Swimming & Diving
John Broome - Swimming & Diving - University of Kentucky Athletics

JohnBroome

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

Top Times (SCY):
100 Breast: 54.23 (SEC Championships, 2/23/24)
200 Breast: 1:58.97 (SEC Championships, 2/24/23)
200 IM: 1:47.12 (SEC Championships, 2/21/24)

Top Times (LCM):
100 Breast: 1:04.08  (Southern Senior Zone Championships, 07/28/23)
200 Breast: 2:19.83 (Southern Senior Zone Championships, 07/26/23)
200 IM: 2:08.82 (Southern Senior Zone Championships, 07/29/23)

Career Notes: 

  • 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. 10 in 200 breast (2024)
  • No. 10 in 100 breast (2024)

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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