Liam Kerns
- position Breaststroke
- class Senior
- Hometown Billings, MT
- High school Billings Senior High
- position Breaststroke
- class Senior
- Hometown Billings, MT
- High school Billings Senior High
Liam Kerns Bio
Event | Time | Date | Meet | Locaation |
50 Freestyle | 21.66p | 2/16/22 | SEC Championships | Knoxville, TN |
100 Butterfly | 49.21p | 2/19/24 | SEC Championships | Auburn, AL |
100 Breast | 53.40 | 2/19/24 | SEC Championships | Auburn, AL |
200 Breast | 1:56.61 | 2/19/24 | SEC Championships | Auburn, AL |
! = School Record | p = Prelims | t = Time Trial | X = exhibition heat | # = Leadoff Split/Split
AWARDS/HONORS
- 3x SEC Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023, 2024)
- CSCAA Scholar All-American (2nd team – 2024)
2023-24 (JUNIOR)
- Claimed four event wins during the regular season, two in the 100 breast, and two in the 200 breast
- Placed in the top-three ten times throughout the season, all in breaststroke events
- Earned a spot on the SEC Championship team, competing in the 100 fly, 100 breast, and 200 breast
- Made the finals of both breaststroke events at the SEC Championships, placing 18th in both
- Set new personal best times in all three of his events at the SEC Championships
2022-23 (SOPHOMORE)
- Competed in all seven of South Carolina’s regular season dual meets
- Placed first in the 200 breast and second in the 100 breast at the Gamecock Invitational
- Earned a spot on the SEC Championships team where he competed in the 50 free, 100 breast, and 200 breast
- Made the finals of the 100 breast after placing 23rd in the prelims and jumped up to finish 21st overall in the finals
- Set new personal best times in both breaststroke events at the SEC Championships – 53.55 in the 100 breast and 1:58.39p in the 200 breast
- Swam the breaststroke leg of the 400 medley relay at the SEC Championships that became the second fastest in program history
2021-22 (FRESHMAN)
- Swam in a five of South Carolina dual meets during the regular season
- Became one of the Gamecock’s primary breaststroke swimmers during his first year in the Garnet and Black
- Placed first in the 100 breast during the Gamecock Aquatics Invitational
- Competed in the 50 free, 100 breast, and 200 breast at the SEC Championships
- Achieved new personal best times in all three of his events at the SEC Championships
PRE-COLLEGE
- Attended Billings Senior High School in Billings, Montana
- Has 6 state records in Montana in breaststroke
- Was a member of the Billings Aquatic Club, which have been named state champions for five consecutive years
- Personal best times:
- 100 breast – 56.22
- 200 breast – 2:03.31
PERSONAL
- Son to Chelsie and Benjamin Kerns, brother to Kayla and Kyler
- Participated in swimming, football, and track in high school
- Hopes to one day become a dentist