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John Broome - Swimming & Diving - University of Kentucky Athletics

JohnBroome

  • position Breast/IM
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Greer, South Carolina
  • High school Riverside High School
BIO

Top Times (SCY):
100 Breast: 53.97 (CSCAA National Invitational, 3/14/25)
200 Breast: 1:57.29 (CSCAA National Invitational, 3/15/25)
200 IM: 1:47.12 (SEC Championships, 2/21/24)

Top Times (LCM):
100 Breast: 1:02.89  (USA Swimming Futures Championship, 7/24/24)
200 Breast: 2:17.17 (USA Swimming Futures Championship, 7/26/24)
200 IM: 2:07.40 (USA Swimming Futures Championship, 7/27/24)

Career Notes: 

  • 2024-25 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
  • 2023-24 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
  • 2023-24 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
  • 2023-24 SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll

In the Record Book:

  • N0. 9 in 200 breast (2025)

2024-25 (Junior): Raced at the CSCAA National Invitational Championship finishing fourth in the 200 breast (1:57.29), sixth in the 50 breast (24.87), and seventh in the 100 breast (53.97)… Set two new personal bests in the 100 & 200 breast during that meet in Florida… Competed in the 100 breast, 200 breast, and 200 IM at the 2025 SEC Championship… Finished 32nd in the 200 breast (1:57.49), 39th in the 100 breast (54.20), and 47th in the 200 IM (1:47.91)… Performed well in his first meet of the season in a dual against WVU… Finishing second in the 100 breast (56.97) and third in the 200 breast (2:05.86)… Won the Booster Club Award at the team banquet for the second consecutive year.

2023-24 (Sophomore): Raced at the CSCAA National Invitational Championship finishing 13th in the 200 breast (1:58.58), 16th in the 200 IM (1:49.26) and 19th in the 100 breast (54.54) … Scored points at the SEC Championships with 24th place result in the 100 breast (54.27). Was also 27th in the 200 breast (1:58.97) and 32nd in the 200 IM (1:47.12) … Fourth in the 200 breast vs. Cincinnati (2:05.12) …  Placed fourth in both the 100 (55.34) and 200 (2:02.86) breast vs. Alabama … Took 11th in the 200 breast at Tennessee Invitational (2:01.50), as well as 16th in the 100 breast (56.35) … Won both the Bob Bradley Scholarship Award and the Booster Club Award at the team banquet.

2022-23 (Freshman):
Joined the team in the spring semester … Made collegiate debut in dual vs. Louisville (Jan. 21) where he placed fifth in the 100 breast and sixth in the 200 breast … Placed third in the 100 breast in dual meet at Cincinnati (Jan. 27) … Competed at the SEC Championships, swimming in the 100 breast, 200 breast and 200 IM … Best finish at SECs was 29th place in the 200 breaststroke (2:00.05).

Prior to UK:
Competed at the YMCA Short Course National Championships in 2022, reaching the finals in the 400 IM (16th), 200 breast (8th) and 100 breast (3rd).

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