PaytonNeff
- position Freestyle
- class Sophomore
- Hometown The Woodlands, Texas
- Major Psychology
- High school The Woodlands High School
Top Times (SCY):
400 IM: 4:20.41 (2020 SEC Championships, 2/20/20)
1000 Freestyle: 10:08.73 (2017 Ohio State Fall Invite, 11/19/17)
1650 Freestyle: 16:29.23 (2019 SEC Championships, 2/23/19)
Top Times (LCM):
200 Freestyle: 2:06.99 (Speedo Champions Series Iowa City, 7/20/18)
400 Freestyle: 4:21.84 (Speedo Champions Series Iowa City, 7/21/18)
800 Freestyle: 8:58.84 (Speedo Champions Series Iowa City, 7/19/18)
1500 Freestyle: 17:07.28 (2019 TYR Pro Swim Series Bloomington, 5/16/19)
Career Notes:
- 2019, 2020, 2021 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
- 2019 CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team
- 2018 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2020-21 (Senior): Placed second in the mile (17:00.19) and third in the 200 fly (2:04.20) at the Tennessee Last Chance Meet …. Finished sixth in the mile (16:47.81) and 10th in both the 400 IM (4:26.77) and 500 free (4:52.83) at the Missouri Invitational … Posted six top-8 finishes throughout the dual meet season, highlighted by a third-place showing in the 1000 free against Vanderbilt with a time of 10:20.71 … Earned the Team Spirit Award at the program’s annual awards banquet … Inducted into the Frank G. Ham Society of Character … Named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll … Named Scholar-Athlete at the 2021 CATSPY Awards.
2019-20 (Junior): Finished in 30th in the 1650 freestyle in 16:48.86 at the SEC Championships … Finished in 31st in the 400 IM in 4:20.41, a career best, at the SEC Championships … Finished in 36th in the 500 freestyle in 4:52.39 at the SEC Championships … Reset her career best in the 200 butterfly in 2:10.23 against Cincinnati … Received the Bob Bradley Scholarship Award at the program’s annual awards banquet … Named to the 2020 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
2018-19 (Sophomore): Scored points at the SEC Championships, finishing 19th in the 1650 free on a mark of 16:29.23 … Including Neff’s 1650 free time, Neff set three career-best marks this season … Notches a 4:22.77 in the 400 IM at the Ohio State Fall Invite and recorded a 4:46.97 in the 500 free at the SEC Championships … Received the Bob Bradley Scholarship Award at the end of year banquet … Named to CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team … Named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
2017-18 (Freshman): Scored at the SEC Championships in the 1650 free, placing 19th overall with a personal-best time of 16:34.48, which ranks No. 10 in Kentucky’s top-10 performers list … Recorded best times in the 500 free (4:52.48) and 400 IM (4:24.78) at the SEC Championships … Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
Prior to UK: High school All-America and All-State Team member … Helped The Woodlands High School win the 2017 6A State Championship … USA Swimming Scholastic All-American Team … Was a member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Parents are Wendy and David Neff.