MeredithWhisenhunt

Top Times (SCY):
100 Freestyle: 50.67 (Ohio State Fall Invite, 11/17/18)
200 Freestyle: 1:47.92 (2019 SEC Championships, 02/21/19)
500 Freestyle: 4:43.12 (Ohio State Fall Invite, 11/15/18)
1000 Freestyle: 9:53.65 (2017 SEC Championships, 02/18/17)
1650 Freestyle: 16:22.43 (2017 SEC Championships, 02/18/17)
 
Top Times (LCM):
100 Freestyle: 59.00 (TYR Pro Series Columbus, 07/06/18)
200 Freestyle: 2:06.66 (2016 U.S. Olympic Trials Time Trials, 06/28/16)
400 Freestyle: 4:24.06 (2018 Phillips 66 National Championships, 07/28/18)
200 Butterfly: 2:14.34 (Ohio State Long Course Time Trial, 02/28/16)
 

Career Notes:

• 2017, 2018, 2019 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
• 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifier
• 2016 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
• 2016, 2018, 2019 CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention

2018-19 (Senior): Scored points in the 500 free at the SEC Championships, finishing in 15th on a mark of 4:46.74, and scored points in the 1650 free at the league meet, finishing in 15th on a 16:23.54 stamp … Set personal best times in the 100 free (50.67), 200 free (1:47.92) and 500 free (4:43.12) in the 2018-19 season … Named CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention … Named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
 
2017-18 (Junior): Scored for the Wildcats in both the 500 and 1650 free at the SEC Championships … Placed 11th overall in the 500 free with a personal-best time of 4:43.18 at the conference meet … Placed 15th in the 1650 free with a season-best time of 16:32.17 … Consistent scorer in the distance free events throughout the dual season … Named CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention … Named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2016-17 (Sophomore): Recorded personal bests in all three of her individual events at the SEC Championships … Scored for the Wildcats in both the 500 and 1650 free at the conference meet … Chopped more than 15 seconds off her mile time from her freshman campaign … Placed 13th overall in the 1650 free at the SEC Championships with a 16:22.43 mark, which ranks seventh on UK’s all-time performers list … Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
 
2015-16 (Freshman):  Swam the fifth-fastest 200 fly in program history at the SEC Championships, recording an NCAA “B” cut in the prelims in 1:59.22 before finishing 23rd in 1:59.75 … Placed 22nd in the 1650 free at the SEC Championships in 16:37.30, the eighth-fastest in UK history, with a 1000 split of 10:03.10 that is the 10th-fastest by a UK swimmer … Swam in the 500 free at the SEC Championships with a “B” cut time of 4:47.66, good for 27th and the seventh-fastest swim in Kentucky laurels … Secured a U.S. Olympic Trials cut in the 200 fly at the Ohio State Long Court Last Chance Meet, clocking in at 2:14.34 in a time trial… Named CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention … Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll. 
 
Prior to UK: Swam for Y-Spartaquatics Swim Club under coaches Peter Wright and Ted Pierson … Swam with the varsity team at Greenville High School for six years … State champion in the 100 fly, 500 free, 1000 free, 1650 free and 200 medley relay … Three-time all-state honoree and five-time all-region team member … Holds Greenville High School records in the 100 fly, the 50, 100 and 500 free … Member of the YMCA National Championship team from 2011-14 and was on the Junior National Championship team in 2014 … Three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American.