GraceFrericks

Top Times (SCY):
100 Freestyle: 49.13 (Alabama vs. Kentucky, 1/13/24)
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: 57.40 (IN Indy Spring Cup, 05/20/23)
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:

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

In the Record Book: 

• No. 7 in 100 freestyle (2024)
• No. 8 in 200 backstroke (2023)
• No. 9 in 100 backstroke (2024)
• N0. 10  in 200 freestyle (2023)

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.