Will Riggs
- position Butterfly/freestyle
- class Senior
- Hometown Richmond, Va.
- High school Freeman
- position Butterfly/freestyle
- class Senior
- Hometown Richmond, Va.
- High school Freeman
Will Riggs Bio
| RIGGS’ TOP TIMES | ||||
| Event | Time | Date | Meet | Location |
| 100 Backstroke | 52.08 | 11/23/19 | Georgia Tech Invite | Atlanta, Ga. |
| 100 Freestyle | 49.85p | 11/22/19 | Georgia Tech Invite | Atlanta, Ga. |
| 200 Freestyle | 1:38.52t | 2/16/17 | SEC Championships | Knoxville, Tenn. |
| 500 Freestyle | 4:25.90p | 2/15/17 | SEC Championships | Knoxville, Tenn. |
| 100 Butterfly | 48.02 | 3/15/19 | CSCAA NIC | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 200 Butterfly | 1:44.70p | 2/17/18 | SEC Championships | College Station, Texas |
! = School Record | t = Time Trial | # = Leadoff Split/Split | p = Prelims
AWARDS/HONORS
- CSCAA Scholar All-American (Honorable Mention 2020)
- 4x SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
IN THE RECORD BOOK
- 6th — 200 butterfly
2019-20 (SENIOR)
- Swam primarily the butterfly events in his final season
- Posted a season best in the 100 butterfly at the SEC Championships, swimming a 48.31 in the prelims
- Notched two top-three finishes in the 200 butterfly on the season
2018-19 (JUNIOR)
- Finished 14th in the 200 fly at the SEC Championships with a 1:45.68 B-final time
- Posted a new PR at 48.02 to finish fifth in the 100 fly at the CSCAA National Invitational
- Also finished fifth in the 200 fly at the CSCAA NIC after qualifying with a 1:46.09 followed by a 1:46.06 in the A-final
- Placed 10th in the 500 free at the CSCAA NIC, qualifying for the night session with a season-best 4:26.97
2017-18 (SOPHOMORE)
- Won the 200 butterfly (1:44.91) at the CSCAA Invite
- Competed in the 200 fly, 200 free and the 500 free at the SEC Championships
- Earned a second swim and finished in 16th at the SEC Championships in the 200 butterfly
- Tallied 18 total top-10 finishes on the season
2016-17 (FRESHMAN)
- Swam in four events as a freshman (100 butterfly, 200 butterfly, 500 freestyle, 200 freestyle)
- Finished 33rd in the 200 butterfly (1:47.12), 33rd in the 500 freestyle (4:25.90) and 41st in the 100 butterfly (48.69) at the SEC Championships
- Tallied seven top-10 finishes throughout the season
- Finished first, a season best, in the 200 butterfly at the SC College Invite
PRE-COLLEGE
- 2016 Junior Pan Pacific Championships — USA
- USA Swimming 18 & Under World 100 List – #44
- Graduated from Freeman High School
- Qualified for 2016 Olympic Trials
- Finished fourth in the 200m butterfly at the 2016 Junior Pan Pacific Championships
- Member of NOVA of Virginia Aquatics
