Akram Mahmoud

AWARDS/HONORS

IN THE RECORD BOOK

2017-18 (SENIOR)

Earned All-America honors in the 1,650 freestyle becoming just the third swimmer in school history to be named All-American in the same event in four straight years
Was the SEC Champion in the 1,650 freestyle (14:37.01) for a third straight year becoming the first swimmer in school history to win three straight individual titles
First-Team All-American honoree in the 500 free with a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships (4:12.14)
Finished second in the 500 freestyle (4:11.47) at the SEC Championships
Won 10 total races on the season and finished with 21 total podium finishes
Named the University of South Carolina’s Male Athlete of the Year after ending his career with three school records and 10 total All-American performances

2016-17 (JUNIOR)

Earned All-America honors in three difference races as a junior
Finished third at the NCAA Championships in the 1650 freestyle (14:22.99)
Won the 1650 freestyle at the SEC Championships (14:38.91), becoming the first male to win an individual SEC title in consecutive years since 2000-01
Finished sixth in the 500 freestyle at NCAAs (4:10.83)
Finished eighth in the 500 freestyle at SECs (4:17.57) and finished 26th in the 200 freestyle (1:36.55)
Tallied 14 podium finishes throughout the regular season, including seven first-place finishes
Undefeated in the 1000 freestyle on the year

2015-16 (SOPHOMORE)

Earned All-America honors in three different races as a sophomore
Finished second at the NCAA Championships in the 1650 freestyle (14:31.66), South Carolina’s highest ever NCAA male finish
Won the 1650 freestyle at the SEC Championships (14:35.49), becoming Carolina’s first male SEC champion since 2001
Finished fourth in the 500 freestyle (4:12.86) at the NCAA Championships after breaking a Gamecocks record (4:12.59) in prelims
Helped the Gamecocks finish 15th in the 800 freestyle relay (6:19.93), earning All-America laurels and setting a school record
Finished second at the SEC Championships in the 500 freestyle (4:13.48)
Tallied a 13th-place result in the 200 freestyle (1:36.26) at the SEC Championships
Won 14 events during the season, including a 1650 free win at the Georgia Tech Invitational and a 500 free win at the FGCU Invite
Posted 21 podium finishes for the season

2014-15 (FRESHMAN)

One of the Gamecocks’ top distance swimmers
Finished sixth overall in the 1650 freestyle at the 2015 NCAA Championships with a personal record of 14:46.50
Member of the Gamecocks’ All-American 800 freestyle relay team that finished 11th at the NCAA Championships
Placed fourth in the 500 freestyle at the SEC Championships, with a career-best time of 4:15.11
Finished fifth in the 1650 freestyle (14:51.27) and 24th in the 200 butterfly (1:47.11), setting a personal record of 1:46.43 in 200 butterfly the preliminary at the SEC Championships
Finished first and broke the school record in the 1650 freestyle for the first time since 1988 with a time of 14:58.72 against Queens and Wingate
Tallied 12 top-five finishes
Recorded his first collegiate win in the 1000 freestyle (9:13.50) against Duke and Harvard

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