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Daniel Orcutt - Swimming & Diving - University of Kentucky Athletics

DanielOrcutt

  • position Im
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.
  • Major Management
  • High school Fort Walton Beach High School
BIO

Top Times (SCY):
200 Butterfly: 1:44.37 (2020 SEC Championships, 02/21/20)
200 IM: 1:45.43 (2019 SEC Championships, 02/20/19)
400 IM: 3:46.05 (2020 SEC Championships, 02/20/20)

Top Times (LCM):
200 Backstroke: 2:04.71 (Iowa City Speedo Champions Series, 07/21/18)
100 Butterfly: 56.03 (2019 NC ESSZ Long Course Championships, 07/13/19)
200 Butterfly: 2:00.54 (2019 Time Trials Phillips 66 National Championships, 08/01/19)
200 IM: 2:03.42 (Iowa City Speedo Champions Series, 07/22/18)
400 IM: 4:25.43 (Iowa City Speedo Champions Series, 07/20/18)

Career Notes:

  • 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier 
  • 2020 CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention
  • 2019, 2020 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
  • 2018 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

2019-20 (Junior): Set personal records in two of his three events at the 2020 SEC Championships, while he scored 33 individual points in two events at the league meet … There, he finished in 11th place in the 400 IM in 3:46.40, after touching the wall in a personal record 3:46.05 during preliminaries … He also finished in 10th place in the 200 butterfly in a personal record 1:44.37 at the league meet … Named to the CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention team … Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll. 

2018-19 (Sophomore): Scored points in each of his individual events at the SEC Championships … There, he finished 14th in the 200 IM (1:46.30), finished 17th and won the “C” final in the 200 fly (1:45.52) and he finished 19th in the 400 IM (3:46.55) … Meanwhile, he set career-best marks in each of his individual events at the SEC Championships, including the 200 fly (1:45.48), 200 IM (1:45.43) and the 400 IM (3:46.55) … Received the UK Swimming & Diving Booster Club Award at the end of year banquet … Named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
 
2017-18 (Freshman): Competed in the 200 fly, 200 IM and 400 IM at the SEC Championships … Top finish came in the 200 fly, placing 26th in prelims with a time of 1:46.91 … Became the fifth-fastest 400 IM performer in the UK record book by posting a 3:49.77 at the SEC Championships, posted the No. 6 time in UK history in the 200 IM, going 1:47.79 … Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

Prior to UK: Set nine school records for his high school team … 2016 Florida 2A state champion in 200 IM … 2015 Florida 2A state champion in 100 back … Three-time high school All-America … Three-time Academic All-America … Also competed in track and cross country and was a regional champion and state qualifier in both … Member of National Honor Society, Beta Club and is an Eagle Scout … 2016 National High School Heisman winner … Two-time Northwest Florida Swimmer of the Year.

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