Jonathan Boland

AWARDS/HONORS

• 2016-17 University of South Carolina Men’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• SEC H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Post-Graduate Scholarship nominee
• 2017 COSIDA Academic All-District Team
• 2015, 2016, 2017 CSCAA Scholar All-American
• 2015, 2016, 2017 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
• 2014 SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll

IN THE RECORD BOOK

• • 1st — 100 backstroke
  • 1st — 100 butterfly
  • 4th — 100 freestyle
  • 7th — 200 backstroke
  • 1st — 200 freestyle relay
  • 1st, 3rd, 4th, 10th — 200 medley relay
  • 1st, 4th, 5th, 9th — 400 medley relay
  • 3rd, 8th, 9th, — 400 freestyle relay

2017 (SENIOR)

• • • Swam in five events as a senior (50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 100 backstroke)
    • Set South Carolina’s school record in the 100 backstroke (46.79) and 100 butterfly (46.33)
    • Earned three second swims and three top-15 finishes at the SEC Championships: 12th in the 100 backstroke (46.79), 14th in the 100 butterfly (46.82) and 15th in the 100 freestyle (43.84)
    • Recorded 12 top-five finishes throughout the regular season, with six being second place finishes
    • Won the 100 backstroke in the dual meet with Tennessee (49.64)

2016 (JUNIOR)

• Set South Carolina’s school record and finished 11th in the 100 backstroke at the SEC Championships (47.05)
• Also finished 22nd at the conference meet in the 100 butterfly (47.75) and 34th in the 50 freestyle (20.50)
• Came up with a pair of event victories at the SC Quad Meet, winning the 50 free (20.77) and the 100 free (45.44)
• Won the 100 butterfly at the ECU Tri-Meet (49.91)
• Swam Well against a strong field at the Georgia Tech Invite, placing fourth in the 100 backstroke (48.06) and sixth in the 50 free (20.40)
• Ended the season with 11 top-five finishes

2015 (SOPHOMORE)

• Primarily competed in the 100 and 200 backstroke and 100 butterfly
• Finished 20th in the 100 backstroke (48.31) at the SEC Championships, he recorded a personal record of 48.26 that he recorded in the preliminary
• Finished 28th in the 200 backstroke and 32nd in the 100 butterfly
• Placed fourth with a personal record of 1:45.72 in the 200 backstroke at the Virginia Tech Invitational, also placed third in the 100 backstroke, 5th in the 100 butterfly and 12th in the 50 freestyle
• Tallied 11 top-three finishes
• Opened the season with wins the 100 backstroke (49.97) and 100 butterfly (50.59) at Kentucky

2014 (FRESHMAN)

• A key contributor in the in the backstroke for the Gamecocks
• Recorded the team’s top performance in the 200 backstroke with a NCAA `B’cut time of 1:45.89 as he just missed qualifying for the finals at the SEC Championships, finishing 26th 
• Finished in the top three a combined 11 teams in the 100 and 200 backstroke
• Best time in the 100 backstroke came at the SEC Championships at 49.06, finishing 35th
• Placed fifth in the 100 butterfly at the Virginia Tech Invitational with his top showing of the season in the event at 48.84
• Also swam the 200 IM and 400 IM

PRE COLLEGE

• Graduated from Spring Valley High School
• Won the 2012 South Carolina High School State Championship in the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke
• Two-time All-American
• Member of Palmetto Aquatics

PERSONAL

• Full name is Jonathan Patrick Boland
• Born May 5, 1995
• Parents are Joseph and Janet Boland
• Father played basketball at the University of Northern Colorado
• Has one sister, Katie
• Grandfather, Joseph F. Boland played football at George Washington University and was drafted by the Washington Redskins

Boland’s Top Times
Event	Time	Date	Meet	Location
50 Freestyle	20.31	11/19-21/15	Georgia Tech Invitational	Atlanta, Ga.
100 Freestyle	43.67p	2/18/17	SEC Championships	Knoxville, Tenn.
200 Freestyle	1:39.11#	11/21/14	Virginia Tech Invitational	Christiansburg, Va.
100 Backstroke	46.79	2/17/17	SEC Championships	Knoxville, Tenn.
200 Backstroke	1:45.72	2/20/15	SEC Championships	Auburn, Ala.
100 Butterfly	46.33s	2/16/17	SEC Championships	Knoxville, Tenn.
200 IM	1:51.53p	11/21/13	Virginia Tech Invitational	Blacksburg, Va.
400 IM	4:15.18^	10/12/13	College of Charleston	Charleston, S.C.

! = School Record

p = Prelims

t = Time Trial

# = Leadoff Split/Split