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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