Sam Hanke
- position Backstroke
- class Senior
- Hometown Cheshire, CT
- Major Business
- High school Cheshire
- position Backstroke
- class Senior
- Hometown Cheshire, CT
- Major Business
- High school Cheshire
Sam Hanke Bio
50 Free | 21.37p | 2-16-22 | SEC Championships | Knoxville, TN |
100 Fly | 50.35p | 2-16-23 | SEC Championships | College Station, TX |
100 Back | 47.84p | 2-17-23 | SEC Championships | College Station, TX |
200 Back | 1:45.27p | 2-18-23 | SEC Championships | College Station, TX |
! = School Record | p = Prelims | t = Time Trial | X = exhibition heat | # = Leadoff Split/Split
AWARDS/HONORS
- SEC Academic Honor Roll (2023)
IN THE RECORD BOOK
- 9th – 100 back
- 8th – 200 back
2022-23 (SENIOR)
- Competed in all seven of South Carolina’s dual meets
- Placed third in the 100 back at the Gamecock Invitational and versus UNCW
- Earned a spot on the SEC Championship team where he competed in the 100 back, 200 back, and 100 fly
- Set new personal best times in all three events that he competed at the SEC Championships – 50.35 in the 100 fly, 47.84 in the 100 back, and 1:45.27 in the 200 back
- Became the eighth fastest swimmer in program history in the 200 back and ninth fastest in the 100 back with his SEC performances
2021-22 (SOPHOMORE)
- Swam in all five of South Carolina dual meets
- Placed first in the 100 back and 200 back during the Gamecock Aquatics Invitational
- Competed in the 50 free, 100 back, and 200 back at the SEC Championships. Made the final of the 100 back
- Achieved new personal best times in all three of his events at the SEC Championships
2020-21 (FRESHMAN)
- Swam in all four dual meets during the regular season
PRE-COLLEGE
- Swam at Cheshire High School in Cheshire, Connecticut
- Was back-to-back conference champion in the 100 backstroke and second in the state for 100 backstroke
- Competed with the YMCS Sea Dogs under coach Sean Farrell
- Personal best times:
- 100 back – 50.34
- 200 back – 1:49.79
PERSONAL
- Son of Tracy and Jeffrey, brother to Jack and Grace
- Business major
- Hopes to one day be in the Navy