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Nathan Wakefield

  • position Backstroke/im
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Richmond, VA
  • High school Clover Hill
  • position Backstroke/im
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Richmond, VA
  • High school Clover Hill

Nathan Wakefield Bio

WAKEFIELD’S TOP TIMES
Event Time Date Meet Location
100 Backstroke 49.03p 2/21/20 SEC Championships Auburn, AL
200 Backstroke 1:49.14p 2/22/20 SEC Championships Auburn, AL
50 Freestyle 21.74p 11/22/19 Georgia Tech Invite Atlanta, GA
100 Butterfly

100 Breast

200 IM

49.19p

59.50

1:57.68

2/20/20

1/18/20

1/24/20

SEC Championships

Georgia Tech

SC College Invite

Auburn, AL

Columbia, SC

Columbia, SC

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

  • 3x SEC Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022)

2021-22 (JUNIOR)

  • Did not compete due to injury

2020-21 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Took home first place in the 200 back with a time of 1:49.81 during the meet versus Gardner-Webb
  • Placed in the top-six in every backstroke event that he competed in during the season

2019-20 (FRESHMAN)

  • Competed in primarily the backstroke events in his first season for Carolina
  • Swam season bests in the 100 (49.03) and 200 (1:49.14) backstroke at SECs
  • Raced his personal best in the 100 butterfly at SECs (49.19)

PRE-COLLEGE

  • Lettered for the Clover Hill High Cavaliers for two years
  • Holds the school record in the 100 fly, 100 back, 100 breast, 100 free, 200 free and 200 IM
  • Won the High Point Award his junior and senior years
  • Individual best times:
    • 100 back 49.57
    • 100 fly 50.18
    • 200 back 1:47.76
    • 200 free 1:39.94