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Nick Smith - Swimming & Diving - University of Kentucky Athletics

NickSmith

  • class Junior
  • Hometown Covington, Ky.
  • Major Management
  • High school Covington Catholic High School
BIO

Top Times (SCY):
500 Freestyle: 4:23.67 (2020 SEC Championships, 02/19/20)
1000 Freestyle: 9:18.70 (2019 Ohio State Fall Invite, 11/23/19) 
1650 Freestyle: 15:30.10 (2020 SEC Championships, 02/22/20)
200 Breaststroke: 2:02.90 (2018 Ohio State Fall Invite, 11/17/18)
400 IM: 3:46.64 (2020 SEC Championships, 02/20/20)

Top Times (LCM):
200 Freestyle: 1:52.15 (Iowa City Speedo Champions Series, 07/20/18)
400 Freestyle: 3:57.88 (Iowa City Speedo Champions Series, 07/21/18)
800 Freestyle: 8:19.90 (Iowa City Speedo Champions Series, 07/19/18)
200 IM: 2:03.73 (2019 NC ESSZ Long Course Championships, 07/11/19)
400 IM: 4:29.85 (2019 Ohio State Fall Invite, 11/22/19)

Career Notes:

  • 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier 
  • 2019-20 SEC Community Service Team
  • 2019, 2020 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
  • 2018 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll


2018-19 (Sophomore): Scored points in the 400 IM at the SEC Championships, finishing 22nd on a 3:49.13 time stamp … There, he also finished 25th in the 1650 free in 15:33.42 and 33rd in the 500 free on a 4:24.53 mark … Meanwhile, Smith set career-best times in three events at the SEC Championships, including the 500 free (4:24.53), 1000 free (9:19.49) and 1650 free (15:33.42) … Named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
 
2017-18 (Freshman): Competed in the 500 free, 200 breast and 400 IM at the SEC Championships … Top finish at the conference meet came in the 200 breast, placing 36th in 2:03.96 … Entered Kentucky’s all-time top-10 performers list at No. 10 in the 400 IM on a 3:54.73 mark at the Ohio State Fall Invite in November … Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

Prior to UK: Member of 2017 Kentucky All-State Team … Two-year All-America … 2016 Kentucky State Champion in 200 free relay and 400 free relay … Three-time Scholastic All-America … Helped Covington Catholic to four straight regional championships and state runner-up finishes … Member of National Honor Society and National English Honor Society.

Personal: Parents are Darrell and Tina Smith … Has three siblings – Alex, Logan and Elizabeth.

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