Swimming & Diving
Brett Palmer - Swimming & Diving - University of Kentucky Athletics

BrettPalmer

  • class Senior

Major – Health Administration

1998-99 – Only senior on the UK squad… Finished 24th in the 100 backstroke and 25th in the 100 and 200 butterfly at SECs… Swam the 100 and 200 backstroke and the 100 and 200 butterfly at the Nike Cup.

1997-98 – Competed in the 100 and 200 backstroke, 100 fly and 200 IM at Nike Cup.

1996-97 – Finished 21st in the 100 backstroke, 27th in the 200 backstroke, 31st in the 100 butterfly and 47th in the 50 freestyle at the Nike Cup Invitational… Scored in the 100 backstroke versus Cincinnati.

Pre-College – Helped lead Model High School to the Kentucky High School combined state title… Finished third in the 100 butterfly and fifth in the 100 backstroke at the 1996 Kentucky High School State Championships… Finished eighth in the 200 individual medley at the 1995 Kentucky High School State Championships… Lettered four years in swimming and four years in tennis… Won team’s MVP and 100% Awards in both swimming and tennis… President of the National Honor Society… Kentucky Scholar award winner.

Best Times – 100 butterfly – 51.41; 200 butterfly – 1:59.28; 100 backstroke – 53.38; 200 individual medley – 2:02.75.

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