green Marcy Warriner
Tina Andersson Tiffany Berry Dana Bleich Jenny Buffington Keri Coy Jill DeVasher Jenny Dudley Rania Elwani Monica Geohagan Sarah Hickinbotham Ann-Sofie Joensson Anna Lindberg Laura Lloyd Francine Mathot
Susan Bartholomew Sis Burovac Jana Korsch Sofie Rylander Nathalie Dietiker
1991 Meg Bonella Jana Korsch
1990 Kathryn Newland Katie Williams Susan Bartholomew Dorie Portela
1996 Dana Bleich Amy DeVasher Jill DeVasher Maria Elm Monica Geohagan Sarah Hickinbotham Ann-Sofie Joensson Laura Lloyd April Mathis Francine Mathot Jenny Siegart Karli Taylor
1995 Dana Bleich Amy DeVasher Stacy Gillies Ann-Sofie
1988 Charlotte Brock Tami Merrill
1987 Anna Doig
1986 Anna Doig Donna Jean Sheets
1985 Ellen McGrath Kim Nicholson
1984 Carol Landry Kim Nicholson
Records & History UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SWIMMING & DIVING HALL OF FAME In 1975, legendary Crimson Tide head coach Don Gambril decided to create the Alabama Swimming Hall of Fame to honor those Tide swimmers, divers and related personnel who had made outstanding contributions to the Crimson Tide program through superb performances. Former head coach and Tide swimming legend Jonty Skinner was the first member to be inducted into the Hall of Fame on the strength of his NCAA Championship and world record, both in the 100 freestyle. In the fall of 2011, Aaron Fleshner was inducted into the hall after earning a place on the United States’ World Championship team. Betsy Saunders, Alabama’s first female All-American also earning a place in the hall in 2011. Like the 1960 men’s team, Saunders was inducted as a Crimson Tide pioneer. Since Skinner was inducted in 1975, the Hall of Fame has grown to 39 individual members and the 1960 team. An athlete must meet one of eight requirements to be eligible for induction: 1. AIAW or NCAA champion in an individual event 2. Member of the U.S. Olympic Team 3. Finalist at the Olympic Games 4. Member of the U.S. World Championship Team 5. Finalist at the World Championships 6. Pan-American or Pan-Pacific Games individual medalist 7. One male and one female athlete is chosen as Athlete of the Decade for outstanding contribution to the program. 8. An individual or group that is deemed a pioneer of the program.
2011 Hall of Fame Inductee Aaron Fleshner
JONTY SKINNER | 1975
CASEY CONVERSE | 1977
CARLOS BERROCAL | 1979
First member of the Hall of Fame … Earned the first individual NCAA championship in Alabama’s swimming history … His time of 43.92 in the 100 freestyle on March 29, 1975, in Cleveland, Ohio, set an NCAA record and U.S. Open record … Set a world record in 1976 in the 100m freestyle … Served as the Tide’s head coach from 1991-94.
Set an NCAA record and became the first man in swimming history to break the 15-minute barrier on his way to winning the 1,650 freestyle when he went 14:57.30 on March 26, 1977 in Cleveland, Ohio … Also held the NCAA record in the 1,000 freestyle … Swam for the United States at the 1976 Olympics.
Won the 1979 NCAA 100 backstroke title … Earned a fourth-place finish at the 1976 Olympic Games in the 100 backstroke … fouryear All-American ... SEC Champion.
Earned a silver medal in the 100 meter freestyle and a gold medal as part of the U.S. 400 freestyle relay at the 1976 Olympics … Gold medalist at the 1975 Pan American games … Four-year All-American.
CHRISTINA JARVIS | 1976 Won five AIAW titles, including the 100 and 200 breaststroke in 1976 and the 50, 100 and 200 breaststroke in 1977 … Set the U.S. Open record in 1976 in the 100 meter breaststroke … AIAW record holder in the 200 breaststroke, 2:18.79 … U.S. Open and AIAW record holder in the 100 breaststroke, 1:04.56.
VICKY STANLEY | 1977 1976 AIAW champion in the 50 freestyle, her winning effort set an AIAW record in that event.
MIKE CURINGTON | 1978 Won three gold medals at the 1975 Pan Am Games … Won four gold medals at the 1977 World University Games … four-year AllAmerican.
WAYNE CHESTER | 1978 First Alabama diver to win an NCAA title, taking first off the 1-meter board at the 1978 NCAA Championships … three-year SEC Champion … two-year All-American.
Finaled in the 200 backstroke at the 1976 Olympic Games for Australia … Won the gold at the 1980 Olympic games as part of Australia’s 400 medley relay … Former SEC record holder in the 200 backstroke … 200 backstroke runnerup at the 1979 NCAA Championships.
JOHN FOSTER | 1980 The Crimson Tide’s first coach … From 1960 to 1973 he compiled 123-48 record in dual meet competition …Coached Alabama’s first All-Americans.
RECORDS & HISTORY
JACK BABASHOFF | 1976
MARK TONELLI | 1979
ARNE BORGSTROM | 1982 Won the 1982 NCAA 1,650 freestyle title … Named the 1982 SEC Swimmer of the Year … Named 1982 Alabama Athlete of the Year … Earned All-America honors four consecutive years … First man to swim the 1,650 freestyle in less than 15 minutes at the SEC Championships.
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Records & History ALABAMA SWIMMING & DIVING HALL OF FAME ANGELIKA KNIPPING | 1983 Won the NCAA 50 breaststroke title on the way to setting a collegiate record in that event which still stands … Won three SEC titles and earned All-America honors 13 times.
GLENN MILLS | 1983 Won the NCAA 200 breaststroke title … Member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic team … Member of the 1982 U.S. World Championship Team.
DON GAMBRIL | 1984 Legendary Head Coach of the Crimson Tide … Head Coach of the 1984 U.S. Olympic Team in Los Angeles … Head coach of the 1983 U.S. Pan-American squad … Head coach of the 1991 U.S. World Championship Team … First individual recipient of U.S. Swimming Award.
BOB WEBSTER | 1985 Won gold medals in platform diving at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics … Four-time SEC Diving Coach of the Year … Coached an NCAA champion and 10 SEC champions.
MARCELLO JUCA | 1985 Won three medals at the 1983 Pan-American Games … Three-time All-American … Member of the 1984 Brazilian Olympic Team.
JENS-PETER BERNDT | 1987 World record holder in the 400 IM … Finalist at the 1988 Olympic Games … Two-time SEC champion
RALPH WRIGHT | 1988 Swimmer of the 1960s
RECORDS & HISTORY
Three year Most Valuable Swimmer … 1968 SEC Most Valuable Swimmer … Five-time SEC champion, winning the 400 individual medley, 1650 freestyle, 500 freestyle and 200 backstroke and as part of the 800 freestyle relay … Set four SEC records during his career ... Alabama school record holder in eight individual events during his career, including all four strokes and both IMs ... part of three school record setting relays ... NCAA Championships qualifier all three years of his varsity career.
100 freestyle and the 400 freestyle and medley relays … Inaugural U.S. Resident National Team member.
MARK ROURKE | 1991 Finalist at the 1984 Olympics, representing Canada in the platform event … Finalist at the 1992 Olympic Games off the 3-meter board … Four-time SEC champion … Became the first diver in SEC history to win all three diving events at the 1991 SEC Championships, … Set the school and SEC record holder for the 1-meter diving event … Runner-up at the 1991 NCAA Championships in 1-meter diving.
ELLEN (MCGRATH) OWEN | 1992 Member of the 1992 U.S. Olympic Diving Team … Finaled off the platform at the 1992 Games … 1985 SEC Champion off the 3-meter board … Academic All-SEC in 1985 … Two-time AllAmerica.
MARLA BROOKSBANK | 1992 Swimmer of the 1970s First female Alabama swimmer to earn individual All-America honors all four years of her career … Gold medalist at the 1979 World University Games held in Mexico … Alabama’s 1979 Most Valuable Swimmer.
1998 NCAA platform champion … Member of the 1998 U.S. World Championship Team … 1997 and 1998 Southeastern Conference Diver of the Year … Two SEC titles … Eight-time first team All-American and three-time honorable mention All-American
STACY POTTER | 2000 Swimmer of the 1990s 1995 NCAA runner-up in the 100 butterfly … 1995 SEC 100 butterfly champion … 12-time first team All-American and 10-time honorable mention All-American … Set the 50 and 100 freestyle school records … Holds the 100 butterfly and backstroke school records … SEC record setter in the 100 butterfly … Swam on the school-record 200 and 400 freestyle relays and 200 and 400 medley relays.
TRAVIS MYERS | 2000 Swimmer of the 1990s NCAA runner-up in the 100 breaststroke in 1994 … 1992 SEC 100 breaststroke champion … Earned six first team All-America honors and seven honorable mention All-America honors … Swam on the school-record 200 freestyle and 400 medley relays
STEFAN GHERGHEL | 2002 JEFF WADE | 1992 Swimmer of the 1970s Anchored the 800 freestyle relay that earned Alabama’s first All-America honors at the 1970 NCAA Championships … 1970 Academic AllAmerica … Three-year team MVP … Three-year captain … Five-time SEC champion, with three individual titles and two relay titles … Threetime All-SEC … Set SEC records in the 200 IM, 200 backstroke and 800 freestyle.
GREG HIGGINSON | 1992 Swimmer of the 1980s Total of 12 All-America honors from 1980 to 1983 … Five-time individual SEC Champion … Winner of the 1982 Commissioners Trophy … Member of the 1982 SEC Championship team … Three year All-SEC.
KIM NICHOLSON | 1992 JON OLSEN | 1991
Swimmer of the 1980s
1992 Olympic 400 medley and freestyle relay gold medalist and 800 freestyle relay bronze medalist … 1996 Olympic double gold medalist, 400 and 800 freestyle relays … 1996 Olympic team captain … Five-time SEC Champion … 1991 NCAA Championship 100 freestyle runner-up … 50, 100 and 200 freestyle Alabama school record holder … Four-year MVP for the Tide … Member of the 1991 & 1994 U.S. World Championship team … Goodwill Games gold medalist … 1991 Pan-Pacific Games gold medalist … World-record holder as part of the USA’s 400 medley relay … Captain of the 1993 U.S. Pan Pacific squad … Four-time gold medalist at the 1993 Pan Pacific Games - 50 and
Total of 23 All-America honors from 1982 to 1985 … Seven SEC titles, four individual titles and three relay wins … 1984 and 1985 Academic All-SEC … Member of the 1985 SEC Championship team.
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BRENT ROBERTS | 1998
RAFAEL ALVAREZ | 1996 Competed for Spain at the 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000 Olympics … Finaled off the Platform at the 1992 Olympics … Dove for Spain at four World Championships - 1991, 1994, 1998 and 2001 … 1995 Southeastern Conference Diver of the Year … 1995 SEC 1-meter Champion … 1995 SEC Platform Champion … 1994 and 1995 All-American … 1994 and 1995 All-SEC.
Won back-to-back NCAA 200 butterfly titles, making him the first Alabama swimmer to repeat as NCAA champion … Posted the third-fastest time in the history of the 200 butterfly, behind only Pablo Morales and Melvin Stewart … 2002 and 2003 SEC 200 butterfly champion … Finaled at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, taking fifth place in the 200m butterfly … Competed at the 2008 Beijing and 2000 Sydney Olympics … 200m butterfly silver medalist at the 2004 FINA World Championships
LANE BASSHAM | 2004 2004 NCAA 3-meter Champion … 2004 NCAA 1-meter Runner-up … 2004 NCAA Championship Diver of the Meet … 2004 SEC Diver of the Year … Member of the U.S. National Team … Undefeated off both the 1-meter and 3-meter boards during the regular season as a senior … 2004 SEC 1-meter Champion … 2003 and 2004 SEC 3-meter Champion … Top-3 at the SEC Championships eight times, including three SEC titles
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Apostolis Tsagkarakis - Swimmer of the ‘00 Decade
ANNE POLESKA | 2004
ARLENE SEMECO | 2007
APOSTOLIS TSAGKARAKIS | 2010
Earned a bronze medal in the 200m breaststroke at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece … First Crimson Tide swimmer to earn an individual Olympic medal since the 1984 Games … Swam in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia and the 2008 Games in Beijing … Finished runner-up in the 200 breaststroke at the 2003 NCAA Championships … Earned five SEC breaststroke titles … set the SEC record in the 200 breaststroke … Set school records in six individual events and as a member of all five relays.
2007 Pan Am Games gold medalist in the 50 and 100m freestyles … Pan Am Record holder in the 50m freestyle … School record holder in the 50 freestyle … 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympian.
Swimmer of the 2000s
SUSAN BARTHOLOMEW WILLIAMS | 2004 Earned a Bronze Medal in the triathlon at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece … First Alabama athlete to earn an Olympic medal in a sport other than the one they competed in at the Capstone … Captain of the 1992 Alabama team.
THE 1960 ALABAMA MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING TEAM | 2009 Pioneer In the fall of 2009, the inaugural Crimson Tide men’s swimming and diving team was inducted in the Alabama Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame for their roles as pioneers of what has grown into a championship tradition. The 1959-60 team joined their coach, John Foster, who was inducted in 1980, in the Hall. Five members of the original team, Stroud Curran, Stan Walker, Durham Ellis, Bay Lott and Henry Hagler, were honored during the 2009 Alabama-Arkansas football game in front of 92,000-plus fans.
VLAD POLYAKOV | 2004 2006 FINA World 200m breaststroke gold medalist … Finaled in the 100 and 200m breaststrokes at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece … Competed at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics … 2005 and 2007 NCAA 200 Breaststroke Champion … Runner-up at the 2003 and 2006 NCAA Championships in the 200 breaststroke … 2005 and 2006 SEC 100 and 200 breaststroke champion … 2007 SEC 100 breaststroke champion … set the SEC 200 breaststroke record … Set school records in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes … 2004 FINA World Championship bronze medalist in the 100 and 200m breaststrokes … 2007, 2006 and 2005 CoSIDA Academic All-American At-Large Team … Four-year Coaches Association Academic All-American … 2006 SEC Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year … Four-year Academic All-SEC.
AGUSTINA DE GIOVANNI | 2010 Swimmer of the 2000s Two-time Alabama MVP … Swam on schoolrecord 200 and 400 medley relays and 400 freestyle relay … Ranked in Alabama’s alltime top-10 in seven events - 500, 1,000 and 1,650 freestyles, 100 and 200 breaststrokes and 200 and 400 IMs … Finaled in the 200m breaststroke at the 2007 Pan American Games … Set an Argentine and South American record in the 200m breaststroke … Competed at the 2004 Athens Olympics and the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
12-time All-American, earning three first-team and nine honorable-mention honors … Set the 50 freestyle school records, becoming the second swimmer in school history to go under 20 seconds … Set the school record as part of the 200 and 400 freestyle relays and 200 and 400 medley relays … Member of the CoSIDA Academic All-American At-Large First Team … Competed at the 2004 Athens Olympics in his native Greece … Competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
BETSY SAUNDERS | 2011 Pioneer Member of the Crimson Tide’s inaugural women’s swimming and diving team … First national championship scorer … First AllAmerican … 1974 All-America in the 50 and 100 freestyles.
AARON FLESHNER | 2011 Posted a top-10 finish off the 3-meter board at the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai, China, as part of the United States National Team … Competed at the 2011 World University Games in Shenzhen, China … Four-year AllAmerican, earning four first-team and four second-team honors … Finished as high as third off the platform at the NCAA Championships … 2009 Southeastern Conference Diver of the Year … Three-time SEC Champion, winning two 3-meter and a 1-meter title … Three-year All-SEC … Set the school record off the 1- and 3-meter boards as well as the platform.
RECORDS & HISTORY
Agustina de Giovanni - Swimmer of the ‘00 Decade
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OLYMPIC MEDALS SIX GOLD, TWO SILVER, SIX BRONZE Alabama’s Olympic history is long and rich. The Crimson Tide was best representated at the 1984 Olympic Games when 20 Alabama swimmers and divers competed in Los Angeles. The 1984 Olympics also saw former Tide coach Don Gambril serve as head coach of one of the most successful U.S. Olympic squads in history. Gambril also served as an assistant coach on four other Olympic staffs: 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980. Gambril isn’t the only Tide mentor to coach at the Olympics. Current head coach Dennis Pursley was appointed to his first Olympic coaching staff in 1980, and was director of the United States National Team for the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Olympics. The USA team finished first in the medal count in both men’s and women’s competitions in all three Olympiads of his tenure as national team director, culminating with 33 medals, including 14 gold, at the 2000 Olympics which was described by Sports Illustrated as the greatest team performance
of all time. In 2012, Pursley served as the head coach of British Swimming for the London Olympiad. Jonty Skinner, now in his third stint coaching at Alabama, served as an assistant coach on the United States squad in 1996 and again in 2000. In 1992, Jon Olsen started a two-Olympic run that netted him five Olympic medals, four of which shine gold, making him the most decorated UA Olympian. Olsen was the mainstay of the USA relay squads in 1992 and 1996. In 1992, he anchored both the 400m freestyle and 400m medley relays to gold medals and the 800m free relay team to a bronze. Along with teammates Jeff Rouse, Nelson Diebel and Pablo Morales, Olsen swam to a world-record finish in winning the 400m medley relay. The fastest man in the history of the Crimson Tide, Olsen’s leg on the USA’s 400m freestyle relay stands was one of the fastest in the history of the sport. Olsen returned for another taste of Olympic glory in 1996. Selected captain of the
United States’ squad by his peers, Olsen swam to double gold as part of the 400m and 800m freestyle relays. Former Alabama diving coach Bob Webster was a two- time Olympic champion, winning the 1960 and 1964 platform diving gold medal. Robin Backhaus won a silver in the 200m butterfly in 1972 while Jack Babashoff earned a silver medal in the 100m freestyle in 1976. In 2004, Anne Poleska and Susan (Bartholomew) Williams became the first Crimson Tide women to earn medals. Poleska took bronze in the 200m breaststroke while Williams changed gears, taking bronze in the triathlon. And in 2012, eight past and present Alabama swimmers made their way to London, led by Kristel Vourna, who after a standout sophomore season, set the Greek 100m butterfly record on the way to a 12th-place finish at the 2012 Olympiad.
Crimson Tide Medalists
JACK BABASHOFF
ROBIN BACKHAUS
United States 1976 Silver Medal 100 Freestyle
United States 1972 Silver Medal 200 Butterfly
CAM HENNING
MAX METZGER
Canada 1984 Bronze Medal 200 Backstroke
Australia 1980 Bronze Medal 1,500 Freestyle
JUSTIN LEMBERG
JON OLSEN
Australia 1984 Bronze Medal 400 Freestyle
United States 1992 Gold Medals 400 Freestyle & 400 Medley Relays 1992 Bronze Medal 800 Freestyle Relay 1996 Gold Medals 400 & 800 Freestyle Relays
Alabama Olympians 2012 — LONDON
Alex Coci, Romania Kristian Gkolomeev, Greece Hunor Mate, Austria Anton McKee, Iceland Vlad Polyakov, Kazakhstan Karolina Szczepaniak, Poland Arlene Semeco, Venezuela Kristel Vourna, Greece • Semifinalist
JON SIEBEN
Germany 2004 Bronze Medal 200 Breaststroke
Australia 1984 Gold Medal 200 Butterfly
Stefan Gherghel, Romania • Semifinalist Agustina de Giovanni, Argentina Hunor Mate, Austria Anne Poleska, Germany • Semifinalist Vlad Polyakov, Kazakhstan • Semifinalist Arlene Semeco, Venezuela • Semifinalist Apostolis Tsagkarakis, Greece
2004 — ATHENS Brendan Ashby, Zimbabwe Spiros Bitsakis, Greece Agustina de Giovanni, Argentina Igor Erhartic, Serbia Stefan Gherghel, Romania • Finalist Hanna Miluska, Switzerland Anne Poleska, Germany • Bronze Medal - 200 breaststroke Vlad Polyakov, Kazakhstan • Finalist Arlene Semeco, Venezuela Apostolis Tsagkarakis, Greece Susan (Bartholomew) Williams, United States • Bronze Medal Triathlon
2000 — SYDNEY Oren Azrad, Israel Rafael Alvarez, Spain Spiros Bitsakis, Greece Rania Elwani, Egypt Stefan Gherghel, Romania Stavros Michaelides, Cyprus Anne Poleska, Germany Glen Walshaw, Zimbabwe
Rafael Alvarez, Spain Catalina Casaru, Romania Rania Elwani, Egypt Stavros Michaelides, Cyprus Jon Olsen, United States • Gold Medal - 400m & 800m free relays (United States Captain)
1992 — BARCELONA
MARK TONELLI
SUSAN WILLIAMS
Australia 1980 Gold Medal 400 Freestyle Relay
United States 2004 Bronze Medal Triathlon
1988 — SEOUL Peter Berndt, West Germany Rita Garay, Puerto Rico Ragga Runolfsdottir, Iceland
1984 — LOS ANGELES 2008 — BEIJING
1996 — ATLANTA
ANNE POLESKA
Mark Rourke, Canada • Finalist Ragga Runolfsdottir, Iceland Helga Sigurdardottir, Iceland
Rafael Alvarez, Spain Rita Garay, Puerto Rico Stavros Michaelides, Cyprus Jon Olsen, United States • Gold Medal - 400m free relay & 400 medley relay, Bronze Medal 800m free relay Ellen (McGrath) Owen, United States • Finalist
Rafael Alvarez, Spain Ricardo Aldabe, Spain Laurence Bensimon, France *Peter Berndt, East Germany Katrine Bomstad, Norway Carole Brooke, Switzerland Carmel Clark, New Zealand Filiberto Colon, Puerto Rico Mike Davidson, New Zealand Anna Doig, New Zealand Cam Henning, Canada • Bronze Medal - 200m back Frank Iacono, France Marcello Juca, Brazil Angelika Knipping, West Germany Justin Lemberg, Australia • Bronze Medal - 400m Free Felix Morf, Switzerland Mark Rourke, Canada • Finalist Enrique Romero, Spain Andreas Schmidt, West Germany Jon Sieben, Australia • Gold Medal - 200m fly Tony Portela, Puerto Rico
1980 — MOSCOW *Arne Borgstrom, Norway *Cameron Henning, Canada Marcello Juca, Brazil Max Metzger, Australia • Bronze Medal - 1,500m free *Glenn Mills, United States Mark Tonelli, Australia • Gold Medal - 400m medley relay
1976 — MONTREAL Jack Babashoff, United States • Silver Medal - 100m free Carlos Berrocal, Puerto Rico Casey Converse, United States Mark Crocker, Hong Kong Christina Jarvis, Great Britain Mark Tonelli, Australia Jeff Van de Graaf, Australia
1972 — MUNICH Robin Backhaus, United States • Silver Medal - 200m fly Mark Crocker, Hong Kong Colin Herring, New Zealand Jacques LeLoup, Belgium * Made countries Olympic Team, but country boycotted the Games
BAMA’S NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Since 1975, a member of the Crimson Tide swimming and diving teams has stood at the top of the awards stand as a collegiate ate national champion 21 times. The events range from the 50 freestyle to the 1,650 freestyle eestyle and from 1-meter diving to the platform. Jonty Skinner, currently in his third stintt as an Alabama coach, won the Tide’s first title in 1975, taking top p honors in the 100 freestyle in his freshman campaign with an NCAA record of 43.92. Christina Jarvis and Vicky Stanleyy won titles in 1976. Jarvis won the AIAW 100 and 200 breaststroke reaststroke championships, setting a U.S. Open record d in the 100 breaststroke. Stanley won the AIAW 50 0 freestyle crown, setting an AIAW record with ith her performance. In 1977 Jarvis became the he first Alabama swimmer to repeat as national al champion when she successfully defended her 100 and 200 breaststroke titles while adding the 50 breaststroke crown to her haul. The 1977 season also saw Casey Converse better the American and NCAA records in the 1,650 freestyle on his way to the awards stand. He became the first swimmer in swimming history to break the 15-minute mark in the 1,650 freestyle with his national championship swim of 14:57.30. Wayne Chester became the Tide’s first diving champion in 1978 winning the 1-meter diving title. Carlos Berrocal brought the 100 backstroke crown back to the
KRISTIAN GKOLOMEEV 2014 NCAA 50 Freestyle Champion 2015 NCAA 100 Freestyle Champion
Cap Capstone in 1979 while Arne Borgstrom e earned Alabama’s first title of the 1980s when he won the 1,650 freestyle in 1982. It seemed Alabama owned the breaststroke in 1983 when Angelika Knipping won the women’s 50 breaststroke title and Glenn Mills won the men’s 200 breaststroke title. Diver Brent Roberts added to the Crimson Tide legacy of champions by winning the platform in 1998. In 2002 and 2003 Stefan Gherghel won back-to-back 200 butterfly titles. Lane Bassham captured the Tide women’s first diving title by winning tthe in 2004 NCAA 3-meter champion. In 2005, Vlad Polyakov went from Olympic finalist to NCAA 200 brea breaststroke champion in the span of a fe few short months. Polyakov, who finished first or second in the NCAA 200 breaststro breaststroke finals all four years of his career, closed out his Alabama tenure by winning the 2007 NCAA 200 breaststroke championship. In 2014, Kris Kristian Gkolomeev added his name to Tide’s list of NCAA champions when he the Crimson Tid became the firs first UA swimmer under 19 seconds in the 50 freestyle freestyle, earning Alabama’s 20th collegiate Gkolomeev came back the next year national title. G to win the 2015 NCAA 100 freestyle title.
JONTY SKINNER
ANGELIKA KNIPPING
WAYNE CHESTER
1975 NCAA 100 Freestyle Champion
1983 NCAA 50 Breaststroke Champion
1978 NCAA 1-meter Diving Champion
VLAD POLYAKOV
GLENN MILLS
CASEY CONVERSE
2005 & 2007 NCAA 200 Breaststroke Breaststtrok oke eC Cham Champion h pion
1983 NCAA 200 Breaststroke Champion
1977 NCAA 1,650 Freestyle Champion
ARNE BORGSTROM
VICKY STANLEY
1982 NCAA 1,650 Freestyle Champion
1976 AIAW 50 Freestyle Champion
CARLOS BERROCAL BERR
BRENT ROBERTS
1979 1 979 NCAA 100 B Backstroke Champion
1998 NCAA Platform Diving Champion
LANE BASSHAM 2004 NCAA 3-meter Diving Champion
STEFAN GHERGH GHERGHEL H 2002 & 2003 NCAA 20 200 0 Butterfly Champion
Christina Jarvis is the Crimson Tide’s alltime leader with five collegiate national championships, repeating as the AIAW 100 and 200 breaststroke champion in 1976 and 1977 as well as adding the 50 breaststroke champion in 1977.
CHRISTINA JARVIS 1977 AIAW 50, 100 & 200 Breaststroke Champion; 1976 AIAW 100 & 200 Breaststroke Champion
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THE DON GAMBRIL OLYMPIC POOL
AT THE ALABAMA AQUATIC CENTER
RECORDS & HISTORY
Over the past three decades, the Alabama Aquatic Center has gained a reputation for housing one of the fastest pools not only in the Southeastern Conference, but in the nation. The pool bears the name of the man who spearheaded its construction. Don Gambril, long time Alabama mentor and head coach of the 1984 United States Olympic Team, oversaw the competition pool of the aquatic center from concept to completion and then watched the Crimson Tide’s home become one of the toughest places in the nation for an opposing team to come in and win. Prior to the 2002 season, the pool where he ruled was renamed the Don Gambril Olympic Pool. The home of the Crimson Tide received a full renovation over the past several years, including the addition of a new state-of-theart scoreboard in the fall of 2015, bringing the facility back to the standard of excellence that it has enjoyed through the years. The $1.5 million renovation prior to the addition of the scoreboard included: • Complete renovation of the men’s and women’s locker rooms • A new pool surface • Office space added for coaches and administration
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• The pool was painted and tiled • The facility’s light fixtures were changed • A new sound system was installed Before the 2002 season, the lobby of the Aquatic Center was converted into a Hall of Fame which not only houses the University of Alabama Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame but also mementos and informational displays of Alabama’s past and present, making it one of the nation’s best for a college sports program. One aspect that has not changed is the facility’s reputation as one of the fastest pools in the country. A ringing testament to this claim occurred when Martin Zubero set a world record in the 200-meter backstroke (1:56.57) during the 1992 Rammer Jammer Invitational. It was not the first time that Zubero had a ‘good’ time at the Alabama Aquatic Center. He set a U.S. Open record in the 200 yard backstroke (1:43.40) at the 1990 SEC Championships. Further proof was offered by the legendary Tracy Caulkins, who set a pair of American records at the AQC, a short time after the pool opened. In 2009, the nation’s best conference gathered in Tuscaloosa as the Alabama Aquatic
Center played host to the SEC Championships for the seventh time since 1982. The Crimson Tide has built an impressive reputation for winning in the Aquatic Center. In addition to a slew of home dual meet wins, the Tide won SEC men’s titles at home in 1982 and 1987. The Aquatic Center’s main competition pool is 25-yards by 50-meters. It is 6.5 feet deep at its shallowest point and 18 feet at its deepest. When set up for long-course competition, the pool boasts eight nine-foot wide lanes. When setup for short course, the pool can accommodate up to 17 nine-foot wide lanes. The main pool has four springboards - two 1-meter and two 3-meter. The diving well also boasts a five- and 10-meter platform. The main competition venue seats 1,500, every seat of which is often taken during invitational and championship meets. In addition to the main competition course, the Aquatic Center has an eight lane, 25-yard pool. The Aquatic Center also contains a complete weight room as well as dryland training areas and meeting rooms, all utilized by the Alabama swimmers and divers in their training.