Swimming & Diving
Kristyn Sabol - Swimming & Diving - University of Kentucky Athletics

KristynSabol

  • position Freestyle/Butterfly
  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Dublin, Ohio
  • Major Psychology
  • High school Dublin Coffman High School

Top Times (SCY):
100 Butterfly: 54.32 (vs. Louisville, 1/21/23)
200 Butterfly: 1:56.42 (2023 SEC Championships, 2/17/23)
100 Freestyle: 49.68 (Ohio State Last Chance Meet, 2/27/22)

200 Freestyle: 1:47.55 (2022 SEC Championships, 2/17/22)

Career Notes:

  • 2021, 2022 CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention
  • 2022, 2023 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
  • 2021 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

In the Record Book:

  • No. 8 in 200 fly (2023)

2022-23 (Junior): Finished first in the 200 fly at the Ohio State Last Chance qualifier (1:57.21) … Placed 10th in the 200 fly at the SEC Championships with a personal best time (1:56.42) … Finished second in the 100 free (52.56) and third in 200 free (1:52.08) against Cincinnati. Was second in the 200 fly (1:57.33) against Louisville … Placed 11th in the 200 fly (1:58.90) at the Ohio State Invitational, also placing 29th in the 200 free (1:50.05) and 34th in the 100 free (51.18)…

2021-22 (Sophomore): Finished 20th in the 200 fly (1:58.10) and 26th in the 200 free (1:47.55) at the SEC Championships, also racing the 100 free … Placed 10th in the 200 fly (2:00.70), 16th in the 100 free (50.53) and 18th in the 200 free (1:49.19) at the midseason Ohio State Invitational … Had 12 top-6 finishes throughout the dual meet season … Took second in the 500 free (5:01.09) and third in the 200 fly (2:03.73) against Cincinnati … Raced to third in the 100 free (52.23) and fourth in the 200 free (1:53.27) versus Marshall … Placed fourth in the 200 free (1:50.36) and sixth in the 100 free (51.46) in a dual with Tennessee … Sprinted to third in the 100 free (52.24) against Ohio … Posted five top-12 showings in a tri-meet with Auburn and NC State … Won the Most Improved Award at the program’s annual award banquet.

2020-21 (Freshman): Won the 200 fly at the Tennessee Last Chance Meet in 1:59.57 while also taking third in the 200 free (1:49.35) and fourth in the 50 free (23.83) … Placed fifth in the 200 fly (2:01.98) and 14th in the 200 free (1:51.34) at the Missouri Invitational … Competed in four dual meets, highlighted by a fifth-place showing in the 200 fly (2:03.72) against Tennessee … Took sixth in the 200 fly (2:03.85) and seventh in the 100 fly (56.46) against Louisville … Named to the SEC First-Year Honor Roll … Named a CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention.

Prior to UK: 2020 Ohio State Championship runner-up in the 100 free and 200 free … Six-time Ohio State Championship finalist and three-time Ohio State District Championship gold medalist … Also competed for Dublin Community Swim Team where she was a U.S. Open qualifier … Competed at Junior Nationals in 2019 …. NISCA and USA Swimming Scholastic All-American.

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