GraceFrericks

Top Times (SCY):
100 Freestyle: 49.02 (vs. Louisville, 1/25/25)
200 Freestyle: 1:46.63 (2023 SEC Championships, 2/16/23)
100 Backstroke: 52.54 (2024 NCAA Championships, 3/22/24)
200 Backstroke: 1:52.67 (2024 NCAA Championships, 3/23/24)

Top Times (LCM):
100 Freestyle: 57.04 (Speedo Summer Championships, 07/26/24)
200 Freestyle: 2:03.55 (IN Indy Spring Cup, 05/18/23)
100 Backstroke: 1:02.34 (IN Indy Spring Cup, 05/19/23)
200 Backstroke: 2:13.19 (IN Indy Spring Cup, 05/19/23)

Career Notes:

• 2023, 2024, & 2025 NCAA Qualifier
• 2024 Olympic Trials Qualifier
• 2023 All-American Honorable Mention in 800 Freestyle Relay
• 2023 SEC All-Freshman
• 2024 & 2025 CSCAA First-Team Scholar All-America
• 2023-24, 2024-25 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
• 2022-23 SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll

In the Record Book: 

• No. 5 in 50 freestyle (2025)
• No. 7 in 100 freestyle (2024)
• No. 8 in 200 backstroke (2024)
• No. 9 in 100 backstroke (2024)

2025-26 (Senior): Appeared in 10 meets for the Wildcats… Competed in three events at the 2026 SEC Championships… Best finish was in the 100 back with 32nd in 54.29… Two first place finishes against Cincinnati in the 100 back (53.79) and 200 back (1:57.26)… Fifth place event finish in the 100 back (54.29) against Vanderbilt and Texas A&M…  Third place in 100 back (54.27) against Missouri… Second place in 100 back (53.25) and third place finish in the 200 back (1:54.89) against Louisville… Also finished second and third in those same events at LSU (100 back: 54.02, 200 back: 1:57.52)… Made her season debut against Indiana on Oct. 22, where she swam for an event win in the 200 back (1:57.44) and third in the 100 back (54.75).

2024-25 (Junior): NCAA Qualifier for third-straight season… Raced in three events at NCAA’s, finishing 34th in 200 back (1:53.99), 47th in the 100 back (52.95), and 69th in the 50 free (22.62)… SEC Championship A-Finalist in the 200 back (1:52.99), finishing eighth… Also competed in the 100 back (52.90) as a C-Finalist, taking 21st place… First place finish against Louisville in the 100 back (52.79)… Event winner in both the 100 free (49.33) and 100 back (53.63) against Cincinnati… First place finish in 200 back (1:54.85) and 200 free (1:47.43) against Auburn… 200 back (1:55.43) event winner and third in 200 free (1:48.14) against Purdue and Notre Dame… Event winner in 100 free (51.69) and 100 back (55.74) against Vanderbilt… Second place in 200 free (1:50.76) versus Tennessee… Event victory in 200 free (1:52.06) against WVU.

2023-24 (Sophomore): NCAA Qualifier for second-straight season… Set personal bests in both events entered at NCAAs, placing 18th in the 200 back (1:52.67) and 37th in the 100 back (52.54) … Was an A-finalist at the SEC Championships in the 200 backstroke, where she placed seventh overall (1:53.93). Also scored in the 100 back (53.40), placing 22nd, and the 200 free (1:47.27), where she was 23rd … Won both the 100 free (49.99) and 100 back (53.09) against Cincinnati … Claimed victory in the 200 back against Louisville (1:53.77) … Picked up two wins against Alabama, touching first in the 200 free (1:47.13) and the 200 back (1:54.14) … Took third in the 200 back (1:54.73) at the Tennessee Invitational … Earned wins in the 100 free (51.21) and 200 free (1:51.34) in dual with Eastern Michigan … Won the Wildcat of the Year award (Swim MVP) at the team banquet.

2022-23 (Freshman): Named to SEC All-Freshman Team … Competed in the 100 and 200 backstroke, along with the 800 freestyle relay, at NCAA Championships … 800 Freestyle relay took 10th with a time of 7:00.19 … Was sixth in the 200 back at SEC Championships (1:53.97). Also placed 20th in the 100 back (52.80) and 23rd in the 200 free (1:46.79) … Won the 100 backstroke in dual meet at Cincinnati (55.74) … Finished third in the 100 free vs. Georgia (51.34) … Was third in both the 50 free (23.50) and 100 free (51.36) at Texas A&M … Placed third in the 50 free vs. NC State (23.55) … Made it back for four finals at the Ohio State Invitational … Placed 12th in the 100 back (53.65), 13th in the 200 free (1:48.12) … 25th in the 100 free (50.78) and 26th in the 50 free (23.07)… Won Most Improved Swimmer at team banquet … SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

Prior to UK: State Champion in the 100 backstroke. Three time high school All-American. Four time Scholastic All-American. Junior national championships qualifier. U.S. Open qualifier. Captain of high school team. Brother Jackson plays football at Iowa.