HankSiefert

Top Times (SCY):
200 Freestyle: 1:35.95 (2021 SEC Championships, 2/25/21)
500 Freestyle: 4:18.20 (2018 SEC Championships, 2/15/18)
1000 Freestyle: 9:11.10 (2018 SEC Championships, 2/18/18)
1650 Freestyle: 15:04.97 (2020 SEC Championships, 2/22/20)

Top Times (LCM):
200 Freestyle 1:49.67 (Phillips 66 National Championships, 7/26/18)
400 Freestyle: 3:51.84 (Phillips 66 National Championships, 7/28/18)
800 Freestyle: 8:18.42 (NC ESSZ Long Course Championships, 7/11/19)

Career Notes:

• 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier 
• 2020-21 SEC Community Service Team selection
• 2019, 2020, 2021 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
• 2018 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

In the Record Book:

• No. 1 in 400m free (2018)
• No. 2 in 500 free (2018)
• No. 6 in 1650 free (2020)
• No. 9 in 1000 free (2021)

2020-21 (Senior): Finished 13th in the 1650 free (15:14.09), 17th in the 500 free (4:18.84), and 18th in the 200 free (1:36.13) at the 2021 SEC Championships, also splitting 44.06 on the 400 free relay that finished eighth … Placed third in the 500 free (4:22.53), fourth in the mile (15:33.17), and fifth in the 200 free (1:37.40) at the Missouri Invitational … Recorded nine top-5 finishes throughout the dual meet season, highlighted by a pair of wins in the 200 free (1:38.45) and 500 free (4:24.75) at Alabama … Also won the 500 free (4:30.68) against Vanderbilt … Took second in the 500 free (4:27.50) and third in the 200 free (1:37.85) versus Tennessee … Earned the Captain’s Award at the program’s annual awards banquet … Inducted into the Frank G. Ham Society of Character … Selected to SEC’s Men’s Swimming and Diving Community Service Team … Named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2019-20 (Junior): Earned a personal record 9:14.55 in the 1,000 freestyle in a dual meet at Louisville in January … Scored 21 individual points at the 2020 SEC Championships … There, he finished in 11th place in the 1,650 freestyle in a personal record 15:04.97, while he finished in 20th place in the 500 freestyle in 4:19.45 … Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll. 

2018-19 (Sophomore): Scored points in three events at the SEC Championships … There, finished sixth in the 800 free relay (6:21.53), finished 24th in the 500 free (4:27.68), earned 24th in the 1650 free (15:32.34) and finished 49th in the 200 free (1:38.58) … Meanwhile, his times recorded in 500 free (4:19.40) and 1650 free (15:32.34) at the SEC Championships earned career-best marks … Named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
 
2017-18 (Freshman): Scored in both the 500 and 1,650 free at the SEC Championships … Top finish at the conference meet came in the 500 free, going a personal-best time of 4:18.20 to place 17th overall … His time of 4:18.20 ranks second all-time among UK performers … Also finished 21st in the mile with lifetime best 15:16.42 … Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

Prior to UK: Four-time All-Ohio performer … 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier in 400 free … Four-time YMCA Long Course National Champion (2015, 2017 200 free; 2016 100 back; 2015 400 free) …  2016 Scholastic All-America … Helped his high school team win 2017 GWAC South title … Played basketball … Member of National Honor Society and student council.

Personal: Parents are Brian and Connie Siefert … Has two siblings, Morgan and Carsyn.