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Paige Kelly - Swimming & Diving - University of Kentucky Athletics

PaigeKelly

  • class Senior
  • Hometown Hudson, Ohio
  • Previous School Ohio State
  • Major Kinesiology
  • High school Hudson HS
BIO

Top Times (SCY):
200 Freestyle: 1:48.92 (Ohio State Fall Invite, 11/19/16)
500 Freestyle: 4:42.24 (2019 SEC Championships, 02/20/19)
1000 Freestyle: 9:51.37 (2018 SEC Championships, 02/18/18)
1650 Freestyle: 16:10.41 (2019 SEC Championships, 02/23/19)
400 IM: 4:11.01 (2019 SEC Championships, 02/21/19)
 
Top Times (LCM):
800 Freestyle: 8:48.46 (2017 Phillips 66 National Championships, 06/27/17)
1500 Freestyle: 16:59.59 (2017 Phillips 66 National Championships, 07/01/17)
 
Career Notes:

  • 2018, 2019 NCAA Qualifier
  • 2018, 2019 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
2018-19 (Senior): Scored points in the 500 and 1650 free and the 400 IM at the SEC Championships … Recorded a 4:42.24 for 19th in the 500 free, 16:10.41 for eighth place in the 1650 free, and 4:11.01 for 19th in the 400 IM at the SEC Championships … Meanwhile, her times in the 500 and 1650 free and the 400 IM at the SEC Championships set personal-best times … Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 500 and 1650 free … There, she placed 39th in the 1650 free on a 16.25.83 mark and placed 56th in the 500 free on a 4:49.47 mark … Earned the Captains Award at the end of year banquet … Named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
 
2017-18 (Junior): Finished eighth overall in the 1650 free at the SEC Championships with a personal-best time of 16:12.90 … Scored at the conference meet in the 500 free, placing 23rd with a time of 4:48.62 … Qualified for the NCAA Championships for the first time via the 1650 free … Finished 35th overall in the mile at the NCAA Championships with a time of 16:23.29 … Named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2016-17 (Sophomore): Scored in both the 500 free and 1650 free at the SEC Championships … Had a breakout performance in the mile at the conference meet, chopping more than 13 full seconds off her seed time to place 10th at 16:21.60 … Posted a 4:45.21 in the 500 free to finish 19th at SECs … Recorded personal bests in the 200 free (1:48.92) and 200 fly (1:59.86) at the Ohio State Fall Invite in November.
 
2015-16 (R-Freshman): Did not compete.
 
2014-15 (Freshman at Ohio State): Placed 23rd at the Big Ten Championships in the 1650 free with a time of 16:42.72 … Had season bests in the 200 free (1:51.88) and 500 free (4:53.72) at the conference meet.
 
Prior to College: Swam for Hudson Explorers Aquatic Team under coach Matt Davis … Was a three-time MVP for Hudson and two-time USA Swimming Academic All-American … Finished in the top eight at the Ohio State Meet in both the 200 and 500 free from 2012-14 … Finished third in the 500 free at the 2013 Ohio State Meet … A four-time All-Northeast Ohio Conference honoree.

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