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Sam Hanke

  • position Backstroke
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Cheshire, CT
  • High school Cheshire
  • position Backstroke
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Cheshire, CT
  • High school Cheshire

Sam Hanke Bio

50 Free 21.37p 2/16/22 SEC Championships Knoxville, TN
100 Fly 49.97p 2/19/24 SEC Championships Auburn, AL
100 Back 47.68p 2/19/24 SEC Championships Auburn, AL
200 Back 1:44.48p 2/19/24 SEC Championships Auburn, AL

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

AWARDS/HONORS

  • 2x SEC Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024)

2023-24 (SENIOR)

  • Placed a season-high third in the 100 back versus Duke. Also place third in the 200 back at Florida
  • Earned a spot in the SEC Championship team where he competed in the 100 fly, 100 back, and 200 back
  • Placed 25th in the 200 back at the SEC Championships
  • Set new personal best times in all three events that he competed in at the SEC Championships

 2022-23 (JUNIOR)

  • 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