Luke DeVore
- position Butterfly/Breaststroke/IM
- class Senior
- Hometown Haymarket, VA
- Major Environmental studies
- High school Battlefield
- position Butterfly/Breaststroke/IM
- class Senior
- Hometown Haymarket, VA
- Major Environmental studies
- High school Battlefield
Luke DeVore Bio
50 Free | 22.06 | 11/19/21 | Gamecock Invite | Columbia, SC |
100 Fly | 47.90p | 2/19/24 | SEC Championships | Auburn, AL |
200 Fly | 1:44.46 | 2/17/23 | SEC Championships | College Station, TX |
100 Breast | 56.12 | 11/17/22 | Gamecock Invitational | Columbia, SC |
200 Breast | 1:58.82p | 2/18/23 | SEC Championships | College Station, TX |
200 IM | 1:49.75p | 2/16/22 | SEC Championships | Knoxville, TN |
400 IM | 4:00.58 | 11/19/21 | Gamecock Invite | Columbia, SC |
! = School Record | p = Prelims | t = Time Trial | X = exhibition heat | # = Leadoff Split/Split
AWARDS/HONORS
- 2x SEC Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023)
- 2x CSCAA Scholar All-American (2nd Team – 2023, 2024)
2023-24 (GRADUATE)
- Won the 200 fly at Georgia Tech
- Placed in the top-three six times during the regular season with four of those in the 200 fly
- Competed at the SEC Championships in the 100 fly, 200 fly, and 200 breast
- Made the finals of the 200 fly at the SEC Championships, finishing in 22nd place
- Set a new personal best time in the 100 fly at the SEC Championships with a 47.90 in the prelims
2022-23 (SENIOR)
- Placed first six times in the 200 fly with four of those wins coming consecutively
- Finished in the top two during every 200 fly event that he swam during the regular season, eight total
- Earned a total of ten top-three finishes across all of his events during the regular season
- Competed at the SEC Championships in the 100 fly, 200 fly, and 200 breast
- Made the finals of the 200 fly at the SEC Championships, placing 14th overall
2021-22 (JUNIOR)
- Competed in five different events during his first year at South Carolina
- Made his Gamecock debut during the meet versus Gardner-Webb, swimming in the 100 fly, 200 fly, and 200 IM
- Placed first in the 200 IM at the Gamecock Aquatics Invitational
- Competed at the SEC Championships in the 100 fly, 200 fly, and 200 IM. Made the finals of the 200 fly
PRE-SOUTH CAROLINA
- Two time Atlantic 10 champion (100 and 200 fly) at George Mason University
- Most outstanding rookie at the 2020 Atlantic 10 Championships
- Virginia Sports Information Director’s Men’s Rookie Swimmer of the Year
PRE-COLLEGE
- Attended Battlefield High School in Haymarket, Virginia
- Swam with the National Capital Swim Club under coach Jeremy Linn
- Scholastic All-American in 2018-19
PERSONAL
- Son to Janis and Joe DeVore, brother to Rachel and Rebecca
- Enjoys fishing and spending time outdoors
- Environmental studies major