Swimming & Diving
Victor Martin Roig - Swimming & Diving - University of Kentucky Athletics

VictorMartin Roig

  • position Freestyle
  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Marratxi, Spain
  • Major Undecided
  • High school IES CTEIB

Top Times (SCY):
50 Freestyle: 20.43 (2022 SEC Championships, 2/16/22)
100 Freestyle: 44.05 (2022 SEC Championships, 2/19/22)
200 Freestyle: 1:35.44 (2022 SEC Championships, 2/17/22)

Top Times (LCM):
50 Freestyle: 23.55 (Spanish National Championships, 3/27/21)
100 Freestyle: 50.09 (Spanish National Championships, 3/24/21)
200 Freestyle: 1:51.94 (Spanish National Championships, 3/25/21)

Career Notes:

  • 2022 SEC bronze medalist in 800 free relay
  • 2022 All-SEC Second Team

In the Record Book:

  • No. 1 in 800 free relay (2022)

2021-22 (Freshman): Named to the All-SEC Second Team … Earned bronze at the SEC Championships as a member of the 800 free relay that broke the school record with a split of 1:33.02 … Placed 22nd in the 200 free (1:35.70), 35th in the 100 free (44.05) and 46th in the 50 free (20.43) at SECs … Had a split of 1:34.68 in the 800 free relay that finished 17th at the NCAA Championships … Finished eighth in the 200 free (1:36.75) and 15th in the 100 free (44.51) at the midseason Ohio State Invitational … Had 11 top-5 finishes throughout the dual meet season, including taking second in both the 100 free (45.31) and 200 free (1:40.07) against Miami Ohio … Was the runner-up in the 100 free (45.58) in the season opener at Indiana … Placed third in the 50 free (21.22) and fourth in the 200 free (1:39.44) versus Cincinnati … Raced to second in the 200 free (1:38.25) and fifth in the 100 free (44.97) in a tilt with Tennessee.

Prior to UK: Swam for Voltor Balear … Finished eighth in the 100-meter freestyle at the 2021 Spanish National Championships … Took seventh in the 100-meter freestyle at the 2020 Open Castalia Castellón Trophy, Spain’s Olympic qualifier … Placed seventh in both the 100-meter and 200-meter freestyle at the Spanish Short Course National Championships in 2020.

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