Swimming & Diving
Jarod Kehl - Swimming & Diving - University of Kentucky Athletics

JarodKehl

  • class Senior
  • Hometown Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • Major Anthropology
  • High school Commonwealth Connections Academy

Top Times (SCY):
200 Freestyle: 1:38.22 (2019 SEC Championships, 02/21/19)
500 Freestyle: 4:21.79 (Ohio State Winter Invite, 02/11/17)
1650 Freestyle: 15:20.20 (Ohio State Winter Invite, 02/12/17)
 
Top Times (LCM):

200 Freestyle: 1:53.40 (Greensboro Speedo Sectionals, 07/15/16)
400 Freestyle: 3:53.29 (Ohio Valley Championship, 06/08/18)
800 Freestyle: 8:18.88 (2017 U.S. Open, 08/06/17)
1500 Freestyle: 16:06.98 (2017 Speedo Long Course Sectionals, 07/16/17)

Career Notes:

  • 2018, 2019 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
  • 2019 CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention

 
2018-19 (Senior): Scored points in the 1650 free at the SEC Championships, recording a 15:20.37 mark on a 20th-place finish … There, he also finished 32nd in the 500 free (4:24.35) and 48th in the 200 free (1:38.22) … Meanwhile, his 200 free time at the league meet reached a career-best mark and his times set in the 500 and 1650 free reached season-best marks … Named CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention … Named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
 
2017-18 (Junior): Posted season-best times in the 200 and 1650 free events at the SEC Championships … Top finish at the conference meet came in the mile, placing 30th with a time of 15:41.20 … Finished 47th in the 200 free prelims (1:40.83) and 42nd in the 500 free (4:31.22) at the SEC Championships … Competed in the 500 free at the Ohio State Last Chance Meet, recording a season-best time of 4:27.87 … Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2016-17 (Sophomore): Recorded personal-best times in the 200, 500 and 1650 free at the Ohio State Winter Invite, winning the 500 and 1650 free at the meet … There, his time of 15:20.20 in the mile ranks eighth on UK’s all-time performance list … His winning 500 free time of 4:21.79  is No. 10 in the Kentucky record book … Recipient of the team’s Most Improved Swimmer Award at the end of year banquet.
 
2015-16 (Freshman): Set personal records in the 200, 500 and 1650 free at the SEC Championships … Finished 25th in the mile in 15:37.12, placed 32nd in the 500 free in 4:26.67 and 47th in the 200 free in 1:40.29 … Had long-course PRs at the Ohio State Long Course Meet with a 1:56.26 in the 200-meter free and a 16:24.59 in the 1500-meter free … Recipient of the 100 Percent Award at the end of year banquet.
 
Prior to UK: Swam for West Allegheny Aqua Club under coach Bob Miller … Two-time Pennsylvania State Champion in the 500 free and state titleholder in the 200 free … Two-time WPIAL champion in the 200 free, along with one title in the 500 free … Holds multiple records at Commonwealth Connections Academy … Three-time High School Interscholastic All-American.
 

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