Swimming & Diving
Adam Rosipal - Swimming & Diving - University of Kentucky Athletics

AdamRosipal

  • position Freestyle
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Bratislava, Slovakia
  • Previous School University of Indianapolis
  • Major Psychology
  • High school Skalicka Cesta 1

Top Times (SCY):
200 Freestyle: 1:37.26 (2022 SEC Championships, 2/17/22)
500 Freestyle: 4:19.15 (2021 SEC Championships, 2/24/21)
1000 Freestyle: 9:03.08 (2019 NCAA DII Championships, 3/13/19)
1650 Freestyle: 15:04.94 (2023 SEC Championships, 2/18/23)

Top Times (LCM):
200 Freestyle: 1:52.02 (Mizuno Atlanta Classic, 5/14/21)
400 Freestyle: 3:57.30 (Mizuno Atlanta Classic, 5/15/21)
800 Freestyle: 8:12.45 (Mizuno Atlanta Classic, 5/16/21)
1500 Freestyle: 15:40.60 (Budapest Championships, 6/26/19)

Career Notes:

  • 2022, 2023 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
  • 2021, 2022 CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention
  • 2021 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
  • 2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
  • 2023 SEC Community Service Team

In the Record Book:

  • No. 4 in 1000 free (2021)
  • No. 7 in 500 free (2021)
  • No. 9 in 1650 free (2023)

2022-23 (Fifth-Year): Clocked a pair of top-25 finishes at the SEC Championships including 18th in the 1650 free (15:04.94) and 25th in the 500 free (4:20.78) … Won the 500 freestyle vs. Cincinnati (4:29.10) … Was also third at the same meet in the 200 freestyle (1:40.10) … Qualified for the finals in the 200 free (28th), 500 free (12th), 1000 free (20th) and 1650 free (21st) at the midseason Ohio State Invitational … Finished in third in the 1650 freestyle at Texas A&M (15:31.11).

2021-22 (Senior): Finished 15th in the 500 free (4:21.14), 21st in the 1650 free (15:15.08) and 41st in the 200 free (1:37.26) at the SEC Championships … Placed 13th in the 500 free (4:23.44) and 24th in the mile (15:44.29) at the midseason Ohio State Invitational … Had 11 top-5 finishes throughout the dual meet season … Was the runner-up in the 1000 free (9:16.91) and took third in the 500 free (4:32.02) against Miami Ohio … Took second in the 1000 free (9:23.76) versus Cincinnati … Raced to second in the 500 free (4:31.20) and third in the 1000 free (9:17.51) in a battle with Tennessee … Posted a trio of top-4 four finishes in the season opener at Indiana … Finished third in the mile (15:47.03) in a tri-meet with Auburn and NC State.

2020-21 (Junior): Finished 18th in the 500 free (4:19.15) and 21st in the mile (15:28.57), and also competed in the 200 free (1:37.51), at the 2021 SEC Championships … Placed second in both the 500 free (4:22.52) and mile (15:10.38) at the Missouri Invitational … Recorded 11 top-5 finishes throughout the dual meet season … Won the 1000 free (9:25.71) in his Wildcat debut against Vanderbilt … Picked up a win in the mile (15:32.42) and was the runner-up in the 500 free (4:28.38) at Alabama … Raced to third in the 1000 free (9:22.26) and fifth in the 500 free (4:35.42) against Tennessee … Named to the SEC First-Year Honor Roll … Named a CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention.

2019-20 (Sophomore): Did not compete.

2018-19 (Freshman at UIndy): 2019 NCAA DII National Champion in the mile, becoming the first Greyhound to win an individual title since 2008 … Also finished second in the 1000 free and third in the 500 free at the national meet while helping his team take seventh in the 800 free relay … Won the 1000 free and was the runner-up in the 500 free at the GLVC Championships.

Prior to UK: Broke the Slovak junior national record in the 400m free at the 2017 FINA World Junior Championships … Also competed at the 2017 European Junior Championships … Swam on the 800m free relay that owns Slovak national record … Has won multiple Slovak national titles.

Personal: Parents are Roman Rosipal and Eva Rosipalova … Has one younger sister, Tamara.

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