Swimming & Diving
Jason Head - Swimming & Diving - University of Kentucky Athletics

JasonHead

  • class Senior
  • Hometown Dallas, Texas
  • Major Kinesiology
  • High school Keller Central High School

Top Times (SCY):
50 Freestyle: 19.81 (2019 SEC Championships, 02/20/19)
100 Freestyle: 43.18 (2020 SEC Championships, 02/22/20)
200 Freestyle: 1:34.60 (2020 SEC Championships, 02/20/20)
 
Top Times (LCM):

50 Freestyle: 23.21 (Iowa City Speedo Champions Series, 07/22/18)
100 Freestyle: 50.39 (2019 Time Trials Phillips 66 National Championships, 08/03/19)
200 Freestyle: 1:51.08 (Iowa City Speedo Champions Series, 07/20/18)
400 Freestyle: 3:58.95 (Iowa City Speedo Champions Series, 07/21/18)

Career Notes:

  • 2020 All-SEC Second Team
  • 2020 SEC Bronze Medalist in 400 Freestyle Relay
  • ^2020 All-America in 400 Freestyle Relay
  • 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier 
  • 2019 All-America Honorable Mention in 400 Freestyle Relay
  • 2018, 2019, 2020 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
  • 2017 SEC First-Year Honor Roll

2019-20 (Senior): Named to All-SEC Second Team … Scored 18 individual points at the 2020 SEC Championships, while assisting in four relays at the league meet … There, he finished in 14th place in the 200 freestyle in 1:35.29, after he earned a personal record 1:34.60 during preliminaries, while Head also finished in 20th place in the 100 freestyle on a personal record 43.18 … He helped the 400 freestyle relay win a bronze medal, a NCAA “A” cut and school record in  2:50.28, swimming the anchor split in 42.65, while he also helped the 800 freestyle relay team earn fourth place in 6:18.11, swimming the second split in 1:34.44 … Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2018-19 (Junior): Scored points in each of his relay and individual events at the SEC Championships … There, finished fifth in the 400 free relay (2:51.40), finished sixth in the 800 free relay (6:21.53), finished seventh in the 200 free relay (1:17.41), finished ninth in the 400 medley relay (3:09.56), finished 13th in the 200 free (1:35.31), finished 17th in the 100 free (43.30) and finished 20th in the 50 free (19.81)Meanwhile, Head set career best marks in each of his individual events at the SEC Championships in the 50 free (19.81), 100 free (43.30) and 200 free (1:35.31) … Member of three mschool record relay teams set in 2019, including the 400 free relay (2:51.40), 800 free relay (6:21.53) and the 400 medley relay (3:09.56) … Earned a NCAA Championships relay alternate spot, helping the UK men finish 15th in the 400 free relay (2:51.53) and 17th in the 200 free relay (1:17.91) … Named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
 
2017-18 (Sophomore): Placed 21st in the 200 freestyle at the SEC Championships with a personal-best time of 1:35.95 … Member of Kentucky’s 800 free relay and 400 medley relay teams, which broke school records at the SEC Championships … The lead leg of the 200 free relay, posted a best time of 20.04 in the 50 free … Named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2016-17 (Freshman): Entered the UK record book placing ninth in the 200 free after going 1:36.77 at the Ohio State Winter Invite … There, also clocked personal-best times in the 50 free (20.46) and 100 free (44.43) at the meet … Named to SEC First-Year Honor Roll.
 
Prior to UK: Four-time state qualifier … Four-time All-American in the 200 free relay, and the 100 and 200 free … Competed for the North Texas Nadadores … Played basketball … Member of the show choir, Chamber Singers and in student leadership.

^The CSCAA board adjusted the All-America selection criteria to recognize a group of individuals who would have had the opportunity to compete for All-America status at the canceled 2020 NCAA Championships.

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