Swimming & Diving
Megan Hartlieb - Swimming & Diving - University of Kentucky Athletics

MeganHartlieb

  • position Freestyle/Backstroke
  • class Freshman
  • Hometown Mequon, Wis.
  • Major Business Marketing
  • High school Homestead High School

Top Times (SCY):
50 Freestyle: 23.21 (YMCA National Championships, 4/3/19)
100 Freestyle: 50.43 (YMCA National Championships, 4/5/19)
200 Freestyle: 1:51.90 (YMCA National Championships, 4/3/19)
100 Backstroke: 56.50 (Wisconsin 13&O State Championships, 3/3/19)

Top Times (LCM):
50 Freestyle: 26.58 (WEST Express Last Chance Meet, 7/14/19)
100 Freestyle: 58.66 (Junior National Championships, 8/7/19)

Career Notes: 

  • 2023 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll

2022-23 (Sophomore): Placed fourth in the 50 free (23.37), 10th in the 100 free (52.70) and 12th in the 200 free (1:53.17) at the Ohio State Winter Invite … Reached the finals in the 100 free at the midseason Ohio State Invitational, placing 40th (52.26) … Posted a fifth-place swim in the 100 free against Texas A&M (51.62) … Was also fifth in the 100 free vs. NC State (51.89).

2021-22 (Freshman): Finished fifth in the 50 free (23.51), sixth in the 100 free (52.20) and sixth in the 200 free (1:52.47) at the Ohio State Winter Invite … Finaled in three events at the midseason Ohio State Invitational … Saw action in five dual meets, highlighted by a third-place finish in the 50 free (24.11) and a fourth-place showing in the 100 free (52.60) versus Marshall … Finished fourth in the 100 fly (59.00) against Cincinnati … Raced to fifth in both the 50 free (24.22) and 100 free (53.01) in her Wildcat debut against Ohio.

Prior to UK: Finaled in the 100 backstroke and 200 IM at the Wisconsin DI State Championships as a freshman … Owns school records in the freestyle and medley relays … Also competed for Schroeder YMCA Swim Team where she was a Junior National qualifier … Placed seventh in the 100 freestyle and 12th in the 50 freestyle at YMCA Nationals in 2019 … 23-time Wisconsin 13&O Championship finalist, winning the 200 IM in 2017.

Personal: Daughter of Beth and John Hartlieb … Father played football at Iowa … Has three siblings … Older brother, Matthew, plays football at Drake … Was a member of student council and earned the merit award.

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