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Lizzy Merriman - Swimming & Diving - University of Kentucky Athletics

LizzyMerriman

  • class Junior
  • Hometown Dexter, Mich.
  • Major Kinesiology
  • High school Dexter
BIO
Top Times (SCY):
100 Breaststroke: 1:01.60 (2020 SEC Championships, 02/21/20)
200 Breaststroke: 2:14.98 (2019 SEC Championships, 02/23/19)
200 IM: 2:04.43 (2019 Ohio State Fall Invite, 11/21/19)

Top Times (LCM):
100 Breaststroke: 1:12.79 (Speedo Champions Series Iowa City, 07/21/18)
200 Breaststroke: 2:38.50 (2019 TYR Pro Swim Series Bloomington, 05/19/19)
200 IM: 2:23.80 (2017 Southern Senior Sectionals Championships, 07/13/17)

 
Career Notes:

  • 2018, 2019, 2020 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
  • 2017 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

2019-20 (Senior): Finished in 21st place in the 100 breaststroke at the 2020 SEC Championships, touching the wall in 1:01.60, a career best … Earned a career-best 2:04.43 in the 200 IM at Ohio State Fall Invite … Earned a career-best 4:31.93 in the 400 IM against Cincinnati … Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
 

2018-19 (Junior): Set career-best times in four events this season … Notched a 4:35.08 in the 400 IM at home vs. LSU … Recorded a 2:04.61 in the 200 IM at the Ohio State Fall Invite … Reported career bests at the SEC Championships in the 100 breast (1:02.44) and 200 breast (2:14.98), earning top-10 rank in each of those disciplines among the program’s all-time performances … Named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll. 
 
2017-18 (Sophomore): Cracked the school record book in the 100 breast after posting a personal-best time of 1:02.79 at the Ohio State Winter Invite in February … Also recorded a personal-best time of 2:17.25 in the 200 breast at the Ohio State Winter Invite … Named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2016-17 (Freshman): Competed primarily in breast events and 200 IM throughout the dual season … Set personal records in both the 100 and 200 breast at the Ohio State Winter Invite in February … Finished third overall in the 200 breast at the Ohio State Winter Invite with at time of 2:18.99… Name to 2017 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
 
Prior to UK: Three-time All-American … State champion in 100 breast … Eleven-time All-State … High school claimed the state title in 2015 … Team captain of high school swim team … Team MVP 2014-15 … Competed for Dexter Community Aquatics Club … Founder of the Euchre Club … High school newspaper editor … Vice President of Women in Science . … Mother, Kendra, played volleyball at Central Michigan … Father, Mike, played water polo at Michigan State … Brother, Max, plays water polo at Loyola Marymount.

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