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Lionel Khoo

  • position Breaststroke
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Singapore
  • position Breaststroke
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Singapore

Lionel Khoo Bio

KHOO’S TOP TIMES
Event Time Date Meet Location
100 Breaststroke 51.85 2/22/19 SEC Championships Athens, Ga.
200 Breaststroke 1:54.51 2/18/18 SEC Championships Athens, Ga.
100 Butterfly 47.32p 2/16/18 SEC Championships Athens, Ga.
200 IM 1:47.70p 2/20/19 SEC Championships Athens, Ga.
400 IM 4:00.37 1/26/19 SC College Invite Columbia, S.C.

! = School Record  |  t = Time Trial  |  # = Leadoff Split/Split | p = Prelims
 

AWARDS/HONORS

  • 3x CSCAA Scholar All-American (1st Team 2018, 2019; Honorable Mention 2020)
  • 2x SEC Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020)


IN THE RECORD BOOK

  • 3rd — 100 breaststroke
  • 2nd — 200 breaststroke
  • 9th — 100 butterfly
  • 9th — 200 IM
  • 1st, 5th, 6th — 200 medley relay
  • 2nd, th — 400 medley relay

 

2019-20 (SENIOR)

  • Continued his winning ways in his senior campaign, picking up five wins on the season
  • Won his first two 100 breasts on the season, vs. Kentucky and NC State
  • Swam a season best 1:57.00 in the 200 breaststroke at SECs
  • Took home the win in the 200 IM against North Carolina, swimming a 1:50.55

 

2018-19 (JUNIOR)

  • Won seven breaststroke events during his second season at Carolina and competed in both the 100 and 200 breast at the NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas
  • Posted five wins on the season in the 100 breaststroke with a new PR (51.85) to win the B-final at the SEC Championships
  • Had three wins in the 200 IM on the season and set a new PR at SECs after clocking a 1:47.70
  • Finished top-three in the 100 breast at each regular season meet

 

2017-18 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Competed in four events during his freshman season – 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 100 butterfly and 200 IM
  • Had three podium finishes during the regular season in his two breaststroke events
  • Won the 100 breaststroke in the SC College Invite (54.18)
  • Placed ninth in the 200 breaststroke at the SEC Championships (1:54.51) and 17th in the 100 breaststroke (53.08)
  • Had a pair of top-10 finishes in the 200 IM