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Kayla Churman - Swimming & Diving - University of Kentucky Athletics

KaylaChurman

  • class Senior
  • Hometown Wexford, Pa.
  • Major Biology
  • High school North Allegheny Senior High
BIO

Top Times (SCY):
200 Backstroke: 1:54.34 (2019 SEC Championships, 02/23/19)
100 Butterfly: 53.82 (2019 SEC Championships, 02/21/19)
200 Butterfly: 1:57.02 (2019 SEC Championships, 02/22/19)
 
Top Times (LCM):
100 Backstroke: 1:05.23 (2016 US Olympic Trials Time Trial, 06/28/16)
200 Backstroke: 2:16.38 (Ohio State Long Course Time Trial, 02/28/16)
100 Butterfly: 1:02.58 (Atlanta Classic, 05/13/16)
200 Butterfly: 2:18.28 (2015 IN FUTURES, 08/01/15)
 

Career Notes:

  • 2017, 2019 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
  • 2016 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
  • 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifier
  • 2016, 2018, 2019 CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention

2018-19 (Senior): Reset her career best in the 100 fly (53.82), 200 fly (1:57.02) and the 200 back (1:54.34) at the SEC Championships … Scored a total of 26 points for the UK women at the SEC Championships in the 200 fly and 200 back, landing spots in the “B” final on each of those two swims … In the 200 fly at the SEC Championships, Churman finished 13th overall on a time of 1:57.12 … In the 200 back at the SEC Championships, she finished 15th overall on a time of 1:55.56 … Named CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention … Named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
 
2017-18 (Junior): Recorded personal best times in all three of her individual events at the SEC Championships, scoring in both the 200 fly and the 200 backstroke … Finished 18th overall in the 200 fly with a time of 1:58.63 … Placed 24th overall in the 200 back at the conference meet with a time of 1:57.15 … Named CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention … Named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2016-17 (Sophomore): Scored at the SEC Championships, qualifying for the “C” final of the 200 fly to finish 24th overall … Posted personal records in both the butterfly events at the SEC Championships, going 54.78 in the 100 fly and 1:59.71 in the 200 fly … Recipient of the team’s Scholarship Award at the end of year banquet … Named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
 
2015-16 (Freshman):  Cracked the UK record book in the 100 and 200 back and the 200 fly … Set a personal record of 1:57.14 in the 200 back to place 23rd at the SEC Championships and finished 27th in the 200 fly in 2:00.35 for times that ranked fifth and ninth in program history, respectively …  Time in the 200 back was an NCAA qualifying consideration mark … Also competed in the 100 fly at the conference meet, recording a personal record of 55.27 seconds … Swam the eighth-fastest 100 back in program history at the OSU Last Chance Meet, finishing fifth in 55.26 seconds … Named CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention … Named toSEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

Prior to UK: Swam for Allegheny North Swim Club under coach Patrick Wenzel … Two-time high school All-American … Broke the North Allegheny Senior High School records in the 100 fly, 200 medley relay and 400 free relay … Three-time district champion in the 100 fly … Member of the state championship-winning 200 medley relay team … A four-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American.

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