Sam Hanke

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

AWARDS/HONORS

• SEC Academic Honor Roll (2023)

IN THE RECORD BOOK

• 9^th – 100 back
• 8^th – 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