MacRussell
- position Freestyle
- height 6-5
- class Freshman
- Hometown Fort Thomas, Ky.
- Major Digital Media Design
- High school Highlands High School
Top Times (SCY):
50 Freestyle: 20.34 (Kentucky State Championships, 4/24/21)
100 Freestyle: 44.66 (Kentucky State Championships, 4/24/21)
200 Freestyle: 1:44.23 (Ohio State Invitational, 11/19/21)
100 Butterfly: 51.41 (2022 SEC Championships, 2/17/22)
Prior to UK: Won both the 50 and 100 freestyle at the Kentucky State Championships as a senior, earning gold in the 50 freestyle and silver in the 100 freestyle during his junior season … Named NKAC Conference Swimmer of the Year as well as NKY Swimmer of the Year in both 2020 and 2021 … Owns the KHSAA Region records in the 50/100 freestyle … Four-time KHSAA Region 7 All-Region selection … School record-holder in five events and served as team captain … Also swam for Cincinnati Marlins where he was a Junior National qualifier … NISCA and USA Swimming Scholastic All-American.
Personal: Son of Kelly and David Russell … Father played basketball at Arkansas Tech … Has one brother, Bode, and one sister, Chaney … Also ran cross country in high school.