Swimming & Diving
James Stevenson - Swimming & Diving - University of Kentucky Athletics

JamesStevenson

  • class Senior
  • Hometown Bethesda, Md.
  • High school Bethesda Chevy Chase High School

Top Times:
200 Freestyle:  1:40.79 (2016 SEC Championships, 02/18/16)
500 Freestyle:  4:29.37 (OSU Invite, 11/20/15)
1000 Freestyle:  9:14.18 (2016 SEC Championships, 02/20/16)
1650 Freestyle:  15:19.18 (2016 SEC Championships, 02/20/16)
 
LCM
400 Free: 4:02.70 (Atlanta Classic, 05/14/16)
800 Free: 8:21.61 (GA Long Course Speedo Sectional, 07/09/15)
1500 Free: 15:50.72 (GA Long Course Speedo Sectional, 07/12/15)
 
2016-17 (Senior): Competed in the 200, 500 and 1650 freestyle events at the SEC Championships … Had his top finish at the conference meet in the mile, finishing 27th in 15:19.33 … Recipient of the team’s Booster Club Award at the end of year banquet … Named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
 
2015-16 (Junior):  Swam the fifth-fastest 1650 free in school history, along with the eighth-fastest 1000 split, to finish 18th at the SEC Championships … Time of 15:19.18 was also an NCAA B cut, with a 9:14.18 1000 split … Also competed in the 200 and 500 free at the conference meet … Set a PR in the 500 free at the Ohio State Invite in 4:29.37 … Had five top-four finishes in the 1000 free during the dual season … Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
 
2014-15 (Sophomore):  Set a personal record in the 1650 free when he placed 23rd at the 2015 SEC Championships in 15:32.84, which ranks as the ninth-fastest swim in Kentucky history … Had a personal-best performance in the 1000 free against Cincinnati, when he clocked a 9:23.48.
 

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