AliGalyer

Top Times (SCY):
50 Freestyle: 23.25 (2018 SEC Championships, 02/15/18)
100 Freestyle: 49.38 (2019 SEC Championships, 02/23/19)
200 Freestyle: 1:43.99 (2020 SEC Championships, 02/18/20)
500 Freestyle: 4:38.40 (2020 SEC Championships, 02/19/20)
100 Backstroke: 52.53 (2019 NCAA Championships, 03/21/19)
200 Backstroke: 1:49.92 (2020 SEC Championships, 02/22/20)
 
Top Times (LCM):
200 Freestyle: 2:02.23 (2019 Ohio State Fall Invite, 11/22/19)
400 Freestyle: 4:17.69 (2019 Ohio State Fall Invite, 11/21/19)
800 Freestyle: 9:01.13 (2017 Bucceto Open, 06/01/17)
100 Backstroke: 1:01.53 (2019 FINA World Championships, 07/22/19)
200 Backstroke: 2:09.77 (2018 Summer Nationals, 07/26/18)
 
Career Notes:

• 2020 Team New Zealand Olympian
• 2020 SEC Silver Medalist in 500 Freestyle
• 2020 SEC Silver Medalist in 800 Freestyle Relay
• 2020 SEC Bronze Medalist in 200 Backstroke
• 2020 SEC Bronze Medalist in 400 Medley Relay
• 2017, 2018, 2019, *2020 NCAA qualifier
• 2017, 2019, 2020 CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team
• ^2020 All-America in 200 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke, 500 Freestyle, 400 Medley Relay, 800 Freestyle Relay
• 2018, 2019, 2020 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
• Four-time First Team All-American (2017-2019)
• Four-time All-America Honorable Mention (2017-2019)
• 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 All-SEC Second Team
• 2019 SEC Silver Medalist in 200 Backstroke
• 2019 SEC Bronze Medalist in 800 Freestyle Relay
• 2019 SEC Bronze Medalist in 400 Medley Relay
• 2018 SEC Bronze Medalist in 200 Backstroke
• 2017 SEC Silver Medalist in 800 Freestyle Relay
• 2017 SEC All-Freshman Team
• 2017 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

2019-20 (Senior): Named to the All-SEC Second Team … Responsible for 80 individual points at the 2020 SEC Championships … Earned a silver medal in the 500 freestyle in 4:38.40, a career best, at the SEC Championships … Earned a bronze medal in the 200 backstroke in 1:49.92, a career best and an NCAA “A” cut, at the SEC Championships … Finished in fifth place in the 200 freestyle in 1:44.55 at the SEC Championships … Helped the 800 freestyle relay team to a silver medal and an NCAA “A” cut, swimming the lead leg in 1:43.99, a career best, at the SEC Championships … Helped the 400 medley relay team to a bronze medal and an NCAA “A” cut, swimming the anchor leg in 48.21 at the SEC Championships … Qualified for the 2020 NCAA Championships in the 200 and 500 freestyle and the 200 backstroke … Earned a coveted spot on Team New Zealand’s 2020 Olympic Team … Named to the CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team … Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2018-19 (Junior): Named to the All-SEC Second Team  … Earned a silver medal in the 200 back (1:50.39) and two bronze medals in the 400 medley relay (3:31.27) and 800 free relay (6:56.23) at the SEC Championships … In addition, Galyer scored at the SEC Championships in the 200 free (12th, 1:45.69), 100 back (9th, 52.60) and the 400 free relay (4th, 3:14.68) … Set personal-best times at the SEC Championships in the 100 free (49.38) and the 100 back (52.53), and set a personal best at the NCAA Championships in the 200 free (1:44.51) … Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 200 free and the 100 and 200 back … Earned a First Team All-America honor in the 200 back (8th, 1:51.62) … Earned three All-America Honorable Mention honors in the 400 medley relay (15th, 3:32.24), the 400 free relay (15th, 3:14.59) and the 800 free relay (10th, 6:58.05) … Helped break school records in the 400 free relay (3:14.59) and 800 free relay (6:56.23) … Received the UK Swimming & Diving Booster Club Award at the end of year banquet … Named to CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team … Named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
 
2017-18 (Sophomore): First Team All-America for the second year in a row after finishing sixth overall in the 200 back at the NCAA Championships … Set a personal-best time of 1:50.16 in 200 back prelims at NCAAs … Also earned All-America Honorable Mention as part of Kentucky’s 800 free relay team which placed 11th in 6:57.20, swimming the first leg with a personal-best mark of 1:44.78 … Scored for the Wildcats in the 800 free relay, 500 free, 200 free relay, 200 free, 200 back and 400 free relay at the SEC Championships … SEC Bronze Medalist in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:50.63 … Finished 13th in the 200 free at the conference meet in 1:46.48 … Earned Second Team All-SEC honors for the second consecutive season … Named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2016-17 (Freshman): Earned First Team All-America honors in the 200 back and 800 free relay … Swam a personal-best 1:50.53 in the NCAA 200 back prelims to make the “A” final … Eighth overall in the 200 back at NCAAs with a time of 1:51.05 … Finished 24th overall in the 500 free with a PR 4:41.37, improving her seed time by more than a full second … Came in 30th in the 200 free at the NCAA Championships with a PR 1:45.97 … Won a silver medal at the SEC Championships, swimming the opening leg (1:46.41) of UK’s 800 free relay team … Placed eighth overall in the 200 free (1:47.34) at the conference meet … Also made the “A” final of the 200 back at SECs, finishing sixth with a time of 1:52.14 … Named to All-SEC Second Team and SEC All-Freshman Team … Recipient of the team’s Freshman Award at the end of year banquet … Named to the CSCAA Scholar All-America aFirst Team … Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
 
Prior to UK: 2015 and 2016 South Carolina High School Swimmer of the Year … Three-time high school state champion in 100 back and 200 free … 2016 YMCA Long Course National Champion in 200 back … Multi-national champion relay swimmer and record holder … Three-time Junior Nationals finalist … Fifth place at 2016 Summer Junior Nationals in 200 back … 2016 U.S. Olympic Trial qualifier in 100 and 200 back … Competed for Middle Tyger Swim Club … Member of National Honor Society and Beta Club … Younger sister of former UK swimmer Danielle Galyer.

*The NCAA Championships were canceled because of the COVID-19 public-health threat.^The CSCAA board adjusted the All-America selection criteria to recognize a group of individuals who would have had the opportunity to compete for All-America status at the canceled 2020 NCAA Championships.