Caleb Tosh
- position Butterfly
- class Redshirt Senior
- Hometown Jacksonville, Fla.
- High school Homeschooled
- position Butterfly
- class Redshirt Senior
- Hometown Jacksonville, Fla.
- High school Homeschooled
Caleb Tosh Bio
Tosh’s Top Times | ||||
Event | Time | Date | Meet | Location |
50 Freestyle | 19.56#! | 2/20/19 | SEC Championships | Athens, Ga. |
100 Freestyle | 43.98 | 2/23/19 | SEC Championships | Athens, Ga. |
100 Backstroke | 46.75t! | 2/19/19 | SEC Championships | Athens, Ga. |
200 Backstroke | 1:48.28p | 2/21/15 | SEC Championships | Auburn, Ala. |
100 Butterfly | 46.97 | 2/21/19 | SEC Championships | Athens, Ga. |
200 Butterfly | 1:44.91 | 2/17/17 | SEC Championships | Knoxville, Tenn. |
200 IM | 1:52.40 | 11/20/14 | Virginia Tech Invitational | Christiansburg, Va. |
! = School Record | p = Prelims | t = Time Trial | # = Leadoff Split/Split
AWARDS/HONORS
- 2018 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
- 2017 CSCAA Scholar All-American
- 2017 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
- 2016 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
- 2015 CSCAA Scholar All-American
- 2015 SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll
IN THE RECORD BOOK
- 1st — 100 backstroke
- 2nd — 50 freestyle
- 5th — 100 freestyle
- 7th — 200 butterfly
- 4th — 100 butterfly
- 1st, 2nd — 200 freestyle relay
- 1st, 2nd, 5th — 200 medley relay
- 1st, 7th — 400 medley relay
2018-19 (SENIOR)
- Returned to competition for his final season at Carolina, competing in five individual events during his senior campaign.
- Tosh set a program record in the 100 back on day one of the SEC Championships, clocking a 46.75 during the first set of time trials for the week.
- Swam a personal-best 19.56 split in the 50 free at the SEC Championships, the second-fastest 50 split in program history.
- Swam the anchor leg of the Gamecocks’ school record-setting 400 medley relay (3:08.72) team at the SEC Championships.
- Was the leadoff leg in the Gamecocks’ 200 medley relay (1:24.54) school record-setting team at the SEC Championships.
- Finished first in the 100 butterfly at 50.08 against East Carolina (1/12).
2017-18 (SENIOR)
- Did not compete
2016-17 (JUNIOR)
- Swam in six events as a junior (100 butterfly, 200 butterfly, 50 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, 200 freestyle)
- Finished 21st in the 200 butterfly (1:44.91), 30th in the 100 butterfly (47.95) and 36th in the 50 freestyle (20.31) at the SEC Championships
- Tallied 13 top-10 finishes throughout the regular season
- Finished second, a season best, in the 200 butterfly at the Tennessee dual meet and the Duke dual meet
2015-16 (SOPHOMORE)
- Swam in five events, primarily in the backstroke and butterfly
- Made his first career SEC final when he finished 19th in the 200 butterfly (1:45.69)
- Placed 36th in the 200 backstroke (1:49.55) and 43rd in the 100 butterfly (49.04) at the SEC Championships
- Swam a 100 backstroke time trial at the SEC Championships, posting the seventh-best swim in school history, a 48.92
- Won the 100 backstroke (52.32) at the FGCU Invite
- Also grabbed a victory in the 200 butterfly (1:51.57) at the ECU Tri-Meet
- Finished the season with five podium results and eight top-five swims
2014-15 (FRESHMAN)
- Primarily competed in the backstroke and butterfly
- Narrowly missed finals in the 200 butterfly at the SEC Championships finishing 26th with a personal record and of 1:47.16
- Finished 40th in the 200 backstroke (1:48.28) and 47th in the 100 butterfly (49.72) with personal records in both events at the SEC Championships
- Placed 8th overall in the 200 butterfly at the Virginia Tech Invitational, also finished 12th in the 100 backstroke (50.43), 16th in the 200 backstroke (1:52.31), 14th in the 200 IM (1:52.40) and 19th in the 100 butterfly (51.22)
- Turned in a second-place finish against Queens and Wingate in the 200 butterfly
- Placed third in the 200 butterfly and fifth in the 100 butterfly to open the season at Kentucky
PRE COLLEGE
- Swam for First Coast High School
- Won team MVP all four years
- Holds the school record in every event he competed in
- Three time state finalist and All-First Coast team selection
PERSONAL
- Full name is Caleb Joseph Tosh
- Born June 6, 1996
- Parents are James and Karen Tosh
- Father played baseball at Jacksonville University
- Has two sisters, Abby and Rachel
- Majoring in chemical engineering